Goosebumps

1) Goosebumbs (series) 2) R.L. Stine 3) This series of books plays on the fears of children. The books take items from real life, like a Halloween mask, but turn it into a scary story that children may be afraid of in the future. 4) Fictional, horror. 5) There are many gruesome characters that attack children. One character is half human half shark. Another is a ventriloquist dummy that turns evil. Another involves a girl that wears a Halloween mask that becomes attached to her face. 6) According to Goodreads, the members rated these book 3.51 stars out of 5. 7) In 1996, many parents came together to get their students to stop reading these books. The parents were not only concerned by the content but also because the main characters did not ask the parents to help when the creatures were attacking them. 8) Ages 9 to 13

References: Goosebumps. //Goodreads Inc. 2012.// //[]// Stine, R. (2012) Goosebumps. New York: New York. //Scholastic.// http://www.scholastic.com/goosebumps/books_audio/index.htm#/classics/4