The Mystery of Chimney Rock (Choose Your Own Adventure #5) [Mass Market Paperback]

Edward Packard (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 1982

By making the correct decisions, the reader assists Jane and Michael in determining whether a spooky stone house is really cursed.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback
• Publisher: Bantam (July 1, 1982)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0553231847
• ISBN-13: 978-0553231847
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,554,950 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Old school terror, August 9, 2006

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N. P. Stathoulopoulos "nick9155" (Brooklyn, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Mystery of Chimney Rock (Choose Your Own Adventure, #5) (Paperback)

A childhood favorite, this entry in the famous series has not been re-released yet. One of the more memorable, hopefully it will see the light of day again for the kiddies. (Not sure what criteria they use for the reprinting of the older titles).

Either way, glad to see that computers and video games have not totally killed the very simple pleasure these books held---sitting down, alone, with a book in your hand as a learning tool and as a spark for a young imagination. While not as challenging in a literary sense as other material, it provided something else in the personalization of the story through choices made in its reading.

This was one of the better early entries in this series. Essentially the exploration of a haunted house, it had more of the wonderful illustrations by Paul Granger, who did most of the early titles. For a young child, this was spooky---a mysterious house, a surly, ugly groundskeeper, a creepy old woman in a rocking chair, an evil black cat, and other elements combined to make this timeless. Always loved the mysterious old lady you randomly came across in the haunted mansion...

The printed page and the well-placed illustration have been more than enough to fuel an imagination for years and years; glad to see it hasn't completely died yet.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars One of the genre's best, December 21, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Mystery of Chimney Rock (Choose Your Own Adventure) (Hardcover)

Fans of the "Choose Your Own Adventure" series will want to pick this one up if they ever see it in libraries or used bookstores. This is the series in its early prime, with originator Edward Packard at the helm. He creates a plausible haunted house with a somewhat original cat-and-mouse theme, some genuine terror for kids, and a fine atmosphere.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A friend and I had very creepy experiences reading this book..., November 21, 2006

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R. C. Germann (Toronto, ON Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Mystery of Chimney Rock (Choose Your Own Adventure, #5) (Paperback)

When I was in my early teens, both a friend and I had a very mysterious experience reading this book... it's like we both lost time reading it: I had read it, and told him how great it was, and how creepy it was, and when he borrowed it, he mentioned "losing time" where he just started reading then all of a sudden it was hours later... I recommend this innocent bit of creepy fun for any mature pre-teen (it certainly isn't all happy-ever-after). The illustrations contribute to the overall creepiness of the 'experience' of reading this book.

If the reader likes Harry Potter, the plots may be a little too simplistic, but it's fun, none the less.