Fear Street · Book 9

The Stepsister

Published
1 January 1990
Pages
176
ISBN-13
9781417689224
Type
novel
Cover of The Stepsister

About this book

Set on the cursed road running through Shadyside, The Stepsister followed Halloween Party in 1990 and precedes Ski Weekend in the Fear Street lineup. The volume runs 176 pages.

Key facts about The Stepsister

The Stepsister is a novel by R. L. Stine. Readers have had it since 1990. It runs to 176 pages.

Our list holds 1 edition of The Stepsister. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9781417689224 to find the main one.

The Stepsister is book 9 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 Stepsister is book 9 in the Fear Street series. It follows Halloween Party. It is followed by Ski Weekend. 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…

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