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Synopsis
Corey is spending the weekend with his Granny Marsha, but before his parents leave, they warn Corey not to get sick at her place—and Corey finds out why when Grandma's home remedies escalate to torture and bizarre science experiments.
Is Don't Ever Get Sick at Granny's appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 10 and up.
A middle-grade horror story featuring a grandmother who subjects her grandson to increasingly disturbing 'home remedies' that escalate into torture and bizarre experiments. Contains scary situations and body horror appropriate for Stine's tween audience but may be intense for sensitive readers.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include child harm, medical torture, and captivity (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Kids who love R.L. Stine's creepy stories will enjoy this suspenseful tale of a boy trapped at his grandma's house where getting sick means facing terrifying medical experiments.