<p>In a podcast/interview, I heard
Tim Jacobus say that he had created a cover for <i>
The Incredible Shrinking Fifth Grader</i>, and he never released it. This really peaked my interest, so I figured I would contact him and ask him a few questions. To my luck, Mr. Jacobus sent me this:
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<p>After talking with Jacobus, I theorized that
R.L. Stine actually did publish the book <i>The Incredible Shrinking Fifth Grader</i> as a one-off book in 2001. The book was titled "<i>
The Adventures of Shrinkman</i>" - and the intro to the book says it was partially inspired by the movie "<i>The Incredible Shrinking Man</i>". I am uncertain if the stories are the same, but it is very, <i>very,</i> likely that Stine re-used the outline for <i>The Incredible Shrinking Fifth Grader</i> for the book <i>The Adventures of Shrinkman</i>.
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