Courtney is a total show-off. She thinks she’s so brave, and she’s always making Eddie and his friends look like wimps. But Eddie’s had enough. He’s going to scare Courtney once and for all. And he’s just come up with the perfect plan. He’s going to lure her down to Muddy Creek. Courtney believes that silly rumor about Mud Monsters that live in the creek.
Too bad Eddie doesn’t believe the rumors. Because it just might be true… (publisher’s summary)
Here’s what The Girl (age 10) thought about R.L. Stine’s You Can’t Scare Me! (IndieBound, Amazon):
This book was okay. It was a little slow for my tastes. But I did like the end. It had a nice strong ending. It was only okay because I didn’t find it scary. My favorite scene was when Eddie and his friends tried to drop a tarantula on Courtney’s head. My least favorite scene was when Eddie and Herbie were trapped in the science room. The scene had suspense, but it was a little long. If you’re looking for a creepy story, I would choose a different Goosebumps book.
Disclosure: We received a copy of You Can’t Scare Me! from Scholastic. My mom is an an IndieBound affiliate and an Amazon associate.
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Wonderul review! 🙂
The Girl is quite a good writer for her age!
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Her writing is excellent, but I have to clean up the spelling. LOL And ask her questions to get her started. But other than that, she’s on her own. 🙂
Her favorite class this year is creative writing. Some of the story ideas she’s come up with are really something. I keep encouraging her to stick with it because she’s good at it and really enjoys it.
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Not the best scary Goosebumps book it seems. I guess they all can’t be scary 🙂
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My son enjoyed the Goosebumps books either — guess it is an acquired taste.
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I don’t have this one on my school’s shelves…but maybe the kids wouldn’t find this one too scary???
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Ah, finally a review from my favorite little reviewer! 🙂 sorry to hear this one wasn’t scary and didn’t wow you. But at least you gave an honest account of how you felt. I’ll keep looking for more reviews.
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I have a HUGE collection of Goosebumps books in my classroom, most falling apart due to MUCH love. Thanks to The Girl, and this great review, I won’t be picking it up for the class anytime soon… my class want them for the scare too!!
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