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Goosebumps #41
El mago diabólico
Cartas trucadas, pañuelos que desaparecen. A Tim Swanson le encantan los trucos de magia y sueña con convertirse en un gran mago, igual que su ídolo Amanz-o. Pero un día a a ver la función de Amanz-o y descubre que su ídolo es un gruñón terrible, y acaba robándole la maleta de trucos.
133 pages
First published March 1, 1996
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R.L. Stine
1,680 books18.7k followersRobert 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.
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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.
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July 20, 2020
Pick a scare, any scare....
Tim Swanson loves magic, and hates his bratty sister, Ginny.
But after they both sneak into the amazing, "Amaz-o's" show, and Tim gets rejected by his personal hero, all bets are off, and he ends up stealing Amaz-o's case of tricks.
He knows that it's wrong to take it, but no one likes being let down by their idols:
However, he soon comes to realize, that he took much more home than just a few harmless tricks that day...
This book probably isn't the scariest Goosebumps book out there, but boy, it is entertaining. What with all the weird things happening to, and around our protagonist, and with descriptions/passages like:
"I had a terrible day, at work today. First Michael Lamb threatened to beat up another boy. His teacher yelled at him, and he threatened to beat her up, too. She sent him to my office. When I tried to talk to him, he said he'd beat me up. So I called his mother in- and she tried to beat me up. I had to call the police." (Pg. 16)
And,
"Get back in there!" I yelled. I picked up the snake and threw it into the attic room." (Pg. 89)
So yeah, overall a pretty crazy, (decently strange) & entertaining, Goosebumps book.
***3.5 stars
Tim Swanson loves magic, and hates his bratty sister, Ginny.
But after they both sneak into the amazing, "Amaz-o's" show, and Tim gets rejected by his personal hero, all bets are off, and he ends up stealing Amaz-o's case of tricks.
He knows that it's wrong to take it, but no one likes being let down by their idols:
However, he soon comes to realize, that he took much more home than just a few harmless tricks that day...
This book probably isn't the scariest Goosebumps book out there, but boy, it is entertaining. What with all the weird things happening to, and around our protagonist, and with descriptions/passages like:
"I had a terrible day, at work today. First Michael Lamb threatened to beat up another boy. His teacher yelled at him, and he threatened to beat her up, too. She sent him to my office. When I tried to talk to him, he said he'd beat me up. So I called his mother in- and she tried to beat me up. I had to call the police." (Pg. 16)
And,
"Get back in there!" I yelled. I picked up the snake and threw it into the attic room." (Pg. 89)
So yeah, overall a pretty crazy, (decently strange) & entertaining, Goosebumps book.
***3.5 stars
April 25, 2015
3.5
Fast and enjoyable read, even though some characters went on my nerves (but that has become the case in almost every R.L. Stine's book. The man surely know how to write stories about annoying kids you want to strangle).
Also I think this is the first Goosebumps book where I actually laughed out loud at some scenes, especially towards the end.
Fast and enjoyable read, even though some characters went on my nerves (but that has become the case in almost every R.L. Stine's book. The man surely know how to write stories about annoying kids you want to strangle).
Also I think this is the first Goosebumps book where I actually laughed out loud at some scenes, especially towards the end.
September 8, 2021
It’s slightly surprising that it’s taken until the 41st book in the series to have a magician as part of the plot, especially as there’s already been ventriloquist dummies.
Tim wants to be a magician, he even sneaks out to watch he’s hero ‘Amaz-O’. But after a bad experience after the show, Tim plucks up the courage to steal he’s suitcase.
Of course this will inevitably backfire!
This one is more of a fun faced paced entry in the series, I can vividly recall the corresponding TV episode aswell.
Tim wants to be a magician, he even sneaks out to watch he’s hero ‘Amaz-O’. But after a bad experience after the show, Tim plucks up the courage to steal he’s suitcase.
Of course this will inevitably backfire!
This one is more of a fun faced paced entry in the series, I can vividly recall the corresponding TV episode aswell.
October 22, 2018
#41 "He's no Easter bunny!"
Tim Swanson loves magic tricks and one day wants to be a real magician just like his idol Amaz-O the Magician. When he goes to one of his shows he finds out that his childhood hero is really a grumpy old man. Depressed and determined to be a better magician, Tim steals Amaz-O's bag of tricks. But this might be the last time he ever performs a magic trick.
Tim Swanson loves magic tricks and one day wants to be a real magician just like his idol Amaz-O the Magician. When he goes to one of his shows he finds out that his childhood hero is really a grumpy old man. Depressed and determined to be a better magician, Tim steals Amaz-O's bag of tricks. But this might be the last time he ever performs a magic trick.
August 15, 2023
Bad Hare Day follows a young protagonist named Tim Swanson who loves magic and wants to be a magician. When he finds out his favourite magician, the world famous Amaz-O, will be in his town for one night only, he is thrilled! Things get even better when the owner of the local magic shop he frequents gives him two tickets to the show. Tim can't believe it. He sneaks out at night with his annoying, bratty sister Ginny to see the show, but after the show when he goes to meet Amaz-O backstage, he finds out he's a huge jerk.
To get revenge, Tim steals Amaz-O's bag of tricks and escapes home with it. Things go predictably bad from there, with the tricks getting out of control, culminating in Tim turning Ginny into a rabbit. Can Tim figure out how to change Ginny back into a girl? Can he control the magic tricks that are getting out of hand? And who is Amaz-O, really? Reader beware, you're in for a scare! Except not really...because this one is more comedic and isn't scary at all.
It wasn't bad though. Unlike How I Got My Shrunken Head, which is amazing until the halfway point and then completely falls apart, Bad Hare Day knows what it is from page one and sticks to that same quality throughout its length. And it's an "okay" Goosebumps story. In my opinion it's a bit underrated, as many consider this one of the worst entries in the series. On that I have to disagree, as other entries like Vampire Breath, Why I'm Afraid of Bees, and How to Kill a Monster are infinitely worse than this one. For me, this is solidly in the middle. If you like magic stories, this one might be for you.
