About
Sherrill Joseph is the author of The Botanic Hill Detectives Mysteries series for middle grade kids, aged 9-12. Her goal is to get her books into kids' hands and hearts. As a mother, grandmother, retired teacher, and now children's author, she has made kids her life. They rock! She wishes they ran the world. Joseph lives in beautiful San Diego, California, which is the prototype for Las Palmitas, the Pacific coast resort town where her series is set. Her long-time, historic neighborhood of North Park is the prototype for Botanic Hill. The author promises many more adventures with the respectful, responsible squad to come!
Featured Work
Jacaranda Street: Gravestone Image
Lenore Valentine Kirby’s cryptic gravestone in a derelict cemetery beckons across centuries.
The four Botanic Hill Detectives—Lanny, Lexi, Moki, and Rani—stumble upon a mystery revealed by the deceased woman’s descendant, Mr. Nigel Kirby. Can the teens decipher Lenore Kirby's gravestone image and messages? Their unusual, present-day case, incorporating the life and works of Gothic horror writer Edgar Allan Poe, takes the four out to Ravenswood, the Kirby family’s Victorian home. But one solution leads to more puzzles! Will the detectives successfully decode all the special instructions they discover to help restore Mr. Poe’s reputation, damaged by a real-life enemy, and reveal to the world a priceless treasure? Come lend the squad a hand!
Other Works
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Saffron Street: Island Danger
2022
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Walnut Street: Phantom Rider
2021
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Nutmeg Street: Egyptian Secrets
2020
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Eucalyptus Street: Green Curse
2020
Awards and Recognition
- Mom’s Choice Book Awards; Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards; Story Monsters Approved; Royal Dragonfly Book Awards; Purple Dragonfly Awards; The Golden Boar Awards; American Book Fest Awards; Independent Publisher Book Awards; International Book Awards; American Fiction Awards; San Diego Book Awards.