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Forget ghosts—this Halloween, seventh grade is frightening enoughFor Madison and her friends, the Halloween season is full of activity. There are ghost stories in English class, a big costume dance, and a scary-story contest on Madison’s favorite website. No wonder everyone has Halloween fever! But Madison still needs to find a costume to wear that doesn’t seem too babyish. And what if she looks stupid dancing in front of everyone? No matter what, this Halloween will be one to remember.

176 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 3, 2001

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Laura Dower

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Laura Dower worked in marketing and editorial in kid’s publishing for many years before taking a big leap to the full-time life of an author. Since 2000, she has penned 90+ books–from picture books to young adult fiction and nonfiction. Along the way, she had two sons and a daughter. Laura and her groovy family of five live in Yonkers, NY.

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August 19, 2021
This installment in the Madison Finn series captured all of the nostalgia of Halloween as a kid and all of the events and Halloween dances that coincide with that.

I loved the ghost story that was included about Mrs. Martin in Fiona's attic. It's one of those spooky ghost stories that are fun and creepy but also is not too scary.

This was such a fun read and would be made even more fun if it was read/reread during the Autumn/Halloween season.
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601 reviews39 followers
May 15, 2019
Loved this book, and I love this series so much! This is my childhood
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90 reviews
January 27, 2012
When I read this book, I was a child, and internet was no match for my Barbie dolls. Then came Madison. She expanded my mind and I can put myself in her situations, from studies, to music, to parents and even to boys. I liked Caught in the Web because it takes place in Halloween, which I love, and the characters are so cool here.
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62 reviews
November 17, 2009
From the files of madison finn : Caught inn the web
by laera dower
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isbn: 9780786815562

This was suppose to be the best halloween of her life but in a split second it was ended. Have you ever been casught in a room together with your worst enemy for days and you would have to see them more then you had before.

This year madison was so sycked up for the halloween party and she wanted to participate and help.becasue she didnt know what to do and she thought how she would be good at makeing spiders and spooky stuff she thought that it would be great to help with decorations but at the same time she puts up her hand her archenemy has hers up to.Wondering why this is and what happens read the book or if you jsut wanna know who i think should read this read on.

i thinks people who read this should have good times reading or going on the internet talking to freind becasue it has internet lingo and also people who like slice of life books would porbaly find this book quite entertaining.
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13 reviews1 follower
January 16, 2010
When Holloween comes around Madison Finn enters a scary story competiton on her favorite website! But when the girls go over for a slumber psrty at Fionas house some strange things are happening! They start saying Fiona's house is haunted by ghostdrama begins! Now when the Holloween dance starts everything starts getting even more ouit of control!!
4 reviews
September 27, 2008
The fourth book about Maddie is about the dance party on FHJH. They also have a sleepover at Fiona's house and Maddie tells about the wife of the people who lives there before the Waters are. And they open the chest that belongs to the wife of the one who lives beore them that I forgot. :)
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30 reviews
August 31, 2010
I really enjoyed reading this book. Although, I like to read very poignant books and this book just had a cute story. If you are looking for a book about a girl's struggle to go to a halloween dance you should read this book.
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July 19, 2024
Awesome!!must read for kids!
64 reviews
April 22, 2009
halloween is comming up and she helps set up for the dance. ploop somthing really embarcing happends and she gets soooo embareced! her friends crush and feoina are acting wierd! ivy is still the same RUDE PERSON and is incredibly rude. her mom is really buisy with her job too.
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11 reviews
January 31, 2010
I think this book was a good book. I really liked this book!
It is Halloween and Madison decides to enter a story(scary) contest. Then she gets invited to a sleeping party and then
scary things start happening there. So it is more like a haunted house sleeping party!!
26 reviews
July 28, 2009
this book is nice kool and fuuny
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July 24, 2012
it was pure drama especially at the dance when she had hart the boy that she likes for two seconds until her enemy poison ivy came over
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July 15, 2015
hehe... I read this book when I was like 9 years old
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