Monster Dog (Ghosts of Fear Street, No. 24) [Paperback]

R.L. Stine (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up

Maggie realizes her new dog, Poocher, is strange. His eyes glow an evil red. And those puppy teeth? Deadly fangs. Who will save Maggie from Poocher?

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Aladdin (September 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671008536
• ISBN-13: 978-0671008536
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,121,088 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a review on the bomb book, May 6, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Monster Dog (Ghosts of Fear Street, No. 24) (Paperback)

MONSTER DOG review By Marcos Torres The book is about a kid who want's a dog . When she finely gets a puppy , the next day she has to take it to the Feersteet VET. In a few day she gets it back . But Something has changed . it has rougher fur larger teeth , and all the dogs run from it. (Espealy Bullhead !)

5.0 out of 5 stars A fun, entertaining book to read, December 26, 2009

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Raj "raj_thatsme" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Monster Dog (Ghosts of Fear Street, No. 24) (Paperback)

Synopsis: Maggie Clark is terrified of her neighbor Billy's vicious bulldog `Bullhead', because they bully her a lot. She requests her parents for a big, mean watchdog for her birthday to scare the bullies off. However, on her birthday, her parents give her a small puppy as a gift. Even though Maggie is disappointed at first, she soon grows fond of `Poocher', her pet dog. Soon, Maggie and her mother take Poocher to the Dog Clinic to give him his shots and train him, and leave him with the care of Dr. Miller. One week later, Maggie is surprised to find Poocher grown, and somewhat showing a dark side. Soon, strange things start happening. Maggie's childhood teddy bear Bilbo is torn to shreds. Poocher howls at the moon in a menacing way, and his eyes seem to glow red. Is Maggie imagining it, or has her pet turned into a monster? How will she be able to stop him from coming after her?

Review: I loved reading this book. It had humor, suspense, horror and most importantly, a good ending. Even though the story is slightly predictable at times, I was surprised to find a twist in the end. I liked the fact that Maggie and her brother Peter made up their differences and stuck together. Even though Poocher seemed vicious, I still felt sorry for him in the end.

Although I thoroughly enjoyed this book, I still don't understand why it's in the "Ghosts of Fear Street" book, when it had nothing to do with Ghosts or even Fear Street for that matter. In my opinion, it would have been more suitable as a Goosebumps book.

Nevertheless, this was a fun, entertaining book to read.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cool!, January 15, 2004

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Justin's_girl_2006 "Justin" (China) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Monster Dog (Ghosts of Fear Street, No. 24) (Paperback)

I love it when Poocher walks across the grass on his hind legs like a human! I also like it when Dr. Diller puts a a steel dome on Maggie's head and changes her! And When Dr. Diller snaps dog collors around Maggie and Peter's necks, and says this way, my pets! Cool book! Read it!