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!