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How to Kill a Monster

by R.L. Stine · 1996

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Gretchen and her brother think that Grandma Rose and Grandpa Eddie are seriously weird. Why do they live in the middle of a swamp? Who eats all the food that Grandma is forever cooking? And what's in the room upstairs which is permanently locked? The room with growling noises coming from it.

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childrensyoung adultmiddle grade
Length
short · 144 pages

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