The Substitute Creature (Spinetinglers) (Paperback)

by M. T. Coffin (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly
Despite the author's ominous (and obvious) pseudonym, the skeleton logo and the hyperbolic claim on the jacket ("If you dare to be scared... read Spinetinglers!"), this series inaugural is unlikely to send chills up or down readers' backbones. Jace suspects that Mr. Hiss, his substitute teacher, just might live up to his name. The curious fellow is said to eat eyeballs for lunch, and when Jace walks in on him in a small room in the library, the sub's hands and face seem to be covered with blood. But his deportment in the classroom is normal-and he turns out to be a terrific teacher. So what is going on here? "Not enough," will be the response of R.L. Stine's Goosebumps fans, to whom Spinetinglers is clearly trying to appeal. Despite snappy writing and likable young characters, the story lacks Stine's inventiveness and fleet pace. The eventual explanation for Mr. Hiss's odd conduct is dopey and decidedly anticlimactic. Ages 8-12.
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Product Description
When nobody believes Jace's claims that she saw the new substitute teacher smearing blood all over his hands and face, Jace spies on the mysterious Mr. Hiss and concludes that the creepy substitute is not a human being.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Paperback
• Publisher: HarperCollins (March 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0380778297
• ISBN-13: 978-0380778294
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,155,143 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!!, October 1, 1999

By A Customer

I think this was a very funny and interesting book. I had to keep on reading it because it was getting so good.

5.0 out of 5 stars Cool!, December 26, 2005

By	Gabriel Fernandez "Book Addict" (Canoga Park, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Mr. Hiss is a new teacher in school. But Jace sees him eating eyeballs on lunchtime. This teacher is defenitely not human!

5.0 out of 5 stars Awsome book, November 10, 2003

A Kid's Review

I chose the book The Substitute Creature by M.T. Coffin. When this mysterious sub comes to town strange things start to happen. A strange part is when the substitute teacher's eyes turn red. Another strange is when part is when Mr. Hiss the sub, starts eating eyeballs. All these things can only mean one thing, Mr. Hiss is definitely not human. Read this book to find out if Mr. Hiss is really an alien I would recommend this book to a friend.