Fiendish Deeds

By Bracegirdle, P. J.

Publishers Summary:
Do you dare set foot in Spooking?It's the terrible town on the hideous hill -- and Joy Wells is a proud resident. A fan of classic horror stories, Joy is convinced that famous author E. A. Peugeot based his spine-tingling tales on Spooking. Take the eerie similarities between the nearby swamp and the setting of his masterpiece, "The Bawl of the Bog Fiend." Could the story be true? Could the bog fiend be on the loose?Things become truly horrifying when Joy learns that Darlington, the despicable suburban city where she is forced to go to school, is planning to build a water park over her beloved bog. It is up to her to safeguard the endangered area and its secrets. Little does she know that there is someone determined to destroy not only the bog but the town of Spooking itself -- and anyone who dares stand in his way.P. J. Bracegirdle spins a yarn of delicious devilry and macabre mayhem in the very first book of The Joy of Spooking trilogy.

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ISBN
978-1-41693-416-5
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on March 1, 2009

Gr 5-7 Joy Wells, 11, loves the town of Spooking. It is dark, damp, full of crumbling mansions, and has a gothic atmosphere that suits her perfectly. Joy does not love neighboring Darlington, where she and her brother go to school and are treated poorly by students and teachers alike; nobody likes "Spookies." She is convinced that her favorite horror writer, E. A. Peugeot, was inspired by Spooking and that the bog fiend from his most ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Guide

Reviewed on January 1, 2008

Joy Wells, plucky yet wry, lives in Spooking, which overlooks the atrociously sunny suburb of Darlington. Determine...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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