Some STINE-tingling Facts

• More than 300 million Goosebumps books sold and an additional 100 million books sold of Stine’s THE NIGHTMARE ROOM, NIGHTMARE HOUR, and FEAR STREET series.

• Goosebumps books published by Scholastic have been translated into more than 32 languages.

• The 2003 Guinness Book of World Records named Stine the world’s bestselling children’s book series author of all time.

• Scholastic Media launched the Goosebumps television show in 1995—which topped the ratings charts and aired in over 60 countries.

• The Goosebumps television series currently airs on The Hub in the United States; it is available on DVD from Fox Home Entertainment and is available for download in iTunes.

• USA Today named R.L. Stine the #1 best-selling author in America for three consecutive years during the 1990s.

• Stine was included on People magazine’s list of the “25 Most Intriguing People of 1995.”

• “Goosebumps” or “R.L. Stine” has been the answer to five different questions on the game show Jeopardy between 1998 and 2006.

• @RL_Stine was listed as one of the “140 Best Twitter Feeds” by TIME.com. (March 2011)

• Stine was selected to accompany First Lady Laura Bush to Russia to promote children’s reading in Moscow. (2003)

• Awards: -Three-time winner of the Nickelodeon Kid’s Choice Award for Favorite Book -Three-time winner of the Disney Adventures Kids’ Choice Award for Best Book (Mystery/Horror) -Winner of the Thriller Writers of America Silver Bullet Award (2007) -The recipient of the first Champion of Reading Award from the Free Public Library of Philadelphia (2002)

• R.L. Stine types so much that he needs to replace his keyboard every six months.