About Robert Hunton

Robert L. Hunton is the author of novels of mystery and adventure for young readers, including the Borderlands Trilogy—Gift of the Desert Dog (2011), Secrets of the Medicine Pouch: Adventure in the Borderlands (2012), and Coyote-meeter’s Abyss: Adventure in the Borderlands (2014). Hunton’s career as a middle school teacher in the Colchester, Vermont School District spanned thirty-two years, during which time he taught 7th and 8th grade language arts/social studies. He is an active member of

the League of Vermont Writers, the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, and the Society of Southwestern Authors, currently serving as president.