pickIt‘s the first midwinter break for #SVT & while Lila heads to Paris, the Wakefields head to the Triple Z Ranch. Liz‘s looking forward to the horses & Jessica the boys. But a boy even turns Liz‘s head— a boy who looks exactly like the one Jessica runs into! They vow to never fight over boys again once they realize the cute boy has an identical twin! Full of twin switching hilarity, but Steven and Rocket steal the show in the last day‘s race!
pickDespite the girls‘ basketball team championship of #20PlayingHooky, the school no longer has a girls team & after Steven gives his sisters a basketball lesson, they‘re naturals! Steven needs coaching experience & so the Honeybees are formed— but the boys‘ team isn‘t supportive— refusing to go to games! So the Boosters boycott them, ending their winning streak! Bruce Patman cuts a deal in the end, & it‘s all a good laugh despite the inconsistency!
pickIn this 4th #SweetValleyTwinsSpringBreak, the twins are headed to live with a French family (they‘re in French, which was established in #46 that they weren‘t old enough for!). But a last minute change in plans has them looking for Madame du Noir, an older widow. Between Liz‘s latest Amanda Howard mystery & an article about missing blonde Americans that Jessica reads, they‘re terrified & go on the run in Paris! The whole fam comes to rescue them!
pickAfter their ship sinks in the storm, the twins & their friends wash up on a deserted island! Though there‘s fresh water & fruit, disagreements arise splitting them into 2 groups! But only working together do they have a chance of getting back to #SweetValley! Plus, the island has dangers of its own! And Liz sustains yet another head injury!! An exciting conclusion to this first miniseries within the #SweetValleyTwins series! A four day adventure!
pickA group of 25 SVMS students are headed for a Saturday field trip for extra science credit to Santa Maria Island… but the boat abruptly leaves before the teacher or chaperones get on! At first, this only adds to the fun until they discover the real captain & first mate tied up! The boat‘s been hijacked by bank robbers who don‘t seem afraid to throw them all off into shark-infested waters! They must save themselves! What a cliffhanger of an ending!
pickWhoah! 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!
pickCousin Robin‘s in #SweetValley for 2 weeks while her parents are in Europe (but no mention of Stacey!!) & while it‘s all fun at first, the upcoming Sadie Hawkins Dance starts the titular war. Jessica wants to ask Argentinian exchange student, Juan, despite his crush on Robin. Busy Liz asks Todd to be nice to Robin, who in turn decides he‘s the love of her life! Complete with a twin switch, Jessica schemes her way to the dance while fights erupt!
pickThe twins are hosting a Christmas Eve party & Jess wants everything to be perfect. But all of her ideas get shot down & Liz wants an old fashioned Christmas. Jess draws Liz‘s name for Secret Santa but she spends all her money on a new outfit & decides to steal Liz‘s Secret Santa gift for Lila & say it‘s for her. The whole party is a disaster & Jess wishes that Christmas will never come. She gets her wish when she wakes up the next day & it‘s ⬇️
pickOh man, I wish I had read this for the first time back in 1995 when it first came out!! So much fun!! I love a good prank war & when Mr. Bowman starts a scary story unit focusing on classics like Frankenstein, Dracula & Edgar “Alvin” Poe‘s stories, the boys start trying to prove the girls are bigger chickens! And when the twins start using Steven as a test dummy for their revenge pranks, he gets in on the scaring! Heck, even Alice & Ned join in!
pickIt‘s the 3rd #SweetValleySummerVacation & while Lila jets around Europe, the twins are bored in #SweetValley! Liz wants to write her own mystery novel & is delighted when Ned & Alice surprise them with Camp Faraway that offers writing & acting classes & traditional camp fun! A cave exploration is nearly spoiled by snooty camp nemesis Priscilla, but Liz finds a glowing fountain pen! Not only does it work without ink, but it writes its own story!
