Fiendish Deeds

Joy Wells lives in the crumbling town of Spooking with her parents and her younger brother, Byron. Spooking lies high on a hill overlooking the city of Darlington. The town has seen better days, most of the homes are uninhabited or need major repair. The shops on Main Street are all closed. The few......more

I picked up this book used because the cover reminded me of another MG novel I enjoyed called Horns and Wrinkles. Turns out, it's the same cover artist :). Not that has anything to do with anything, but still... The story. Joy is a girl living in a tiny town called Spooking. A nearly-forgotten town o......more

Just as I suspected it would, The Joy of Spooking: Fiendish Deeds has earned a place on my list of all time favorites. I love the concept, I love the characters and the storyline is engaging and relevant. But most of all I love P.J.’s writing – it’s my exact kind of slightly dark humor and is full o......more

This book seems to have been written for middle school kids. That is probably why it seemed to have lagged for me, other than the other issue for me. I will say that one of the issues I have is an eight year old having a crush on a girl. I don't know, that just seems weird too me. Maybe you can have......more