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Stay Out of the Basement

R. L. Stine (1992)

SubgenreYA Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesGoosebumps #2
Setting
CSM age8
Goodreads3.69
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Body HorrorParental Transformation

Positive tags

MysterySibling BondAdventure

Protagonist archetypes

Duo / PartnersComing-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Fish out of WaterMad ScientistSecret LaboratoryBody HorrorFamily in Danger

Themes

FamilyScience Gone WrongFear of the UnknownTransformationTrust

Synopsis

When Margaret and Casey see their father become weedy while working on his botany experiments, they worry that his plant-testing may not be entirely harmless.

Tags

HorrorScience FictionThriller