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The Snowman (Point Horror)
by
R.L. Stine
Heather feels cold all the time. Alone. Her guardian hates her. He'd like to see her dead. He'd like all her money. But for now he settles for controlling it, and making Heather's life miserable.
Poor little rich girl, just like Cinderella...
Then the gorgeous, ice-blond guy shows up at the crummy restaurant where Heather works after school. He understands about Heather. He'...more
Poor little rich girl, just like Cinderella...
Then the gorgeous, ice-blond guy shows up at the crummy restaurant where Heather works after school. He understands about Heather. He'...more
Mass Market Paperback, 192 pages
Published
September 1st 1991
by Scholastic
(first published February 1991)
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I have read countless Point Horror books as a teenager and I loved the simple characters, the drama and the cliffhanger endings with every chapter. In a somewhat nostalgic moment I picked up one of my favourite point horror authors R.L.Stine. He is a fantastic writer so I selected The Snowman, one I hadn't read before, expecting something great.
This book was a disappointment. Stine normally finishes each chapter with something like, "She felt a hand on her shoulder and froze with fear" to make y...more
This book was a disappointment. Stine normally finishes each chapter with something like, "She felt a hand on her shoulder and froze with fear" to make y...more
R.L Stine is the reason I'm such an avid reader today. While other kids played on the monkey bars during recess in 3rd grade, I devoured his Fear Street series as though my very life depended on it. His books could be cheesy or formulaic at times but they are the books that taught me to love reading and so vision may be nostalgia tinted.
I found The Snowman at a local thrift store for 50 cents, a price that couldn't be beat, and decided to see how R.L Stein's writing held up now that I'm quite a...more
I found The Snowman at a local thrift store for 50 cents, a price that couldn't be beat, and decided to see how R.L Stein's writing held up now that I'm quite a...more
The Snowman was about a girl named heather that meets a boy nicked named snowman because of his white hair.They become friends and later go out with each other and her boyfriend ben finds out and breaks up with her.One day her mean uncle hits her and this shocked her because her uncle never hit her before , he just yelled at her and called her names.So she told snowman that she hopes he dies and she didn't know snowman was a killer. When she came home one day she found out he was dead and snowma...more
The Snowman is actually a childhood favorite of mine, as I remember reading it over and over in elementary school. This entire book is rally captivating with mystery, suspense, and a bit of thrill within it. As the author of the Goosebumps series, R.L. Stine uses his creative skill to add a bit of darkness and fear within the story. I was always really taken into the relationship between Heather and "Snowman" with the way the author described everything. As you read further in, there are twists...more
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In the book there is this girl Heather and she has an uncle that she lives with because her parents died in a car accident and her boyfriend's name is Ben and she can't be near him without her uncle going bezurk around them together. So every time her uncle makes her angry she says she could just kill him. So at her job at a diner she runs inot this new supposivily student from her school that she thinks is absolutly amazing with natural white hair so the next time she saw him he asked her out o...more
Aug 22, 2012
Leah
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4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Teen fans of softcore dark fiction
Shelves:
read-growing-up
Rating: 4 of 5
The Snowman was among the many Point Horror books I read in the 90s, between the ages of 12 to 16. In those days, when I wasn't buried in a Stephen King novel, nine times out of ten I was reading L.J. Smith, R.L. Stine, Christopher Pike, Caroline B. Cooney, or Richie Tankersley Cusick. Their novels always thrilled and entertained, and yes, there was a healthy dose of jumps and creepies.
Nowadays, I'd recommend the Point Horror books for younger 12- to 15-year-olds, who want to dip...more
The Snowman was among the many Point Horror books I read in the 90s, between the ages of 12 to 16. In those days, when I wasn't buried in a Stephen King novel, nine times out of ten I was reading L.J. Smith, R.L. Stine, Christopher Pike, Caroline B. Cooney, or Richie Tankersley Cusick. Their novels always thrilled and entertained, and yes, there was a healthy dose of jumps and creepies.
