Parachute Press is a division of Parachute Publishing, a packager of book series for children and teenagers. The four women listed as the company's principals are all themselves authors of children's books (among others), and Jane Stine is married to

R. L. Stine Robert Lawrence Stine (; born October 8, 1943), sometimes known as Jovial Bob Stine and Eric Affabee, is an American novelist, short story writer, television producer, screenwriter, and executive editor. Stine has been referred to as the "St ...

. The press first gained notice with the 1989 publication of R. L. Stine's ''

Fear Street ''Fear Street'' is a teenage horror fiction series written by American author R. L. Stine, starting in 1989. In 1995, a series of books inspired by the ''Fear Street'' series, called '' Ghosts of Fear Street'', was created for younger readers, ...

'' series, followed in 1992 by the release of the first of Stine's ''

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'' series. Since that time the Parachute "umbrella" has expanded, and Parachute Press (as Parachute Publishing) has become a division of Parachute Properties, an "international company that comprises children’s, teen, and adult publishing, entertainment, and consumer products". Most of Parachute's literary products are produced under license for other publishing houses including

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Parachute still produces series written by its most successful author, R.L. Stine, including ''Dangerous Girls'', ''Dangerous Girls 2'', ''Mostly Ghostly'' and ''Beware! R.L. Stine Picks His Favorite Scary Stories''. In 2003 all rights to his most famous series, ''Goosebumps'', were acquired by

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."Scholastic to launch bone-chilling new book series"
{{cite web , url=http://www.scholastic.com/aboutscholastic/news/press_05172007_CP.htm , title=About Scholastic: News , accessdate=2007-10-31 , url-status=dead , archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080103035622/http://www.scholastic.com/aboutscholastic/news/press_05172007_CP.htm , archivedate=2008-01-03 Some of Parachute's other continuing series: ''The New Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley''
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''Mary-Kate and Ashley: Graduation Summer''
''Mary-Kate & Ashley Starring-In...''
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: Cape Light and Home Song''
''Thomas Kinkade: The Girls of Lighthouse Lane''
''Full House: Dear Michelle''
''Two of a Kind''
''So Little Time''
''The Nightmare Room''
''Confessions of a Teen Nanny''
''The Dating Game''
''The Party Room''

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