Goosebumps Most Wanted: Special Edition #2The 12 Screams of Christmas
by R.L. Stine
Publisher: Scholastics
Pub. Date: September 30, 2013
Retail: $7.99
ISBN: 978-0545627771
Pages: 192
Buy Link: Amazon
Review:
Its hard to believe that it has been over 22 years since the first Goosebumps by R.L. Stine was published. The original series ended in 1997 with a total of 62 books, but the franchise continued with Goosebumps Series 2000, Give Yourself Goosebumps and Tales to Give You Goosebumps. A popular television series of the same name aired in the middle '90s. R.L. Stine launched a brand new series Goosebumps Horrorland in 2008, followed by Goosebumps Hall Of Horrors and Goosebumps Most Wanted.
Out now in bookstores is the newest installment Goosebumps Most Wanted: Special Edition #2: The 12 Screams of Christmas. The story centers on Kate Welles, a sixth-grader with a sixth sense. Yes, she can see the dead, well, she can ghosts. Her classmates call her Ghost Girl because of her "gift," but nobody really believes that she actually see the dead.
Her class is having a holiday play this year called "The 12 Screams Of Christmas." It is written and directed by the music teacher Mr. Piccolo (his students call him Mr. P). Kate wants to land a great role in the play, but her frenemy, Courtney, will do anything to steal the part from her.
Mr. P decides the best way for his cast to get into character is to spend the weekend in the next town. Are they staying at an inn or a hotel? No, they are staying at an old house on Ardomore Road. The house is said to be haunted and it is the inspiration for Mr. P's play. As soon as Kate arrives, she starts to see the spirits of the twin boys that once lived there and she realizes that she might not make it back home for Christmas!
I grew up reading the Goosebumps series and even as an adult I still enjoy reading them. Its basically a Twilight Zone-version for kids. The 12 Screams of Christmas is longer than a typical Goosebumps book and starts out with a prologue set in 1882 that gives a back-story to the haunted house featured in the book. In reality, I don't think a music teacher would take a group of sixth-graders overnight, let-alone a weekend, to rehearse a play, but this is the world of Goosebumps, so anything is possible. There are definitely a few twists and turns during the latter half when Kate starts seeing the twins. Overall, Goosebumps Most Wanted: Special Edition #2 - The 12 Screams of Christmas is a fun and creepy installment in the Goosebumps franchise. Even though it has a Christmas setting, it is still a great read for Halloween.
*Disclaimer - I received a complimentary copy in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own.
About the Author:
R.L. Stine's has more than 350 million English language books in print, plus international editions in 32 languages, making him one of the most popular children's authors in history. Besides Goosebumps, R.L. Stine has written series including: Fear Street, Rotten School, Mostly Ghostly, The Nightmare Room, and Dangerous Girls. R.L. Stine lives in New York with his wife, Jane, and his King Charles spaniel, Minnie. www.RLStine.com.
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