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''Goosebumps'' is an extremely popular series of children's horror stories written by R. L. Stine and published by Scholastic. The series was a breakout success, with the original 62 Goosebumps books selling a combined 350 million copies between 1992 and 1997, as well as spawning a popular TV adaptation that lasted for 74 episodes over the course of 4 seasons between 1995 and 1998.
''Goosebumps'' is an extremely popular series of children's horror stories written by R. L. Stine and published by Scholastic. The series was a breakout success, with the original 62 Goosebumps books selling a combined 350 million copies between 1992 and 1997, as well as spawning a popular TV adaptation that lasted for 74 episodes over the course of 4 seasons between 1995 and 1998.


Because of the brand's rampant popularity, many spinoff series were created to capitalize off it. One of the more well known spinoffs was ''Goosebumps Series 2000''. ''Goosebumps Series 2000'' was created to be a successor to the original Goosebumps books, with several of the 25 stories published between 1998 and 2000 being sequels to existing Goosebumps stories. The series was cancelled in 2000 when Stine's contract with Scholastic expired. When the cancellation occurred, a 26th book was in the works that ended up never seeing the light of day. This book was '''''The Incredible Shrinking Fifth Grader'''''.  
Because of the brand's rampant popularity, many spinoff series was created to capitalize on it. One of the more well-known spinoffs was ''Goosebumps Series 2000''. ''Goosebumps Series 2000'' was created to be a successor to the original ''Goosebumps'' books, with several of the 25 stories published between 1998 and 2000 being sequels to existing ''Goosebumps'' stories. The series ended in 2000 when Stine's contract with Scholastic expired. Before the cancellation occurred, a 26th ''Goosebumps Series 2000'' book was in the works. This book was '''''The Incredible Shrinking Fifth Grader'''''.
 
==The Cover Art==
While a manuscript for this book has never resurfaced online, the cover art made for it has. Series illustrator Tim Jacobus first revealed the book's existence on March 6, 2017 during an interview in Youch Films Podcast when he was asked what the final Goosebumps cover he worked on was. Three days after the podcast was uploaded to YouTube, Goosebumps Wiki user GoosebumpsArt contacted Jacobus about possibly releasing the cover, to which Jacobus obliged, sending him the art soon after.


==The Plot==
==The Plot==
Very little is known about the plot of the book, though it's assumed it would have been similar to the film ''The Incredible Shrinking Man'', which Stine later took inspiration from for his book ''The Adventures Of Shrinkman''. Some elements from ''Shrinkman'' may have also been lifted for ''The Incredible Shrinking Fifth Grader'', such as a part in ''Shrinkman'' where the main character is attacked by a white rat, which is similar to what is taking place on the book's cover, along with the main character of ''Shrinkman'' also being in the fifth grade. It is also theorized that elements from the book were later used in the ''Goosebumps Hall Of Horrors'' book ''Night Of The Giant Everything'', though this has never been confirmed. It remains unknown how far this book got into development before being canned however, though it is likely that a draft copy still exists out there somewhere.
Based on its title, it could be assumed that this book would have been similar to the film ''The Incredible Shrinking Man''.
 
In the same forum post that unveiled the cover art, Goosebumps Wiki user GoosebumpsArt theorized that ''The Incredible Shrinking Fifth Grader'' may have been released as ''The Adventures of Shrinkman'', a stand-alone book by R.L. Stine, published in the year 2000. This was later evidenced by several similarities between the two stories. Both stories were inspired by ''The Incredible Shrinking Man''. Each books' protagonist is in the fifth grade. Also, there is a scene in ''The Adventures of Shrinkman'' where the main character is attacked by a white rat, which is similar to what takes place on the unreleased book cover.


