The Joy of Spooking is a middle-grade children's book trilogy published by Margaret K. McElderry Books (Simon & Schuster). Book One, FIENDISH DEEDS , will be available August 8, 2008.

The story follows Joy Wells, eleven-year-old literary horror fan, as she defends the offbeat and eerie character of her beloved hometown of Spooking against the destructive forces of nightmare suburbia.

Chapter One : FiendishDeeds_Chapter1.pdf

For more information, please visit the series website: www.joyofspooking.com

THE DEAD FAMILY DIAZ

This Day of the Dead-themed picture book follows a young skeleton named Angelito as he makes a white-knuckled journey to the Land of the Living. Are his breathing relatives as disgustingly hot and squishy as his sister tells him? Coming 2009 from Dial Books for Young Readers (Penguin Group).