It’s October- a time for ghosts, goblins, and other things that go bump in the night. So what better way to get into the Halloween spirit than by showcasing the Children/Young Adult series “Goosebumps” by R.L. (Robert Lawrence) Stine.

Before being knocked out of first place by the story of a young wizard with an English accent, Stine was the bestselling children’s author of all time according to the Guinness Book of World Records; but his books share something in common with that wizard- a spot on the American Library Association’s Top 100 Banned Books; “Goosebumps”, as a series, squeaked in at #94 on the register for 2000-2009. It might not seem so bad coming in near the bottom of the list, especially considering that they were at #15 throughout the 1990’s.

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