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| ]. R.L. Stine says he has a great job. "My job is to make kids laugh and give them the CREEPS!" | |||
| ]''' Robert Lawrence Stine''' (born ], ]), sometimes known as '''R. L. Stine''', is a novelist and writer for teens. Born in ], he is the author of dozens of popular ] ]s, including the books in the ], ], ], ] and ] series. He is often called the ] for kids. | |||
| R.L.'s books are read all over the world. So far, he has sold over 300 million books, making him one of the best-selling children's authors in history. | |||
| He was born in Columbus, Ohio in 1943. His mother was a homemaker and his father was a shipping clerk. He has a younger brother and sister-- Bill and Pam. No one in his family ever called him R.L. Everyone called him Bob. | |||
| When Bob was nine, he found an old typewriter up in the attic. That discovery changed his life. He carried it down to his room and started typing stories and little joke books. | |||
| His mother begged him to go outside and play. But Bob always said it was too boring outside. He stayed in his room typing away-- and he has been writing ever since. | |||
| In school, Bob was not a great student. He got mostly B's, but he never studied very hard. He spent most of his time writing stories and joke magazines. He was terrible in math, and he hated gym class. The only sport he was ever good at was ping pong! | |||
| After graduating from Ohio State University in 1965, Bob headed to New York City to become a writer. He wrote dozens of joke books and humor books for kids. And he created Bananas, a zany humor magazine which he did for ten years. In those days, he wrote under the name Jovial Bob Stine. | |||
| He married Jane Waldhorn in 1969. Jane became an editor and writer, and they worked together on several children's books. Later, Jane and her partner formed their own publishing company, Parachute Press, and helped create all of R.L.'s most popular book series. | |||
| In 1986, R.L. turned scary! | |||
| He wrote his first teen horror novel, Blind Date, which became an instant best-seller. Many scary novels followed, including Beach House, Hit And Run, and The Girlfriend. | |||
| In 1989 he created the Fear Street series, the best-selling young adult book series in history. He has written about 100 Fear Street books and is adding new ones to the series this year. | |||
| Goosebumps began in 1992. The book series quickly became a hit around the world. Translated into 32 different languages, it made R.L. a worldwide publishing celebrity. The Goosebumps TV show was the number-one kids' show in the U.S. for three years in a row. | |||
| Other R.L. Stine book creations include: Ghosts of Fear Street, Give Yourself Goosebumps, The Nightmare Room (also a TV series), and Beware!, a collection of all his favorite stories, poems, comics and illustrations. | |||
| R.L. has published two creepy short story collections-- The Nightmare Hour and The Haunting Hour. Also, two teen vampire novels-- Dangerous Girls and Dangerous Girls II: The Taste of Night. | |||
| If you travel to Busch Gardens in Williamsburg or Tampa, or if you go to the SeaWorld park in San Antonio or San Diego, you will be able to see R.L. Stine's HAUNTED LIGHTHOUSE. It's a 4-D movie with amazing special effects. R.L. wrote the story for the movie, which stars Christopher Lloyd, Michael McKean, and Lea Thompson. Watch out-- you might get VERY wet! | |||
| These days, R.L. is busier than ever. He's working on three different book series: MOSTLY GHOSTLY, ROTTEN SCHOOL, and FEAR STREET. You can find out more inside info about these series on this Web site. | |||
| R.L. lives in New York City with his wife Jane and his dog Nadine. His son Matthew is a composer, musician, and sound designer and will be 25 in June | |||
Revision as of 02:16, 3 June 2006
. R.L. Stine says he has a great job. "My job is to make kids laugh and give them the CREEPS!"
R.L.'s books are read all over the world. So far, he has sold over 300 million books, making him one of the best-selling children's authors in history.
He was born in Columbus, Ohio in 1943. His mother was a homemaker and his father was a shipping clerk. He has a younger brother and sister-- Bill and Pam. No one in his family ever called him R.L. Everyone called him Bob.
When Bob was nine, he found an old typewriter up in the attic. That discovery changed his life. He carried it down to his room and started typing stories and little joke books.
His mother begged him to go outside and play. But Bob always said it was too boring outside. He stayed in his room typing away-- and he has been writing ever since.
In school, Bob was not a great student. He got mostly B's, but he never studied very hard. He spent most of his time writing stories and joke magazines. He was terrible in math, and he hated gym class. The only sport he was ever good at was ping pong!
After graduating from Ohio State University in 1965, Bob headed to New York City to become a writer. He wrote dozens of joke books and humor books for kids. And he created Bananas, a zany humor magazine which he did for ten years. In those days, he wrote under the name Jovial Bob Stine.
He married Jane Waldhorn in 1969. Jane became an editor and writer, and they worked together on several children's books. Later, Jane and her partner formed their own publishing company, Parachute Press, and helped create all of R.L.'s most popular book series.
In 1986, R.L. turned scary!
He wrote his first teen horror novel, Blind Date, which became an instant best-seller. Many scary novels followed, including Beach House, Hit And Run, and The Girlfriend.
In 1989 he created the Fear Street series, the best-selling young adult book series in history. He has written about 100 Fear Street books and is adding new ones to the series this year.
Goosebumps began in 1992. The book series quickly became a hit around the world. Translated into 32 different languages, it made R.L. a worldwide publishing celebrity. The Goosebumps TV show was the number-one kids' show in the U.S. for three years in a row.
Other R.L. Stine book creations include: Ghosts of Fear Street, Give Yourself Goosebumps, The Nightmare Room (also a TV series), and Beware!, a collection of all his favorite stories, poems, comics and illustrations.
R.L. has published two creepy short story collections-- The Nightmare Hour and The Haunting Hour. Also, two teen vampire novels-- Dangerous Girls and Dangerous Girls II: The Taste of Night.
If you travel to Busch Gardens in Williamsburg or Tampa, or if you go to the SeaWorld park in San Antonio or San Diego, you will be able to see R.L. Stine's HAUNTED LIGHTHOUSE. It's a 4-D movie with amazing special effects. R.L. wrote the story for the movie, which stars Christopher Lloyd, Michael McKean, and Lea Thompson. Watch out-- you might get VERY wet!
These days, R.L. is busier than ever. He's working on three different book series: MOSTLY GHOSTLY, ROTTEN SCHOOL, and FEAR STREET. You can find out more inside info about these series on this Web site.
R.L. lives in New York City with his wife Jane and his dog Nadine. His son Matthew is a composer, musician, and sound designer and will be 25 in June
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