My Books

Mrs. Griffin, the neighborhood mentor, is missing. Loved by all the children in her Harlem neighborhood. Mrs. Griffin invited them into her home and shared stories about famous people and events, taught them proper etiquette, nurtured their musical abilities, and cooked some of the most delicious meals they’d remember for years after. Where is she? Why has she failed to keep an important appointment? These questions trouble her most ardent admirers – Bobby Thompson, outgoing, persistent, and curious preteen and Sonny Henderson also eleven, visually handicapped, intelligent and introspective. Together these two eleven-year-old amateur sleuths set out to find Mrs. Griffin. Mrs. Griffin is Missing is one of a trio of stories involving Bobby and Sonny,