In this third installment of the trilogy, The Joy of Spooking, unanswered questions and the general weirdness of the town of Spooking and it’s inhabitants are explained.  It is Joy’s last year at grammar school and she has never felt like she has fit in with the kids.  Needless to say, she’s ready to leave.  Her opportunity comes sooner than she expected, however, when she is offered a starring role in a horror movie to be filmed right there in Spooking.  In addition, it seems she is just perfect for the movie as it is based on a novel by her favorite author, E. A. Peugeot.  No need for special effects in this thriller as the horrors become all too real.  The movie gets canceled due to unforeseen curses.  Eventually, Joy solves the mysteries and the questions from books one and two.  Mr. Phipps, the villainous political brown-noser, who seemed on the verge of destroying Spooking in books one and two, actually becomes an empathetic character and a hero, of sorts.  He is actually the grandson of Peugeot and his dismal disdain is the result of a witch’s curse bestowed upon his grandfather and all his descendents.   Joy solves the curse by burning the witch’s portrait, releasing her victims.  These books need to be read in order and not as a stand-alone.  Bracegirdle writes with an abandon that gives the reader freedom from conventionalities our society imposes upon us.  These books were originally publishing with an illustration of Joy of the cover–not a good likeness.  They have been reissued each in it’s own bright colored-cover with black silhouettes depicting the specific theme of the book.  These new covers make the books much more popular and kids don’t overlook them as they had before.  Well done.