Say Cheese and Die! by R.L. Stine Summary
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A camera that predicts deadly futures awaits in R.L. Stine's "Say Cheese and Die!" - the fourth book in the Goosebumps phenomenon that sold millions monthly and won prestigious children's book awards. What terrifying truth will develop when you click the shutter?
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A Snapshot of Terror
What if a camera could predict disasters instead of preserving memories? In the eerie town of Pitts Landing, Greg Banks and his friends discover exactly that when they break into the abandoned Coffman house one summer day. Hidden in the basement is an odd-looking camera that seems innocent enough-until they start using it. Each photo reveals something horrifying that later comes true: Greg's father's car appears wrecked before the accident happens, his friend Bird is shown unconscious before falling, and most disturbingly, a picture of his friend Shari shows her literally vanishing into thin air. When Greg tries to share this supernatural experience in an English class presentation, his teacher "Sourball" Saur dismisses it as fiction and gives him an F. Now Greg faces a terrible choice: retrieve the dangerous camera to prove his story and save his summer vacation plans, or leave the evil device buried where it belongs. The camera's previous manifestations have already caused enough trauma-is a passing grade worth unleashing more disaster?
The Pull of the Forbidden
When Predictions Become Reality
Transformations Begin
When Bodies Betray Us
Breaking the Curse
The Cycle Continues
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