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Sherrill Joseph

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Born
in San Diego, The United States
December 07

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Nancy Drew (nancydrew.com) and Phyllis A. Whitney mysteries (phyllisaw ...more

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Sherrill Joseph, a retired teacher turned multiple award-winning author, created The Botanic Hill Detectives Mysteries series for children ages 9-14 so she could stay connected with kids, who rock.

Joseph presents responsible, role-model detective characters who provide readers with a fun mystery to solve and something to learn while showing that being respectful and helpful citizens can be cool!

She lives in San Diego, California, in a 1928 Spanish Mission Revival bungalow. Her historic neighborhood, Nancy Drew, and lexical-gustatory synesthesia inspire her writing. The author promises many more adventures with her detectives to come.





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Sherrill Joseph I take my dog, Jimmy Lambchop, for a walk around the neighborhood or to a local park. I have planned many episodes for my detectives that way!
Sherrill Joseph I am a retired elementary school teacher and miss kids. Writing helps me give back to them by getting my books into their hands and hearts--I hope.

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I am a retired elementary school teacher and miss kids. Writing helps me give back to them by getting my books into their hands and hearts--I hope.

In addition, writing is a creative endeavor, so like painters, sculptors, musicians, and dancers, I can release my ideas into the world where I hope they will remain long after I'm gone. So it's also about building a legacy. (less)
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To my Fiery Muse: Ole!

Hello, Kids, and All Readers,

As I write this, I’m finishing a gift-bowl of vegetarian pozole rojo while listening to Andres Segovia play Joaquin Rodrigo‘s Concierto de Arnajuez. It’s arguably the most famous guitar concerto ever composed. For me, the piece is a gorgeous Spanish landscape, evoking Moorish images and Flamenco rhythms.

This isn’t the first Spanish classical guitar music I’ve heard lat

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This wonderful third installment in Joy Ribar’s Bay Browning Mystery series leaves me excited for the next. The detective-sisters, Bay and Cass Browning, are mired in different mysteries. Bay, a college professor, tackles a present-day crime involvin ...more
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"Me hearties! Do not miss the latest installment of Botanic Hill Mysteries by Sherrill Joseph. The charming young detectives are at it once again, this time in England, discovering the world of pirates. In this fast-paced well-researched story, we tra" Read more of this review »
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"A Jolly Roger, a secret logbook, and a hidden code. Sherrill Joseph has written a book worthy of gold treasure with Book Seven, Hidden Skeleton, in her Botanic Hill Detectives Mysteries series. Her young team of detectives—twins Lanny and Lexi, and t" Read more of this review »
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"Yo, ho, ho young readers! The latest book in the Botanic Hill series imparts knowledge of pirates, history, geography and more. Be sure to read this cover to cover or walk the plank! Sherrill Joseph has again gifted middle grade readers with a gem!
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“Most of my writing has been concerned with understanding between people. Whether of different races, or religions, or even in the same family I tried in my books...to deal with the subject of understanding the other fellow.
--Phyllis A. Whitney”
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“Show up for your friends.”
Sherrill Joseph

“Most of my writing has been concerned with understanding between people. Whether of different races, or religions, or even in the same family I tried in my books...to deal with the subject of understanding the other fellow.”
Phyllis A. Whitney

“Most of my writing has been concerned with understanding between people. Whether of different races, or religions, or even in the same family I tried in my books...to deal with the subject of understanding the other fellow.
--Phyllis A. Whitney”
Sherrill Joseph

“Even a man who is pure in heart,
And says his prayers by night,
May become a wolf when the wolfbane blooms,
And the moon is full and bright.”
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