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TorieStorieS
Mandy in the Middle | Francine Pascal, Alice Nicole Johansson
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Both Mandy & Lila narrate this one. Lila‘s determined to win Mandy back into the Unicorns & as usual, her first inclination is to buy her way back— not just a brownie sundae at Casey‘s but gold earrings she knows Mandy loves, & in the most ridiculous purchase of Lila‘s so far— she puts in an offer on a house when she learns Mandy‘s made friends with a 7 year old with cancer who can‘t always have his mom there since they live 5 hours north!

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TorieStorieS
Ellen's Family Secret | Francine Pascal, Alice Nicole Johansson
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Ellen Riteman narrates this installment which corrects some of the dude ranch errors (Kimberly‘s back to being in 8th grade, & isn‘t the club president). As the only one not vying for the job, Ellen hosts meetings but her parents‘ arguments make everyone uncomfortable. When they announce their intentions to divorce, Ellen uses the Family Day to try to match make her parents back together, & learns the Unicorns are better friends than she thought!

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JenlovesJT47
Jessica on Stage | Francine Pascal, Jamie Suzanne
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Mrs. W. rear-ends an old lady, Mrs. Harrington, then Jess & Liz befriend her & help out around her house. Jess is particularly taken with her, especially once she discovers Mrs. H. is really a famous retired movie star, Dolores Dufay. She pays for Jess to take acting classes & helps her with a school play. I actually really enjoyed this because I love it when Jess acts like a decent person & does the right thing. So refreshing! 😆4⭐️

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TorieStorieS This is a fun one!! 1w
JenlovesJT47 @TorieStorieS it is! I had never read this one before 🤓 1w
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TorieStorieS
Too Close for Comfort | Francine Pascal, Alice Nicole Johansson
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Finally Jessica narrates one (though because of the division into Unicorns and Angels, Elizabeth‘s also a narrator here!), which has the two groups still fighting in the aftermath of the election. But it‘s clear that they still miss one another… all the more so when thanks to the daycare, both groups come down with the German measles. Separately quarantined, they try to prank each other & also try not to let on how much they miss each other!

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TorieStorieS
The Unicorns at War | Francine Pascal, Alice Nicole Johansson
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Mary Wallace narrates this sole #UnicornClubSpecialEdition as Kimberly Haver moves back to Sweet Valley & divides the club! Mary‘s planning on running for student body president with all of the club supporting her… until Kimberly runs against her with Lila, Ellen & Jessica backing her, versus Liz, Evie & Maria behind Mary. Teased as a goody-two-shoes, Mary works on a less rebellious plan to reinstate off-campus lunch while Kimberly stirs trouble!

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The Wakefield family is on vacation at the Grand Canyon. The twins find a large diamond ring while out camping & soon start to argue about what to do with it. Jess wants to keep it & rub it in Lila‘s face (😆) and Liz wants to sell it & buy a computer. Things get very tense for a bit until everything magically works out in the end (wouldn‘t be Sweet Valley otherwise!). 3.5⭐️

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JenlovesJT47
Jessica's Bad Idea | Francine Pascal, Jamie Suzanne
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Shy, awkward Sandra Ferris comes to Casa Wakefield to hang out with Saint Liz. Jess is mostly annoyed by her presence but decides to give her a makeover, & soon comes to regret it. Sandra goes from wallflower to super popular overnight & even decides to run against Jess for 6th grade citizen of the year. Has Jess created a monster? So fun as always. 4⭐️

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TorieStorieS This is such a fun one! 2w
JenlovesJT47 @TorieStorieS yes it was! I had some choice words for Sandra (in my head of course) as I was reading this one lol. Was totally on Jess‘s side for this one! 😆 2w
TorieStorieS I know!! 2w
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Unicorns in Love | Francine Pascal, Alice Nicole Johansson
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New Unicorn Club member & its sole 6th grader, Evie Kim, narrates this one where the club once again faces its end— from within! Half of the members start dating new boys while the drama club puts on an original fall play. Evie, the twins & Maria are the singles, blown off for new love (along with the day care kids). When Evie & Liz overhear Rick Hunter‘s sleazy plan to break Mary Wallace‘s heart, it brings the club back together for revenge!

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TorieStorieS
Lila's Little Sister | Francine Pascal, Alice Nicole Johansson
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I‘ve always had a soft spot for Lila Fowler & she shows her own soft side here where she narrates about the events leading up to the Seventh Heaven weekend. Growing up mostly without her mother, Lila borrows Ellie‘s mom to shadow for a day for daughters to join their moms at work (& Fowler Enterprises employs almost everyone!). When Mrs. McMillan reunites with an old flame, Lila‘s happy to babysit & try to be consistent while Ellie feels ignored.

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TorieStorieS
Maria's Movie Comeback | Francine Pascal, Alice Nicole Johansson
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New Unicorn Club member Maria Slater narrates this second installment as the club needs to raise money not only for the consequences of the dare war that nearly got the club banished, but also for their newly beloved day care center‘s new roof. Indie filmmaker Tom Sanders arrives to make a thrifty teen movie, Secondhand Rose & Maria negotiates for a steep salary to solve their problems. An old friend from Hollywood helps her crisis of confidence!

JenlovesJT47 Maria a Unicorn?! Forgot about that too! She and Liz clearly had to join so they could be more involved in the storylines methinks 😅 2w
TorieStorieS @JenlovesJT47 Exactly! 🤣 Though these are in first person so this series definitely has a different feel! 2w
JenlovesJT47 Yes, the first one is Mandy Miller narrating, isn‘t it? I read that one multiple times. Always liked her and wished she were in the SVH books. She gives Olivia vibes but is not as annoying 😆 2w
TorieStorieS @JenlovesJT47 Yes— Mandy narrates that one! I always liked her, too— curious to see if they explain her away by the end of the series or in the junior year books! I was surprised how casually they got rid of Belinda, Grace and Kimberly at the start of this series! 2w
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