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Stay Out of the Basement (Goosebumps #2)
by
R.L. Stine
Dr. Brewer is doing a little plant-testing in his basement. Nothing to worry about. Harmless, he says. But Margaret and Casey Brewer are worried about their father. Especially when they...meet...some of the plants he is growing down there. Then they notice that their father is developing plant like tendencies. In fact, he is becoming distinctly weedy-and seedy. Is it just ...more
Paperback, 144 pages
Published
September 1st 2003
by Scholastic
(first published January 1st 1992)
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The book I am reviewing name is Goosebumps Stay out of the basement by RL Stines. It is a science fiction book. My thinking is the books theme is that never listen too your dad if he has leaves sprouting of his scalp.
The book starts with DR Brewer (he is scientist who research on plants) shifts his experiments into the basement because he gets fired from his job. One day Casey and Margaret (Dr Brewer’s kids) went into the basement to call their dad but unfortunately they get yelled a...more
The book starts with DR Brewer (he is scientist who research on plants) shifts his experiments into the basement because he gets fired from his job. One day Casey and Margaret (Dr Brewer’s kids) went into the basement to call their dad but unfortunately they get yelled a...more
Goosebumps: stay out of the basement is a great book. This book is mysterious and eerie. This book is about two kids and their crazy father.The kids are named Casey and Margaret. The story starts when the children's father starts to act very wierd and suspicious. The kids think something happened to their father, but they don't know what. The kids suspect it has something to do with him workng down in their basement. Casey and Margarets father is working with plants and machines down in the base...more
Margaret's father is a botanist, and until recently, he worked at PolyTech in California. Margaret isn't sure why, but he was fired, and now he spends all his time in the basement, working on his plants. Margaret's friend Diane says he's a mad scientist, but those only exist in movies... right?
The second book in R. L. Stine's Goosebumps series, Stay Out of the Basement has a bit of a science fiction feel to it. When Margaret Brewer and her brother Casey sneak down into the basement, ...more
The second book in R. L. Stine's Goosebumps series, Stay Out of the Basement has a bit of a science fiction feel to it. When Margaret Brewer and her brother Casey sneak down into the basement, ...more
Well "Welcome to Dead House" was better in my opinion. I'm not to keen on plant/human scientific dna stuff and I kind of knew what was happening from the start so the story was kind a dragged on for me, but still a very interesting book.
Judging a book by its cover (the other editions clearly show a human plant) I expected a completely different story. Like a monster in the basement killing all visitors or something, but it turned out alright.
One thing I realized...more
Judging a book by its cover (the other editions clearly show a human plant) I expected a completely different story. Like a monster in the basement killing all visitors or something, but it turned out alright.
One thing I realized...more
This is the first book I ever remember reading. I mean, I'm sure that my parents and grandparents read me stories as a yute, but the Goosebumps series is one I can remember choosing to read; this nuance is important.
My copy of Stay Out of the Basement is with the original cover, a green very detailed hand coming out of the basement. This is the original edition from 1992, from when I was 10 years old. I have to say, the nostalgia of holding the same book I read almost 20 years ago ...more
My copy of Stay Out of the Basement is with the original cover, a green very detailed hand coming out of the basement. This is the original edition from 1992, from when I was 10 years old. I have to say, the nostalgia of holding the same book I read almost 20 years ago ...more
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Goosebumps the second. We're introduced to our protagonists. Once again, a pair of siblings, one brother and one sister. Their family is going through some hard times at the moment, as their father has been fired from his job at the university. He now spends all his time at home, in the basement, working on something special. Just after their mother leaves to look after her sick sister, the two children, Casey and Margaret, soon become suspicious about what is in that basement, and their father'...more
Another amazing read in the Goosebumps series. R.L. Stine is on a roll here. Who the hell would have thought these books would still be enjoyable after all these years?
This book was actually scary. In a way, scarier than an adult book would be because it is told in the point of view of a young child & her little brother, whose mom has to go to Arizona to be with her sick sister and leaves the kids alone with their insane father who spends literally ALL his time locked in the basement cond...more
This book was actually scary. In a way, scarier than an adult book would be because it is told in the point of view of a young child & her little brother, whose mom has to go to Arizona to be with her sick sister and leaves the kids alone with their insane father who spends literally ALL his time locked in the basement cond...more
This book was so creepy but not in a scary kinda way but more of a stupid way like sleepover midnight stories.
