Copyright Date:
2008
Edition Date:
2008
Release Date:
04/01/08
Pages:
134 pages
ISBN:
Publisher: 0-439-91869-3 Perma-Bound: 0-605-18092-X
ISBN 13:
Publisher: 978-0-439-91869-5 Perma-Bound: 978-0-605-18092-5
Dewey:
Fic
LCCN:
2008298866
Dimensions:
20 cm.
Language:
English
Reviews:
Starred Review for Publishers Weekly
After eight years, the bestselling master of middle-grade horror returns, this time with the first book of a new, deliciously chilling 12-book series. As is planned for the other titles, this suspenseful opener is broken into two equally enjoyable sections—a standalone story and the first installment of what already reads like a ghostly serial at its spookiest. In the same tried-and-true style as the older Goosebumps stories, the standalone involves two smart yet vulnerable kids as they try to bury “Mr. Badboy,” an evil ventriloquist’s dummy with a mind of its own, and a Mumban doll with a shrunken human head that steals minds when touched, before the two dolls can do any major damage. In Part Two, the same characters embark on another petrifying adventure to a mysterious theme park advertised as “HorrorLand: Where Nightmares Come to Life.” All the essential tricks of the trade to keep readers up at night are front and center: the ominous noises at just the right moments, the grisly visual descriptions and the cliffhangers around every corner. Combined with the promise of an ongoing story, this series should easily garner a new crop of scare-addicts. Ages 8-12. <EMPHASIS TYPE=""ITALIC"">(Apr.)
Word Count:
20,881
Reading Level:
3.3
Interest Level:
4-7
Accelerated Reader:
reading level: 3.3
/ points: 3.0
/ quiz: 122194
/ grade: Middle Grades
Reading Counts!:
reading level:2.5 /
points:6.0 /
quiz:Q48379
Lexile:
450L
The Thrill Ride Begins! Britney Crosby thinks her cousin Ethan is pretty weird—and she happens to be right. Ethan won't stop tormenting Britney with an old ventriloquist's dummy. And the puppet has plans for Britney, too! Next, someone will be offered a vacation at a popular "scream park." An entire week for free? You'd have to be a real dummy to refuse that! But some guests aren't allowed to escape HorrorLand after just six days and seven frights. . . . R.L. Stine's books have sold more than 300 million copies, making him one of the most popular children's authors in history. Besides Goosebumps, R.L. Stine has written series including: Fear Street, Rotten School, Mostly Ghostly, The Nightmare Room, and Dangerous Girls. R.L. Stine lives in New York with his wife, Jane, and his King Charles spaniel, Minnie. www.RLStine.com Alissa Hunnicutt has recorded several full cast productions of audio dramas for SCI FI Channel's Seeing Ear Theatre beginning in 1997, as well as the audiobooks The Myth of You and Me: A Novel and The Fairies Collection: Vidia and the Fairy Crown.
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Britney Crosby thinks her cousin Ethan is pretty weird--and she happens to be right. Ethan won't stop tormenting Britney with an old ventriloquist's dummy. And the puppet has plans for Britney, too!
Next, someone will be offered a vacation at a popular "scream park." An entire week for free? You'd have to be a real dummy to refuse that! But some guests aren't allowed to escape HorrorLand after just six days and seven frights...
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