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R.L. Stine

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Horror, Children's Books, Mystery & Thrillers

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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.

R. L. Stine began his writing career when he was nine years old, and today he has achieved the position of the bestselling children's author in history. In the early 1990s, Stine was catapulted to fame when he wrote the unprecedented, bestselling Goosebumps® series, which sold more than 250 million copies and became a worldwide multimedia phenomenon. His other ...more

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	Welcome to Dead House (Goosebumps, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 40,813 ratings — published 1992 — 102 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Night of the Living Dummy (Goosebumps, #7) 3.84 avg rating — 33,606 ratings — published 1993 — 112 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Say Cheese and Die! (Goosebumps, #4) 3.79 avg rating — 28,993 ratings — published 1992 — 83 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Haunted Mask (Goosebumps, #11) 3.87 avg rating — 25,529 ratings — published 1993 — 81 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stay Out of the Basement (Goosebumps, #2) 3.69 avg rating — 23,451 ratings — published 1992 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	One Day at Horrorland (Goosebumps, #16) 3.91 avg rating — 21,681 ratings — published 1994 — 69 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Welcome to Camp Nightmare (Goosebumps, #9) 3.77 avg rating — 18,391 ratings — published 1993 — 73 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Werewolf of Fever Swamp (Goosebumps, #14) 3.82 avg rating — 17,214 ratings — published 1993 — 65 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (Goosebumps, #5) 3.66 avg rating — 17,613 ratings — published 1993 — 90 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Monster Blood (Goosebumps, #3) 3.52 avg rating — 15,890 ratings — published 1992 — 92 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Read. Read. Read. Just don't read one type of book. Read different books by various authors so that you develop different style.”
― R.L. Stine

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“Many adults feel that every children's book has to teach them something.... My theory is a children's book... can be just for fun.”
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“I've had a very sheltered life. What can happen to you if you stay home writing all day?”
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Polls

October Readathon 2022
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Recommend spooky books or graphic novels to add to the book list for our newest readathon.

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Into the Shadows by Cathy MacPhail

3 votes, 21.4%

Cirque Du Freak: A Living Nightmare by Darren Shan

1 vote, 7.1%

Glass Houses by Rachel Caine

1 vote, 7.1%

The One Safe Place by Tania Unsworth

1 vote, 7.1%

The Magnus Archives: Season 1 by Jonathan Sims

1 vote, 7.1%

Stay Out of the Basement by R.L. Stine (write-in)

1 vote, 7.1%

The Haunting of the Old Yellow House on Millard Road by D. A. L. (write-in)

1 vote, 7.1%

Over Sea, Under Stone by Susan Cooper (write-in)

1 vote, 7.1%

The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas

1 vote, 7.1%

The Dollhouse: A Ghost Story by Charis Cotter (write-in)

1 vote, 7.1%

Thirteens by Kate Alice Marshall (write-in)

1 vote, 7.1%

Revenge of the Witch by Joseph Delaney

1 vote, 7.1%

The Dollhouse Murders by Betty Ren Wright

0 votes, 0.0%

The Tell-Tale Start by Gordon McAlpine

0 votes, 0.0%

The Dark by James Herbert

0 votes, 0.0%

The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson

0 votes, 0.0%

Carrie by Stephen King

0 votes, 0.0%

The Terror by Dan Simmons

0 votes, 0.0%

Locke & Key, Vol. 1: Welcome to Lovecraft by Joe Hill

0 votes, 0.0%

The Graveyard Book, Volume 1 by Neil Gaiman & P. Craig Russell

0 votes, 0.0%

The Hunger by Alma Katsu

0 votes, 0.0%

Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix

0 votes, 0.0%

The Chain by Adrian McKinty

0 votes, 0.0%

The Sandman by Neil Gaiman

0 votes, 0.0%

Naoki Urasawa's Monster, Volume 1 by Naoki Urasawa

0 votes, 0.0%

The Glass Children by Kristina Ohlsson

0 votes, 0.0%

These Fleeting Shadows by Kate Alice Marshall

0 votes, 0.0%

The Ghost of Spruce Point by Nancy Tandon

0 votes, 0.0%

The Smashed Man of Dread End by J.W. Ocker

0 votes, 0.0%

This Appearing House by Ally Malinenko

0 votes, 0.0%

What Abigail Did That Summer by Ben Aaronovitch

0 votes, 0.0%

The Wild Hunt of Hagworthy by Penelope Lively

0 votes, 0.0%

The Satanic Mill by Otfried Preußler

0 votes, 0.0%

The Amazing Mr Blunden by Antonia Barber

0 votes, 0.0%

The Bone Collector's Son by Paul Yee

0 votes, 0.0%

Ferals by Jacob Grey

0 votes, 0.0%

The Gravedigger's Son by Patrick Moody

0 votes, 0.0%

Gustav Gloom and the People Taker by Adam-Troy Castro

0 votes, 0.0%

Ghost and Bone by Andrew Prentice

0 votes, 0.0%

The Ghost of Graylock by Dan Poblocki

0 votes, 0.0%

The Grave Robber's Apprentice by Allan Stratton

0 votes, 0.0%

The Owl Service by Alan Garner

0 votes, 0.0%

Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury

0 votes, 0.0%

The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells

0 votes, 0.0%

Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu

0 votes, 0.0%

The Haunting of Ashburn House by Darcy Coates

0 votes, 0.0%

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

0 votes, 0.0%

The Thirteen Treasures by Michelle Harrison

0 votes, 0.0%

Truthwitch by Susan Dennard

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