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Classic Goosebumps: The Haunted Mask

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 8, age appropriate for kids over 9; suggested age 9.

  • Is it any good?

    3.0

  • Common Sense says

    Popular series reissue is a fun sleepover read.

Why We Rated This on for Ages 9 and Up

The good stuff

  • Messages:

    Several displays of teasing at the expense of other children. A child wants to get revenge on people who tease her but finds that revenge isn't always the answer.

What to watch out for

  • Violence:

    Quite a few scary scenes, including one child choking another under the influence of evil. Neither child is harmed.

  • Sex:

    Not an issue.

  • Language:

    Not an issue.

  • Consumerism:

    Not an issue.

  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Not an issue.

What Parents Need to Know

This review of Classic Goosebumps: The Haunted Mask was written by Terreece Clarke

Parents need to know that the scares in this book won't be too much for most tweens. A classic creepy guy in costume shop has some gross masks, and suspense is of the "who's in that costume?" and "what's chasing me?" variety. More frightening is when a character realizes she's falling under the control of an evil presence.

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  • Families can talk about teasing and revenge. Why did Carly want revenge against her friends? What did she learn about trying to "pay back" others who had hurt her? Have you ever wanted to get back at someone who teased you?
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Book Summary

Carly is tired of getting teased at school. Her friends are always thinking of ways to frighten her -- and it works. She always falls for their tricks and the whole school laughs at her. But this Halloween it's different -- she's got the spookiest mask ever and she'll get her revenge and watch her classmates recoil in horror. Little does she know, it'll be horrific for her too!
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Is It Any Good?

R.L. Stine delivers another spooky, look-over-your-shoulder book ideal for reluctant readers and Halloween-themed sleepovers. This reissued "classic" is one of the better books in the Goosebumps series that's often cast aside as mass-produced light entertainment. There are awful masks and spider scares, acts of revenge, and great cliffhangers to enjoy here.

Carly is picked on at school for being a scaredy-cat, but readers will feel just as jumpy as she deals with crazed duck costumes, hairy tarantulas, and live worms. When she finally gets an opportunity to take her revenge, readers will turn from having sympathy for Carly to being scared to death of her and what she can do with her new super scary mask.

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Publisher’s Details

Publisher: Scholastic Inc., Publication date: 09/01/2008
Number of pages: 144, Price: $5.99 (paperback)

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  1. Teen Reviewer Age 13
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    I rate this title iffy for age 8 and give it 3.0

    not great but good

    not the best of the goosebumps series by an means but if your a fan give it a try

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    I rate this title iffy for age 8 and give it 3.0
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  3. Teen Reviewer Age 15
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    I rate this title on for age 7 and give it 3.0

    Good, but not great.

    I did like this book, but I disagree that it is one of the best. It is good, however, and kids who like horror stories will love this one.

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