pickStraight from an OR tree farm, Jeffrey French causes quite the stir when he moves to #SweetValley! Enid immediately has a crush on him, but almost as quickly backs off when it‘s clear that Lila has her sights set on him! But the twins get involved in some the matchmaking, each supporting their bestie. Also, cousin Jenny from Houston is in town, spilling secrets & snatching Jess‘s latest crush! Jenny‘s a mystery cousin though-who are her parents?
pickPi Beta Alpha is accepting new pledges (again!) & while Jessica‘s excited for Amy Sutton to join, Sandra Bacon is less excited for her best friend, Jean West to join. