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JenlovesJT47
Princess Elizabeth | Francine Pascal, Jamie Suzanne
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Elizabeth befriends the new exchange student from Santa Dora, Arthur Castle. She learns he is really the crown prince of Santa Dora but he doesn‘t want anyone to know & swears Liz to secrecy. He just wants to be a normal kid for a few weeks. Meanwhile, Jess finds out & spills the beans to the Unicorns, & soon the whole school knows. He is convinced Liz told everybody & won‘t speak to her. Jess finally fesses up in the end & they all make up, & ⬇️

JenlovesJT47 He takes them to a fancy ball at the consulate. This one was cute & Arthur shows up again later in SVH, gotta love the continuity. 4⭐️ #SweetValley #SweetValleyTwins #SVT #twins #nostalgia 👯‍♀️ 14h
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TorieStorieS
Princess Elizabeth | Francine Pascal, Jamie Suzanne
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Here‘s the missing page 14! Let me know if you need any other pages, @JenlovesJT47 — this is a good one!

JenlovesJT47 Thank you so much!!! 🤗🤗🤓 3d
JenlovesJT47 Omg the level of secondhand embarrassment here 😅😅😅. You‘d think Lila could have gotten some fancy stuff from a bakery or something! 3d
TorieStorieS @JenlovesJT47 Anytime! And yes— Lila had cookies fedexed from Switzerland in 3d
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TorieStorieS @JenlovesJT47 So you would think she could have been less cringey here!! 🤣 (edited) 3d
JenlovesJT47 I love the camp series in SVH where she and her rich boyfriend Beau constantly have caviar and other fancy foods helicoptered into camp 😂😂😂 3d
TorieStorieS @JenlovesJT47 Lila has always been one of my favorite characters since I was little! 3d
JenlovesJT47 Same! Can‘t wait to read SVU! 3d
TorieStorieS @JenlovesJT47 She gets some really fun storylines there! I can‘t believe I‘m getting close to finishing SVT! I think I‘m going to keep going into the Jr High ones next to give me a little more time to try and track down those last couple Unicorn Club books… Plus, it‘s been fun reading all of these new-to-me SVTs and that whole series will be new for me too! 3d
JenlovesJT47 Sounds like a good idea! I‘ve only read the first JY book but it‘s very similar to SY, with a more realistic and linear timeline. 3d
TorieStorieS @JenlovesJT47 More realistic?! I guess that‘s why it didn‘t run for very long… I guess there won‘t be any more crumbling mansions on the edge of town with haunted pasts, hahahaha! 3d
JenlovesJT47 😅😅😅 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 🤣🤣🤣 1w
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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!! 1w
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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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TorieStorieS
Elizabeth Solves It All | Francine Pascal, Jamie Suzanne
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To win a free desktop publishing system, THE SIXERS needs an advice column. Amy & Maria talk up “Dear Elizabeth” and how easily she solved their problems so that everyone starts writing in— even detractors like Janet Howell. Though Liz knocked out a great gift idea for Amy‘s grandmother, recently moved in from Chicago, her advice for the other problems that crop up falls flat. Naturally, Liz feels overly responsible but Amy saves the day!

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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) 2w
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! 2w
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! 2w
TorieStorieS It‘s fun to have someone to chat with about reading them, though! 2w
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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! 🤣 2w
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! 2w
TorieStorieS I know!!! The Laytons are hardly model Sweet Valley parents! 2w
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Jim Henson Presents The Christmas Toy | Jim Henson, Joanne Barkan, Laura Phillips
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My absolute favorite old tv special along with A Muppet Family Christmas and The Muppet Christmas Carol.

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It Can't Happen Here | Francine Pascal, Jamie Suzanne
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The Hairnet brings in a guest teacher for them to learn about the Holocaust. On his first day, he appoints new student Brian Boyd & Brooke Dennis as leaders. Brian picks anyone he “cool” & Brooke gets the leftovers. Brian likes the encouragement of rules, expanding “IN” beyond the class. Aaron Dallas is his right hand man, but slowly realizes the real lesson. We learn Aaron‘s grandfather is a Holocaust survivor & Melissa‘s mom comes back to life!