SuitabookThe 12 Screams of Christmas
Robert Lawrence Stine
- Reading
- Try the opening together, then check whether the humour balances the spooky atmosphere for your reader. Pause if needed to talk about what feels frightening and whether they want to continue.
- Themes
- Working with a rival: Kate wants the lead role, while Courtney is described as getting in her way; their teacher requires them to get along if either is to take part. The blurb sets up a conflict over cooperation but does not reveal how either girl behaves beyond this premise or how the conflict is resolved.
- A frightening setting at Christmas: The girls are sent to rehearse in a house Kate would normally be frightened to enter; the listing presents the book as humorous horror. The comic framing is stated, but it does not establish how frightening the events themselves are or how the story handles fear.
- Worth knowing
- A supposedly frightening house and the promise of horror may unsettle some readers. The amount of peril, frightening imagery and reassurance within the story are not established.