How I Got My Shrunken Head
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 1996 · Est. 3 hour read

How I Got My Shrunken Head

Written by R.L. Stine

Book #39 in the Goosebumps series

A shrunken head gift grants Mark a mysterious power.

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119 pages· 20,691 words· Est. 3 hour read
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Mark receives a wrinkled, green shrunken head from his aunt, eager to show it off at school. But when night falls, the head glows, and Mark discovers a strange power. What secrets does this eerie gift hold, and how will it change Mark's life? Dive into a world where the ordinary turns extraordinary, and nothing is as it seems.

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Receiving a wrinkled, green shrunken head as a gift from his aunt, Mark cannot wait to show the gruesome object to his friends at school, but when night falls, the head begins to glow, and Mark is given a strange power. Original.

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Format
Pages
119
Words
20,691
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
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Book details

Publication
Published
September 1, 2003
First published
January 1, 1996
Publisher
Scholastic
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780439568357

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