Joe McGee loves to write about monsters and magic and other strange, curious, and quirky things. He grew up with his nose in a book and his imagination exploring other worlds.
He knew when he was ten years old that one day he would grow up to be an author!
He has an MFA in writing for children and young adults from the Vermont College of Fine Arts and an MFA in writing from Rowan University. Joe teaches at Sierra Nevada University’s low-residency MFA program and English at Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College. He is a former Army officer and lives in the mountains of West Virginia with his wife (also a children’s author), Jessica Rinker.
New and upcoming books
Series
Junior Monster Scouts
1. The Monster Squad (2019)
2. Crash! Bang! Boo! (2019)
3. It's Raining Bats and Frogs! (2020)
4. Monster of Disguise (2020)
5. Trash Heap of Terror (2022)
6. Curse of the Crummy Mummy! (2022)
7. Chiller Thriller! (2023)
8. The Rottenest Reunion (2024)
9. The Incredible Shrinking Grump (2024)
10. Castle of Schemes and Dreams (2025)
1. The Monster Squad (2019)
2. Crash! Bang! Boo! (2019)
3. It's Raining Bats and Frogs! (2020)
4. Monster of Disguise (2020)
5. Trash Heap of Terror (2022)
6. Curse of the Crummy Mummy! (2022)
7. Chiller Thriller! (2023)
8. The Rottenest Reunion (2024)
9. The Incredible Shrinking Grump (2024)
10. Castle of Schemes and Dreams (2025)
Creature Campers
1. The Secret of Shadow Lake (2019)
2. Surprise Under the Stars (2020)
3. The Wall of Doom (2020)
1. The Secret of Shadow Lake (2019)
2. Surprise Under the Stars (2020)
3. The Wall of Doom (2020)
Night Frights
1. The Haunted Mustache (2021)
2. The Lurking Lima Bean (2021)
3. The Not-So-Itsy-Bitsy Spider (2022)
4. The Squirrels Have Gone Nuts (2022)
1. The Haunted Mustache (2021)
2. The Lurking Lima Bean (2021)
3. The Not-So-Itsy-Bitsy Spider (2022)
4. The Squirrels Have Gone Nuts (2022)
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