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How to Kill a Monster (Goosebumps #46)
by
R.L. Stine
Gretchen and Clark are staying with their grandparents, and they're not alone. They've got to kill the swamp monster who lives in a locked room upstairs before he eats them out of house and home.
Mass Market Paperback, 144 pages
Published
September 1st 2003
by Scholastic
(first published 1996)
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Sep 25, 2007
JJ
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
R.L. Stine Fans
Shelves:
goosebumps,
fantasy
Where is sequel?
I really liked the book because it was a book that I understood and enjoyed.Also if I had a chance to keep reading goosebumps I would cause I love those books.I would recommend this book to other people because I think they would like it cause I did.Once I started reading most of it i just wanted to keep reading it cause it was a good book.This book had me laugh a couple time cause the way they said things but on the other had I thought some of the parts weird.
There are the two kids, one Gretch...more
There are the two kids, one Gretch...more
How to Kill a Monster (Goosebumps #46)
by R.L. Stine
In this fiction horror thriller. Gretchen and Clark are staying with their grandparents, and they're not alone. When, Gretchen and Clark were told by their parents that they had to stay with their grandparents for three weeks. The children said they did not want to go to swamp land. The children said, good bye to their parents and went into the house. The first day that they were there the grandparents locked the doors and left them in the house...more
by R.L. Stine
In this fiction horror thriller. Gretchen and Clark are staying with their grandparents, and they're not alone. When, Gretchen and Clark were told by their parents that they had to stay with their grandparents for three weeks. The children said they did not want to go to swamp land. The children said, good bye to their parents and went into the house. The first day that they were there the grandparents locked the doors and left them in the house...more
May 13, 2009
Ms.
rated it
2 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
people who loves suspenseful books
Recommended to Ms. by:
no one
Shelves:
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I loved this book! I've read it about a year or two ago, and just LOVED it! It's such a creepy, scary and thrilling story that I've read it in two days (and yeah, that's fast for me! ).
In don't want to spoil anything, but there's a huge and totally unexpected twist in the middle of the book, and you think; OMG, how will those two ever survive this? xD - You really want them to succeed, but they don't! You feel the struggle and them being so afraid, and just have no clue what to do... And that's...more
In don't want to spoil anything, but there's a huge and totally unexpected twist in the middle of the book, and you think; OMG, how will those two ever survive this? xD - You really want them to succeed, but they don't! You feel the struggle and them being so afraid, and just have no clue what to do... And that's...more
If I didn't have to review books for my website I'd just skip straight to the final 10 chapters.
The title of the book is boring which made the development of the plot drag on and on and on. The title doesn't start to make since until around page 82. Two children are left alone in a house with a monster....talk about child neglect sheesh. Anyways I'm glad the book only has 112 pages. Any more pages and I would have thrown myself out the window. A real borefest, not one of R.L.'s best work. I'd su...more
The title of the book is boring which made the development of the plot drag on and on and on. The title doesn't start to make since until around page 82. Two children are left alone in a house with a monster....talk about child neglect sheesh. Anyways I'm glad the book only has 112 pages. Any more pages and I would have thrown myself out the window. A real borefest, not one of R.L.'s best work. I'd su...more
IT FELT REALLY GOOD TO SLOW DOWN AND READ BELOW READING LEVEL BOOK LIKE THIS ONE. THIS BOOK IS OKAY IF YOU WANT TO TAKE A BREAK FROM HARDCORE BOOKS. THIS BOOK IS ABOUT TWO CHILDREN NAMED GRETCHEN AND CLARK AND THEY SPOILER ALERT;THEY GO TO THEIR GRANDPARENTS HOUSE AND END UP HAVING TO KILL A MONSTER.THE PROBLEM IS THEY HAVE A HARD TIME DOING SO.
