Derwood, Inc

I was a voracious reader as a child...and still am. My mom wanted some books that were more Christian oriented and ordered this from BJU Press along with the Bracken series by Jeri Massi and a couple of other books. I instantly loved this book because it was funny and written from a girl's perspective I could relate to--a kind of tomboy. I went to BJA and BJU, and I remember turning onto Wade Hampton Blvd for the first time and seeing The Mattress Store from the book in real life. Yeah, the town might be fake, but there really is a dusty old mattress store with the same drawing of a sleepy mattress. I think I was more excited about seeing that store than I could have been at meeting the celebrity du jour. In my 6 years at BJ, I kept a check on the back of the place to make sure it was ok. ;-)

At first, this book appears to be more of a kids book, but I'm in my teens, and I still enjoy going back to peruse this book again. This is the story of Jack and Penny Derwood, brother and sister, who live in a mixed family of six kiddos altogether, and the misadventures they wind up having have.The situations they encounter prove quite humorous, dangerous, and entertaining in either case. Whether escaping smugglers in an deserted warehouse, or catering to the Ladies' Auxiliary Missionary Fellowship Annual Luncheon Meeting while their mom is sick in the hospital, you'll certainly be amused and entertained. This is actually two books in one, but for whatever reason, perhaps because the two are sort-of connected, they were blended. The style is enjoyable, the characters are well-developed, and I give the whole book high marks overall. It's a great read!

I started reading these books when I was 11 and I have read them over and over again since. In fact I just read the whole series again yesterday and now I'm seventeen! What is so addicting about them I'm not sure but I like the adventures the kids get into, I like the way they are Christian but not over preachy and I just love the way Jeri Massi writes. She has a lot of talent for writing kids books! So anyways, I recomend this book as highly as I possible can!

This story is about Jack and Penny derwood. It has chapters that when I read them I wish were hours and hours more. It was so neat when Jack and Penny stole the matress, got kidnaped, and got out without help. In the book every mystery they solved they got closer and closer to figure out the ultimate mystery. Everybody was scared of aunt Irene but i thought she was mean to. When Jack and Penny solved the mystery and where gone for about the whole day I thought they would be in trouble. If you want to learn more buy it for your kids and read it to the family.

The best book of the year. Penny and jack get a tip from sergent MKenna and investigate the mattress store. This book also inspires the thrid oldest of Derwood INC., Jean, wich virually becomes one of the best asspects of the peabody series. This is the best book of the series, a must have.