Goosebumps #59: The Haunted School [Paperback]

R L Stine (Author), R.L. Stine (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up | Series: Goosebumps

They're baa-ack! Make way for the bestselling children's series of all time! With a fresh new look, GOOSEBUMPS is set to scare a whole new generation of kids. So reader beware--you're in for a scare!

He's hearing voices . . . from another world!

Tommy Frazer's dad just got married. Now Tommy's got a new mom. And he's going to a new school -- Bell Valley Middle School.

Tommy doesn't hate school. But it's hard making friends. And his new school is so big, it's easy to get lost. Which is exactly what happens.

Tommy gets lost -- lost in a maze of empty classrooms. And that's when he hears the voices. Kids' voices crying for help. Voices coming from behind the classroom walls. . . .

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About the Author

R.L. Stine is the author of the series' Fear Street, Nightmare Room, Give Yourself Goosebumps, and the phenomenally successful Goosebumps. His thrilling teen titles have sold more than 250 million copies internationally, enough to earn him a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records. Mr. Stine lives in New York City with his wife, Jane, and his son, Matt.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic Inc. (October 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0439774756
• ISBN-13: 978-0439774758
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #38,266 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #79 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Literature > Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery & Horror > Spine-Chilling Horror

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Haunted School:, November 25, 2001

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Liolania "In2Jesus" (Oregon USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Haunted School (Goosebumps, No. 59) (Paperback)

This is by far my favorite Goosebumps book and one of my fav books of all time... It has a great story and creates a creepy and mysterious atmosphere.

So Tommy Frazer is the new kid at Bell Valley Middle School. He hates his new town and stepmom. The school okay, but he hasn't made really any friends because all the cliques have their friends and stuff. So he joins the dance decorations comittee to make some new friends. He makes two friends a practical joker named Ben and Thalia a delicate beauty who obesesses over her make-up 24/7. On his one of the days on dance comittee while making banners Ben forgot to get red paint so Tommy volunteers to get it. Hoping to impress Thalia and not a make a fool of himself. Unfortenately for him, he hardly knows the maze of a school and get's completely lost. He soon finds himself at a boarded up doorway. He sees a door and opens it thinks he's seeing real people. But turns on a pale light and find that they are just statues. Odd look statues from the class of '47. He is caught by the principle and led to the art room and Ben makes a fool of him for losing his way.

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This is a great book, though it is easy reading and is directed at younger to middle school kids, olde kids(lik me!)and adults can enjoy it too!!!

God Bless ~Amy

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favorites from Goosebumps!, June 29, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The Haunted School (Goosebumps, No. 59) (Paperback)

I think 'The Haunted School' is a really good book. It's not all that scary, but it's pretty great and keeps your interest. This one is about Tommy Frazer. His dad just got remarried; now he's got a new mom, and they moved to a new town so he's also got a new home and school. He winds up at Bell Middle School, which at first seems to be a normal school. He meets two kids, and wants desperately to impress them so maybe he can become friends with them. Then, when he signs up for the school's dance commitee, he starts to hear strange noises - like kids calling for help - as he gets some cans of paint. Then, weirder things start happening when he and the boy he made friends with find a room after getting into an elevator that goes sideways instead of up and down, with statutes of kids from the first class of Bell Middle School. They even enter an all gray world where everything - and everyone - are gray! Are all the gray children ghosts? Well, there's only one way to find out...! Read this book!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty Good Book, June 23, 2005

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Cassius "Blake" (Mobile, AL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Haunted School (Goosebumps, No. 59) (Paperback)

I think this is one of the better Goosebumps books. I've read all but 6 of them, and this one is defintly not like the others. It's more mysterious and mind-teasing than the others. It is by far not as realistic as some of the others, but it is still good and worth a read, especially if you've read most of the Goosebumps. Well, I don't want to spoil the book for you, so that's all I can say without telling you any of the story.