The Ghost Next Door (Goosebumps, #10) (Classic Goosebumps, #29) (Goosebumps S., #10)

by R L Stine

When an odd new boy moves in next door, Hannah's neighborhood starts to get more and more eerie, and she suspects that the pale boy must be a ghost.

• ISBN10: 0439568323
• ISBN13: 9780439568326
• Publish Date: 1 September 2003 (first published 1 January 1993)
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 26 February 2010
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Scholastic US
• Edition: New edition
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 144
• Language: English

Reviews

[inlibrisveritas]

3.5 Stars

I saw one of the big reveals coming from about chapter three, so that part was only okay for me. It took a long time to get to that point, and then we get another reveal which was much cooler. This has a really creepy element to it that stands out compared to some of the others.

[Whitney @ First Impressions Reviews]

The Ghost Next Door by R.L. Stine was one of my favorites in the Goosebumps series growing up. I think that it centered around a seemingly normal girl appealed to me, and I remember the plot-twist ending caught me off guard.

Listening to The Ghost Next Door as an adult it was no longer relatable and I was left with a girl with an annoying younger brother. I did like the pacing of the novel and the dialogue between the between the characters.

Speaking of the audio, I thought Emily Eiden did a fine job with the narration. Considering this book was only three hours, I felt she succeeded in bringing the reader into the story.

However, this time around the ending only reminded me of the last episode of Lost. *spoiler alert* everyone is dead. It was clever and well-played out, but it didn't hold the same awe it did as an eleven-year-old.

Overall, I felt The Ghost Next Door was a good young adult novel and was wonderful to look back on, but I don't think it is a plot that would translate to adults otherwise.

This review was originally posted on First Impressions Reviews