Basically what happens in the story is that a man has a basement (like you couldn't tell from the title) and he keeps telling his kids to stay out of it until one day they hear spooky noises so they go to investigate. They feel as if something is watching them and they freak out and run back upstairs; if this was realistic the kids would give the 'thing' some attitude and shoot it...more
Basically what happens in the story is that a man has a basement (like you couldn't tell from the title) and he keeps telling his kids to stay out of it until one day they hear spooky noises so they go to investigate. They feel as if something is watching them and they freak out and run back upstairs; if this was realistic the kids would give the 'thing' some attitude and shoot it...more
This book is about a tall, Klutzy girl named Samantha Byrd, who is constantly being tormented by Judith Bellwood. One day, after basketball practice, Sam meets a women named Clarissa, who grants her three wishes after Sam helps her. Samantha's first wish is that she would become the strongest basketball player on the team. The wish is granted, with everyone on the team, except her, growing sick and weak. After Judith calls her a wish, Samantha accidently wishes Judith would dissapear...more
I could definitely see upgrading my review of this book to two and a half stars, if that option were officially available.
Paying homage to movies such as Little Shop of Horrors while maintaining an original and thrilling narrative, R.L. Stine has followed up his first Goosebumps book, Welcome To Dead House, with another fresh, taut story.
It seems to me that Stay Out of the Basement allows us a bit deeper of a look into the inner feelings and lives of these main characters, Casey a...more
Paying homage to movies such as Little Shop of Horrors while maintaining an original and thrilling narrative, R.L. Stine has followed up his first Goosebumps book, Welcome To Dead House, with another fresh, taut story.
It seems to me that Stay Out of the Basement allows us a bit deeper of a look into the inner feelings and lives of these main characters, Casey a...more
1. What is the book mostly about? Casey and his friends study the giant plant.
2. What is a fact? Monsters are not real.
3. What happened in the beggining? Dad acted strange.
4. Why was Casey suspicious? Because Dad was strange.
5. What is the same between Diane and Margaret? They are scared.
6. What do you think will happen next? The monster might scare them.
7. What does"amazed" mean? Surprised.
8. You could tell that Casey... thinks he/she is cool.
9....more
2. What is a fact? Monsters are not real.
3. What happened in the beggining? Dad acted strange.
4. Why was Casey suspicious? Because Dad was strange.
5. What is the same between Diane and Margaret? They are scared.
6. What do you think will happen next? The monster might scare them.
7. What does"amazed" mean? Surprised.
8. You could tell that Casey... thinks he/she is cool.
9....more
The book i am reading is called GOOSEBUMPS stay out of the the basement,the story is about two kids home with their dad and he is always in the basement messing with his plants and he is doing an experiment on them. Margret and CASEY are worried about their father Dr.brewer because of the plants he has in the basement.Margret and Casey see that their father is developing plant like actions like him eating planting food and it is just part of his experiment. what i like about this book is that hi...more
Live Plants...Dead People?
Dr. Brewer is doing a little plant-testing in his basement. Nothing to worry about. Harmless, really.
But Margaret and Casey Brewer are worried about their father. Especially when they...meet...some of the plants he is growing down there.
Then they notice that their father is developing plantlike tendencies. In fact, he is becoming distinctly weedy-and seedy. Is it just part of their father's "harmless" experiment? Or has the basement tu...more
Dr. Brewer is doing a little plant-testing in his basement. Nothing to worry about. Harmless, really.
But Margaret and Casey Brewer are worried about their father. Especially when they...meet...some of the plants he is growing down there.
Then they notice that their father is developing plantlike tendencies. In fact, he is becoming distinctly weedy-and seedy. Is it just part of their father's "harmless" experiment? Or has the basement tu...more
In this book, Margaret and Casey's father are doing some experiments in the basement and he tells them not to go down there but of course when he leaves the basement they go down there,that's when they meet all his weird plants that are down there like a real life breathing tree and some other really cool plants.But that's when the experiments start to get a little too far and their dad is starting to do a lot of weird things like sprouts are coming from his head and he is eating plant food.
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This book is about two kids that live together and their dad is just a wired person everyday he comes from work and he goes down to their basement and he starts working on different plant projects. the mom tells the kids not to brother their father when he was working. but the kids were sad that they never get to hand out with their father anymore. So one day they go down to the basement and find out that their was a evil plant man that locked their father in the basement and that's why everythi...more
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Personal interests led me to recently revive my interest in the middle-school level book series "Goosebumps." The book series actually follows the classic pulp-horror style, but aimed towards younger readers (3rd through 6th graders). Remembering this one to be one of my favorites, I managed to excavate it from a box in my garage to re-read it. I wanted to see if it held up over time. It did.
The story is only a slight variation on most of the Goosebumps stories. Pre-te...more
The story is only a slight variation on most of the Goosebumps stories. Pre-te...more
Margaret and Casey Brewer are worried about their father. He spends all his time in the basement, doing tests on plants and on top of that, he is acting a little strange.
But things are getting worse and he seems to be developing plantlike tendencies and they really worry when they meet some of his plants.
I liked the first book better, but this one was good too. I really liked the last few chapters of the book, they got more intense. The ending was also good, but it leaves...more
But things are getting worse and he seems to be developing plantlike tendencies and they really worry when they meet some of his plants.