==The Cover Art==
GoosebumpsArt reached out to Stine via Twitter and asked if the cancelled ''Goosebumps Series 2000'' book turned into ''The Adventures of Shrinkman''. Stine confirmed that this theory was true.
While the book itself has never resurfaced online, the cover art made for it has. Series illustrator Tim Jacobus first revealed the book and the cover's existence on March 6th 2017 during a interview in Youch Films Podcast when he was asked what the final Goosebumps cover he worked on was. Three days after the podcast was uploaded to YouTube, Goosebumps Wikia user GoosebumpsArt contacted Jacobus about possibly releasing the cover, to which Jacobus obliged, sending him the art later that day.
 
''The Incredible Shrinking Fifth Grader'' may have gone through slight changes before it was released as ''The Adventures of Shrinkman'', but it can be assumed that the plots are essentially the same.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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==Sources==
==Sources==
*[http://goosebumps.wikia.com/wiki/The_Incredible_Shrinking_Fifth_Grader#cite_note-1 Goosebumps Wikia's page on the book] Retrieved 29 Oct '17
*[http://goosebumps.wikia.com/wiki/The_Incredible_Shrinking_Fifth_Grader#cite_note-1 Goosebumps Wikia's page on the book] Retrieved 29 Oct '17
*[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goosebumps Goosebumps on Wikipedia] Retrieved Oct 29 '17
*[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goosebumps Goosebumps on Wikipedia] Retrieved 29 Oct '17
*[https://twitter.com/RL_Stine/status/930430927418863617 Stine's confirmation tweet] Retrieved 24 Dec '17


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Revision as of 17:27, 10 April 2019

Th.jpg

The book's cover.

Status: Found

Date found: 09 Mar '17 (cover)
15 Nov '17 (plot)

Found by: GoosebumpsArt

Goosebumps is an extremely popular series of children's horror stories written by R. L. Stine and published by Scholastic. The series was a breakout success, with the original 62 Goosebumps books selling a combined 350 million copies between 1992 and 1997, as well as spawning a popular TV adaptation that lasted for 74 episodes over the course of 4 seasons between 1995 and 1998.

Because of the brand's rampant popularity, many spinoff series was created to capitalize on it. One of the more well-known spinoffs was Goosebumps Series 2000. Goosebumps Series 2000 was created to be a successor to the original Goosebumps books, with several of the 25 stories published between 1998 and 2000 being sequels to existing Goosebumps stories. The series ended in 2000 when Stine's contract with Scholastic expired. Before the cancellation occurred, a 26th Goosebumps Series 2000 book was in the works. This book was The Incredible Shrinking Fifth Grader.

The Cover Art

While a manuscript for this book has never resurfaced online, the cover art made for it has. Series illustrator Tim Jacobus first revealed the book's existence on March 6, 2017 during an interview in Youch Films Podcast when he was asked what the final Goosebumps cover he worked on was. Three days after the podcast was uploaded to YouTube, Goosebumps Wiki user GoosebumpsArt contacted Jacobus about possibly releasing the cover, to which Jacobus obliged, sending him the art soon after.

The Plot

Based on its title, it could be assumed that this book would have been similar to the film The Incredible Shrinking Man.

In the same forum post that unveiled the cover art, Goosebumps Wiki user GoosebumpsArt theorized that The Incredible Shrinking Fifth Grader may have been released as The Adventures of Shrinkman, a stand-alone book by R.L. Stine, published in the year 2000. This was later evidenced by several similarities between the two stories. Both stories were inspired by The Incredible Shrinking Man. Each books' protagonist is in the fifth grade. Also, there is a scene in The Adventures of Shrinkman where the main character is attacked by a white rat, which is similar to what takes place on the unreleased book cover.

GoosebumpsArt reached out to Stine via Twitter and asked if the cancelled Goosebumps Series 2000 book turned into The Adventures of Shrinkman. Stine confirmed that this theory was true.

The Incredible Shrinking Fifth Grader may have gone through slight changes before it was released as The Adventures of Shrinkman, but it can be assumed that the plots are essentially the same.

Gallery

Podcast in which the book is first mentioned (starts at 30:44).

Sources