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Phooey Kerflooey and the deep deep dark by Kristen Joy Wilks

 Phooey is back! 



My introduction to the story: "Phooey and her boys have finally moved to a camp! An off-grid Bible camp very similar to the one that my grandparents founded in 1973 in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains. Having lived and worked at that camp for over thirty years, I have soooooo many crazy camp tales to use as a spark for Phooey's adventures! Phooey Kerflooey vs The Deep, Deep Dark was inspired by the many times that the camp generator broke and left us without electricity!"

Blurb:

Phooey Kerflooey is afraid of the dark. At Camp Castle Pine, the lights go off with the generator and the world is blanketed in darkness. After her boys read a Bible story about Pharaoh, some plagues, and The Destroyer (who seems a lot like the Angel of Death) Phooey is horrified. This Bible story is much too scary! Things are bad enough when the dark only happens after everyone goes to bed. But the camp’s generator breaks, and the darkness stays all night long. This is darkness that “can be felt,” just like in the Bible! When a frog hops on her tail and a grasshopper jumps on her head, Phooey is sure the plagues are coming again! The Angel of Death has killed the generator and now he’s coming for Phooey and her boys! Phooey Kerflooey must battle Pharaoh’s Evil Electrician and fix the generator herself, before it’s too late!

Theme verse: John 8:12—Jesus spoke to the people once more and said, “I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won’t have to walk in darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life.” (NLT)


This is book #3 in the Phooey Tales: Spring series!





Kristen Joy Wilks writes from a remote mountain meadow that alternates between quiet and chaos. The mom of three sons, a cat named Whisper Persnickety, and Nessie Grace Karu her giant Newfoundland dog, she lives with her camp director husband at Camas Meadows Bible Camp. Kristen has survived many dark nights when the camp generator breaks and loves the glorious swirl of stars God provides to shine into the darkness. Her stories highlight the humor and grace God gives amidst the detritus of life.


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