![]() ![]() It’s a sort of Raiders of the Lost Ark for kids, complete with red ants, quicksand, a tiger, and a shrunken head whose eyes glow. In it, a short, chubby 12-year-old named Mark describes his adventures on the fictional island of Baladora, where he attempts to rescue his missing Aunt Benna from the evil Dr. How I Got My Shrunken Head is typical fare from Stine, who last year sold more books than any other American author. Most of the children’s parents had disappeared to other parts of the store. The 15 or so kids, who appeared to be 8, 9, and 10 years old, sat on two long benches, clutching soon-to-be-purchased copies of Goosebumps titles while Carol Wagstaff, the store’s merchandising manager, presided over the monthly gathering. Stine’s mega-popular Goose-bumps series of horror books for children. Actually, they were discussing How I Got My Shrunken Head, book No. On a recent Saturday afternoon, I found myself in the children’s department of a Barnes & Noble bookstore in Denver, listening to a group of kids talk about. ![]()
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