P.J. wasn't supposed to die, it was a practical joke. Now someone is killing them one by one.

A series of practical jokes at a restored nineteenth-century farmhouse makes the Aldens wonder if the ghost of its builder is at work.

Matt's friends put a surprise in his breakfast.

Mary McScary loves to scare people, but nothing she thinks up seems to bother her cousin, Harry McScary--but Mary will not give up trying.

"Sammy loves Halloween: the candy, the pumpkins, the scares. So when he gets the chance to be in charge of the family's next haunted house, he gets right to work--even though it's only November. Suddenly Sammy's inventions are scare-ifying his family day and night, even on Christmas and Easter! Sammy knows he's on his way to making a spooktacular haunted house, but his family isn't so sure they can take a full year of his tricks..."--Amazon.com.

Miles Murphy had it made. He lived in a great town near the ocean, he had two best friends, and most importantly, he had a reputation for being his town's best prankster. All of which explains why he's not happy to be moving to Yawnee Valley, a sleepy town that's famous for one thing and one thing only: cows. Worse than that, Miles quickly discovers that Yawnee Valley already has a prankster--and a great one. If Miles is going to take the title from...

School's almost out for the summer, and A.J. is dreaming about all the fun things he's going to do on vacation. But A.J.'s dream quickly turns into a nightmare when three familiar spirits appear to show him summers past, present, and yet to come. Will they be able to convince him to leave his bad ways behind? Or will this summer end up being a total bummer? Best selling author Dan Gutman brings his kid-friendly sense of humor to this special series...