Night of the Living Dummy
by Robert Lawrence Stine
★ Top 10 book of 1993 · #8 on Best Books of 1993
Lindy discovers a ventriloquist's dummy and enjoys learning to make him move and talk. When jealous Kris gets a dummy too, nasty things start happening, and it seems impossible that a dummy could be to blame.
Best for: Young readers who enjoy spooky stories about creepy dolls and sibling jealousy
Night of the Living Dummy is #8 on BookWard's Best Books of 1993, out of 36 1993 books that cleared our data bar.
Night of the Living Dummy on the Best Books of 1993
Night of the Living Dummy came out in 1993. Of the 36 books first published in 1993 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #8 on our Best Books of 1993 list.
Why it made the list: 264 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.4 out of 5 (17 ratings). The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
Nearby on the 1993 list
- Understanding Comics Scott McCloud, #6
- Trainspotting Irvine Welsh, #7
- The Virgin Suicides (Bloomsbury Classic) Jeffrey Eugenides, #9
- The Client John Grisham, #10
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 217 want to read it, 14 are reading it now and 33 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Ratings: 4.4 out of 5 from 17 Open Library ratings.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 72 | 55% |
| Reader love | 89 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 69 | 20% |
Questions about Night of the Living Dummy
When was Night of the Living Dummy published?
Night of the Living Dummy by Robert Lawrence Stine was first published in 1993.
Was Night of the Living Dummy one of the best books of 1993?
Night of the Living Dummy is #8 on BookWard's Best Books of 1993, out of 36 1993 books that cleared our data bar. 264 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.4 out of 5 (17 ratings).
Why is Night of the Living Dummy on the Best Books of 1993 list?
264 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.4 out of 5 (17 ratings).
More of the best books of 1993
- The Giver Lois Lowry, #1
- The Scam Debashis Basu, #2
- Along Came a Spider James Patterson, #3
- A Suitable Boy Vikram Seth, #4
- Girl, Interrupted Susanna Kaysen, #5
- Understanding Comics Scott McCloud, #6
See the full Best Books of 1993, the Top 100, or new books on Rising.
How we know
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