You would never know from his books that Goosebumps and Fear Street author R.L. Stine used to write joke books for kids under the name Jovial Bob Stine

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One of our favorite childhood stories is coming to life again.
Each year, hundreds of formal challenges asking for the removal of “inappropriate” books from shelves and syllabi are filed with schools and libraries across the country.
The Holy Bible is regularly challenged for having a "religious viewpoint."
3. The Nagini film theory is incorrect.
Perplexing jackets for 'The Great Gatsby', 'Our Mutual Friend,' and more.
The Hulu series is stuffed with King lore, including some deep cuts you'd need your pause button to catch.
It lists the animals, plants, and minerals each color appears in.
7. Gene Wilder doesn't show up until nearly 45 minutes into the movie.
A world without Roald Dahl would be a world without Oompa Loompas, Snozzcumbers, or Muggle-Wumps. And who would ever want to live in a world like that?
The dictionary goes from aardvark to zozimus because "every dictionary has to start with aardvark; otherwise it would have to start with aback, which is just too boring."
"I hold that the parentheses are by far the most important parts of a non-business letter." —D.H. Lawrence
Writers used to instill good manners through strange, scary cautionary tales—and some stories were so bizarre it's a wonder the kids that read them turned out OK.
Whether it's classic fiction, children's literature, or supernatural works, bibliophiles will find something to delight in here.
Make sure your vacation reading material comes home with you.
There are plenty of things even the most ardent fans don't know about 'The Lord of the Rings' author John Ronald Reuel Tolkien.