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Cover of How I Got My Shrunken Head

How I Got My Shrunken Head

R. L. Stine (1996)

SubgenreYA Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesGoosebumps #39
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.54
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

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AdventureMysteryHumor

Hero archetypes

Coming-of-Age Hero

Protagonist archetypes

Fish out of Water

Tropes

Ancient ArtifactFish out of WaterComing of AgeMentor Figure

Themes

Curiosity and ConsequencesFamily SecretsThe SupernaturalAdventure

Synopsis

Mark's Aunt Benna presents him with a gift of a shrunken head from the jungle island of Baladora. But this is no ordinary head, as Mark soon discovers!

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HorrorMysteryHumor