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 major series, Fear Street, has over 80 million copies sold.
Stine has received numerous awards of recognition, including several Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards and Disney Adventures Kids' Choice Awards, and he has been selected by kids as one of their favorite authors in the NEA's Read Across America program. He lives in New York, NY.
This is one of my favorite books! I saw the movie when I was 13 at Sea World and bought the book the same day! I have read it many times in the years since I bought it. In fact the color pictures from the movie have had to be taped back in a couple of times! It's a good read for when I just need to completely reset my brain!
This is definitely a "young readers" book. The "twist" is obvious and it's an easy read. Of course, that doesn't mean it isn't good. It's a nice ghost story with a happy ending. I liked that you actually learn the history of the ghosts.