I liked the first book better, but this one was good too. I really liked the last few chapters of the book, they got more intense. The ending was also good, but it leaves...more
when i started to read this book , i learn lot of things about my character
like what i learn about this book was that her dad got into some experiment
of plants and at the end she notice that her dad was doing the experiment in their basement which made some trouble in her house so if u want to read this book u could get this book in a basket that said relastic fiction. but you wont get this in our library because are class doesn't have it. i love so much the goosebumps books that i h...more
like what i learn about this book was that her dad got into some experiment
of plants and at the end she notice that her dad was doing the experiment in their basement which made some trouble in her house so if u want to read this book u could get this book in a basket that said relastic fiction. but you wont get this in our library because are class doesn't have it. i love so much the goosebumps books that i h...more
It was a really great idea with a perfect setting and lovable characters. The style of writing was not very good though. Some passages were full of vivid descriptions while others were quite empty. The word choice varied greatly, with the writer suddenly becoming very dramatic at times. Regardless, the amazing plot, characters, setting, and amazingly horrible ending (characteristic of Goosebumps stories) made it a very worthwhile read.
I have come to like R.L.Stine's books. They are very unusual and are well written. Stay Out of the Basement sounded funny when I read the title. All sorts of scenarios came into my head, zombies, Frankenstein experiments, love affairs, murder, mayhem... but it just turned out that the guy was splicing plants with his own blood... Margaret and Casey Brewer are twins, and their father is a great scientist who left his job to work on an experiment in the basement. Their mother leaves them for a sud...more
Stay Out of the Basement was an okay book written by R.L.Stine, I thought the book was kind of fun to read, this book was about Margaret and Casey, they discovered something was wrong in the basement because they saw plant like tendencies. Later they discovered that their father was cloning himself, they killed the two clones of their father and then their father believe it was best to destroy all the experiment and data of the cloning.
The goosebumps series is unique to me. I like the books even though they are way too young for me. They are fun reads for 1st to 7th graders and are NOT scary. If you want to read them read myy review of the goosebumps that got four stars:Creep from the Deep
This book tells the tale of a desperate scientist needing ideas. So for his experiment he decides to alter plant DNA, and form a new kind of life. However his kids are getting suspicious, so they decide to take a look at his work. As they investigate they find out their dad isn't who he claims to be!
I can find one way to connect this book to the real world. This book can connect to kids who have workaholic parents. The father in this book was an out of work workaholic(how ironic)! S...more
I can find one way to connect this book to the real world. This book can connect to kids who have workaholic parents. The father in this book was an out of work workaholic(how ironic)! S...more
I was hooked on these series as a kid. I remember when this first book came out and all the hype surrounding it, and quickly joined in on scarfing these things down. They were fun at the time, although even in grade school they had me rolling my eyes at some of the goofiness (and the cliffhanger chapter endings! Every chapter, without fail!).
One thing that i liked about this book is that when people have to solve mysterys',sometimes the characters have to deal with crimes
like someone killed a person.Onething that i didnt' like about the book
was when my character didnt'really solve the mystery.You can find this book at the mystery bin,and at Mslasy'library
like someone killed a person.Onething that i didnt' like about the book
was when my character didnt'really solve the mystery.You can find this book at the mystery bin,and at Mslasy'library
This one wasn't as good as the first one, Welcome to Dead House, but it was still a good read. If I remember correctly, this wasn't one of my favorites when I was a kid either.
It wasn't scary, but it is well written and has a great plot. You just keep reading because you need to know what is going to happen next.
I will be reading the next book soon. I can't wait!
It wasn't scary, but it is well written and has a great plot. You just keep reading because you need to know what is going to happen next.
I will be reading the next book soon. I can't wait!
I was a avid R.L. Stine reader as a kid, just like all the other kids i went to school with, we were also big fans of the television series, watching it every friday evening after school. I enjoyed them because they were relatively entertaining. A great part of my child hood.
This book is about brother and sister. There dad works a home now but there dad has been acting strange latly. He work on his science experiment down stares but Margaret and Casey do not now wat he is doing but they a bound to find out what creapy creacher he has down there.
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its about a dad who works with plants and he turns into a plant or a tree whatever you want to call it. and he tells his kids to STAY OUT OF THE BASEMENT but there kids go down there and they almost get caught.......???????!!!!!
its about a dad who works with plants and he turns into a plant or a tree whatever you want to call it. and he tells his kids to STAY OUT OF THE BASEMENT but there kids go down there and they almost get caught.......???????!!!!!
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Robert Lawrence Stine known as R. L. Stine and Jovial Bob Stine, is an American novelist and writer, well known for targeting younger audiences. Stine, who is often called the Stephen King of children's literature, is the author of dozens of popular horror fiction novellas, including the books in the Goosebumps, Rotten School, Mostly Ghostly, The Nightmare Room and Fear Street series.
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