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Pumpkin Fever | Francine Pascal
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It‘s the 5th #SweetValleyHalloween & Mr. Clark announces the school‘s trip fund is low, so they need the prize from the Pumpkin Growers Association as the school with the most pumpkin spirit! Elizabeth comes up with the idea to crown a Halloween king & queen by voting using carved jack-o-lanterns! Jessica feels jealous & then takes credit for Liz‘s acorn pumpkin earrings, bringing the pumpkin spotlight back to her! Liz gets justice through Poe!

JenlovesJT47 I don‘t think I read any SVT books past that weird Dr. Q one which is 102 I think. Is the vibe totally different still? 2w
TorieStorieS No, the Dr. Q definitely stuck out— these others have been more in line with the earlier ones, though Todd isn‘t as around as he had been 2w
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If I Die Before I Wake | Francine Pascal, Jamie Suzanne
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The final book in the #FrighteningFour miniseries was honestly, a bit of a let-down! Despite all of the spooky happenings, the final resolution is wacky (even for #SweetValley!). Plus, Alice had been established as Eva‘s 15 year old babysitter & now she was suddenly 12… the climax on yet another #SweetValleyHalloween is certainly action-packed (more fire, a cemetery chase!) & Steven plays a hilariously heroic role again but I wanted better answers

JenlovesJT47 Man I was obsessed with these when they came out! 4w
TorieStorieS @JenlovesJT47 I really loved the first three, but this last one seemed like the ghostwriter didn‘t do a good job of reading the previous three! 4w
JenlovesJT47 Yeah the ending is very strange, even for Sweet Valley! 😳 4w
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TorieStorieS @JenlovesJT47 It doesn‘t make sense! Why was Eva still child sized? Why did Alice go from being 15 to 12? Why didn‘t Steven ever have to babysit after losing the bet with Joe? So many questions!! 4w
JenlovesJT47 😁 I never understood that either. Maybe the fall stunted her growth? 🤷🏻‍♀️😳 who knows. But the rest of the books are really good. 4w
TorieStorieS @JenlovesJT47 For sure!! Besides these continuity things help keep the re-reading interesting! 🤣 4w
JenlovesJT47 Well, if the continuity was better we wouldn‘t have 12 Christmases and 37 summers 😆😅 4w
TorieStorieS @JenlovesJT47 And that would be the biggest tragedy of all!! 🤣 4w
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Evil Elizabeth | Francine Pascal, Jamie Suzanne
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Whoah! This 3rd #SweetValleyHalloween in the #SVT series is the spookiest! Jessica finds Liz‘s Halloween “carols” & attitude juvenile so she doesn‘t want to do a joint costume. Liz plans with Amy & Maria until a stray dog leads her to a grotesque skeleton mask that she inexplicably loves. Soon she‘s acting meaner than Betsy Martin (she debuts here!) & making her friends & twin cry. Jessica braves yet another spooky house to learn how to save her!

JenlovesJT47 Sooo what did you think of this one?!! 2mo
TorieStorieS @JenlovesJT47 A mean Elizabeth who relishes making everyone cry AND becomes sudden besties with Betsy Martin?! I loved it!! I really couldn‘t put it down & I think it‘s one of my favorite super chillers now!! 2mo
JenlovesJT47 Omg Betsy Martin! I forgot about that! I hadn‘t read all of those SVH books when I was reading these SVT books so I hadn‘t made the connection. Can‘t wait to get to this one! 2mo
TorieStorieS @JenlovesJT47 I was shocked to see her here! No mention of Tricia though… but still such fun! I‘m looking forward to doing a holiday themed re-read after finishing this one (though at this rate, it will be a year or so before I do that! 🤣) 2mo
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The Haunted Burial Ground | Francine Pascal, Jamie Suzanne
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It‘s 2 weeks before (another) #SweetValleyHalloween when Jessica finds the perfect witchy dress & decides the Unicorns will host a “Monster Ball” with an SVH band. Liz makes friends with Kala, a Native American girl in town for the month. Fowler Enterprises has two potential sites for their spooky party— a ramshackle cabin on Sleepy Hollow that they fix up. But when they find artifacts & remains (plus a seance later), Kala helps save the property!

