Status
Available
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Publication
Scholastic Inc. (An Apple Paperback)
Pages
137
Description
Lucy has told so many monster tales that when she discovers a real live monster, the librarian in charge of the summer reading program, no one believes a word she says.
Series
Collection
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1993-05
Physical description
137 p.; 7.6 inches
ISBN
0590466186 / 9780590466189
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Lexile
560L
User reviews
LibraryThing member t1bclasslibrary
Lucy is always making up monster stories for her little brother... and always getting in trouble for it. A late stay at the library, however, proves to Lucy that there's a REAL monster in town- the librarian. Lucy nearly gets caught by him time and again until she is able to prove to her parents
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that he's a monster. Her parents have the librarian for dinner- not to dinner, for dinner- they're monsters, too. Show Less
LibraryThing member the_hag
12 year old Lucy always thought that Mr. Mortman was just the weird librarian whose hands where always wet and had a fondness for turtles...until the day she forgot her rollerblades at the library and had to return to get them...there she stumbles upon Mr. Mortman talking to himself. Then she sees
Overall, the Girl Who Cried Monster is an interesting twist on the traditional Boy Who Cried Wolf story and the added bonus of Stine's usual Twilight Zone-esque ending that the reader KNOWS is coming, yet never expects what we are treated to in the end! I give #8 in the Goosebumps series five stars, it's one of the better stories I've read thus far, it manages to be simple in detail and suspenseful, building to a nice climax and a slightly abrupt, but suitably twisted end.
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something she can hardly believe, before her eyes Mr. Mortman begins a strange transformation, eats lives flies and scares her half to death. She runs home to tell her family...but Lucy has always had the unfortunate habit of telling tall tales about monsters and frightening her brother, so they don't believe her. What's Lucy to do? She begins a systematic investigation of the monster problem becoming progressively bolder about spying on Mr. Mortman, who begins to suspect that SHE knows his secret, putting her in even greater danger, because no matter what she does, she simply can't get ANYONE, even her best friend, to believe her! Overall, the Girl Who Cried Monster is an interesting twist on the traditional Boy Who Cried Wolf story and the added bonus of Stine's usual Twilight Zone-esque ending that the reader KNOWS is coming, yet never expects what we are treated to in the end! I give #8 in the Goosebumps series five stars, it's one of the better stories I've read thus far, it manages to be simple in detail and suspenseful, building to a nice climax and a slightly abrupt, but suitably twisted end.
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LibraryThing member lkmuir
She's telling the truth...but no one believes her
LibraryThing member SumisBooks
#8 "She's got the monster of all problems!"
Lucy is the girl who cried wolf... or monster rather. She always loved freaking out her younger brother with tales of monsters, but when she sees the library and acting rather funny one day she gets a monster scare of her own. And this time it's for real.
Lucy is the girl who cried wolf... or monster rather. She always loved freaking out her younger brother with tales of monsters, but when she sees the library and acting rather funny one day she gets a monster scare of her own. And this time it's for real.
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LibraryThing member Sopoforic
Lucy Dark loves to tell stories about monsters. She especially loves to frighten her little brother, Randy, with them. When she sees the librarian, Mr. Mortman, change into a real monster, no one believes her. Worst of all, Mr. Mortman might know that Lucy saw him. Will she convince her parents
The Girl Who Cried Monster is the eighth book in R. L. Stine's Goosebumps series. Stine's take on The Boy Who Cried Wolf, its protagonist, Lucy, will have a hard time convincing her parents that the librarian is a monster, before he can eat her up to silence her.
(Spoilers removed. The full review, including spoilers, is available here.)
The Girl Who Cried Monster is a good entry in the Goosebumps series. It doesn't appear to be available for the Kindle, so this is another one you'll have to pick up a paper copy of. With the abundance of used Goosebumps books available, though, that's no great hardship.
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that she's telling the truth, before it's too late?The Girl Who Cried Monster is the eighth book in R. L. Stine's Goosebumps series. Stine's take on The Boy Who Cried Wolf, its protagonist, Lucy, will have a hard time convincing her parents that the librarian is a monster, before he can eat her up to silence her.
(Spoilers removed. The full review, including spoilers, is available here.)
The Girl Who Cried Monster is a good entry in the Goosebumps series. It doesn't appear to be available for the Kindle, so this is another one you'll have to pick up a paper copy of. With the abundance of used Goosebumps books available, though, that's no great hardship.
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LibraryThing member Briars_Reviews
Ahhh... This book SMELLS like my childhood. Well, not really.
I remember this book way back in my elementary school days. I plowed through so many books in that library (I can still remember the exact layout of that beautiful place...) and the Goosebumps series was one of them. Recently, I decided
I love these books because they are simple, spooky and amusing (they were scarier when I was kid. As an adult, I've seen too many horror movies and real life horrors to be scared by a man eating flies... forgive me). They are so simple to read but also introduce the reader to some new terminology along the way.
This story felt like it was just a little too long. Our lead, Lucy, goes after the monster librarian over and over and over... it was nice to see the typical trope of one fail and one win broken, but it was getting tiring. The premise of the book is absolutely wonderful despite this small flaw. And on top of that, the characters were fun and believable. Who didn't want to scare their friends and siblings with monsters? And didn't everyone feel like their parents didn't enjoy their hobbies?
The one thing that really does stand out about this book... the ending. It was an M. Night Shamalan-esque ending. Seriously, I doubt ANYONE sees that ending coming.
Overall, this book was cute and fun! I liked taking a break from longer, more serious books to dive into a funny, spooky tale.
Three out of five stars!
I remember this book way back in my elementary school days. I plowed through so many books in that library (I can still remember the exact layout of that beautiful place...) and the Goosebumps series was one of them. Recently, I decided
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that I wanted to read more books from my childhood! Goosebumps was at the top of my list (especially since I did not read every single book in that series as a kid. That library was beautiful but lacking). At a local thrift store I found five books from this series and this was one of my epic finds! I love these books because they are simple, spooky and amusing (they were scarier when I was kid. As an adult, I've seen too many horror movies and real life horrors to be scared by a man eating flies... forgive me). They are so simple to read but also introduce the reader to some new terminology along the way.
This story felt like it was just a little too long. Our lead, Lucy, goes after the monster librarian over and over and over... it was nice to see the typical trope of one fail and one win broken, but it was getting tiring. The premise of the book is absolutely wonderful despite this small flaw. And on top of that, the characters were fun and believable. Who didn't want to scare their friends and siblings with monsters? And didn't everyone feel like their parents didn't enjoy their hobbies?
The one thing that really does stand out about this book... the ending. It was an M. Night Shamalan-esque ending. Seriously, I doubt ANYONE sees that ending coming.
Overall, this book was cute and fun! I liked taking a break from longer, more serious books to dive into a funny, spooky tale.
Three out of five stars!
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J3G.Sti