CAWPILE rating:
Characters: 6.0
Atmosphere / Setting: 6.5
Writing Style: 6.0
Plot: 5.5
Intrigue: 6.5
Logic / Relationships: 6.0
Enjoyment: 6.0
= 42.5 total
÷ 7 categories = 6.07 out of 10
= 3 stars
To get revenge, Tim steals Amaz-O's bag of tricks and escapes home with it. Things go predictably bad from there, with the tricks getting out of control, culminating in Tim turning Ginny into a rabbit. Can Tim figure out how to change Ginny back into a girl? Can he control the magic tricks that are getting out of hand? And who is Amaz-O, really? Reader beware, you're in for a scare! Except not really...because this one is more comedic and isn't scary at all.
It wasn't bad though. Unlike How I Got My Shrunken Head, which is amazing until the halfway point and then completely falls apart, Bad Hare Day knows what it is from page one and sticks to that same quality throughout its length. And it's an "okay" Goosebumps story. In my opinion it's a bit underrated, as many consider this one of the worst entries in the series. On that I have to disagree, as other entries like Vampire Breath, Why I'm Afraid of Bees, and How to Kill a Monster are infinitely worse than this one. For me, this is solidly in the middle. If you like magic stories, this one might be for you.
CAWPILE rating:
Characters: 6.0
Atmosphere / Setting: 6.5
Writing Style: 6.0
Plot: 5.5
Intrigue: 6.5
Logic / Relationships: 6.0
Enjoyment: 6.0
= 42.5 total
÷ 7 categories = 6.07 out of 10
= 3 stars
August 21, 2023
A very short read. It’s not that scary; just over half the book is buildup. Our MC Tim is obsessed with being a magician, and the first half is him trying out his tricks, rather unsuccessfully.
Then he sneaks out of his house to see a magician and steal his tricks, which cause him trouble for a couple of chapters. The end.
Language: Clean
Sexual Content: None
Violence/Gore: None
Harm to Animals:
Harm to Children:
Other (Triggers):
Then he sneaks out of his house to see a magician and steal his tricks, which cause him trouble for a couple of chapters. The end.
Language: Clean
Sexual Content: None
Violence/Gore: None
Harm to Animals:
Harm to Children:
Other (Triggers):
April 29, 2015
"Another day of work," Mom sighed at the breakfast table the next morning. "I'm absolutely dreading it. Those students just drive me crazy."
Dad grabbed a doughnut and gazed out the window. "It's raining," he said unhappily. "I probably won't sell a single car today."
These sad-sack parents are only part of the hilarity that is Bad Hare Day. LOL This book was full of surprise laughs for me.
Tim wants nothing more than to be a famous magician. He puts on shows for all the neighborhood kids. Too bad his bratty little sister Ginny ruins them by telling everyone his secrets!
One day he and his best friend Foz (real name: Foster Martin) stop in the local magic trick shop. The jovial owner is a friend of the boys - he laughs because they always come in but don't buy much (no money, they're 12). Anyway, this time Mr. Malik says he has two tickets for the great Amaz-O's performance at the Midnight Mansion Club. Tim is so excited, but Foz says he can't go.
"I can't go... It's my mother's birthday."
"So? This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance! Your mother has a birthday every year."
LOL Kids, right? Tim's parents refuse to let him go, and he goes to bed in despair until he decides "gosh darn it, I'm gonna sneak out!" He gets dressed and goes to the door, only to find his little sister standing there fully dressed and waiting for him. She blackmails him into taking her with him to the club.
Midnight Mansion loomed huge and dark at the edge of town. People said that a crazy old woman had lived alone in the mansion for 40 years. She was rich, but so stingy she wore ragged old clothes and ate nothing but peanut butter, right out of the jar.
When people tried to visit her, she screamed "Go away!" and threw rocks at them. She had about fifty cats.
Wow, that old lady sounds awesome. ANYWAY.
After watching an amazing magic show, Tim is chosen to "disappear" in the final trick. He steps in the box and lands on a mattress in the basement. But the magic show ends, the audience leaves, and no one comes to retrieve Tim. He's locked in the basement!
After panicking a bit, he works the not-quite-locked lock open and gets out. He heads right towards Amaz-O's dressing room. However, Amaz-O is belligerent and mean to Tim, and Tim flees, grabbing Amaz-O's black magic box on his way out.
Ginny demands he share it and blackmails him into agreeing that they'll open it together. But when he goes to hide it in the attic, he can't resist taking a peek. It's scary and amazing and even better than he'd imagined!
So he sets up a little magic show for Ginny and Foz in the attic. But he quickly realizes that the magic is out of his control.
Little red balls covered the table and bounced to the floor.
"They're still coming!" Foz cried in amazement. "We're going to be up to our necks in red balls!"
Rolling on the floor laughing over here! I'm sure Stine didn't mean for this to be dirty...
Little red balls aren't Tim's only problem. Doves start flying out of the magician's hat and won't stop. Five, six, seven... Then tons of snakes start crawling out of the magic kit. The kids flee the attic, slamming the door behind them, but Tim is carrying the magic kit with him.
"It's okay if we stay outside," I told him. "So what if a bunch of birds come out? They'll fly away."
But when the magic kit produces a carrot, little Ginny decides she's hungry! Tim warns her not to eat the carrot, but we've already established time and time again that she's a dumbass and a brat. So she takes a big bite and...
...
Tl;dr - A surprisingly funny and delightful entry in the Goosebumps series.
Dad grabbed a doughnut and gazed out the window. "It's raining," he said unhappily. "I probably won't sell a single car today."
These sad-sack parents are only part of the hilarity that is Bad Hare Day. LOL This book was full of surprise laughs for me.
Tim wants nothing more than to be a famous magician. He puts on shows for all the neighborhood kids. Too bad his bratty little sister Ginny ruins them by telling everyone his secrets!
One day he and his best friend Foz (real name: Foster Martin) stop in the local magic trick shop. The jovial owner is a friend of the boys - he laughs because they always come in but don't buy much (no money, they're 12). Anyway, this time Mr. Malik says he has two tickets for the great Amaz-O's performance at the Midnight Mansion Club. Tim is so excited, but Foz says he can't go.
