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Authors: R.L. Stine
T
HE
H
ONOR
S
TUDENT
Mrs. Heinie dragged me to Headmaster Upchuck's office. “The dog belongs to Bernie,” she told him.
“Sweet!” Headmaster Upchuck cried happily. He pumped his tiny fists in the air. “Yes! Yes! I can send you home! Sweet!”
Then he froze. “Oh. Wait a minute.” He opened the big folder in his hand. He started to study it. “Oh, wait,” he said. “Oh, no. Oh, no.”
His shoulders slumped. He let out a long sigh.
He turned to Mrs. Heinie. “Barry A. Bone was the only student who stayed for the whole exam
yesterday,” he said. “He got the highest score on the test.”
Mrs. Heinie's mouth dropped open. She stared at Headmaster Upchuck. “You meanâ?”
“The dog is on the Honor Roll,” Upchuck said. “I can't send him away. The school average will go down too low.”
Mrs. Heinie started to stutter. “B-B-Bernie's d-dogâhe gets to stay in school?”
The Headmaster nodded. “Yes. He's our top student. He'll have to stay. I'll change the rule immediately. Pets
are
allowed at the Rotten School.”
I sang out a loud cheer of victory as Barry trotted into the room. “Thank you, sir,” I said, shaking Upchuck's hand. “You won't regret this. Barry will be a credit to the school, sir. Barry will make you proud.”
“HELP!” Mrs. Heinie cried. “Get him off me! Get the new student off my LEG!”
BOUT
THE
A
UTHOR
R.L. Stine
graduated from Rotten School with a solid D+ average, which put him at the top of his class. He says that his favorite activities at school were Scratching Body Parts and Making Armpit Noises.
In sixth grade, R.L. won the school Athletic Award for his performance in the Wedgie Championships. Unfortunately, after the tournament, his underpants had to be surgically removed.
R.L. was very popular in school. He could tell this because kids always clapped and cheered whenever
he left the room. One of his teachers remembers him fondly: “R.L. was a hard worker. He was so proud of himself when he learned to wave bye-bye with both hands.”
After graduation, R.L. became well known for writing scary book series such as The Nightmare Room, Fear Street, Goosebumps, and Mostly Ghostly, and a short story collection called
Beware!
Today, R.L. lives in a cage in New York City, where he is busy writing stories about his school days. Says he: “I wish everyone could be a Rotten Student.”
For more information about R.L. Stine, go to www.rottenschool.com and www.rlstine.com
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ROTTEN SCHOOL BOOKS!
#1. The Big Blueberry Barf-Off!
#2. The Great Smelling Bee #3. The Good, the Bad and the Very Slimy
#4. Lose, Team, Lose!
#5. Shake, Rattle, and Hurl!
#6. The Heinie Prize
#7. Dudes, the School Is Haunted!
#8. The Teacher from Heck
#9. Party Poopers
#1O. The Rottenest Angel
#11. Punk'd and Skunked
#12. Battle of the Dum Diddys
#13. Got Cake?
#14. Night of the Creepy Things
#15. Calling All Birdbrains
#16. Dumb Clucks
ROTTEN SCHOOL #2: THE GREAT SMELLING BEE
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