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Johanna Wise longed to be a part of the rich popular clique at Shadyside High School. When Dennis Arthur, the star of the track team and one of the most popular guys in school, asks Johanna out it is a dream come true. They seem to have so much in common as they joke about school and creative ways to get rid of their least favorite teacher, Mr. Northwood. When Dennis dares her to actually kill Mr. Northwood Johanna jokingly says yes. The problem is that the entire school is taking her show more seriously-including Dennis. Now she risks losing Dennis and her new popular friends if she doesn't go through with the dare. But can Johanna really kill for love? R.L. Stine has become a phenomena. He has written over three dozen mysteries and thriller for young people and is reported to have outsold John Grisham. show lessTags
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This is one where I remembered the ending, so it must have struck me- mostly because it's a surprising twist. R. L. Stine tends to make his rich kids pretty evil, and this group definitely follows that pattern. I don't know that Johanna would have been quite dumb enough to fall for this, but there are some people who are pretty desperate for attention- although having a friend like Margaret makes this seem less likely.
This is one where I remembered the ending, so it must have struck me- mostly because it's a surprising twist. R. L. Stine tends to make his rich kids pretty evil, and this group definitely follows that pattern. I don't know that Johanna would have been quite dumb enough to fall for this, but there are some people who are pretty desperate for attention- although having a friend like Margaret makes this seem less likely.
Rated: PG-13 Violence
Me and the kids listened to this on our way to Mt. Rushmore. It was very fun. It was very dark. It had some very cool twists. It was a good youth book for those kids that want a little grit.
Me and the kids listened to this on our way to Mt. Rushmore. It was very fun. It was very dark. It had some very cool twists. It was a good youth book for those kids that want a little grit.
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R. L. Stine was born in Columbus Ohio on October 8, 1943. He graduated from Ohio State University in 1965. Under the name Jovial Bob Stine, he wrote dozens of joke books and humor books for kids including How to Be Funny, 101 Silly Monster Jokes, and Bozos on Patrol. He also created Bananas, a zany humor magazine which he worked on for ten years. show more His first teen horror novel, Blind Date, was published in 1986 under the name R. L. Stine. His other works include Beach House, Hit and Run, The Babysitter, The Girlfriend, the Goosebumps series, and the Fear Street series. He also wrote an adult novel entitled Superstitious. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- The Dare
- Original title
- The Dare
- Original publication date
- 1994-02-01
- People/Characters
- Johanna Wise; Margaret Rivers; Dennis Arthur; Caitlin Munroe; Melody Dawson; Lanny Barnes (show all 14); Zach Hamilton; Mr. Northwood; Peter Hernandez; Reva Dalby; Carter Phillips; Deena Martinson; Mrs. Simpson; Suki Thomas
- Important places
- Shadyside, Ohio, USA; Fear Street; 7-Eleven; Alma's Coffee Shop; The Corner; North Hills (show all 9); Waynesbridge; River Ridge; Shadyside High
- First words
- Am I really doing this?
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)I turned away from the flashing red lights and hurried to my house.
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- Fiction and Literature, Teen, Horror, Young Adult
- DDC/MDS
- 813.54 — Literature & rhetoric American literature in English American fiction in English 1900-1999 1945-1999
- LCC
- PZ7 .S86037 .D — Language and Literature Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Juvenile belles lettres
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