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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) 1h
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! 41m
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! 8m
TorieStorieS It‘s fun to have someone to chat with about reading them, though! now
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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! 😆

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TorieStorieS Her parents stealing her name is a bit over the top, even for Sweet Valley, though! 🤣 39m
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! 9m
TorieStorieS I know!!! The Laytons are hardly model Sweet Valley parents! now
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JenlovesJT47
Jessica's Snobby Club | Francine Pascal, Molly MIA Stewart
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The twins‘ grandparents send them silk orchids as a Valentine‘s Day present, so Jessica decides to start the Orchid Club with Lila & Ellen. But you have to have a silk orchid to join. Liz thinks they‘re snobs so she starts the Sunflower Club where anyone can join. Jess soon feels left out. This had a cute ending. Oh, to be a kid again. 4⭐️

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lil1inblue Oh, this brings me back. I was obsessed with the Sweet Valley Saga. 😍 2w
JenlovesJT47 @lil1inblue I LOVE the Sweet Valley sagas! My first foray into historical fiction. I would read them over and over again. ❤️ 2w
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JenlovesJT47
The Evil Twin | Francine Pascal, Kate William
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It would not be Christmas without crazy Margo & her diabolical plan to kill Liz & take over her identity. 😆 This is my all-time fave SV book & I realized I hadn‘t done a reread in 6 years. Blasphemy! I never get tired of this no matter how many times I read it. 5⭐️ 80 points

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TorieStorieS ❤️❤️❤️ 3w
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JenlovesJT47
The Year Without Christmas | Francine Pascal, Jamie Suzanne
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The 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 ⬇️

JenlovesJT47 Christmas Eve all over again. She changes some of her bad behavior but not all of it & once again the party is a disaster. This goes on for 5 days of Christmas Eves until she finally wises up & does things the right way. Sweet Valley‘s spin on Groundhog Day was a fun one. 4⭐️80 points #WinterGames2024 #HolidayBookDragons #SweetValley #SweetValleyTwins #SVT #twins #nostalgia 4w
TorieStorieS This one is new to me!! I‘m looking forward to getting to it!! 😊 4w
JenlovesJT47 @TorieStorieS it‘s a good one! Although Jess is very dense right up to the end lol. 😆 4w
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TorieStorieS Hahahaha! Dense like the time she couldn‘t pick up on Janet‘s crush on her brother? 4w
JenlovesJT47 @TorieStorieS lol man she was really dense that time. At least she wised up eventually 😆 4w
TorieStorieS Hahahahaha, true!🤣 4w
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Forest Hills Bootleg Society | Nicole Goux, Dave Baker
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This 90s/2000s-inspired anime spread is an absolute delight. I‘m pretty sure I know most of these 😆 #Nostalgia #Anime

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JenlovesJT47
Special Christmas | Francine Pascal
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This is a fun SVH Christmas book. Todd is still in Vermont & is coming to see Liz over the break. But she‘s not sure if they still have that spark anymore. Meanwhile, Suzanne Devlin, who terrorized Liz & her friends the last time she visited, is coming for Christmas. She says she‘s changed & is sorry & wants to make it up to everyone, but Jess doesn‘t buy it. She comes up with some pretty mean pranks to try to get her to leave. But Suzanne has ⬇️

JenlovesJT47 A secret: she has multiple sclerosis & doesn‘t want anyone to know. One of Jess‘s pranks backfires badly when Suzanne mixes champagne & her experimental medication & she wrecks the Fiat. Oh, & she & Todd kind of have a thing for each other & Liz gives her blessing in the end. Oh oh, & she doesn‘t actually have MS, the doctors misdiagnosed her & she will be fine. I expect nothing less from Sweet Valley. 😆 4⭐️ 80 points 1mo
JenlovesJT47 Also, time spent reading on 12/17: 2 hours = 60 points for 3 readathons #ReadAway2024 #Adventathon #LittenListen 1mo
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JenlovesJT47 @TorieStorieS have you read this one? I was shook when I got to the part where the twins, Steven & Suzanne are getting ready to leave for a Christmas party & the Wakefield Parentals gave them a bottle of champagne! I have zero recollection of that lol. Don‘t remember them ever doing something like that 😳 1mo
TorieStorieS I haven‘t read this one in probably 20 years!! And while I do remember Suzanne Devlin, I totally don‘t remember the champagne!! 🍾 🤯 1mo
JenlovesJT47 @TorieStorieS I had only read it once before, 8 years ago when I was doing my SVH read-through, and I really don‘t remember that. I guess it‘s just a plot device, because Suzanne crashed the Fiat after drinking the champagne mixed with her medication. It was just so weird seeing the Wakefields nonchalantly leave their kids a bottle of champagne 😆 1mo
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JenlovesJT47
Big for Christmas | Francine Pascal, Jamie Suzanne
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The twins are tired of being treated like little kids. They‘re invited to a party with both middle schoolers & high schoolers & their brother Steven is so embarrassed by them. So he tells the Parentals that it‘s going to be a wild & crazy party, then the twins are forbidden to go. They end up at a Christmas carnival & make a wish at a wishing well to be grown up. They wake up the next morning in the bodies of college-aged women. They get jobs ⬇️

JenlovesJT47 And are actually fairly successful at them, but they decide they‘d rather be 12 again. A fun Sweet Valley take on the movie Big or 13 Going on 30. 5⭐️ 80 points. #SweetValley #SweetValleyTwins #SVT #twins #nostalgia #Christmas #WinterGames2024 #HolidayBookDragons 1mo
JenlovesJT47 Also spent 4 hours 30 minutes reading yesterday = 225 points #ReadAway2024 #LittenListen #Adventathon #OatmealEscapeReadathon #MidDecemberReadathon 1mo
TorieStorieS I love them driving and the nods to their future cars! 🤣 1mo
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JenlovesJT47
Trapped in Toyland | Francine Pascal, Molly MIA Stewart
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Well this is a 7-year-old‘s fantasy come to life — the twins get trapped in a huge department store on Christmas Eve. Some Home Alone hijinks ensue when they cross paths with a thief. They trap him in the toy department then are rescued just before midnight. Fun fun. 5⭐️ 80 points

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TorieStorieS Definitely Home Alone inspired!! 🤣 1mo
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