I THINK THIS IS A BOOK FOR PEOPLE WHO LIKE A LITTLE SUSPENSE , NOT A WHOLE LOT OF SUSPENSE.THIS IS AN OKAY BOOK BY MY STANDARDS I REALLY NEEDED A BREAK...more
I THINK THIS IS A BOOK FOR PEOPLE WHO LIKE A LITTLE SUSPENSE , NOT A WHOLE LOT OF SUSPENSE.THIS IS AN OKAY BOOK BY MY STANDARDS I REALLY NEEDED A BREAK...more
This book was terrible among heights. The worst of all the Goosebumps, I keep dubbing it. The humor was slaughtered, the horror was cheesy, the drama was abominable, and I kept seething to myself more and more as I turned the pages. Luckily I finished this in one day so I could completely believe that Goosebumps books CAN BE THIS BAD. This might be even the Fourth Musketeer of Failure on my list! Like, CHICKEN CHICKEN bad. If you've read that book, you'd know that it's HORRIBLY bad. But that's a...more
Ahhh, the Goosebump days. I would borrow so many of these from the library they seriously considered extending my limit of books checked out at one time. R.L. Stine you were a reprieve from a harsh and dreary childhood in which my mind wandered far away from the troubles of the day. I stole books into my bed and read far into the night by the faintest of lights. I might have better eyesight were it not for you; however, I regret not one page or line.
This book, along with "Welcome To Dead House", is my favorite book in the Goosebump series. I absolutely loved it. I remember when I first read it it was amazing. The only thing I didn't like was the grandparents. Who in their right mind would lock their grandkids in a house with a monster? Now, that part, in my opinion, is ridiculous. Nonetheless, this book was great. It was fun to read.
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Jul 24, 2011
Reetta Saine
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Stine's 98th book - ar something like that. And it's starting to show. I would recommend these to a young reader with a short attention span. Not to anyone over 13.
I must be the only grown up in Finland, who has read all the Stines (at least the translated ones). Not proud of it, actually.
I must be the only grown up in Finland, who has read all the Stines (at least the translated ones). Not proud of it, actually.
one of the nicest Goosebumps tales. i really like this one.. the title and cover captions is neat. (Step 1: Run. Step 2: Run faster) lol. but the ending wasnt exciting enough. i wish their Grandparents were swamp monsters too.
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something that i learned from this book was how to kill a monster. this book was very suspenful and kept you on your toes. even though it was i still only give t a three star.
Apr 21, 2013
Alysha DeShaé
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Heh... "Here kids, you stay home with this monster, we're locking you in and not telling you anything - also, there are random missing staircases. Stay safe!!":
For a simple (and classic type) story, it's done really well. The grandparents frustrated me, but I loved the ending and the fact that the kids are step-siblings.
my review..... what i learned from this book... ummm. nothing. but its a classic absolutely classic. :P lol. ive been reading these since i was a child. :D
EL LIBRO ES HACERCA DE QUE UN MONTRO SE APARESE EN UN SOTANO QUE SIEMPRE SE APARESE CUANDO LAS PERSONAS, SIEMPRE VAGAN POR LAS ESCALERAS
I hated this book, but my class enjoyed it. They gave it 3-5 stars. Some had read it in Spanish before we read it together in English.
This one was ridiculously horrifying! I didn't sleep for like three nights after this book. Lol.
(Year 7)
(Year 7)
the greatest children book writer ever and how to kill a monster proves it.
One of the best book in the series...I was shocked when I read the ending..R.L STINE rocks!!!
I think it was a very good book and exciting and I love the ending.
Ends kind of abruptly after a big buildup. I was anticipating more.
Aug 30, 2008
Mr
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This story is about 2 main characters named Gretchen and Clark who hates to go to their grandparent but they have to go. Their grandpa is deaf and their grandma is obsessed with baking. Also they live in a swamp where monster live. When the kids are in the house enjoying themselve something seems to be odd in a room,the lock room that is kind of unsafe and they were not allow in the room. When they relize they were alone in the house ,Gretchen opens the door, a monster! Clark and Gretchen had to...more
Loved reading Goosebumps when I was a kid!
Who wouldn't be afraid of living alone with just a sibling in a home with a vicious monster on the loose. Gretchen and Clark are staying at their grandparent's home while their parents are on a business trip. It was normal and boring until they find a locked room that's been causing a lot of noise. In that room, was a monster. What would they do? Were they any more?
How were Gretchen's and Clark's grandparents able to live through such terror knowing that there was a beast in their home? I would...more
How were Gretchen's and Clark's grandparents able to live through such terror knowing that there was a beast in their home? I would...more
Feb 11, 2011
Delkiphah
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boooororrrrrinnnnnggggggggg had no interest
Good book. Kept me interested til the end.
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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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