"I can't go... It's my mother's birthday."
"So? This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance! Your mother has a birthday every year."
LOL Kids, right? Tim's parents refuse to let him go, and he goes to bed in despair until he decides "gosh darn it, I'm gonna sneak out!" He gets dressed and goes to the door, only to find his little sister standing there fully dressed and waiting for him. She blackmails him into taking her with him to the club.
Midnight Mansion loomed huge and dark at the edge of town. People said that a crazy old woman had lived alone in the mansion for 40 years. She was rich, but so stingy she wore ragged old clothes and ate nothing but peanut butter, right out of the jar.
When people tried to visit her, she screamed "Go away!" and threw rocks at them. She had about fifty cats.
Wow, that old lady sounds awesome. ANYWAY.
After watching an amazing magic show, Tim is chosen to "disappear" in the final trick. He steps in the box and lands on a mattress in the basement. But the magic show ends, the audience leaves, and no one comes to retrieve Tim. He's locked in the basement!
After panicking a bit, he works the not-quite-locked lock open and gets out. He heads right towards Amaz-O's dressing room. However, Amaz-O is belligerent and mean to Tim, and Tim flees, grabbing Amaz-O's black magic box on his way out.
Ginny demands he share it and blackmails him into agreeing that they'll open it together. But when he goes to hide it in the attic, he can't resist taking a peek. It's scary and amazing and even better than he'd imagined!
So he sets up a little magic show for Ginny and Foz in the attic. But he quickly realizes that the magic is out of his control.
Little red balls covered the table and bounced to the floor.
"They're still coming!" Foz cried in amazement. "We're going to be up to our necks in red balls!"
Rolling on the floor laughing over here! I'm sure Stine didn't mean for this to be dirty...
Little red balls aren't Tim's only problem. Doves start flying out of the magician's hat and won't stop. Five, six, seven... Then tons of snakes start crawling out of the magic kit. The kids flee the attic, slamming the door behind them, but Tim is carrying the magic kit with him.
"It's okay if we stay outside," I told him. "So what if a bunch of birds come out? They'll fly away."
But when the magic kit produces a carrot, little Ginny decides she's hungry! Tim warns her not to eat the carrot, but we've already established time and time again that she's a dumbass and a brat. So she takes a big bite and...
...
Tl;dr - A surprisingly funny and delightful entry in the Goosebumps series.
May 23, 2015
When I first saw this book at the library, the name and the cover of the book kinda caught my eye so I borrowed it.
I wasn't expecting the book to be anything great and it wasn't. It was not scary, but it was still worth reading. Anyways, this book is about a boy named Tim who loves magic. His favorite magician is Amazo and someday, Tim wanted to be just like him. In the book, Tim gets a ticket to see the show, but it isn't until ten at night and his parents wouldn't let him go. Tim really wanted to go see the show so he sneaks out at night with his sister to go see it. At the show, he get to talk to Amazo and he turns out to be mean, so Tim decides to steal his bag of magic tricks.
This book isn't scary and nothing really happens until about the end of the book.
I wasn't expecting the book to be anything great and it wasn't. It was not scary, but it was still worth reading. Anyways, this book is about a boy named Tim who loves magic. His favorite magician is Amazo and someday, Tim wanted to be just like him. In the book, Tim gets a ticket to see the show, but it isn't until ten at night and his parents wouldn't let him go. Tim really wanted to go see the show so he sneaks out at night with his sister to go see it. At the show, he get to talk to Amazo and he turns out to be mean, so Tim decides to steal his bag of magic tricks.
This book isn't scary and nothing really happens until about the end of the book.
December 31, 2021
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December 2, 2010
Ahhh, the Goosebump days. I would borrow so many of these from the library they seriously considered extending my limit of books checked out at one time. R.L. Stine you were a reprieve from a harsh and dreary childhood in which my mind wandered far away from the troubles of the day. I stole books into my bed and read far into the night by the faintest of lights. I might have better eyesight were it not for you; however, I regret not one page or line.
September 19, 2024
Γρήγορη αφήγηση, με νεύρο, η οποία σε "κρατάει" από την πρώτη στιγμή, με ισορροπημένη δράση και κωμικά στοιχεία που δεν μπορείς παρά να απολαύσεις. Άλλωστε, όταν παίρνεις μια κατά τ' άλλα, όμορφη και γλυκιά εικόνα και καταφέρνεις να την "κακοποιείς" στο μυαλό και τις φαντασίες μας, σου αξίζει ένα μπράβο και μια παραδοχή. Όπως στην προκειμένη περίπτωση...
February 4, 2025
If the last 30 pages of this book was the beginning, I think Stine could have written an awesome story that actually lived up to the epic cover art. Unfortunately, the first 3/4 of this book isn’t much fun… and happens to have one of the most annoying little sister characters ever!
August 20, 2016
Aspiring magician Tim Swanson steals his idol Amaz-O's bag of magic tricks and gets more than he bargained for. I thought this was more funny than scary, but I'm not in the target age range. Tim's younger sister, Ginny, a student of karate, is the best character. This isn't one of the author's better efforts, but it was fairly entertaining.
April 27, 2023
I went into Bad Hare Day with an open mind. For the first half of the book, I thought that maybe this one didn’t deserve its reputation as one of the absolute worst Goosebumps books. That hope unraveled quickly in the second half. It committed the ultimate crime that a Goosebumps book can commit: it got boring. The plot was paced well enough, but it ultimately didn’t go anywhere. More than any other Goosebumps book I’ve read so far, it just felt phoned-in. This was definitely written and edited under the crunch of a tight deadline. There were some strong story elements that could have been used more effectively. I liked how the two rival siblings were forced to work together in order to sneak out to Amaze-O’s magic show. Tim taking part in the final act and then being forgotten about in the locked basement was genuinely creepy. There was even a fun underlying message about how meeting your idols can be a real disappointment. But after the magic show, the book just spun its wheels. There was a dark twist at the end, which I am usually a huge fan of. But this one was just plain incoherent. It went weird, but it did so in a very half-assed manner. I suppose the ending could have been enjoyable if it made even a marginal degree of sense, but it wasn’t even trying to do that. Overall, Bad Hare Day was not only bad, but it was also forgettable.
