The Best Friend
- Published
- 1 January 1992
- Pages
- 160
- ISBN-13
- 9781416913764
- Type
- novel
About this book
The Best Friend came out in 1992 as the 17th Fear Street book, part of R.L. Stine's run of standalone Shadyside horror that mixes slasher plotting with real supernatural scares depending on the story. It runs 160 pages.
Key facts about The Best Friend
R. L. Stine wrote The Best Friend, a novel on our list. It has been out since 1992. The book has 160 pages.
We list 1 edition of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9781416913764 to find the main one.
The Best Friend is book 17 of 49 in the Fear Street series. The series has 49 published books. However, the series starts with The New Girl (1989).
Additionally, R. L. Stine writes Goosebumps, Goosebumps Series 2000 and The Nightmare Room, plus 8 more series. Those series sit on our horror and middle-grade comedy shelves. Meanwhile, What We Do at Night is the latest published R. L. Stine book on file, from 4 August 2026.
About R. L. Stine
R. L. Stine is an American author widely credited with turning horror fiction into a mainstream habit for young readers. See every R. L. Stine book in order.
Its place in Fear Street
The Best Friend is book 17 in the Fear Street series. It follows First Date. It is followed by The Cheater. See the full Fear Street reading order.
Shadyside is a small town with a body count -- and Fear Street, the road running through it, is where the bodies pile up. R.L. Stine's teen horror line traded Goosebumps' younger, gentler scares for real stakes: characters in Fear Street actually die, romances turn homicidal, and the killer is as often the popular girl next door as any supernatural force. Every book is a fresh cast of Shadyside teenagers -- cheerleaders, prom queens, campers, babysitters -- caught in a slasher-movie plot with a twist ending Stine…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781416913764