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dabbe
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#SundayFunday @BookmarkTavern

I first read these books by Rosamond du Jardin back in middle school in the 70s. They are all about teen romance in the 50s and 60s--when you went to the malt shop after school, came home, and Mom had milk and cookies waiting for you while you sat at the kitchen table looking out of the window with the chintz curtains. Absolute nostalgia overload.

AnnCrystal 💝💝💝. 3d
dabbe @AnnCrystal 🩵🩶🩵 3d
BookmarkTavern Sounds very sweet! Thank you for posting! ❤️ 3d
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JenlovesJT47
Jessica and the Brat Attack | Francine Pascal
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I haven‘t done an alternate cover of the day in awhile, but this is one of my faves & I just couldn‘t resist. 😆😅

#SweetValley
#SweetValleyTwins
#twins
#nostalgia
#SVT
#alternatecovers
#funny

TorieStorieS 🤣🤣🤣 5d
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JenlovesJT47
Jessica and the Brat Attack | Francine Pascal
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I love Jessica shenanigans & this one is full of them. Jess gets stuck doing the water balloon booth at the school fair so she wrangles her way out of it into Liz‘s babysitting job, & Liz takes her place at the booth. Much to her dismay the kids she is watching are little terrors. Liz saves the day with a hilarious twin switch which has the kids convinced Jess has magical powers. And Jess gets payback later in the form of water balloons 🎈. 4.5⭐️

TorieStorieS Such a fun one!! I love twin switches!! 5d
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JenlovesJT47
The Sweet Valley Clean-up Team | Francine Pascal, Molly MIA Stewart, Ying-Hwa Hu
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Earth Day is coming up, & the 2nd grade class project is to restore a rundown area into a beautiful park. Rich Mr. Patman wants to turn it into a parking garage & make $. The kids‘ only hope is to try to get snobby Bruce Patman on their side. And of course, they do. Mr. P. sees all the hard work they did on the park & Bruce talks him into leaving it be. Cute and wholesome. 4⭐️

#SweetValley
#SweetValleyKids
#SVK
#twins
#nostalgia

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JenlovesJT47
April Fool! | Francine Pascal, Jamie Suzanne
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It‘s April 1st & the twins have decided to do something a little different this year. They usually do a twin switch every year & everyone expects it. Jess convinces Liz that this year, they shouldn‘t switch & just be themselves. Problem is nobody believes them. Liz has a very bad day as she continues to get mistaken for Jess & that means she gets punished for Jess‘s mistakes as well. This was a lot of fun. Poor Liz!

#SweetValley
#SVT

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LadyCait84
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Was constructing one of those red-yarned detective boards in my brain the entire time I was reading this one…trying to keep up with the mystery‘s twists and revelations, the narrator‘s supplemental memories and observations, the layers of added complications from a pandemic backdrop, a nonspeaking witness, etc.



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lil1inblue
Nightwoods: A Novel | Charles Frazier
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Eggs Excellent 👌🏼 7d
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JenlovesJT47
Teamwork | Francine Pascal, Jamie Suzanne
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This one was new to me & so adorable! The twins have to earn their own money if they want to go visit Great Aunt Helen, so they decide to start a dog-walking business. Jess shirks her responsibilities but Ken, who loves dogs but isn‘t allowed to have one, is thrilled to help. They get an opportunity to earn more money when Mr. Quincy brings his dog, Joe, for them to watch for a week. Joe is a Samoyed & is covered in cuts & bruises. The twins &⬇️

JenlovesJT47 Ken scheme to keep Joe from going back to Mr. Quincy. They tell him he ran away but they really took him to Ken‘s cousin‘s ranch. But their secret is out when Joe runs away & runs straight back to the Wakefields where Mr. Q is waiting. Mr. Wakefield puts him in his place in spectacular fashion & scares him away, once the kids tell their parents about Joe‘s abuse. And bonus: Ken gets to keep Joe at his house! So cute. 5⭐️ (edited) 1w
TorieStorieS New to you! This was one that I remembered well, but had so much fun revisiting! Now I‘m in the later ones in the series and they are all new to me which is a different kind of fun! 1w
JenlovesJT47 @TorieStorieS we had opposite experiences because I started reading them around number 65 and read all of the ones up through the early 100‘s. So fun! 1w
TorieStorieS It‘s fun to have someone to chat with about reading them, though! 1w
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JenlovesJT47
Taking Charge | Francine Pascal
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Patrick Morris has very strict parents who‘ve gotten even more strict lately. His parents forbid him to join the school band, so he practices the saxophone at Casa Wakefield in his free time. He makes the band but his parents still refuse to let him play. He decides to run away, & Winston & the twins help. Eventually he goes home & learns his dad lost his job, which is why they didn‘t want him joining the band. But all‘s well that ends well in SV.

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JenlovesJT47
Standing Out | Francine Pascal
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I got way behind on my reviews last week! This one is all about Belinda “Billie” Layton, who is a tomboy at heart & loves playing sports. She‘s out of sorts because her mother is about to have a baby & her dad doesn‘t spend as much time with her anymore. Don‘t worry, Saint Liz will help! 😆

#SweetValley
#SweetValleyTwins
#SVT
#twins
#nostalgia

TorieStorieS Her parents stealing her name is a bit over the top, even for Sweet Valley, though! 🤣 1w
JenlovesJT47 @TorieStorieS right? I had never read any of these earlier books other than the first 4 or 5. So I was wondering who Billie Layton is lol. Ah yes, Belinda! Poor Billie, naming their kid Bill is such a slap in the face! 1w
TorieStorieS I know!!! The Laytons are hardly model Sweet Valley parents! 1w
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