Description: You thought Slappy was scary? Wait until you meet the new dummy in town!
Sisters Ivy and Poppy are looking forward to a weeklong stay with their cousin Austin. Austin's dad, their Uncle Sass, ran a circus for many years and has an epic collection of weird, old stuff. Among the weirdest is a funny-looking ventriloquist dummy named Gregory. The puppet gives Austin the creeps, which gives the sisters a great idea: they'll hide the dummy around the house to make Austin think it's alive. But when the dummy takes on a mind of its own--all three kids are running scared!
Brief description: R.L. Stine is the creator of the bestselling Goosebumps series, which has more than 400 million copies in print worldwide and celebrated 25 years in 2017. Goosebumps is one of the bestselling children's series of all-time and inspired a popular television show, as well as a feature film starring Jack Black that opened at #1 at the box office. His other popular children's books include the series Fear Street, Mostly Ghostly, The Nightmare Room, and Rotten School, and his picture books, with Marc Brown, The Little Shop of Monsters and Mary McScary. R.L. Stine lives in New York City. You can connect with him on Twitter at @RL_Stine or Facebook: facebook.com/rlstine. For more information, visit rlstine.com and scholastic.com/goosebumps.