Stine's Goosebumps and Fear Street readers turned to for a more mature novel, sitting as the middle ground with Stephen King the level above Pike. Though their peak popularity reigned at the same time, Pike was commonly heralded as the author R.L. In addition to his Young Adult novels, he has written several Juvenile novels under the Spooksville series title, as well as several adult novels such as his 1990 hit book, Sati. The book was an immediate success and Pike's career as a Young Adult author took off. His first attempt resulted in the 1985 novel Slumber Party, a book about a group of teenagers who run into bizarre and violent events during a ski weekend. He initially tried his hand at writing science fiction and adult mystery, but later began writing teen thrillers due to an editor's suggestion. He attended college briefly before dropping out and working various jobs such as house painting and computer programming. McFadden was born in New York City in 1955, but grew up in California.
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