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Fear Street Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Fear Street books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Fear Street series? Start with "The New Girl" (1989) and follow publication order through all 49 books.
The complete Fear Street reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order

The New Girl
1989

The Surprise Party
1989

The Overnight
1989

Missing
1990

The Wrong Number
1990

The Sleepwalker
1990

Haunted
1990

Halloween Party
1990

The Stepsister
1990

Ski Weekend
1991

The Fire Game
1991

Lights Out
1991

The Secret Bedroom
1991

The Knife
1991

The Prom Queen
1992

First Date
1992

The Best Friend
1992

The Cheater
1993

Sunburn
1993

The New Boy
1994

The Dare
1994

Bad Dreams
1994

Double Date
1994

The Thrill Club
1994

One Evil Summer
1994

The Mind Reader
1994

Wrong Number 2
1995

Truth or Dare
1995

Dead End
1995

Final Grade
1995

Switched
1995

College Weekend
1995

The Stepsister 2
1995

What Holly Heard
1996

The Face
1996

Secret Admirer
1996

The Perfect Date
1996

The Confession
1996

The Boy Next Door
1996

Night Games
1996

Runaway
1997

Killer's Kiss
1997

All-Night Party
1997

The Rich Girl
1997

1997

Who Killed the Homecoming Queen?
1997

Into the Dark
1997

Best Friend 2
1997

Trapped
1997
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