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April 26, 2023
I have read the book Bad Hare Day by R.L. Stine more than once, and I must say, it’s both amazing, inspiring and highly intriguing. Also, it features magic in it, which is something I like to write about — and I do mean the “card tricks” and “pulling a rabbit out of a hat” kind of magic in this case.
Basically, the protagonist, 12-year-old Tim Swanson, reveals his love for magic tricks, and is a budding magician; he even says he wants to be like the great magician Amaz-O, whom he sees as his hero on TV. But his little sister Ginny (who’s ten) usually takes what she sees as opportunities to ruin his magic shows.
Stupid Ginny and her karate kicks. Why did Mom have to take her to that martial-arts school anyway? My life has been miserable ever since. She’s only ten, but she fights way better than I do. I’ve got the bruises to show it.
“Kick him again!” somebody yelled.
Ginny crouched, ready to attack.
“Try it, and I’ll tell Mom where that dent in the refrigerator door came from,” I warned her.
She backed off. She knew Mom would kill her for karate-chopping the fridge just because we were out of ice cream. (p. 4-5)
However, Tim says, his parents think his magic is just a hobby, and prefer to take Ginny’s karate lessons seriously.
“No one appreciates me around here,” I complained. “Someday, I’m going to be the greatest magician in the world. And my own family doesn’t care!”
Mom strode to the kitchen door. “Bill!” she called upstairs to my dad. “Supper!”
I made my way out of the kitchen to wash my hands. My parents didn’t take my magic act seriously. They thought it was just a hobby.
But Ginny’s karate lessons were the most important thing in the world, of course. Mom always said, “Girls need to know how to defend themselves.” Now I needed to defend myself against my own sister! (p. 15-16)
However, when Tim asks his parents if he can go to Amaz-O’s show (which takes place at the night club called Midnight Mansion) the next night, he gets a big disappointment:
“Guess what? Amaz-O is doing his magic act at Midnight Mansion tomorrow night. Mr. Malik gave me two free passes.” I held my breath, waiting for their answer.
“Excellent!” Ginny cried. “That means I can go too!”
“I’m not taking you,” I told her. “I’ll ask Mark or Jesse or somebody. Anybody but you.” I dropped the plates in the sink. They crashed but didn’t break.
“Careful, Tim,” Mom warned.
Ginny slithered over to the sink and tried to hug me. “Please, Tim. I’m your sister. Your only sister in the whole world. I’d do anything for you. You have to take me with you!”
“Neither one of you is going,” Dad said quietly. “It’s a school night.”
“But, Dad, it’s free!” I protested. “Just this once. Amaz-O is my hero. I’ll never get another chance to see him in person!”
“What time does the show start?” Mom asked.
“Ten o’clock,” I replied.
She shook her head. “Absolutely not. You’re not going out at ten o’clock on a school night. Especially to a night club. You’re much too young.” She furiously spooned ice cream into a bowl.
“Mom—please!” I begged. “I’m twelve. I can handle it.”
“You heard your mother,” Dad said. “You’ll have other chances to see Amaz-O, Tim. Don’t worry.” (p. 18-19)
I lay in bed with the lights off, trying to sleep. Amaz-O’s show is tonight, I thought miserably. He’s performing tonight, only a few miles away from my house. I have free passes. And I can’t go. It’s not fair!
How am I ever going to be a great magician if I never see any magic shows? Amaz-O is the greatest of the great—and I have to miss my one chance to see him! (p. 29)
However, as I recall reading from the Goof section for the TV episode Bad Hare Day on the Goosebumps wiki, when Tim and Foz receive two free passes to see Amaz-O perform at Midnight Mansion, Foz says that it’s on a school night; this is incorrect since March 23, the day printed on the passes, was a Saturday in 1996, the year Bad Hare Day was published.
I was stunned. “I wished it,” I murmured. “And now it’s come true.”
“What are you talking about?” Foz demanded. He grabbed me by the shoulders. “Get it together, Tim. We’ve got to do something! What’s going to happen when your parents get home?”
“I told Ginny I’d turn her into a rabbit,” I explained, still dazed. “To get back at her for ruining all my magic shows. And now she is a rabbit!” (p. 91-92)
Basically, Tim wishes Ginny would turn into a rabbit, and his wish comes true later on, much to his shock. That’s definitely a classic case of the well-known saying “Be careful what you wish for” as well.
Of course, if I had to pick one of my favorite parts of the book, I know which one I’d pick. Basically, it’s the part where the rabbit Amaz-O (whose voice Tim had heard on the night of the magic show in Midnight Mansion) reveals how he came to be a rabbit because of a sorcerer named Frank; Frank, Amaz-O explained, was jealous of Amaz-O’s fame, and people didn’t take Frank seriously because of his not-so-good looks and high-pitched voice.
“He wanted to be famous like me, but he wasn’t. So he turned me into a rabbit. Very funny, right? Ha ha. Turn the magician into a rabbit. Yuk, yuk, yuk.”
Foz and I exchanged baffled glances. Amaz-O was turning out to be a little weird.
“I’m not powerful enough to reverse Frank’s spell,” Amaz-O went on. “I’m a magician, not a sorcerer. But I refused to let him stop me. So I built that mechanical dummy over there. I made him look just like me. And I kept on doing my shows, just as before.” (p. 111)
Finally, after Amaz-O insults Foz, Tim courageously calls Amaz-O out on his rudeness (which he does a great job with for a 12-year-old), and Amaz-O is suitably chastened enough to apologize to Tim for his impoliteness:
“So you control the puppet?” Foz asked. “You make it look as if he’s the magician, performing all the tricks?”
“I just said that, didn’t I?” Amaz-O snapped. “Are you hard-of-hearing, kid?”
“You’re really rude, you know that, Amaz-O?” I said. I was getting sick of his put-downs. “You’re the rudest person — or rabbit, or whatever — I ever met in my life!”
