Gwen Lepkowski is a teacher at a Christian school, a writer, and a mom. She has a master's degree in education from SUNY at Buffalo and a bachelor's degree in education from Houghton College. She loves to write stories full of adventure with positive messages for children. Her work has been published by Dayspring and Nature Friend Magazine. Her first book, Cross-Country Treasure Hunt (And the Mystery That Followed), and her second book, Mystery at Quiet Rock Camp, although fiction, grew out of real-life events.