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"GREEN CURSE is a spooky mystery that starts during a lightningstorm in an empty mansion. The tension ratchets up, alluding to ghosts,vampires, tombstones, graves, and a scary old witch-like woman. There's amystery within the mystery, multicultural characters, and interesting loreabout gemstones of antiquity. My 12-year-old son and I finished this book inone day!"
--BEN GARTNER, author of The Eye ofRa series

"The Botanic Hill Detectives--Lexi, Moki, Lanny, and Rani--are on an intriguing quest to find a valuable emerald. This page-turner is sure to be a hit with its vivid descriptions, well-paced story line, and intriguing clues. Kids aged 9-12 will become quickly absorbed and anxiously await the next mystery in this series!" --STACY ALFANO, 5th grade ELA teacher, Shoemaker Elementary School, Macungie, PA

Eucalyptus Street: Green Curse by Sherrill Joseph is a spooky story packed with tension and scary characters along the way . . . . It's a page-turner with so much going on that you won't want to put it down, and it contains everything you need for an incredible mystery that sends plenty of shivers down the spine. The descriptive writing makes you a part of the story and the detective squad . . . . The characters are well developed and likable . . . . Eucalyptus Street: Green Curse is fantastic for older kids/younger teens; a thoroughly enjoyable story. --READERS' FAVORITE BOOK REVIEWS, Five-Star Review by Anne-Marie Reynolds

From the Author

Why I Created "Super Sleuths" If my four teen detectives seem unusually mature, polite, and helpful, they are--by design! My goal was--and still is--to create positive role models, someone for kids ages nine to twelve to look up to in this scary world and, perhaps, to emulate. Better yet, I want my four "super sleuths" to become kids' new heroes. The detectives' real-life prototypes were my thirteen-year-old twin cousins and my eleven-year-old fifth grade students. That's right. Eleven. They were some of the smartest, most poised, and respectful kids I ever had the pleasure to teach. They energized me and made me feel daily that our planet will be in good hands with them at the helm.Then it hit me! Wouldn't it be wonderful if more kids could develop the same abilities to let their best selves shine forth? If they could boost their confidence in order to showcase their intelligence and skills, not be ashamed of them? If their concerns for others might translate into being more helpful at home and in their communities? So, I launched my uber-efficient Botanic Hill detectives as guides for kids to courageously "up their game." Nancy Drew was my childhood courage coach. Why not see if this concept would work for today's kids? I hope to get their feedback about this when I visit schools. How "Las Palmitas" and "Botanic Hill" Originated My book's setting is the Pacific coastal resort town of Las Palmitas ("the little palm trees"). It's a quainter version of palm-filled San Diego, California, USA, where I reside. I came up with the concept of "Botanic Hill" one day while walking my dog, Jimmy Lambchop. He and I live in an old neighborhood with charming botanical street names like Jacaranda Street, Nutmeg Street, and Quince Street. There is even a neighborhood nearby called Bankers Hill; hence, "Hill." As a child, I always wanted to live on Nutmeg Street because I thought something magical would happen to me there. Well, I never did end up living on Nutmeg Street, but on that walk that day, it and the other streets seemed to be screaming at me, "Make us famous!" I hope to do just that.

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Now, if you want to rejoin the Botanic Hill detectives for their next adventure in the series, please watch for Walnut Street: Phantom Rider. You will be challenged by a mysterious midnight horseback rider dressed all in black, strange disappearances at the ranch, snakes and eerie incidents at a western ghost town, and a lost gold mine alleged to be somewhere in the surrounding mountains. Until then, thanks, and keep reading and writing!

