pickAfter their ship sinks in the storm, the twin & their friends wash up on a deserted island! Though there‘s fresh water & fruit, disagreements arise splitting them into two 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!
pickIt 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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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!
pickJessica‘s nearly made it to the honor roll for the month & a sugar cookie contest in home ec will give her the perfect nudge to make it! While fighting with her twin (who‘s feeling under appreciated since she‘s been on the honor roll since elementary school), she accidentally adds special ingredients to the cookies. They‘re a hit but in order to recreate them for a guest spot on Lifestyles of the French & Famous, even the Unicorns can‘t help! Fun!
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!
pickThis is my all time favorite Sweet Valley Twins book. They are gifted twin Harlequin dolls for Christmas after a big fight. They solve the riddle on the dolls‘ medallions & get sucked into a magical world where their dolls come to life & are 2 very good looking princes. They come together to fight an evil sorcerer. I didn‘t read much fantasy when I was younger but I always loved this book. 5⭐️ 80 points. Also spent 7 hours reading yesterday = 210
pickThe 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!
