Piano Lessons Can Be Murder

by R.L. Stine

Book Overview

Practice till you drop . . . dead.When Jerry finds a dusty old piano in the attic of his new house, his parents offer to pay for lessons. At first, taking piano seems like a cool idea.But there's... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0590494481
• ISBN13: 9780590494489
• Release Date: August 1995
• Publisher: Scholastic
• Length: 124 Pages
• Weight: 0.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.3" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Glad I played the clarinet

I was addicted to these books when I was younger and it wasn't until I was majoring in education in college that I figured out why. They were interesting with bizarre plot twists that most 9-12 year olds don't think about and they were short (this one is 124 pages). I could read the whole thing in a day.My parents also didn't have a lot of heartache with buying me a new book because these are relatively inexpensive (in the neighborhood of 3-5 bucks each).R.L. Stine's "Goosebumps" books aren't scary, just kind of creepy. There aren't graphic descriptions of murder and mayhem. Just some ghosts, werewolves, or potions. The main character is alive in the end, and the final chapter resolves everything.**Keep in mind, R.L. Stine has other books that aren't in the "Goosebumps" series that tend to be a little harsher when it comes to hauntings and plot. They are written more for the 12-14 age group and are longer (around 150-200 pages).

Practice till you drop...dead

Great book! One of Stine's best books! It's about this boy named Jerry who finds a piano in his attic. Then his parents sign him up for piano lessons. Jerry thinks it's pretty cool at first. Until he hears the terrifiying stories about his music teacher, Dr. Shreek. Students who went in his music class... and never came out!

Better Stay Away From The Piano!

This book is one of the best "Goosebumps" books, this one actual scared ME! The ghost in this book, freaked me out! When Jerry found an old piano in the attic of the old house he moved into, he wants to start taking lessons, but that's when he starts hearing a slow, sad song in the middle of the night! When his first lesson came around, the ghost did too, Jerry gets a warning from the ghost: "stay away from my piano"! What happens to Jerry and the ghost? I guess you'll have to find out for yourself and jump out of your skin while reading it! Enjoy!

This book is about a most unusual piano teacher.

The reason I liked this book is because I liked the way that the author explained the story.I liked the part where the mystery of the piano techer is revealed.

It will make your hair stand on your head.

A boy had just moved into a very, very, very old house. Thefirst day that he was there,he and his dad found a piano in theattic. That same night he woke up and heard that same piano playing a slow sad melody. As he went up the creeky attic stairs the music grew louder and louder and then it stopped! About 5 seconds later the sad music started again. As he walked closer and closerto the piano he felt a cold chill on the back of his neck. But then his dad turned on the attic light. The boy walked over to the piano and sat on the bench. The seat was warm as if someone had been sitting on it! Then his dad yelled at him a little bit for being up there in the middle of the night! After that his dad asked him, "Would you like to take piano lessons?" "Yeah sure"he said. The next night the boy heard the same sad melody playing on the piano. The next day His parents moved the piano into the living room. He tried hard to see the ghost But he couldn't. That night he heard the music playing again. He went down- stairs and soon he saw the piano keys moving. Then the gray started to fill in her color. She held up her arms to show me something.Her hands were all gone!! The place where her hands were supposed to be were only stubbs!I want to recommend this book to... well, any kids or adults who can handle very thrilling books. I felt like the kid in the story,and I felt very scared. R.L.Stine had a lot of details about what the ghost looked like, and exactly what Dr.Shriek said. Check out the book to see what happens next.If you have any ?