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You Can't Scare Me! (Goosebumps #15)
by
R.L. Stine
Courtney is a total show-off. She thinks she's so brave; and she's always making Eddie and his friends look like wimps. But now Eddie's decided he's had enough. He's going to scare Courtney once and for all. And he's come up with the perfect plan to do it.Eddie's going to lure Courtney down to Muddy Creek. Because he knows that she actually believes those silly rumors abou
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Mass Market Paperback, 144 pages
Published
March 1st 2004
by Scholastic Inc.
(first published January 1994)
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I used to think that RL should have made these books more realistic and not to scifish, but after reading this one, he should stick with science fiction! Reading the cover and the first few pages, I could already predict the end. I can sum up the book in one sentence: A Group of friends try to scare a girl. That's it. Book over, go to bed. It's nice to see their multiple attempts and I did like the fact that there were several characters. This book I'd put in the "Goosebumps Starters Kit" list,...more
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This one is a bore. It's all just kid mischief and trying to get back at a popular, confident girl who keeps embarrassing the narrator. The kid gets into trouble without getting any kind of results. Even the usual Stine twist at the end is predictable, and doesn't really scare you. The only redeeming feature is that my name is, of course, Ed, and there was a popular girl in my classes back then named Courtney. But even that can't save this from total drudgery.
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.
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!).
there was this girl and shes like not scared of anything then 4 friends triend to scare her youll be scared what they tried if they do it to you and th e author are great he used some discriptive words it was cool... if you want to find out what they tried to do then read read read!
Though it reeks of classic Stine storytelling, it lacks the innovation and fun that the best Goosebumps titles bring to the table. Forgettable characters, an iffy mythology, and no real punch of an ending, it's a good thing that this one is bookended by much better stories.
Actual rating: 2.5 stars. This book would have been great had it focused on the mud people. It's a great legend, but it's only really brought up in the last third of the book (even though the description plays it up as a huge part). The first 2/3 of the book is just these kids attempting to scare a girl and, honestly, it's kind of boring.
You Can't Scare Me! was a huge disappointment. I usually enjoy most of the goosebumps books. They tend to be brilliant page turners but this was not what I was expecting. Go find another book.
This is the first Goosebumps book I ever read. Sadly and strangely enough, reading this in the third grade I decided that instead of growing up to be a classical composer I would become a writer instead.
Nov 24, 2010
Widiyanti Natalia
rated it
1 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
already-have
Novel Goosebumps paling jelek yang pernah kubaca. R.L. Stine sedang mati ide atau bagaimana? Kupikir bakal seseram novel-novelnya yang lain, nyatanya datar-datar saja.
Benar-benar "percuma menakut-nakutiku!"
Benar-benar "percuma menakut-nakutiku!"
Mar 30, 2009
Kelly
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3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
boys ages 7-11
Shelves:
childrens
It was a pretty funy read. Nick and I read ittogether for one of his AR Tests. Nics liedit adn laughedalot. it was fun to see and remember making predictions about what would happen next.
Jul 14, 2010
Jessica
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
horror-suspense,
kiddielit
Goosebumps was so popular when I was a kid, we would get in fights in the library over who got to check the new one out next. No joke.
A scare for one turns into a scare for all. I loved the idea behind the book, character development was good as well.
A boy wants to scare some arrogant girl by taking her to a swamp. The reson he wants to is because it is rumored that there are some mud men haunting the area. So he gets his older brother to get some ofd his friends to dress up as mud men and scare them.But something goes wrong his brother is with him but he still sees the mud men terrifying the girls then a sharp chill goes down his spine. then he realizes these were the real deal. soon him and the girl are running for their lives once gets ho...more
The main character was overly determined in my case. But loved it. Lesson learned I'm sure
i would say it was all right like they did good pranks but never worked. And a monster exists?
I read this as a child- I really don't remember much....
Book Review:
http://youtu.be/0EwQzxAaFPk
http://youtu.be/0EwQzxAaFPk
Hehehe... Mudmen are great! :-p
It was ok not as good as the classic goosebumbs books it is not among my favriot books in the series.
IT WAS COOL!!!!!!!!!!!
the title says it all
Read in elementary school.
a girl can never get scared
Jan 19, 2013
Nabilah
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommended to Nabilah by:
me:)
i like the revenge!
This one was cool.
good book
This one was okay, pretty crazy that he's actually a mud monster.
It was only scarey in one chapter.
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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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