Books with author Packard,

You're The Star! 36 Exciting Endings! Will You Solve The Mystery Of Chimney Rock ?While on vacation in New England, you notice a huge, empty house at the top of a hill. According to your cousin, the old house, known as "Chimney Rock" is supposed to be cursed. Some people have gone inside and have never been heard from again. Now most people won't go near the house. You are excited by the idea of investigating the curse on the house, but you know it might be dangerous. What should you do?If you decide to risk your life and investigate the mysterious disappearances, turn to page 4. If you decide not to solve the mystery, turn to page 6. Whatever you decide, be careful! There are many dangers surrounding Chimney Rock. You might fall victim to the curse and wind up the size of a mouse. Or you might solve the mystery and get a million-dollar reward! What happens next in the story? It all depends on the choices you make. How does the story end? Only you can find out! And the best part is that you can keep reading and rereading until you've had not one but many incredibly daring experiences!

A few scenarios are screwed up a bit as Packard missed keeping the continuity of flow when you choose to call Dr. Hopstern and wait for him. When you wait for Dr. Hopstern directly, then you call a friend Dr. Vivaldi who ends up offering for you to go with her and your computer, Conrad, to either a cryptological trip to France or a dolpin trip to Hawaii. When you choose to take either of these trips, there's no indication of your cancellation of the service call or any mentioning of Dr. Hopstern even looking for you. Maybe Packard figured this wasn't important, but it is important enough to mention because otherwise you lose some of the flow of the story and it sounds more contrived. This book will need to be changed if it were rereleased now like some of the other Choose Your Own Adventures recently because it mentions going to Russia as a possibility implying that we still have problems with Russia specifically when it would be better aimed for writing about Iraq, or possibly even North Korea or China. It is less likely that Packard may be interested in republishing his books as he seems to have sold his rights to R.A. Montgomery, who came out with a movie for this series, which was a great idea. I do not like how R.A. Montgomery started renumbering the books when they are the same stories he used in the old series. Like book #1 is by him now instead of the Cave of Time by Packard. Also, the books I've read by Montgomery just don't seem to be as flowing or creative as the Packard ones I've read. Other possibilities in this book include becoming a millionaire or billionaire (makes you wonder if Jay Leibold of Choose Your Own Adventure #96 got his idea from this maybe even though it's pretty practical to come up with it on your own), travel to Butea or in a hot air balloon, fly with NASA to explore new worlds, capture some high time crooks, or even say goodbye to your supercomputer.

You've just moved to a little town in Massachusetts where ice hockey is life. That's fine with you, because hockey is your favorite sport. However, if you go out for the school team, you'll have to do time on the second-rate B-team before graduating to the real action. You're not sure you have the patience for that. Especially when you find out about the Raiders. They're a renegade team coached by an ex-pro hockey player. Which team should you go out for?

Ripley's Believe It or Not!-authority on the strange and unusual-and Scholastic present the second of four incredible collections of the world's weirdest, wackiest facts. Believe it!Scare Yourself Silly!Are horror movies your thing?Would seeing a hgost make your day" Do shrunken heads appeal to you?How about a statue with real human hair and fingernails?Creepy Stuff is packed with strange and spooky facts! Test your own psychic ability by taking the "Believe it or Not! quizzes and Ripley's "Brain Busters" along hte way. Take a peek adn be amazed at the spine-tingling world around you.