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The New Girl

R. L. Stine (1989)

SubgenreParanormal Romance
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesFear Street #1
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads3.57

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentMild
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

ObsessionDeath

Synopsis

The new girl is as pale as a ghost, blond, and eerily beautiful -- and she seems to need him as much as he wants her. Cory Brooks hungers for Anna Corwin's kisses, drowns in her light blue eyes. He can't get her out of his mind. He has been loosing sleep, ditching his friends...and everyone has noticed. Then as suddenly as she came to Shadyside High, Anna disappears. To find a cure for his obsession, Cory must go to Anna's house on Fear Street -- no matter what the consequences. Anna may be the love of his life ... but finding out her secret might mean his death.

Is The New Girl appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 13 and up.

A teen romance with supernatural horror elements featuring obsession and a mysterious ghost-like girl. Contains mild peril and suspense but no graphic content.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, mild sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include death and obsession.

Who'll love this

Teens will be drawn to the intense romance and creepy mystery of the ghostly new girl with a dangerous secret.

Tags

HorrorMysterySupernatural RomanceGothic