Jolene Philo
Professional Endorsement
“When weird Great-aunt Polly drags Cindy and Kitty to her crumbling lake house in the 1960s and orders them to stay out of the locked room on the first floor, the girls can’t help themselves. They have to get inside it. Between embarrassing trips to the grocery store, fixing meals to satisfy their great-aunt’s prodigious appetites, and trying to catch the attention of the boys next door, Cindy and Kitty snoop their way into trouble. Stay Out of That Room! is everything a mystery should be and more. Author Clare Bills keeps readers turning pages filled with renegade squirrels, glass eyes, swimsuit malfunctions, a pampered kitty cat, and summer romance. You’ll laugh until you cry when Cindy and Kitty discover Aunt Polly’s secret and see their eccentric, lonely relative with newfound compassion and respect. “
Jolene Stratton Philo, author of See Jane Run! and the rest of the West River Mystery Series
Clare Bills
Clare Bills is a Minnesota author with three published novels. She holds an MS in journalism, three BA degrees and is a graduate of Brown Institute for broadcasting. She worked in radio, public relations while also teaching at Iowa State University. She's also completed courses in writing from the Institute of Children's Literature, and novel writing from Jerry Jenkins, Susie May Warren, and James Scott Bell.