I’ve had trouble finding time to blog with all the back-to-school chaos, busy days at work, and hot days that only help to fry my brain. If I’ve been scarce on the blogs, I apologize and am trying to get back in the swing of things.
In the meantime, The Girl (age 10) would like to share her thoughts on a book she chose as one of her two required summer reading selections:
Night of the Living Dummy is the first book in a three-book series. Two girls named Kris and Lindy find a ventriloquist dummy in a dumpster near a construction area. Lindy keeps him and names him Slappy. Kris is jealous and upset when her father says the dummies are too expensive for him to buy one, but a few days later he finds one in a local shop. Kris names her dummy Mr. Wood.
Lindy started her ventriloquist talent at kids’ birthday parties. Kris is jealous, but she gets a job to perform at a summer concert. Weird things happen, and Mr. Wood makes rude comments to her teacher. She gets in trouble, and no one believes her when she says Mr. Wood said those things on his own. Are Mr. Wood and Slappy real? Will they make Kris and Lindy their slaves?
I really liked this book, but I wish it was scarier. I also wish it hadn’t taken so long for the action to start. But I can’t wait to read the rest of the books in the series.
Disclosure: I bought my copy of Night of the Living Dummy. My mom is an Amazon associate.
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Goosebumps books have lasting power. They were wildly popular when Vance was The Girls’ age.
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Can you believe it? I have not read a R L Stine till date? My nieces and a nephew devour the novels!
I like The Girl’s thought. Kids love scary books!
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I could never get my kids interested in those but I’m so glad your daughter explores more books.
I totally know about the neglected blog thing! I just can’t seem to find the motivation or time anymore! Take care Anna!!!
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I should have let my guy review a GB book. That’s what he loves reading!
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I can’t remember, but I am sure I have read these too 🙂 if not, then perhaps if I have kids of my own one day I will read their book lol
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This is the only thing I ever saw my brother reading! He loved Goosebumps and then he just stopped reading after he lost interest in them… I think I have read one of them, but they never did much for me. My sister owns like 5 books and they are all Fear Street ones. My siblings aren’t big readers…
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Lovely books, those Goosebumps. Thanks for the review.
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I used to love this series.
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Great review! And it sounded pretty scary to me. It reminds me of a Twilight Zone episode or something!
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We have many Goosebumps books that the kids loved, including this one. Wonderful review! 🙂
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I mentioned point horror books on my blog the other day and a few commenters mentioned the Goosebumps books, I cant see why kids love them after reading your review.
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Thanks, everyone! R.L. Stine was really popular when I was younger, too. I mentioned that to him when I met him at BEA and he said I made him feel old. Oops!
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[…] Night of the Living Dummy by R.L. […]
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[…] Yes, I liked the book because it made me laugh, and it gave me something to do when I was bored in the morning at day care over winter break. It wasn’t my favorite Slappy book. My favorite so far is Night of the Living Dummy. […]
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