The Hitchhiker [Hardcover]

R. L. Stine (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 165 pages
• Publisher: Demco Media (January 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0606026738
• ISBN-13: 978-0606026734
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,082,339 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars " The Hitchhiker", November 28, 2004

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Theresa (Virginia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Hitchhiker (Point Horror Series) (Paperback)

The Book "The Hitchhiker" is about two girls named Christina Jenkins and Terri Martin who are vacationing in Florida. They are on their way to Tampa and then they're going back home to Cleveland. On their way to Tampa they pick up a hitchhiker named James. He decides to go with them since he has a cousin in Tampa who owes him money. Terri doesn't like the idea but Christina thinks James is cute and she wants an adventure.
Christina is the type of girl who is carefree and calm and loves to party. Unlike Christina, Terri is very cautious and careful. She is often worried or nervous. For some reason she is afraid of James.
When they arrive in Tampa, they find James' cousin's house, and stay there for a night.
The next morning James announces that he will go with the girls to Cleveland for no apparent reason other than he doesn't like Florida. Terri thinks he is running away from something in Florida. She is upset about the decision. Christina is excited.
As they were about to leave, Paul ( James' cousin ) ran outside announcing his wallet was stolen. He blamed James because James was the only person who knew about the 1,000 dollars in his wallet. Or did somebody else know about the wallet?
Without Paul getting his wallet back, James punched him hard and drove off with the girls.
Late that night, on their way to Cleveland, Terri realizes they are being followed by another car. Who could it be? They don't know....
They decided to stay in a motel that night. The next morning Terri disappeared. Christina and James could not find her anywhere. Christina had the keys to the car so she decided she would go with James to look for Terri.
As Christina and James walked to the parking lot they realized the car was missing too! But how? Christina had the only key right in her hand. Since they couldn't find Terri or the car they decided to hitchhike out of town... But what happened to Terri? What happened to the car? What happened to the person following them?
It is all told in the ending of "The Hitchhiker". If you decided to read this book you are most likely to be shocked by the outcome.

I enjoyed the book "The Hitchhiker" very much. I couldn't wait to see what was going to happen next! It was very suspenseful! It was one of those books where you keep wanting to turn the page to see what's going to happen next! The climax was very exciting!
I would recommend this book for anyone that likes mystery or horror books. I think all ages would enjoy this book, especially young readers. It was a very interesting book!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Tina's Reveiw, October 8, 2004

A Kid's Review

This review is from: The Hitchhiker (Hardcover)

I really enjoy this book. This book was based on teenagers and that's probably why I understood it so well. I also found it interesting because of all the twists in the story. When I read I like not to know what's going to happen, all through the book.

There are five main characters in this book. You will meet two of them at the end. They are very important, so read carefully. It's mainly about 2 kids going on a road trip and they meet a third one. Could that be the hitchhiker? You will find some of the destinations are quit odd.

I think this book is for all ages and reading levels. If they had read other R.L Stine books in the past.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, June 23, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The Hitchhiker (Point Horror Series) (Paperback)

What a brilliant book, its interesting the whole way through with a cool twist at the end!