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  My mouth filled with the pukey water. I started to choke.

  Jennifer grinned at me. “This is the most awesome party!” she gushed. “I can’t believe we get to do this ALL NIGHT!”

  “My money…” I muttered. “My money…I’m broke…. I’m busted….”

  The disgusting, brown water was caked in my hair. It oozed down my face. I blinked. Someone was shining a light into my eyes.

  I glanced up at the bridge—and saw Belzer holding a flashlight.

  He grinned down at me. “Bernie, I saved one!” he called. “Can I keep it?”

  About the Author

  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.

  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 New York City, where he is busy writing stories about his school days.

  For more information about R.L. Stine, go to www.rottenschool.com and www.rlstine.com

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  Copyright

  ROTTEN SCHOOL #9: PARTY POOPERS. Copyright © 2006 by Parachute Publishing, L.L.C. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.

  Adobe Digital Edition March 2009 ISBN 978-0-06-190797-5

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