Nowadays, I'd recommend the Point Horror books for younger 12- to 15-year-olds, who want to dip...more
This book is about a girl named Heather who parents had died and left an incredible amount of money. But her uncle didnt let her use it, so she hated him. One day while she was working she met a white haired boy. They became friends and soon they started going out. Her boy friend knew about the money so he took a check 2000 dollars. Then he uses that money to frame her by killing her uncle. And he keeps on taking money from her account. Want to know the rest than read the book.
Someone gave this to Emily to read and I told her I would have to preview it. Not a great book but I have read worse. She likes the Goosebumps books and I have let her read them since I look at these are children's versions of the James Patterson books I enjoy reading for occasional "mind candy." Have mixed feelings about her reading it now but maybe when she gets to junior high.........
Heather hates her Uncle James. Her friends, boyfriend, and even her neighbors know that she loathes him with a passion. After all, how many times had they heard her say that she wished he was dead? Her bleak, stressful life seems to lighten a bit when a mysterious boy with snow white hair walks into the diner where she waitresses. Intrigued, he asks her out and she agrees, and she's happy, at first. It's not long after that this boy "Snowman" begins acting weird- asking for money, not calling he...more
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I got stuck on the Harry Hole mysteries with the Devil's Star, and will make my way through them all. I tend to alternate between quick reads such as detective stories and more literary works that take longer to read and ponder, but Jo Nesbo's books will continue in the rotation.
Great entry into the Point Horror series written by R.L. Stine about a girl with a troubled family life and a mysterious boy who shows up who may not be who she thinks he is. Short but very well written and fast paced with a great climax.
Translation is jumpy and stiff.
Story starts off okay but then quickly becomes predictable.
Or maybe detective work in that part of the world is silly and amateur.
The author must not think much of his readers.
Story starts off okay but then quickly becomes predictable.
Or maybe detective work in that part of the world is silly and amateur.
The author must not think much of his readers.
Might have been scarier if I had read it when I was younger, but it was still a good book.
Heather was stupid! Why give Snowman MORE money after he already had the check! Idiot!
Snowman is a creep...
Heather was stupid! Why give Snowman MORE money after he already had the check! Idiot!
Snowman is a creep...
What I remember most from this book is that the main character was a boy with white hair, and he killed people by strangling them with his scarf - which was apparently so soft it didn't leave a mark.
A nice chiller from a time period when R. L. Stine actually seemed to care about quality.
Uncle James was horrid. I would have killed him myself if I could have.
Uncle James was horrid. I would have killed him myself if I could have.
Vintage R.L. Stine thriller for teens has vulnerable protagonist and a deceptive, extortionistic killer to keep the reader frightened.
This is hands down one of my favorite R.L. Stine books! I actually went through all the hassle of finding a first edition hard cover of it!
I was a huge R.L. Stine fan in my early teens! I loved all the fear street books! They are what got me into reading again! :)
I had forgotten all about these. Loved point horror at school. Vaguely remember this one and remember enjoying it years ago
I was an avid reader of the Fear Street series and this, by far, was my favorite. It was chilling and scary.
It wasbnt interresting. All i read about was a snowman who chased people.
lol this was my fav book as a kid.. how i loved me some R.L Stine haha!
Really like the narration in this book, really brings out the christmas/snowing scenes that in happens during. Also, very thrilling not short of anything I's expect from R.L. Stine
Apr 21, 2009
Graciemarie
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Scary and yet so good. R.L. has never failed me. I loved this book!
One of my childhood favorites.
gooooood book!!!!!
i liked diz book alot
As a kid I generally considered R.L. Stine to be boring and too young (infinitely preferring Pike, largely because of his sexy plotlines), but I read this particular book again and again. Life lesson? Clearly albinos are not to be trusted. Especially an albino who calls himself the snowman...
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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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“The book the snowman was the best book I have ever read it had suspence durring the whole book it was AWSOME!!!”
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