Why I'm Afraid of Bees

Why I'm Afraid of Bees

infobox Book | | name = Why I'm Afraid of Bees
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author = R.L. Stine
cover_artist = Tim Jacobus
country = United States
language = English
series = Goosebumps
classification = fiction
genre = Horror fiction, Children's literature
publisher = Scholastic
release_date = March 1, 1994
media_type = Print (Paperback)
pages = 117 p.
isbn = ISBN 0-590-47739-0
preceded_by = One Day At Horrorland
followed_by = Monster Blood II

"Why I'm Afraid of Bees" is the 17th book in R.L. Stine's Goosebumps series.

Plot

Twelve-year-old Gary Lutz is a wimpy boy who no one likes, even his younger sister Krissy. He is often bullied by three meanies named Barry, Marv, and Karl. He is also afraid of bees, which isn't helped by his unfriendly neighbor, Mr. Andretti, who takes care of some beehives. Gary's favorite hobby, playing an action-adventure computer game, results in his finding a computer bulletin advertising a company where one can switch bodies with another person. Gary tries it and accidentally turns into a bee that has flown into the machine, while his swap-partner Dirk Davis takes over his body and the bee's mind takes over Dirk's body. Gary tries to get his own body back. He tries to get Ms. Karmen, the woman from the company, to help him but she tells Gary that Dirk wants to keep his body. Gary tries to get Dirk to give him back his body but he still refuses to do it...until Dirk surrenders his living soul to Gary for all eternity. In a fit of anger, Gary the bee stings Dirk's nose. The force of the sting is enough to get Gary and Dirk and the bee back in their normal bodies. The adventure has changed Gary for the better. He is no longer scared of bees and is now good at sports. Plus, Barry, Marv, and Karl no longer bother him. However, Gary kept some of the traits he acquired as a bee and now likes to suck pollen from flowers. Gary will return in Escape Horrorland in April 2009.

Tagline

He's no ordinary human bee-ing...


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