"Goosebumps"

I'm baaaaack! Just arrived home from the Goosebumps movie and might I say, it was pretty good. Good enough to buy on DVD, even. Definitely check it out if you like the idea of books coming to life and bringing the adventure past the page. And, you know, enormous killer praying mantises with a taste for human flesh. Not to mention one attraction main character by the name of Zach.

Which got me to thinking: what book would I bring to life, if I could? Dare I bring to life a Neil Gaiman book? Terry Pratchett? Both? Victoria, my younger sister (cute little freshman that she is) decided she'd bring to life "All the Lovely Bad Ones" by Mary Downing Hahn. *shivers* Not quite my favorite, that. Mom said the classic Harry Potter, risking Voldemort but gaining an AWESOME magic school.

But what makes one worthy of life? 

Something with adventure. It has to have magic, I said to myself. Makes things more interesting. What about Diana Wynne Jones? The Pinhoe Egg is a great Chrestomanci book. Or "So You Want to Be A Wizard" by Diane Duane? Perfect magic, not too lethal, but there wasn't the certainty I'd get to experience the magic. It chooses you, you know. And the adventure didn't really pick up until the second/third book.

I decided the world needed Artemis Fowl.

Yes, the Artemis Fowl.

Magic, fairy police forces, young genii who need to be taught how to be human (and get some friends), dwarves who don't know when to stop stealing Oscars...perfect. I daren't bring a V.E. Schwab book to life, or even a Holly Black. Fun, but it ends when the book does.

But then again....*evil smile*

Hex Hall (demons, strange schools, height of fashion, go read it) by Rachel Hawkins was awesome, as was Paranormalcy by Kiersten White. SO much YA to choose from, only one can truly live...

Second choice: the Percy Jackson books. Greek mythology, enough magic and adventure to be almost fatal, etc. I like it.


What book/character would you bring to life? Tell me in the comments!