Amaz-O’s long ears drooped. “Hey — I’m sorry,” he said. “Being a rabbit gets on my nerves. But also, I can’t let people get too close — you know? I don’t want anyone to find out my secret. It could ruin me.” (p. 111-112)
In conclusion, I highly recommend this book to all the Goosebumps fans out there. And I give it five stars (although ten stars would be even better). 🪄🐇
Basically, the protagonist, 12-year-old Tim Swanson, reveals his love for magic tricks, and is a budding magician; he even says he wants to be like the great magician Amaz-O, whom he sees as his hero on TV. But his little sister Ginny (who’s ten) usually takes what she sees as opportunities to ruin his magic shows.
Stupid Ginny and her karate kicks. Why did Mom have to take her to that martial-arts school anyway? My life has been miserable ever since. She’s only ten, but she fights way better than I do. I’ve got the bruises to show it.
“Kick him again!” somebody yelled.
Ginny crouched, ready to attack.
“Try it, and I’ll tell Mom where that dent in the refrigerator door came from,” I warned her.
She backed off. She knew Mom would kill her for karate-chopping the fridge just because we were out of ice cream. (p. 4-5)
However, Tim says, his parents think his magic is just a hobby, and prefer to take Ginny’s karate lessons seriously.
“No one appreciates me around here,” I complained. “Someday, I’m going to be the greatest magician in the world. And my own family doesn’t care!”
Mom strode to the kitchen door. “Bill!” she called upstairs to my dad. “Supper!”
I made my way out of the kitchen to wash my hands. My parents didn’t take my magic act seriously. They thought it was just a hobby.
But Ginny’s karate lessons were the most important thing in the world, of course. Mom always said, “Girls need to know how to defend themselves.” Now I needed to defend myself against my own sister! (p. 15-16)
However, when Tim asks his parents if he can go to Amaz-O’s show (which takes place at the night club called Midnight Mansion) the next night, he gets a big disappointment:
“Guess what? Amaz-O is doing his magic act at Midnight Mansion tomorrow night. Mr. Malik gave me two free passes.” I held my breath, waiting for their answer.
“Excellent!” Ginny cried. “That means I can go too!”
“I’m not taking you,” I told her. “I’ll ask Mark or Jesse or somebody. Anybody but you.” I dropped the plates in the sink. They crashed but didn’t break.
“Careful, Tim,” Mom warned.
Ginny slithered over to the sink and tried to hug me. “Please, Tim. I’m your sister. Your only sister in the whole world. I’d do anything for you. You have to take me with you!”
“Neither one of you is going,” Dad said quietly. “It’s a school night.”
“But, Dad, it’s free!” I protested. “Just this once. Amaz-O is my hero. I’ll never get another chance to see him in person!”
“What time does the show start?” Mom asked.
“Ten o’clock,” I replied.
She shook her head. “Absolutely not. You’re not going out at ten o’clock on a school night. Especially to a night club. You’re much too young.” She furiously spooned ice cream into a bowl.
“Mom—please!” I begged. “I’m twelve. I can handle it.”
“You heard your mother,” Dad said. “You’ll have other chances to see Amaz-O, Tim. Don’t worry.” (p. 18-19)
I lay in bed with the lights off, trying to sleep. Amaz-O’s show is tonight, I thought miserably. He’s performing tonight, only a few miles away from my house. I have free passes. And I can’t go. It’s not fair!
How am I ever going to be a great magician if I never see any magic shows? Amaz-O is the greatest of the great—and I have to miss my one chance to see him! (p. 29)
However, as I recall reading from the Goof section for the TV episode Bad Hare Day on the Goosebumps wiki, when Tim and Foz receive two free passes to see Amaz-O perform at Midnight Mansion, Foz says that it’s on a school night; this is incorrect since March 23, the day printed on the passes, was a Saturday in 1996, the year Bad Hare Day was published.
I was stunned. “I wished it,” I murmured. “And now it’s come true.”
“What are you talking about?” Foz demanded. He grabbed me by the shoulders. “Get it together, Tim. We’ve got to do something! What’s going to happen when your parents get home?”
“I told Ginny I’d turn her into a rabbit,” I explained, still dazed. “To get back at her for ruining all my magic shows. And now she is a rabbit!” (p. 91-92)
Basically, Tim wishes Ginny would turn into a rabbit, and his wish comes true later on, much to his shock. That’s definitely a classic case of the well-known saying “Be careful what you wish for” as well.
Of course, if I had to pick one of my favorite parts of the book, I know which one I’d pick. Basically, it’s the part where the rabbit Amaz-O (whose voice Tim had heard on the night of the magic show in Midnight Mansion) reveals how he came to be a rabbit because of a sorcerer named Frank; Frank, Amaz-O explained, was jealous of Amaz-O’s fame, and people didn’t take Frank seriously because of his not-so-good looks and high-pitched voice.
“He wanted to be famous like me, but he wasn’t. So he turned me into a rabbit. Very funny, right? Ha ha. Turn the magician into a rabbit. Yuk, yuk, yuk.”
Foz and I exchanged baffled glances. Amaz-O was turning out to be a little weird.
“I’m not powerful enough to reverse Frank’s spell,” Amaz-O went on. “I’m a magician, not a sorcerer. But I refused to let him stop me. So I built that mechanical dummy over there. I made him look just like me. And I kept on doing my shows, just as before.” (p. 111)
Finally, after Amaz-O insults Foz, Tim courageously calls Amaz-O out on his rudeness (which he does a great job with for a 12-year-old), and Amaz-O is suitably chastened enough to apologize to Tim for his impoliteness:
“So you control the puppet?” Foz asked. “You make it look as if he’s the magician, performing all the tricks?”
“I just said that, didn’t I?” Amaz-O snapped. “Are you hard-of-hearing, kid?”
“You’re really rude, you know that, Amaz-O?” I said. I was getting sick of his put-downs. “You’re the rudest person — or rabbit, or whatever — I ever met in my life!”
