As a so-called Young Adult [though older than the Harry Potter crowd] I think they REALLY missed the boat on this one. The art is interesting, but really out of place in the age range, and the writing is bad. It is a weird idea to put the Pinhead man up as a writer for kids in the first place. Not that kids don't like horror, but this is like Charles Addams without the talent. This book is ...not all that interesting.