Joel Blackie - 'Goosebumps: Hall of Horrors - The Birthday Party of No Return!'

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This weeks reading featured a different twist, yet no less brilliant example of children's literature than the previous books that been analyzed. Today I bring you R. L. Stine's 'Goosebumps: Hall of Horrors - The Birthday Party of No Return!'. 
R. L. Stine has a rich history of writing children's horror based literature, his books famous worldwide for their unique humorous take on the theme of horror. 'The Birthday Party of No Return' features the story of a young boy who's constant bad luck changes the moment he receives a mysterious lucky charm, but at what cost?
The writing as mentioned is humorous and the relatable nature of the children will keep young readers enthralled until the climatic ending. The novel features no illustrations and it is up to the author and his choice of words to help guide the readers imagination in the creation of the mini world he is taking them too. 

The Goosebumps series has always been a personal favourite of mine back as a young reader myself, a great introduction to children's novels that tend to steer away from the classic happy ending literature that most children are subject too.

A great theme for children to explore.

Joel Blackie.