Author’s Girl Scout journey going on strong with cookie whodunit
September 11, 2025
YORK — Dawn Brotherton’s Girl Scout journey began around the first grade and, five-plus decades later, is still going strong.
As a child, Brotherton pushed herself to earn as many skill badges as possible. As a troop leader for her own two daughters, the York County resident watched her girls develop poise and self-confidence as they mastered new subjects and sold cookies.
And as a prolific, award-winning author of 21 books to date, including anthologies, she has led workshops to teach Girl Scouts of all ages about writing and publishing. That, in turn, led her to drive into an entirely unfamiliar genre: mystery theater.
Brotherton’s first-ever play, “The Great Girl Scout Cookie Mystery,” is scheduled for a sold-out debut on Sunday at the Girl Scout camp in James City County. Sixty-five Girl Scouts have signed up to attend the five-act performance and score a “Detective” badge. A waitlist is open to Girl Scouting families and the general public.
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