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There's a new boy at Shadyside High School, and he's stolen the hearts of all the girls. Good-looking, athletic Ross Gabriel is the kind of guy that every girl wants to date-including best friends Janie, Eve, and Faith. They've even made a bet on which one of them he'll go out with first. Ross dates a lot of girls-and one by one, they're all murdered. It looks like going out with Ross means flirting with a gruesome and horrifying fate. So when Ross asks Janie out, she isn't sure what she show more should do. Will her dream date turn into a nightmare? When it comes to writing nerve-jangling thrillers for today's young people, R.L. Stine is the master. With true-to-life teenage characters and clever, hair-raising plots, his best-selling books have captured the imagination of young people across the nation and attracted thousands of reluctant readers to library bookshelves. show lessTags
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The New Boy takes readers back to Fear Street with a story of attraction, jealousy, and hidden danger. When a mysterious new student named Ross Gabriel arrives, he instantly catches everyone’s attention, especially Janie, who finds herself drawn to him despite warnings from friends. As strange accidents and frightening events begin to follow Ross, Janie must uncover who he really is before it’s too late. Stine builds tension with quick chapters, teen drama, and an undercurrent of menace that keeps the pages turning. It’s a fast-paced thriller perfect for teens who enjoy dark romance, secrets, and shocking revelations.
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It doesn't take a detective to figure out that Ian was involved in all the murders. He also had a motive and was kind of creepy. The bigger question, however, is: what percentage of students live to graduate Shadyside High? Moreover, how can every book begin with students doubting that Shadyside and Fear Street really are synonymous with being murdered? Why would anyone live there? You'd think after the first few murders, everyone would just get out. Maybe it's because the majority of the residents are unbelievably hot.
It doesn't take a detective to figure out that Ian was involved in all the murders. He also had a motive and was kind of creepy. The bigger question, however, is: what percentage of students live to graduate Shadyside High? Moreover, how can every book begin with students doubting that Shadyside and Fear Street really are synonymous with being murdered? Why would anyone live there? You'd think after the first few murders, everyone would just get out. Maybe it's because the majority of the residents are unbelievably hot.
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R. L. Stine was born in Columbus Ohio on October 8, 1943. He graduated from Ohio State University in 1965. Under the name Jovial Bob Stine, he wrote dozens of joke books and humor books for kids including How to Be Funny, 101 Silly Monster Jokes, and Bozos on Patrol. He also created Bananas, a zany humor magazine which he worked on for ten years. show more His first teen horror novel, Blind Date, was published in 1986 under the name R. L. Stine. His other works include Beach House, Hit and Run, The Babysitter, The Girlfriend, the Goosebumps series, and the Fear Street series. He also wrote an adult novel entitled Superstitious. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- The New Boy
- Original title
- The New Boy
- Original publication date
- 1994-01-01
- People/Characters
- Janie Simpson; Ross Gabriel; Corky Corcoran; Kimmy Bass; Faith; Eve Muller (show all 21); Peter Hernandez; Paul Gordon; Ian Smith; Deena Martinson; Gary Brandt; Mrs. Fritz; Mr. Jefferson; Mr. Mancuso; Pam Dalby; Ricky Schorr; Marky Muller; Mrs. Muller; Detective Evan Frazier; Jordan Blye; Karen Anders
- Important places
- Shadyside, Ohio, USA; Fear Street; Shadyside High; Division Street Mall; Dalby's Department Store; Old Village (show all 15); Fear Street Woods; Pete's Pizza; Fear Street Cemetery; White Castle; Doughnut Hole; Sporting World; Shadyside Park; North Hills; Conononka River
- First words
- Two weeks before the murder, Janie Simpson saw the new boy at Shadyside High for the first time.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Then she hurried across Fear Street to call the police and bring all the horror to an end.
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- Fiction and Literature, Teen, Horror, Young Adult
- DDC/MDS
- 813.54 — Literature & rhetoric American literature in English American fiction in English 1900-1999 1945-1999
- LCC
- PZ7 .S86037 — Language and Literature Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Juvenile belles lettres
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