Night of the Werecat (R.L. Stine's Ghosts of Fear Street, No 12) [Paperback]

R.L. Stine (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 1996 | Age Level: 8 and up | Series: Ghosts of Fear Street (Book 12)

She was warned...

Wendy is excited when she spots the cat charm in Mrs. Bast's booth. It will be the perfect addition to her cat collection.

But Mrs. Bast refuses to sell it to her. She warns Wendy that it isn't a cat charm-- it is a werecat charm. And it is dangerous.

Wendy doesn't care. She has to have it. She grabs the charm, throws down some money, and runs.

And that night-- at the stroke of midnight-- Wendy starts to change...

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

She was warned...

Wendy is excited when she spots the cat charm in Mrs. Bast's booth. It will be the perfect addition to her cat collection.

But Mrs. Bast refuses to sell it to her. She warns Wendy that it isn't a cat charm -- it is a werecat charm. And it is dangerous.

Wendy doesn't care. She has to have it. She grabs the charm, throws down some money, and runs.

And that night -- at the stroke of midnight -- Wendy starts to change...

About the Author

R.L. STINE, the creator of Ghosts of Fear Street, has written almost one hundred scary novels for kids. The Ghosts of Fear Street series, like the Fear Street series, takes place in Shadyside and centers on the scary events that happen to people on Fear Street.

When he isn't writing, R.L. Stine likes to play pinball on his very own pinball machine, and explore New York City with his wife, Jane, and fifteen-year-old son, Matt.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Aladdin; First edition (September 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671001841
• ISBN-13: 978-0671001841
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,637,024 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 Good book for kids, October 2, 2005

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Night of the Werecat (R.L. Stine's Ghosts of Fear Street, No 12) (Paperback)

I read this book when I was younger and loved it! It's about a young girl who loves cats, but her mother and father won't let her get one. One day when she gose to a cat show she finds a cool looking charm with a cat on it that is being sold by the towns crazy cat lady(there's one in every town). Even after the crazy cat tells her No, you can't have it, she takes it. After that every night she turns into a Werecat at Midnight, doomed to run the streets untill light of morning.

The book was a lot of fun, and I found it to have a shocking end (normal for R.L. Stine).

3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting at times, but otherwise it was dragging, December 26, 2009

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

This review is from: Night of the Werecat (R.L. Stine's Ghosts of Fear Street, No 12) (Paperback)

Synopsis: Wendy Chapman loves cats, even though she doesn't have any of her own. Nancy, one of the girls in Shadyside Middle School, constantly pokes jokes at Wendy for being obsessed with cats. One day, Wendy and her friend, Tina Barnes go to the "Shadyside Cat Circle Breeders Show" to look at the variety of cats displayed. In one of the rooms, they see a stall where a woman named Mrs. Bast encourages them to buy some cat souvenirs. Wendy sees a silver chain, with a metal charm of a cat with a white star on its forehead. Wendy loves it and takes it, even though Mrs. Bast tells her about Werecats and warns her from buying it.

As soon as Wendy wears the chain, she starts turning into a Werecat at midnight. Even though she initially loves the experience of being a cat, the vicious nature of the Werecat starts to control Wendy. Can Wendy remove the curse of the Werecat from her body before it is too late?

Review: I thought this book was interesting at times, but on the whole I thought it dragged on for quite sometime. First of all, I don't understand why Nancy, the mean girl, pokes jokes at Wendy for liking cats, when she hasn't even seen Wendy with even 1 cat. Okay, so Nancy is allergic to cat hair, but it doesn't explain why she pokes fun at Wendy for it.

Secondly, the story repeats itself in the middle, when the author repeatedly mentions that Wendy the Werecat jumps out at night and clearly sees the insects, the moths etc. again and again. If the author had put in a different angle to what he wrote, instead of writing the same thing, then it would have been more fun to read it.

However, there were also some entertaining parts to the book. For instance, I enjoyed how Wendy got her revenge on Nancy, by going to her room and spreading her scent everywhere, knowing that Nancy was allergic to it. I also liked the ending because there was a twist to it which I did not expect.

Overall, the book had some good cliffhangers to it, but otherwise it was dull.

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly Recommended, January 22, 2007

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Dottie Randazzo "Reader of Everything" (Delaware, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Night of the Werecat (R.L. Stine's Ghosts of Fear Street, No 12) (Paperback)

I loved this book. If you own a cat it is better. Really scarey and you can't put it down... you just must know what's going to happen next.