Cover of Wicked

Wicked

  • 1999 first published
  • 148 pages
  • ★ 4.7 (3 ratings)
  • 3 editions

Wicked is a 1999 horror novella by Robert Lawrence Stine. It deals with high school seniors, high schools, étudiants de dernière année and récits d'horreur.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, and 120 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 3 editions.

It runs to roughly 148 pages — 2–3 hours of reading at an average pace.

About Wicked

Marla Newman is worried that her dream of becoming valedictorian of her senior class is slipping away, until she meets two juniors who offer her the power to get anything she wants, but she soon discovers that this power comes with a horrific price.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • High school seniors
  • Horror tales
  • High schools
  • Horror stories
  • Étudiants de dernière année
  • Romans, nouvelles
  • Récits d'horreur

Quick answers

Who wrote Wicked?

Wicked was written by Robert Lawrence Stine and first published in 1999.

What genre is Wicked?

It is usually shelved as Horror.

How long is Wicked?

The median edition has 148 pages, about 2–3 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Wicked?

Readers who like it often enjoy Hideaway, Coraline and Insomnia.

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