Freaks and Shrieks

Mostly Ghostly #7

by R.L. Stine

Max made a deal with Nicky and Tara, the two ghosts who live in his If he helps them figure out how they turned into ghosts, they’ll help Max prove to his dad that he isn’t a worthless wimp.
Well, Max is about to make good on his promise. There’s a witness who saw what happened to the kids. A witness who may know the secret to bringing them back to life. The problem is the witness is a chimpanzee! And Max is going to switch brains with him to learn the secret. Will Max find the secret– or will he go from a worthless wimp to a worthless chimp?

Genres: Horror, Young Adult, Ghosts, Fiction, Childrens, Supernatural

144 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

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.

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Reviews

[Erica Locke · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book made me laugh all the way through. I absolutely loved it. Now i need to find the other books of this series.

[Conan Tigard · Rating 4 out of 5]

R.L. Stine is adored by children all over the world for his haunting tales. Freaks and Shrieks adds another chapter to the Mostly Ghostly series that young readers will love. I really enjoyed the antics of the two ghosts, as they played pranks on humans who cannot see them. Of course, there is a serious side to these ghosts in that they are both looking for their parents and for a way to be human again, since they never really died.

Max is the straightman in this trio as he just tries to survive growing up with two ghosts by his side. I really enjoyed how R.L. Stine wrote this story and the quick pace he created throughout the book. All of the characters were great and kids will love the three main characters. As for Max, he is not popular, he is not suave, and he is kind of a geek, but that is cool. So, most kids will be able to relate to him and the minor problems he has.

I really enjoyed Freaks and Shrieks and all young readers who light a little fright once in a while will too. So, pick up this book soon and prepare for a chilling tale of ghosts, magicians, and chimpanzees. My, that is a strange mix, isn't it?

I rated this book an 8½ out of 10.

[Anmol · Rating 3 out of 5]

In this book Tara and Nicky are ghosts who live in Max's bedroom and he is the only one who can see and hear them. Nicky and Tara didn't die, they mysterously turned into ghosts after one of their the evil ghosts, that their parents captured, got out and set the other evil ghosts free. The story talks about how Max deals with his best friends being ghosts and how desperatley Nicky and Tara want to come back to life. Will Nicky and Tara push max to the limit when the think that they've found something that may be able to bring them back to life? Read the book to find out!

[Ac123]

I didn't connect with the book because all the characters in the book are ghosts. Exept for one boy named Max he was very quiet which I am sometimes. The one ghost Tara was very wild she would go to Maxes school just to freak people out. But I'm not a girl. Over all I thought it was a great book.

[Alex · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm really enjoying these books, even though I'm clearly way too old to be reading them. They're just so cute and fun, and perfect for getting in the Halloween mood.