The Girlfriend
by Robert Lawrence Stine
★ Top 25 book of 1991 · #14 on Best Books of 1991
Scotty seems to have an ideal girlfriend in Lora, but a secret weekend with a new girl named Shannon changes everything. When he tries to return to Lora, Shannon refuses to let go, with menacing results.
Best for: Teen readers who enjoy scary stories about obsession and dangerous relationships
The Girlfriend is #14 on BookWard's Best Books of 1991, out of 23 1991 books that cleared our data bar.
What The Girlfriend is about
Scotty has a girlfriend, Lora, who is smart, beautiful and popular. When she goes out of town, he spends a secret weekend with Shannon, a girl he has only just met. By Monday he knows what he wants: to go back to Lora and leave the weekend behind.
Shannon has other plans. She has no intention of letting Scotty go and is prepared to do whatever it takes to keep him, and some of her methods are truly horrible. This is a story of one careless choice and the obsession it sets off, for readers who like their suspense with a teenage setting and an uneasy dose of dread.
The Girlfriend on the Best Books of 1991
The Girlfriend came out in 1991. Of the 23 books first published in 1991 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #14 on our Best Books of 1991 list.
Why it made the list: 214 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.3 out of 5 (10 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 1991 list
- On Directing Film David Mamet, #12
- Scarlett Alexandra Ripley, #13
- Women on Top Nancy Friday, #15
- The River Gary Paulsen, #16
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More years: Best Books of 1990 Best Books of 1992.
The numbers behind it
- Readers: 186 want to read it, 3 are reading it now and 25 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Ratings: 3.3 out of 5 from 10 Open Library ratings.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 61 | 55% |
| Reader love | 4 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 22 | 20% |
Questions about The Girlfriend
When was The Girlfriend published?
The Girlfriend by Robert Lawrence Stine was first published in 1991.
Was The Girlfriend one of the best books of 1991?
The Girlfriend is #14 on BookWard's Best Books of 1991, out of 23 1991 books that cleared our data bar. 214 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.3 out of 5 (10 ratings).
Why is The Girlfriend on the Best Books of 1991 list?
214 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.3 out of 5 (10 ratings).
More of the best books of 1991
- Outlander Diana Gabaldon, #1
- Needful Things Stephen King, #2
- American Psycho Bret Easton Ellis, #3
- Shiloh Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, #4
- The Firm John Grisham, #5
- Reaper Man Terry Pratchett, #6
See the full Best Books of 1991, the Top 100, or new books on Rising.
How we know
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