| Product Summary | | Format: Paperback | | ISBN: 9780064409001 | | Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books | | Publish Date: 9/1/2000 | | Buy.com Sku: 30612318 | | Item#: RY6NNN | | Dimensions (in Inches) 7.5H x 5L x 0.5T | | Pages: 144 | | Age Range: 13 to 16 |
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| | | Luke is not having a lucky day on his first day of school. He just got his locker assignment: Number 13. Lucky 13? Not for Luke.
From the Publisher
Here it is -- a brand new series from the master of horror, R.L. Stine. But don't expect any typical tales of terror. These are stories of everyday people, doing everyday things. The only difference: They have entered a world one step beyond the everyday. A place where a house can make people forget their own lives, or where a simple school locker can hold more terror than a haunted house. Mr. Stine has created a world where nightmares come true. So be careful what door you open -- it might lead directly to The Nightmare Room.
Say hi to Luke. Today is not Luke's lucky day. It's the first day of school, and he just got his locker assignment -- locker 13. Lucky 13? Not for Luke.
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Luke has been assigned to Locker #13 at school--a locker which is a direct portal to the Nightmare Room.
| Author Bio| R. L. Stine | | Robert Lawrence Stine began telling spooky stories when he was a young boy, and loved to stop right before the ending, leaving his little brother Bill in suspense. Stine, an avid radio listener, preferred to stay indoors and listen to the shows that featured storytelling, and also write and draw magazines instead of playing outside with his friends. After he found a portable typewriter in his parent's creepy attic, he typed all of his work--with only one finger! In 1956, at age 12, he wrote his first "book"--inspired by his love of MAD, Tales From The Crypt, and Vault of Horror magazines--entitled THE ALL-NEW BOB STINE GIGGLE BOOK, which was followed by HAH! FOR MANIACS ONLY, and many others. In the early 1960s, Stine attended Ohio State University, and was the editor of the Sundial, the university's newspaper--and he still typed with one finger! Because of the kooky humor in the newspaper, Stine created the name "Jovial Bob" for himself. After graduating in 1965, he taught for one year. In 1966, he moved to New York City where he held a succession of jobs before his luck changed in 1968, when he began working for Scholastic, Inc. Stine worked there for 16 years on magazines including Junior Scholastic and Scope, and created the offbeat magazine, Bananas. He published his first book, HOW TO BE FUNNY, in 1978. Still known as "Jovial Bob," he wore bunny ears to his first book signing which, unfortunately, was not a big success--he only signed one book! In the 1980s, he became a freelance writer, and also wrote for the popular Nickelodeon television show, EUREEKA'S CASTLE. Shortly after that, he wrote his first three young adult horror books, all of which were immediate hits. Because of the spectacular success of these books, he was asked to create a series of horror titles, which led to the series known as Fear Street. Stine's first book for the series, NEW GIRL, was published in 1989. While the Fear Street series was climbing the bookselling charts, Stine was asked to create another series of horror books for an even younger audience. The name of the series, Goosebumps, came to Stine after he read the headline, "It's Goosebumps Week on Channel 11!" in a television-listing guide. To keep him inspired, Stine keeps a tribal mask and a skeleton hanging in his writing studio. A fun fact: One Halloween, Stine's son, Matt, had some trouble taking off his frightening mask, which was the inspiration for the book, THE HAUNTED MASK. |
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