Amaz-O’s long ears drooped. “Hey — I’m sorry,” he said. “Being a rabbit gets on my nerves. But also, I can’t let people get too close — you know? I don’t want anyone to find out my secret. It could ruin me.” (p. 111-112)
In conclusion, I highly recommend this book to all the Goosebumps fans out there. And I give it five stars (although ten stars would be even better). 🪄🐇
April 1, 2024
Tim is an aspiring magician and is thrilled to get tickets to his idol Amaz-O's show, despite being forced to take his annoying little sister, Ginny, along. Afterwards, when he tries to meet Amaz-O, the guy is a jerk who tells him to go away. Angry, Tim swipes his bag of secret tricks. However, when Tim tries them out, things get wacky and out of control.
Stealing the bag of magic tricks could almost be considered a spoiler, because it doesn't happen until at least the mid-point of the book! I had been looking forward to this one as a little breather from psychological thrillers with dumb-asses for protagonists, but wound up quite disappointed by it. It has the usual fast pace of the series, but never really goes anywhere. I like the Goosebumps books that manage to be a little creepy and maintain the logic of its own universe. This book is just silly, the why and what behind the bag of magic tricks is left unexplained and unexplored, and the reveal is simply arbitrary. The obligatory twist ending also falls short of satisfaction. The title has very little to do with anything.
Stealing the bag of magic tricks could almost be considered a spoiler, because it doesn't happen until at least the mid-point of the book! I had been looking forward to this one as a little breather from psychological thrillers with dumb-asses for protagonists, but wound up quite disappointed by it. It has the usual fast pace of the series, but never really goes anywhere. I like the Goosebumps books that manage to be a little creepy and maintain the logic of its own universe. This book is just silly, the why and what behind the bag of magic tricks is left unexplained and unexplored, and the reveal is simply arbitrary. The obligatory twist ending also falls short of satisfaction. The title has very little to do with anything.
January 29, 2025
I'm doing a full series reread and this was another one of my top faves in the series! I enjoyed reading this one the second time around just as much when I was a kid reading it for the first time.
Bad Hare Day follows Tim, a twelve year old boy who loves magic! He practices his hobby frequently and really wants to be the best magician he can be. He has a little sister who is a pain in his rear that constantly gives away his tricks to his audience and is just fits the typical little sister stereotype. Whenever Tim receives tickets to go see his favorite magician from his local magic shop owner he is so excited but the show is at 10 pm.... his parents will never let him go to a show that late on a school night! He decides to sneak out but his little sister, Ginny immediately catches on to his plan and he has no choice but to drag her along. However, Tim has no idea what is about to happen at this magic show and he is going to be in A LOT of trouble...
Bad Hare Day follows Tim, a twelve year old boy who loves magic! He practices his hobby frequently and really wants to be the best magician he can be. He has a little sister who is a pain in his rear that constantly gives away his tricks to his audience and is just fits the typical little sister stereotype. Whenever Tim receives tickets to go see his favorite magician from his local magic shop owner he is so excited but the show is at 10 pm.... his parents will never let him go to a show that late on a school night! He decides to sneak out but his little sister, Ginny immediately catches on to his plan and he has no choice but to drag her along. However, Tim has no idea what is about to happen at this magic show and he is going to be in A LOT of trouble...
March 9, 2025
My goal of reading every Goosebumps book continues!
I remember picking this one up at my elementary school library frequently. We only had a small selection of these books and the cover is just too fun. It stands out among the many Goosebumps covers (and other boring covers our library had for every other book there).
I forgot the story of this one but I did NOT forget the ending. I had a big grin when I got to it and the nostalgic flashbacks I had. Oh, the dreams I had for my bullies...
Regardless, I found this one to not be as engaging story wise but the ending was top tier Goosebumps that I expect. For a middle grade reader though, I think this one would hit and be fun. I mean, I read it 40+ times, if not more. So clearly, it worked.
As an adult, it's one of my favourite endings and covers though.
Three out of five stars.
I remember picking this one up at my elementary school library frequently. We only had a small selection of these books and the cover is just too fun. It stands out among the many Goosebumps covers (and other boring covers our library had for every other book there).
I forgot the story of this one but I did NOT forget the ending. I had a big grin when I got to it and the nostalgic flashbacks I had. Oh, the dreams I had for my bullies...
Regardless, I found this one to not be as engaging story wise but the ending was top tier Goosebumps that I expect. For a middle grade reader though, I think this one would hit and be fun. I mean, I read it 40+ times, if not more. So clearly, it worked.
As an adult, it's one of my favourite endings and covers though.
Three out of five stars.
December 18, 2021
This was so much fun to (re-)read!
In the summer I read this in French (Le Coup du Lapin!), because that was the version my library had of the book and I thought it would be a fun challenge to see how much I retained. I definitely got the main story on first read, but none of finesse or the twists and turns so this was hilarious to re-read and see what I got and what I didn't. The story was very entertaining, even though it features an annoying sibling, one of my least fave sidekicks, but it made it really work in this case. Lots of fun!
Only 11 left to read to finish the whole series! That will definitely be one of 2022 goals.
In the summer I read this in French (Le Coup du Lapin!), because that was the version my library had of the book and I thought it would be a fun challenge to see how much I retained. I definitely got the main story on first read, but none of finesse or the twists and turns so this was hilarious to re-read and see what I got and what I didn't. The story was very entertaining, even though it features an annoying sibling, one of my least fave sidekicks, but it made it really work in this case. Lots of fun!
Only 11 left to read to finish the whole series! That will definitely be one of 2022 goals.
July 29, 2020
Bad Hare Day is not the "traditional spooky" that most of the other Goosebumps books are. There is a magical element to this one, as the title and cover may indicate, but that's mostly all it is. I had hoped for a little more evil or sinister scary vibes with this but it was still a quick, fun read.
September 19, 2021
I read this en Français, because that is the version my library had! I definitely didn't get everything, but I do think I got the basics of the story. I plan on re-reading it in English and seeing how much I picked up (and how much I misinterpreted). It was an interesting challenge to try it in French!
January 6, 2013
This particular Goosebumps book was probably one of the worst ones that I have read. It took way too long to get into the action, it was not very entertaining throughout the book, and the cliff hangers at the end of each chapter did not make me want to keep reading. I will compliment the ending though because the twist of the book actually was clever and it made you think. If it was not for the ending, this book probably would have been rated one or two stars by me. I would recommend this book only to people who really enjoy Goosebumps books. I would also recommend this book to kids in middle school or late elementary school because I imagine this book would have been a lot better had I been younger while reading it. This particular Goosebumps book definitely was not one of the best in the series though.
