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R.L. Stine

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in Columbus, Ohio, The United States

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Horror, Children's Books, Mystery & Thrillers

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Robert Lawrence Stine known as R. L. Stine and Jovial Bob Stine, is an American novelist and writer, well known for targeting younger audiences. Stine, who is often called the Stephen King of children's literature, is the author of dozens of popular horror fiction novellas, including the books in the Goosebumps, Rotten School, Mostly Ghostly, The Nightmare Room and Fear Street series.

R. L. Stine began his writing career when he was nine years old, and today he has achieved the position of the bestselling children's author in history. In the early 1990s, Stine was catapulted to fame when he wrote the unprecedented, bestselling Goosebumps® series, which sold more than 250 million copies and became a worldwide multimedia phenomenon. His other ...more

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	Welcome to Dead House (Goosebumps, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 39,357 ratings — published 1992 — 100 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Night of the Living Dummy (Goosebumps, #7) 3.84 avg rating — 32,533 ratings — published 1993 — 112 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Say Cheese and Die! (Goosebumps, #4) 3.79 avg rating — 28,019 ratings — published 1992 — 82 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Haunted Mask (Goosebumps, #11) 3.87 avg rating — 24,633 ratings — published 1993 — 79 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stay Out of the Basement (Goosebumps, #2) 3.69 avg rating — 22,516 ratings — published 1992 — 100 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	One Day at Horrorland (Goosebumps, #16) 3.91 avg rating — 20,925 ratings — published 1994 — 69 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Welcome to Camp Nightmare (Goosebumps, #9) 3.78 avg rating — 17,729 ratings — published 1993 — 73 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Werewolf of Fever Swamp (Goosebumps, #14) 3.83 avg rating — 16,638 ratings — published 1993 — 65 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (Goosebumps, #5) 3.66 avg rating — 16,952 ratings — published 1993 — 88 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Monster Blood (Goosebumps, #3) 3.52 avg rating — 15,092 ratings — published 1992 — 88 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Fear Street (51 books)
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Quotes by R.L. Stine (?)

“Read. Read. Read. Just don't read one type of book. Read different books by various authors so that you develop different style.”
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“Many adults feel that every children's book has to teach them something.... My theory is a children's book... can be just for fun.”
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“I've had a very sheltered life. What can happen to you if you stay home writing all day?”
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What frequently challenged or banned book (or book about book banning) for children and/or young adults should we read in August and September?

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

35 votes, 27.6%

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

31 votes, 24.4%

Anastasia Krupnik by Lois Lowry

30 votes, 23.6%

Welcome to Dead House by R.L. Stine

19 votes, 15.0%

It's Perfectly Normal by Robie H. Harris

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