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"I really enjoyed reading this book and all the adventures to solve the mystery. Throughout the story, I found many ways to relate to the characters, especially to Rani. I can't wait to read another book in this series." --ALIYAH K., age 10, McLean, VA

"This book was shocking, fun, and clever. I was at the edge of my seat the whole time. One of the best books I have ever read!" --LIAM M.,age 11,Macungie, PA

"The Botanic Hill Detectives--Lexi, Moki, Lanny, and Rani--are on an intriguing quest to find a valuable emerald. This page-turner is sure to be a hit with its vivid descriptions, well-paced story line, and intriguing clues. Kids aged 9-12 will become quickly absorbed and anxiously await the next mystery in this series!"
--STACY ALFANO, 5th grade ELA teacher, Shoemaker Elementary School, Macungie, PA

"It's fun to read a story where kids like me are the heroes and solve mysteries. They are the coolest detectives! Rani and Lexi are especially brave and FIERCE! More mysteries, please!--VICTORIA G., age 10, Long Island, NY

"The cliffhangers at the end of some chapters had me reading on and wondering or predicting what would happen next. I also liked the story's unexpected twists and turns."
--VARUN R., age 11, Macungie, PA

About the Author

Sherrill Joseph will be forever inspired by her beautiful students in the San Diego public schools where she taught for thirty-five years before retiring and becoming a published author.

She has peopled and themed the Botanic Hill Detectives Mysteries with children and adult characters of various abilities, races, cultures, and interests. Sherrill strongly believes that children need to find not only themselves in books but others from different races and social situations if all are to become tolerant, anti-racist world citizens. She also feels that kids are amazing human beings who don't tend to get enough credit from some adults for their blossoming insights and intelligence.

Sherrill is a lexical-gustatory synesthete and native San Diegan where she lives in a charming 1928 Spanish-style bungalow with her incredibly adorable poodle-bichon mix, Jimmy Lambchop. Other loves include her daughter, son-in-law, grandchildren, dark chocolate, popcorn, old movies, purple, and daisies. Having never lived in a two-story house, she is naturally fascinated by staircases. Sherrill is a member of SCBWI and the Authors Guild and promises many more adventures with the squad to come.

Product details

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08KJPK79J
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Acorn Publishing, LLC
Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 20, 2020
Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 4.2 MB
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 163 pages
Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Book 2 of 7 ‏ : ‎ The Botanic Hill Detectives Mysteries
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 9 - 12 years
Best Sellers Rank: #910,390 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #475 in Children's Historical Action & Adventure
- #804 in Children's Detectives Books
- #1,034 in Children's Mystery & Detective Adventure
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Select BOOK AWARDS for The Botanic Hill Detectives Mysteries Series:

Mom's Choice Book Awards Honoring Excellence--Gold (2)

Moonbeam Children's Book Awards--Gold (2)

Story Monsters Approved Book Awards--First Place (2)

American Book Fest Best Book Award--Winner for Children's Fiction

Independent Publisher Book Awards--Gold

American Fiction Award--Winner for Pre-Teen Fiction

Teachers, download the author's FREE BOOK STUDY GUIDE for Nutmeg Street at https://sherrilljoseph.com/resources/.

Sherrill Joseph was a shy kid whose friends came mainly from books. Her hero Nancy Drew taught her to seek adventures and help people near home. Convinced early on that she was an architect in a former life, Sherrill was receptive to the magic of her Southern California neighborhood's historic Craftsman and Spanish houses. To this day, she still dramatizes those old "castles," filling them with mysteries and exaggerated occurrences. Once retired in 2013 from teaching kids for thirty-five years, the child in Sherrill created the award-winning Botanic Hill Detectives Mysteries series so other children could gallop with her and her four sleuths down dusty passageways and climb endlessly winding staircases after clues to capture the bad guys and solve the mystery at hand. Please come join them and their standalone adventures!

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carolyn zekich
The book gives entertainment to the young reader while teaching them to use their imagination.
Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2020
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Ms. Sherrill Joseph's Eucalyptus Street: Green Curse is a fun read. The book depicts vivid scenes that tease the reader's imagination to conjure up the sights, sounds and smells described. A good mystery, such as this one, draws in the reader to become one of the silent detectives who help solve the "who done it."