April 17, 2015
Rated for a children's book level
This is an adorable Goosebumps book, never lags in its plotline, hilarious in certain areas, just that right touch of magic/intrigue. The end is a surprising irony that works. What is it with Stine and making the worst, most loathsome sister characters for these poor kids? They're all such brats that you wish something would happen to them. And why are the parents always on the bratty sister's sides? At least the parents were funny in this book because they both just groaned and moaned about how much they hated their jobs. The sister, Ginny, was funny turned into a rabbit - especially since she took her annoying karate antics to the animal form. What I wonder is, why blame the brother when she's the stupid one who ate the carrot? Either way, it's a fun Goosebumps book that kids who like this kind of thing should totally dig.
This is an adorable Goosebumps book, never lags in its plotline, hilarious in certain areas, just that right touch of magic/intrigue. The end is a surprising irony that works. What is it with Stine and making the worst, most loathsome sister characters for these poor kids? They're all such brats that you wish something would happen to them. And why are the parents always on the bratty sister's sides? At least the parents were funny in this book because they both just groaned and moaned about how much they hated their jobs. The sister, Ginny, was funny turned into a rabbit - especially since she took her annoying karate antics to the animal form. What I wonder is, why blame the brother when she's the stupid one who ate the carrot? Either way, it's a fun Goosebumps book that kids who like this kind of thing should totally dig.
July 8, 2021
It’s so frustrating when you know a book has so much potential and it completely misses the mark. Unlike the others, this doesn’t get into the traditional scares Goosebumps is known for. You get a fun adventure but ultimately nothing happens (at least until that infamous twist ending). It also felt redundant to Monster Blood (in this case, an abundance of red balls and doves). Enough with stuff multiplying!
July 28, 2023
Bad Hare Day by R.L. Stine is Goosebumps book 41 in the original series order. Bad Hare Day is less scary than other Goosebumps. The tale is weird and a little bit silly. The story is focused on being about magic but there's a lot of fluff to the story with pranks and bad behavior. I remember having a magic kit and being obsessed with magic as a kid which the book does a great job of capturing. The third act is a little lame and not that exciting. The book has a final twist that is one of the best in Goosebumps and very memorable. The scary scenes are getting trapped in a basement and snakes all over your body. Bad Hare Day was a goosebumps book I remember reading to my sister as a kid, the ending was different than I remembered, but I watched the Bad Hare Day tv episode where they did change the ending. I will say I liked the episode better than the book it cut out the fluff and made the ending more exciting. The Tv show ending did keep the awesome final twist that is in the book. Bad Hare Day was published on March 1, 1996, by Scholastic Books.
Plot Summary: Tim is 12 and wants to be a great magician like his hero Amaze-O the magician. Only Tim doesn't have the tricks needed to be great. Plus his sister Ginny loves ruining all his tricks. Tim ends up winning tickets to see Amaze-O at a nightclub at 10 on a school night. His parents say no but he sneaks out anyway only to get busted by his little sister Ginny, who he no has to take with him, or she will tell. They both get into the club and Tim is chosen as the volunteer for the disappearing trick. Tim disappears to the basement below, but can't get out. Is this where the magic starts or ends?
What I Liked: The love, joy, and wonder of magic is throughout the story. I loved the final twist for this book one of my top three final twists for the series so far. The final twist works because it feels right, but also comes with that shock value. I liked the brother and sister aspect and that Tim is terrified of his little sister's karate chop. I loved the magic shop scene, it was my favorite scene by far, I was bummed that Tim never returned.
What I Disliked: The Fluff of the story was a lot. There were too many scenes that had no purpose to them. The third act was very weak and ends up being very anticlimactic. The magic kit that only had the wrong magic was never explained at all.
Recommendation, Rating, and Ranking: Bad Hare Day brought back a lot of nostalgia for me but it was just okay for a Goosebumps book. I wanted to like it more than I did. The story was too much filler. I can not recommend the book for Bad Hair Day, but I can recommend the Tv episode titled Bad Hare Day. I rated Bad Hare Day 3 out of 5 stars. Here's my full ranking of the 40 Goosebumps books that I have read in order to my favorite to least favorite: 1) A Night in Terror Tower, 2) Stay Out of the Basement, 3) The Headless Ghost, 4) Ghost Beach, 5) Piano Lessons Can Be Murder, 6) The Haunted Mask, 7) The Horror at Camp Jellyjam, 8) One Day At Horrorland, 9) Night of the Living Dummy, 10) Welcome to Camp Nightmare, 11) A Shocker on Shock Street, 12)The Phantom of the Auditorium, 13) It Came From Beneath the Sink, 14) The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb, 15) Say Cheese and Die, 16) Let's Get Invisible, 17) The Scarecrow Walks at Midnight, 18) Welcome to Dead House, 19) Monster Blood II, 20) The Girl who Cried Monster, 21)Deep Trouble, 22) The Ghost Next Door, 23)Night of the Living Dummy 2, 24) My Hairiest Adventure, 25) Be Careful What You Wish For... , 26) Return of the Mummy, 27) Why I'm Afraid of Bees, 28)The Haunted Mask II, 29)How I Got My Shruken Head, 30) Attack of the Mutant, 31) Go Eat Worms!, 32) Revenge of the Lawn Gnomes, 33)The Werewolf of Fever Swamp, 34) Bad Hare Day, 35) Cuckoo Clock of Doom, 36) Monster Blood, 37)Night of the Living Dummy III, 38) The Barking Ghost, 39) The Abominable Snowman of Pasadena, 40) You Can't Scare Me!, and 41) Monster Blood III.
Plot Summary: Tim is 12 and wants to be a great magician like his hero Amaze-O the magician. Only Tim doesn't have the tricks needed to be great. Plus his sister Ginny loves ruining all his tricks. Tim ends up winning tickets to see Amaze-O at a nightclub at 10 on a school night. His parents say no but he sneaks out anyway only to get busted by his little sister Ginny, who he no has to take with him, or she will tell. They both get into the club and Tim is chosen as the volunteer for the disappearing trick. Tim disappears to the basement below, but can't get out. Is this where the magic starts or ends?
