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Piano Lessons Can Be Murder (Goosebumps Series)

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This book is one of the best "Goosebumps" books, this one actual scared ME! The ghost in this book, freaked me out! When Jerry found an old piano in the attic of the old house he moved into, he wants to start taking lessons, but that's when he starts hearing a slow, sad song in the middle of the night! When his first lesson came around, the ghost did too, Jerry gets a warning from the ghost: "stay away from my piano"! What happens to Jerry and the ghost? I guess you'll have to find out for yourself and jump out of your skin while reading it! Enjoy!

The reason I liked this book is because I liked the way that the author explained the story.I liked the part where the mystery of the piano techer is revealed.

I was 11 when I first read this book. I thought that it was amazing. It wasn't too scary, and it defintitely wasn't boring. When you read this book it makes you want to keep on reading and reading until you actually find out what happens. When I finished this book I was actually sad that it was over. I don't even like most books. So for me to like this book it means the author is a great writer. WJC

Great book! One of Stine's best books! It's about this boy named Jerry who finds a piano in his attic. Then his parents sign him up for piano lessons. Jerry thinks it's pretty cool at first. Until he hears the terrifiying stories about his music teacher, Dr. Shreek. Students who went in his music class... and never came out!

There is a young boy named Jerry who moved into a very old house. He thought that it was creepy. Then one night he woke up to the sound of a piano playing. He thought that the music was coming from the attic. sure enough it was. He could see the keys moving but no one was there. He dad came to the attic to see what he was doing. His dad saw that he was amazed by this piano and asked if he would like to take lessons. Jerry said that he would. So they moved the piano down stairs. Then he started taking lessons.Then he realized that no one was making it out. The instructor was taking peoples hands and collecting their hands. Will Jerry make it out with his hands? Read it and find out.

I was addicted to these books when I was younger and it wasn't until I was majoring in education in college that I figured out why. They were interesting with bizarre plot twists that most 9-12 year olds don't think about and they were short (this one is 124 pages). I could read the whole thing in a day.

My parents also didn't have a lot of heartache with buying me a new book because these are relatively inexpensive (in the neighborhood of 3-5 bucks each).

R.L. Stine's "Goosebumps" books aren't scary, just kind of creepy. There aren't graphic descriptions of murder and mayhem. Just some ghosts, werewolves, or potions. The main character is alive in the end, and the final chapter resolves everything.

**Keep in mind, R.L. Stine has other books that aren't in the "Goosebumps" series that tend to be a little harsher when it comes to hauntings and plot. They are written more for the 12-14 age group and are longer (around 150-200 pages).

A boy had just moved into a very, very, very old house. Thefirst day that he was there,he and his dad found a piano in theattic. That same night he woke up and heard that same piano playing a slow sad melody. As he went up the creeky attic stairs the music grew louder and louder and then it stopped! About 5 seconds later the sad music started again. As he walked closer and closerto the piano he felt a cold chill on the back of his neck. But then his dad turned on the attic light. The boy walked over to the piano and sat on the bench. The seat was warm as if someone had been sitting on it! Then his dad yelled at him a little bit for being up there in the middle of the night! After that his dad asked him, "Would you like to take piano lessons?" "Yeah sure"he said. The next night the boy heard the same sad melody playing on the piano. The next day His parents moved the piano into the living room. He tried hard to see the ghost But he couldn't. That night he heard the music playing again. He went down- stairs and soon he saw the piano keys moving. Then the gray started to fill in her color. She held up her arms to show me something.Her hands were all gone!! The place where her hands were supposed to be were only stubbs!

I want to recommend this book to... well, any kids or adults who can handle very thrilling books. I felt like the kid in the story,and I felt very scared. R.L.Stine had a lot of details about what the ghost looked like, and exactly what Dr.Shriek said. Check out the book to see what happens next.If you have any ?

Have you ever moved to a new house? Did you hear scary music at night? Did you see a ghost? If no you should read this book.

I would recoomed this book to any one who likes goosebumps and scary. I think grade fourth through sixth would like this book.

This book is about a boy who fineds a piano in his atic and it is hanted to fined out what happens next read this book.

"Piano Lessons Can Be Murder" most likely ranks in the top tier of "Goosebumps" books. It's not perfect, but it originates in an era of the series when R.L. Stine pushed the boundaries of his readers' comfort zones and used some disturbing scenarios to accompany a fiendishly clever and scary concept. Therefore, it is a classic in the series.

For one thing, the plot is strong. Also, Stine sets the tension early in this book. Jerry is a normal 12-year old who likes to goof around, especially after his family moves into their creepy new house. But he is the only one who hears the sad music at night, coming from a piano that had been abandoned there. Night after night, the mournful song floats from the attic (and later the downstairs), but Jerry doesn't know what to make of it. He decides, however, to take piano lessons to take advantage of their new instrument.

I think Dr. Shreek is one of the more formidable and memorable characters in "Goosebumps" history because he's not a monster, but a person with a peculiar obsession. He's the jolly piano instructor, and we soon realize that there's something very creepy about him. He's fascinated with Jerry's hands. And he's almost obsessed with Jerry being perfect on the piano. A frightening scene is when Jerry is having a nightmare about Dr. Shreek forcing him to play faster and faster, and Jerry loses control of his own hands.

Other things work well to make this novel a memorable entry. The ghost in Jerry's house. Its revelation late in the story, which sent a chill up my spine. The insistent music. How it all connects to Dr. Shreek's piano teaching school. These - and more - are woven nicely in a story that contains some disturbing imagery and nail-biting scenes/twists. The climax, which contains Jerry's *two* shocking discoveries at the Shreek school, is one of the best in all of "Goosebumps". A classic installment from the peak of the series because it scares effectively, and with a solid storyline, "Piano Lessons" play well indeed.

When Jerry finds an old piano in the attic of the new house, they have the instrument taken downstairs. At night he hears the piano play a sad tune, but no one is there.
He starts taking piano lessons. At first he likes it. The teacher seems okay and the technical genius of a caretaker has an array of self-made maintenance robots.
But Jerry keeps hearing someone playing his piano.

This one was too weird for my taste. It didn't even make sense. What would the hands be needed for? It's not like they can play on their own accord. I have no problems with fantastic ideas, but this plot didn't make any sense at all.
The story is okay, but the conclusion is too off.