Grant R. Philips is the author of, King Gauthier and the Little Dragon Slayer (September 2003), and Jay Walker, 4th Grade Noir: The Case of The Missing Action Figure (April 2004), Sounds of Silence (forthcoming Winter 2004), Jay Walker, 4th Grade Noir: The Case of The Impractical Prankster (forthcoming April 2005), Detention (forthcoming Fall 2005) and Jay Walker, 4th Grade Noir: The Case of the Identity of the Substitute Teacher (forthcoming April 2006). Living in Rochester, New York with his wife and three children, Philips is currently at work on his next middle grade novel. Feel free to contact the author by e-mail at grantrphilips@yahoo.com.