What I Liked: The love, joy, and wonder of magic is throughout the story. I loved the final twist for this book one of my top three final twists for the series so far. The final twist works because it feels right, but also comes with that shock value. I liked the brother and sister aspect and that Tim is terrified of his little sister's karate chop. I loved the magic shop scene, it was my favorite scene by far, I was bummed that Tim never returned.
What I Disliked: The Fluff of the story was a lot. There were too many scenes that had no purpose to them. The third act was very weak and ends up being very anticlimactic. The magic kit that only had the wrong magic was never explained at all.
Recommendation, Rating, and Ranking: Bad Hare Day brought back a lot of nostalgia for me but it was just okay for a Goosebumps book. I wanted to like it more than I did. The story was too much filler. I can not recommend the book for Bad Hair Day, but I can recommend the Tv episode titled Bad Hare Day. I rated Bad Hare Day 3 out of 5 stars. Here's my full ranking of the 40 Goosebumps books that I have read in order to my favorite to least favorite: 1) A Night in Terror Tower, 2) Stay Out of the Basement, 3) The Headless Ghost, 4) Ghost Beach, 5) Piano Lessons Can Be Murder, 6) The Haunted Mask, 7) The Horror at Camp Jellyjam, 8) One Day At Horrorland, 9) Night of the Living Dummy, 10) Welcome to Camp Nightmare, 11) A Shocker on Shock Street, 12)The Phantom of the Auditorium, 13) It Came From Beneath the Sink, 14) The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb, 15) Say Cheese and Die, 16) Let's Get Invisible, 17) The Scarecrow Walks at Midnight, 18) Welcome to Dead House, 19) Monster Blood II, 20) The Girl who Cried Monster, 21)Deep Trouble, 22) The Ghost Next Door, 23)Night of the Living Dummy 2, 24) My Hairiest Adventure, 25) Be Careful What You Wish For... , 26) Return of the Mummy, 27) Why I'm Afraid of Bees, 28)The Haunted Mask II, 29)How I Got My Shruken Head, 30) Attack of the Mutant, 31) Go Eat Worms!, 32) Revenge of the Lawn Gnomes, 33)The Werewolf of Fever Swamp, 34) Bad Hare Day, 35) Cuckoo Clock of Doom, 36) Monster Blood, 37)Night of the Living Dummy III, 38) The Barking Ghost, 39) The Abominable Snowman of Pasadena, 40) You Can't Scare Me!, and 41) Monster Blood III.
August 1, 2025
Magic stuff. Annoying child protag who I was hoping would get run over. Kind of a cool twist at the end. Not much else to say. R.L Stine has written some blinders in his time - in fact, I would go as far as to say that most of his Goosebumps books are pretty solid for what they are, but this just doesn't reach that echelon.
The story in itself is simple to follow. A wannabe magician who gets shown up by his obnoxious younger sister manages to gain tickets to a show that his idol is putting on, through happenstance alone. It is never discovered how the man who gave him the tickets came to obtain them in the first place, but I digress.
The young boy sneaks out at night after being told no (surprise), has to take his sister otherwise she will tell on him (another surprise) and then he has a spooky encounter and does something daft like steal the magician's chest (I know, shocking).
A couple of days pass and he ends up messing with the chest, resulting in his sister turning into a rabbit, but still somehow managing to piss everybody off, including me. Then, on the very last page of the book, Stine pulls the proverbial rabbit out of the hat and drops a semi-decent twist. Then it ends.
I never read this book as a child and I kind of wish I did. It would have been easier to digest despite my more experienced reading eyes laying upon it.
The story in itself is simple to follow. A wannabe magician who gets shown up by his obnoxious younger sister manages to gain tickets to a show that his idol is putting on, through happenstance alone. It is never discovered how the man who gave him the tickets came to obtain them in the first place, but I digress.
The young boy sneaks out at night after being told no (surprise), has to take his sister otherwise she will tell on him (another surprise) and then he has a spooky encounter and does something daft like steal the magician's chest (I know, shocking).
A couple of days pass and he ends up messing with the chest, resulting in his sister turning into a rabbit, but still somehow managing to piss everybody off, including me. Then, on the very last page of the book, Stine pulls the proverbial rabbit out of the hat and drops a semi-decent twist. Then it ends.
I never read this book as a child and I kind of wish I did. It would have been easier to digest despite my more experienced reading eyes laying upon it.
September 9, 2021
Tim wants to be a magician when he grows up so when he gets the chance to see his idol live, he won't take no for an answer.
Not only does he get caught sneaking out by his annoying younger sister who insists on tagging along but it turns out his idol is a bit of a jerk.
When he steals Amaz-o's magic chest, he soon realizes that some magic shouldn't be messed with.
I've never been the biggest magician fan. Sure they may have some cool tricks but when it comes to reading about magic I definitely prefer witches.
This was a quick one sitting read for me. While I did get a bit nostalgic as I remembered reading this one as a kid, I didn't love it.
I did like the idea of the story but it could have been a bit scarier.
Not only does he get caught sneaking out by his annoying younger sister who insists on tagging along but it turns out his idol is a bit of a jerk.
When he steals Amaz-o's magic chest, he soon realizes that some magic shouldn't be messed with.
I've never been the biggest magician fan. Sure they may have some cool tricks but when it comes to reading about magic I definitely prefer witches.
This was a quick one sitting read for me. While I did get a bit nostalgic as I remembered reading this one as a kid, I didn't love it.
I did like the idea of the story but it could have been a bit scarier.
June 13, 2021
I didn't care for this book as much as other goosebumps books. It still had an intense experience while reading which is the best part.
August 4, 2023
Meh. This was just fine. A weird “twist” and then what felt like an obvious ending. Not the worst one by any means but not scary at all.
November 12, 2023
Easily the most different, but interestingly great goosebumps books. Highly recommend to anyone who enjoys the series, but needs a break from the horror side of it.
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