The vocabulary used makes this book a pleasure read and a learning tool for young students.

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Sharon Lewis
A Great Read for All ages!
Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2020
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Loved this book! It had all the elements for a great mystery..... . interesting and endearing characters, a plausible plot, historical value, spooky atmosphere and amazing settings. I was really drawn into the hunt for the giant gemstone. Easy to imagine yourself as part of the squad. A take yourself away feel good book! Looking forward to installment three of the next adventure of the Botanic Hill Mysteries.
Sharon Lewis
Georgetown, Texas.

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Thomas
Good story
Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2024
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Eucalyptus Stree: Green Curse is the 2nd book in the A Botanic Hill Detective Mysteries.
This is a YA book with developed characters and was a fun read.
The young team of investigators is helping locate a jewel (now believed to be stolen from India) that was hidden on her estate by her famous silent film star grandfather 50 years earlier.

While this is a stand alone book, I would recommend reading the first book to get better background information.

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Valerie B. Johnson
Smart writing for kids and adults!
Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2021
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Middle grade readers (and up!!) will love this series! I appreciate the historical details skillfully embedded in each of these well-crafted stories. The characters are likable, interesting, and relatable to both kids and adults. It's particularly enjoyable to read stories where the kids are respected by adults for their intelligence (along with their detective skills.)

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Yolanda Gilliland
Love secret passages
Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2020
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I've always have been fascinated by houses with dark damp secret places especially since my grandma lived in Kensington area San Diego and I remember her house having its breakfast nook and a backdoor from the kitchen that led to a service room and bathroom out towards her driveway. This book peaked that interest.

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Laurie Buchanan
Don't Miss Book Two in this Wonderful Series!
Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2021
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Stolen jewels, old Hollywood movies, a mansion with secret passages, and a family mausoleum all play cryptic roles in this captivating mystery. Can the Botanic Hill Detectives solve the decades-old clue-filled poem to discover the whereabouts of a priceless emerald? A fascinating adventure for pre-teens

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A terrific book for young people.
Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2020
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Eucalyptus Street: Green Curse by Sherrill Joseph is a terrific book for young people. It is full of fun and has a good mystery going, actually two mysteries, and a tricky poem leading the young detectives to find various hidden treasures. What I like best was Joseph's ability to expand the young readers' vocabulary, sometimes explicitly detailed, other times, hidden within the story. Nancy Drew or Hardy boys book lovers will find this book a fun romp with a great cast of secondary character.
Celia Martin

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Sarah Woodhouse
Look to the trees!!!
Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2021
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Sherrill Joseph has done it again by sucking me into yet another mystery. So many twists and turns, I almost didn't think we were going to solve it by the time that the pages ran out. However, this author is clearly is a mastermind when it comes to keeping you interested. Once you start this book, you just do not want to stop reading.

I love all of the old movie trivia, the precious gems, and who doesn't love a good mystery? Honestly, I think that if Alfred Hitchcock were writing a children's book then this would have been it. First off, it is highly intelligent. Second off, there are enough plot twists and turns to keep anyone any age sucked in, and thirdly because the writing is brilliant. I love that the writing is challenging enough to engage anyone anywhere no matter the age.

I always learn new facts that I hadn't known before and for me that is a must. I love reading, I love learning and when you can combine the two into something that isn't dry and claustrophobic then you have my vote. I am a huge huge huge fan of Sherrill Joseph and will continue to be for many many years to come. In fact, these are the kinds of books that I want my niece and nephews to grow up reading. I want them to be challenged and to know that it is okay to question and experiment in life. My dear departed Dad always taught us that if we don't know the answer then we should go and find it. Well, these books are exactly the kind of books that children these days should be reading. Something that awakens something inside of them that makes them want to question things and to find the answers.

Just a wonderful set of books. I cannot wait to read the next one. I highly highly recommend to anyone, adults or children. Learning is a life long pursuit!

Start reading for another rip roaring adventure with the squad! And look to the trees!

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