Welcome to Camp Slither

Welcome to Camp Slither by R.L. Stine

Citation: Stine, R.L. Welcome to Camp Slither. Scholastic, 2009.

Plot:

Boone and Heather go to camp every year. This year they are going to a new one: Camp Hither. Rumor is Camp Hither is nicknamed Camp Slither because it is FULL of snakes. As the story tells it, there is a giant snake in the lake that eats campers that swim by. Boone and Heather don't by in to the rumors until one of their bunk mates goes missing after discussing the stories. Boone and Heather sneak out at night to investigate only to find a weird house completely full of mice. Convinced something is wrong, they head over to the camp leaders' bunks, only to find snakes in the beds. They are then captured, and it turns out that the camp is run by people that are genetically part snake. They are trying to find an antidote and are using the campers to experiment on. Boone and Heather fight back, making a poisonous snake bite itself and kill itself. All of the other snakes flee, Boone and Heather rescue the missing camper, and then go home early.


Review:


I have been enjoying nearly every book I've read for this project. This book was just ridiculous. Genetic half-snakes? Really, R.L. Stine? What happened to the guy that wrote the Fear Street books? Anyways, this book is part of the Goosebumps: Horrorland series. Tweens loved Goosebumps in my day, and they still are eating them up. Tweens that I work with personally recommended this Goosebumps book to me, so I guess *they* like it. But me? I kinda want those two hours of my life back.

Reading Level: 10 and up

Series Information:

An installment of the Goosebumps: Horrorland series, of which there are a ton

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