Rotten School is a children's book series by

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 ...

concerning the adventures of children at a

boarding school A boarding school is a school where pupils live within premises while being given formal instruction. The word "boarding" is used in the sense of "room and board", i.e. lodging and meals. As they have existed for many centuries, and now exten ...

. Each book is written from the perspective of Bernie Bridges, a fourth-grader who lives in his dormitory at Rotten School with his pals Belzer, Feenman and Crench, Beast, Chipmunk, Nosebleed, Billy The Brain and others. Their rivals are Sherman Oaks, a rich spoiled brat, and his buddies Wes Updood and Joe Sweety, from the Nyce House dormitory. Bernie has a crush on a girl by the name of April–May June. Bernie tries to earn money by any means, by selling stuff, stealing from his friends and making bets. Rotten School, much like R. L. Stine's pre-''Fear Street'' works, is a light-hearted comedy instead of horror.

Books

#''The Big Blueberry Barf-Off!'' (June 2005, ) #''The Great Smelling Bee'' (June 2005, ) #''The Good, the Bad and the Very Slimy'' (September 2005, ) #''Lose, Team, Lose!'' (December 2005, ) #''Shake, Rattle and Hurl!'' (February 2006, ) #''The Heinie Prize'' (April 2006, ) #''Dudes, the School is Haunted!'' (June 2006, ) #''The Teacher from Heck''(August 2006, ) #''Party Poopers'' (November 2006, ) #''The Rottenest Angel'' (January 2007, ) #''Punk'd and Skunked'' (March 2007, ) #''Battle of the Dum Diddys'' (April 2007, ) #''Got Cake?'' (June 2007, ) #''Night of the Creepy Things'' (August 2007, ) #''Calling All Birdbrains'' (October 2007, ) #''Dumb Clucks'' (January 2008, )

Animated adaptation

In May 2019 it was announced that Lookout Entertainment had signed a deal with

Splash Entertainment Splash Entertainment, LLC., formerly known as Mike Young Productions, Inc., MoonScoop Entertainment, LLC. and Taffy Entertainment, is an American animation studio that produces children's TV series. Splash also controls the streaming service Kab ...

to produce an animated series based on ''Rotten School''. Lookout's Dan Bernard and Yvonne Bernard will serve as executive producers. It is planned to have 52 episodes of 11 minutes length.

References

External links

Rotten SchoolRotten School on R. L. Stine's Website
{{R. L. Stine Novels by R. L. Stine Series of children's books Novels set in high schools and secondary schools