How I Got My Shrunken Head (Goosebumps, No 39) [Paperback]

R.L. Stine (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1996 | Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up | Series: Goosebumps (Book 39)

Receiving a wrinkled, green shrunken head as a gift from his aunt, Mark cannot wait to show the gruesome object to his friends at school, but when night falls, the head begins to glow, and Mark is given a strange power.

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About the Author

R.L. Stine is the creator of the monstrously successful Goosebumps series, which has sold more than 300 million copies worldwide in thirty-two languages! He lives in New York with his wife, Jane, and Minnie, his King Charles spaniel. --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks; First edition (January 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0590568760
• ISBN-13: 978-0590568760
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,847,697 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exiting book with a humurous ending, March 24, 2003

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This review is from: How I Got My Shrunken Head (Goosebumps, No 39) (Paperback)

Yes, another great book from R.L. Stine.I have always loved his books and this one is no exeption.I have like 30 Goosebumps books and this one really got my attention.Its about this boy named Mark and the day he gets a shrunken head from his Aunt Benna from the jungle island Baladora.Its really gross, and totally awesome.Little does Mark know that it contains an amazing and very dangerous power wich is about to get him into major trouble.And this book also has funny ending.Thanx for reading my review.
Signed,
a werewolf from the moon

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars How I Got My Shrunken Head, March 29, 2006

A Kid's Review

This review is from: How I Got My Shrunken Head (Goosebumps Series) (Paperback)

Someone would want to read this book because it is adventurous and suspenseful. The summary is not very revealing, making you want to read it. If you're a person that likes getting scared, then this is the book for you.The suspense always keeps you at the edge of your seat.The shrunken head puts it all together.

The central problem in the book is that Aunt Benna sends Mark a shrunken head that starts to glow.Then when Mark goes to the island,he finds out that the other explorers want to kill Aunt Benna and him. Mark has to find a way to save Aunt Benna and get off the island.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Heads up!, July 6, 2003

A Kid's Review

This review is from: How I Got My Shrunken Head (Goosebumps, No 39) (Paperback)

This book was GREAT! It had the perfect plot. Everything was great. It's about this boy named Mark who gets this shrunken head from his Aunt Benna. Ever since Mark got it, he LOVED it. It was so special to him, he wouldn't let anybody even touch it. But then, one night, the head starts to glow because that's no ordinary head....