SweetValleyValentinesDay

The Boyfriend Mess | Francine Pascal, Jamie Suzanne

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Picking up right from where THE BOYFRIEND GAME left off, it‘s the 5th #SweetValleyValentinesDay and the winning couples are headed to Dizzy Planet while the rest of the school prepares for the dance that night. Still twin-switched, Liz overhears a Young Love employee mention cheating, so she sneaks into the park (Sophia Rizzo separately does the same!) to warn that their schemes may have been uncovered & will ruin the dance! More fights & fun!

Soscha I‘d aged out of these when they came out in the mid 80s +. Is it worth going back and reading now? I am slowly trying to read the Stine & Pike YA horror from roughly the same time period. Rather ridiculous but banana pants entertaining reads. 1mo

TorieStorieS @Soscha I also aged out of the later books so the endings of these series have been all new to me and I‘m having just as much fun reading as re-reading, honestly! I mean, they are silly but it‘s been so fun! Re-reading old horror sounds so fun, too! I think I‘m going to do Nancy Drew after this, but maybe I‘ll do the Fear Street books after that!! 1mo

JenlovesJT47 Ooh yes I‘m thinking of doing a chronological buddy read of the Fear Street series! Those are so fun. 3w

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TorieStorieS @JenlovesJT47 I don‘t have as many of the Fear Street books— but it‘s always fun to start a new used bookstore hunt since I am almost complete with the Sweet Valley books! But let me know when you start! 3w

JenlovesJT47 Will do! I know I sound like a broken record but they are all on Anna‘s Archive, although I know you prefer physical copies. I do come across them a lot at used bookstores and I actually found a couple of Sweet Valley books at my bookstore a couple of weeks ago, finally! 3w

TorieStorieS @JenlovesJT47 I think it‘s mostly because I don‘t really love reading on my phone or computer screen— that‘s exciting to find them in person! I did actually find the last Unicorn Club book on eBay— and it wasn‘t in the hundreds of dollars! I‘m down to only missing two books now— In Love With Mandy and Tia In The Middle! 2w

JenlovesJT47 That‘s awesome! 🙌🏻 2w

TorieStorieS @JenlovesJT47 I know! I‘m going with my cousins at the end of next month to some stores for Indie Bookstore Day where we had good luck in the past, so I‘m keeping my fingers crossed that my search will end then! But, I am keeping an eye out online in the meantime! 2w

JenlovesJT47 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻 2w

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Big Brother's in Love Again | Francine Pascal, Jamie Suzanne

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It‘s the 4th #SweetValleyValentinesDay & naturally, there will be another dance to celebrate! But this time it‘s a “street dance” open to the high school too. Unfortunately, the basketball team has an away game & all the best boys won‘t be there! Jessica hears about visiting cousins the right ages & tries to snag them while Steven decides to “play the field” & date shallow Jill Hale again! Luckily, love is in the air & all ends well after schemes!

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The Great Boyfriend Switch | Francine Pascal, Jamie Suzanne

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It‘s the “first” (okay, not the actual first!) boy/girl dance at SVMS. Lila‘s awful new neighbor, Veronica Brooks keeps bragging about her old school & has her competitive sights set on none other than Todd! And when Jessica ditches Aaron for Bruce, Liz consoles Aaron—& winds up kissing him! But for a #SweetValleyValentinesDay, Ellen hosts another boy/girl party where all the mixed-up couples can be set to rights! Make-up kisses & a food fight!

JenlovesJT47 This was always one of my faves! 5mo

TorieStorieS @JenlovesJT47 It‘s such a fun one!! Though despite their excitement, it‘s definitely not the first boy/girl dance! That was what Aaron Dallas did for his birthday back when the grandparents were in town! 🤣 5mo

JenlovesJT47 Lol I have read almost none of the earlier books, I am coming to realize. I know I read the Mandy Miller one where she‘s sick, then I started reading them in the 60s. I got earlier books here and there when I could, like the first 5 or so. So I‘m thoroughly enjoying this read through! 5mo

TorieStorieS @JenlovesJT47 I am having so much fun, too! I‘m coming up on some new to me books pretty soon, I think! I‘m looking forward to them!! 5mo

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Steven's Big Crush | Francine Pascal, Molly MIA Stewart

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It‘s the fifth #SweetValleyValentinesDay and this one is the first from Steven‘s POV. Alice signed him up for ballroom dancing lessons. At first, Steven and his best friend, Bob, have fun playing pranks (stomping on toes, pulling hair, etc) but it takes only one conversation for Steven to fall in love with his dance partner, Tina. The twins play pranks on their brother and tease him to retaliate against the fake Valentines he wrote to each sister!

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Jessica's Snobby Club | Francine Pascal, Molly MIA Stewart

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It‘s another #SweetValleyValentinesDay for the second grade class, and Ned‘s parents sent gifts from Hawaii— including a special orchid pin that inspires the first exclusive club of Sweet Valley. Because Liz‘s gets held up in the mail, only Jessica, Lila and Ellen are members of Orchid Club. In retaliation, Liz snubs them with creating the everyone-is-welcome Sunflower Club. And we finally catch a glimpse of none other than 1Bruce1 Patman here!

JenlovesJT47 It was like a celebrity sighting at the end of this book, seeing Bruce drive away in a limousine 😆😅 3mo

TorieStorieS @JenlovesJT47 I know!! What a cameo!! Also, it sure makes it seem like the Patmans are definitely wealthier than the Fowlers! 3mo

JenlovesJT47 Yep for sure. The Patmans are old money. Dear neglectful Mr. Fowler is a self made man lol. Their rival in high school is fun. 3mo

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TorieStorieS @JenlovesJT47 Oooo— I know the SVU books are mostly new to you, so I really can‘t wait for you to read those!! There‘s some more Fowler/Patman drama there that‘s quite memorable!!😬 3mo

JenlovesJT47 Yes I can‘t wait to get to those! Every time Jess and Liz interact with Bruce, whether it be middle school, high school, whatever, I always remember Bruce & Liz being together in The Sweet Life and him rocking her world if you know what I mean 😳😅. So funny! 3mo

TorieStorieS @JenlovesJT47 I thought I remembered those two getting together in high school for a quick minute?? But the university years, not so much! 3mo

JenlovesJT47 They definitely date or whatever you‘d like to call it in SVH. In the one where Liz gets in a motorcycle accident then starts acting like Jessica for awhile 😆 they also get together in one of the miniseries, where they think Mr. Patman & Mrs. W are having an affair. I dunno about the college years but in the Sweet Life miniseries when they are 30, Liz and Bruce are hot and heavy. Sweet Valley Confidential was crap but I love the Sweet Life⬇️ 3mo

JenlovesJT47 Miniseries, it was so ridiculous and fun and I wish they‘d write more 🤓😬 3mo

TorieStorieS @JenlovesJT47 I definitely remember the affair one— that was what I was thinking of and I also loved the Sweet Life— I felt like a kid waiting up on release days for it to be on my kindle at midnight! Though I think that only worked for the first two— after that, I had to wait for PST midnight! Still, I would also love more Sweet Valley! 3mo

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