JenlovesJT47 What did you think of this one? I always had a vivid memory of the part where the boys are hiding in trash bags and everyone freaks out thinking they‘re in the garbage truck 😅 2mo
TorieStorieS @JenlovesJT47 That part was so fun!! I enjoyed it— and was surprised that they used an ouija board and had a seance! Music literally bringing the shack down was great, too! And I always love when Fowler/Patman money is used for a good cause! In the Kids books, I think they both wind up sponsoring parks! 2mo
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The Haunted House | Jamie Suzanne
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The first #SweetValleyHalloween of the #SVT series! Just before the holiday, Nora Mercandy moves to a mansion on Camden Dr— its crumbling appearance already circulate & it‘s not long before everyone is convinced Nora is a real witch! Only Elizabeth warmly welcomes her—& Lila gets into a real feud with her! At Lila‘s party, it all comes to a head. Jessica convinces the others to overcome their fears & they learn the truth about the Mercandy family!

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The Witch in the Pumpkin Patch | Francine Pascal, Molly MIA Stewart
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In this 7th (& final!) #SweetValleyHalloween for the second grade class, they go on a field trip to a pumpkin patch only 10 minutes from the Wakefield house. Jessica‘s convinced it‘s haunted & that Ms. Cratchet is a real witch! No costumes this time, but there‘s a fun pumpkin decorating contest. Jessica turns hers into Cinderella & Elizabeth‘s becomes the coach! When Jessica accidentally smashes Liz‘s pumpkin, she overcomes her fear of the patch!

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The Halloween War | Francine Pascal, Molly MIA Stewart
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It‘s the sixth #SweetValleyHalloween and this time, the Wakefield twins host their entire second-grade class for a spooky party. When Winston dares to steal the spotlight from Jessica by telling a werewolf story, Jessica makes up a Wakefield gold-mining ghost story. She also starts a bit of a prank war to prove that girls aren‘t fraidy cats. More fake bugs are put to good use! The twins dress as spooky skeletons!

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The Magic Puppets | Francine Pascal, Molly MIA Stewart
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It‘s the 5th #SweetValleyHalloween & the elementary school is having a costume contest and parade for the grand re-opening of the Stardust Theatre. The Magnificent Magico, a puppeteer, is in town along with his daughter, Sam. She wants to be more involved in her dad‘s life, but he seems to want to leave her behind with Mrs. Creely, Lila‘s neighbor! Fun costumes in this one like the twins‘ two-headed sea monster, Lila as Dorothy, & Winston a joker!

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Jessica Gets Spooked | Francine Pascal, Molly MIA Stewart
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It‘s the fourth #SweetValleyHalloween of the #SVK series and the class is headed on a field trip to the Enchanted Forest theme park. Charlie Cashman won‘t stop teasing Jessica about a spooky goblin haunting the park. She‘s feeling braver after battling her nightmares, she‘s still a little apprehensive. But she gets her own by teasing Charlie back that he has a crush on her! Plus more costumes are mentioned—Liz is the Penguin & Jessica a mermaid!

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Caroline's Halloween Spell | Francine Pascal, Molly MIA Stewart
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The third #SweetValleyHalloween has Elizabeth dressed as Sherlock Holmes, Jessica a cheerleader & Caroline Pearce a witch. In the days leading up to Halloween, everyone starts to think the nosy redhead may be a real witch— she‘s predicting the future & they spy on her using a broom with a cauldron bubbling on the stove! When they dump water on Caroline, they expect her to melt away! Caroline doesn‘t, but she does win the costume contest!

mabell Great photo! 9mo
TorieStorieS @mabell Thank you!! 😊 9mo
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