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Little Shop of Hamsters (Goosebumps, Horror Land #14) Paperback – March 1, 2010
- Reading age8 - 12 years
- Print length160 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Grade level3 - 7
- Lexile measure410L
- Dimensions7.5 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches
- PublisherScholastic Paperbacks
- Publication dateMarch 1, 2010
- ISBN-109780545161954
- ISBN-13978-0545161954
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- ASIN : 0545161959
- Publisher : Scholastic Paperbacks (March 1, 2010)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 160 pages
- ISBN-10 : 9780545161954
- ISBN-13 : 978-0545161954
- Reading age : 8 - 12 years
- Lexile measure : 410L
- Grade level : 3 - 7
- Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
- Dimensions : 7.5 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #899,905 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #3,918 in Children's Spine-Chilling Horror
- #12,761 in Children's Humor
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About the author
![R. L. Stine](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/21cx4EG1QDL._SY600_.jpg)
Why is Tim Jacobus R.L. Stine's favorite illustrator? Maybe because they've done so many scary books together. Tim did the cover paintings for more than 80 Goosebumps books, as well as the six amazing Amazon books. Recently, the two of them got together and asked the questions they've always wanted to ask each other...
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TIM (the illustrator) asks R.L. STINE (the author):
TIM: When I illustrate, I can "see" the image in my head before I start to draw. Do you "hear" a story when you write?
R.L.: I hear kids when I write. I try to hear the voice of the boy or girl who is telling the story. I visit schools a lot and talk with kids so I can keep up with what they are saying these days and what real kids sound like. Then I try to hear their voices tell the story as I write it.
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TIM: You've written so many books I can't do the math, but I bet you've used millions of words. What's you favorite word?
R.L.: Someone once got in an elevator with a very witty author named Noel Coward and said, "Say something funny." And Coward said, "Kangaroo." Kangaroo has been a favorite word of mine ever since I heard that story. But as a horror writer, I guess my favorite word is SCREAM!
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TIM: Where is the strangest place you have come up with an idea for a story?
R.L.: An empty movie theater. My wife and I went to see a scary movie in a big, old movie house-- and we were the only ones in the theater. It was kind of creepy. Then about halfway through the movie, I turned around and saw that the back row was filled with people sitting straight and still. Suddenly, I thought-- They are zombies! I'm trapped in a dark zombie theater! And that's where the idea for the book Zombie Town came from.
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TIM: If you couldn't write-- and you possessed all skills-- what would you like to do for a living?
R.L.: I drew comic strips from the time I was in 4th grade, and I always dreamed of being a cartoonist. You can imagine my shock when the other kids told me how bad my art was. They were right. I stunk! I got over my extreme disappointment by starting to write. But if I had the skill, I would love to do what you do, Tim.
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R.L. STINE (the author)asks TIM (the illustrator):
R.L.: If you couldn't be an artist what would you like to be?
TIM: I would like to be a "Snowmaker" at one of the big ski resorts, out west, like Mammoth Mountain in California. You work at night when everyone goes home. Set up the snow guns, cover the slopes, and groom them with the Sno-Cat track machine. It's kinda like a snow tank! Then, you get to ski for free! I love that snow!
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R.L.: When we were kids, my brother and I used to go to a horror movie every Saturday. We loved them all. The covers on our six Amazon books look like movie posters to me. Were you also influenced by horror movies? If so, which ones?
TIM: I was a complete "chicken" as a kid. I couldn't sit through any horror movie. The first scary movie I saw was on TV. It isn't really a horror movie. It was the Hunchback of Notre Dame-- the black-and-white version with Charles Laughton. That movie freaked me out! The mutant, Quasimodo, was something that REALLY could exist. Black-and-white movies, black-and-white photos—they all seem more "real" than full color to me.
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R.L.: You have painted so many great covers. I think your scariest Goosebumps cover was for The Barking Ghost. And the black cat on The 13th Warning is really creepy. Do you have a favorite cover? Is it a scary one or a funny one?
TIM: It's hard to pick a favorite. But you gotta love the blue bathroom blobs in Monster Blood IV. That one is a little creepy and WAY funny. For just outright scary, I love the ticket taker in Zombie Town!
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R.L.: What was the weirdest thing someone ever asked you to draw?
TIM: Oh, I have drawn a lot of weird stuff. One time, I had to paint a pimple! You know... acne! It was a medical illustration. Gross. When I first started illustrating, I painted pictures of food. My food illustrations were used in the Sunday newspaper for the local supermarket. I painted every food you can imagine. I can draw a pretty mean potato!
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- Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2022Book was in great condition.
- Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2018You can't go wrong with an R.L. Stine book. Scary enough to be cool but not so much it leaves aftereffects.
- Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2018Thank you
- Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2017Christmas Gift.
- Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2018My son loves these books even though they creep him out! He can read them within a couple of hours though so I try to get from the library! I wish they were on Kindle Unlimited so he could read more of them!
- Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2016Fun story! Love R.L. Stine!
- Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2014liked it alot
- Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2010LITTLE SHOP OF HAMSTERS, the 14th installment in R.L. Stine's bone-chilling middle-grade horror series, centers on more scary goings-on at the always bizarre HorrorLand gift shop.
When Sam Waters and Lexie Blake hit the store, Sam is suffering from pet anxiety --- as in, he doesn't have a pet and his mom and dad won't let him get one. So he buys an Insta-Gro animal from the Horrorland shop and takes it home. His parents aren't too sure about this unusual purchase, but to help them see him as responsible, Sam takes a job in a hamster-only pet store. These, however, are not your typical garden-variety hamsters; in reality, they are very strange and unbecoming little MONSTERS. And now Sam is waging a personal war against the hamsters.
How does this tie in to the HorrorLand souvenir he brought back home? You'll have to read to find out. The craziness of Jonathan Chiller's shop is neverending!
The hamsters eat candy and then turn into candy-gobbling freak animals. And they attack Sam, too. So while he's putting in his hours, improving his reputation with his dad, he's also battling a growing army of freakish hamster horrors. If you don't like the idea of little animals crawling all over you, biting and scratching, then you might find this book a little on the disgusting side. But in a good way.
Like all good Goosebumps titles, there is no way to escape the horrible repercussions of a visit to HorrorLand's gift shop. R.L. Stine's franchise is alive and well, and just as skin-crawling as ever with LITTLE SHOP OF HAMSTERS. Read at your own risk!
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- PlaceholderReviewed in India on September 15, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Love the ending
I just love the twist in end I this so it is one of best twist in all goosebumps and it is also in my favourite books list
- HaznutReviewed in the United Kingdom on December 31, 2012
5.0 out of 5 stars Another great Goosebumps book.
Bought this book as a gift for my daughter, she loves Goose bumps and all to do with it. Anytime she gets a new book she just sits and reads from cover to cover, all else is forgotten! She is steadily collecting all the books and its good to know they can still be purchased on Amazon as they are near impossible to find in the high street bookstore now.
- TripathiReviewed in India on January 13, 2023
5.0 out of 5 stars Nice
Nice
- Helen DoyleReviewed in the United Kingdom on May 27, 2016
5.0 out of 5 stars Goosebumps horror land review
I liked all the drama and weird turns, this makes R.L.Stine one of my fave authors. I dislike the shrimps in that cafe even though the description was great.
- Daksh agarwalReviewed in India on January 21, 2018
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
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