Aka Joan Davenport Carris, she was born in Toledo, Ohio, was an instructor in graduate-level writing at Duke University and now lives in Beaufort, North Carolina. (Previously, in Rocky Hill, New Jersey.)


About "Beware the Ravens, Aunt Morbelia":

"Todd Fearing and his best friend, Jeff, must protect an unwitting Aunt Morbelia during a trip to London and the Fearing estate, after a series of ominous events, sinister messages, and shady characters threatens the trio."

One book I remember (I didn't read it) was "When the Boys Ran the House." It won four awards.

http://www.joancarrisbooks.com/

https://www.childrensbookguild.org/joan-carris
(synopses)

https://www.google.com/search?q=joan+carris+books&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiEoKDhi_fcAhVyTd8KHR63CLgQ_AUICygC&biw=1266&bih=850
(book covers)

https://www.google.com/search?ei=4k94W77LHIq7ggfv9IawAQ&q=joan+carris+kirkus&oq=joan+carris+kirkus&gs_l=psy-ab.3..33i160k1l2.2727.3837.0.4038.7.7.0.0.0.0.109.661.5j2.7.0....0...1c.1.64.psy-ab..0.6.583...0i22i30k1.0.KaCnRZXGq3U
(five Kirkus reviews)

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5282545.Joan_Carris
(reader reviews)

From "Contemporary Authors":

"Witch-Cat was adapted for film as part of the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS-TV) Story Hour Special, 1985."


WRITINGS:
FOR CHILDREN

The Revolt of 10-X, Harcourt (New York, NY), 1980.
When the Boys Ran the House, Harper (New York, NY), 1982.
Pets, Vets, and Marty Howard (sequel to When the Boys Ran the House), illustrated by Carol Newsom, Harper (New York, NY), 1984.
Witch-Cat (fantasy), illustrated by Beth Peck, Harper (New York, NY), 1984.
Rusty Timmons' First Million, illustrated by Kim Mulkey, Harper (New York, NY), 1985.
Hedgehogs in the Closet (sequel to Pets, Vets, and Marty Howard), Harper (New York, NY), 1988.

Aunt Morbelia and the Screaming Skulls, illustrated by Doug Cushman, Little, Brown (Boston, MA), 1990.
The Greatest Idea Ever, illustrated by Carol Newsom, Lippincott (Philadelphia, PA), 1990.
A Ghost of a Chance, illustrated by Paul Henry, Little, Brown (Boston, MA),
1992.
Howling for Home, illustrated by Judith Mitchell, Little, Brown (Boston, MA), 1992.
Stolen Bones, illustrated by Stephen Marchesi, Little, Brown (Boston, MA), 1993.
Beware the Ravens, Aunt Morbelia, Little, Brown (Boston, MA), 1995.

Ghost of a Chance, Coastal Carolina Press (Wilmington, NC), 2003.
Welcome to the Bed and Biscuit, illustrated by Noah Z. Jones, Candlewick Press (Cambridge, MA), 2006.



OTHER

(With Michael R. Crystal) SAT Success: Peterson's Guide to English and Math
Skills for College Entrance Examinations (study guide), Peterson's Guides (Princeton, NJ), 1982, revised edition with William R. McQuade, 1987.
Peterson's Success with Words, Peterson's Guides (Princeton, NJ), 1987, fourth edition, 2004.
(With Michael R. Crystal and William R. McQuade) Peterson's Panic Plan for the SAT, Peterson's Guides (Princeton, NJ), 1990, sixth edition, Thomson/Peterson's (Laurenceville, NJ), 2002.
SAT Word Flash: The Quick Way to Build Verbal Power for the New SAT--and Beyond, Peterson's Guides (Princeton, NJ), 1993 , fifth edition published as In-a-Flash Vocabulary, Thomson/Peterson's (Laurenceville, NJ), 2004.


Lenona.

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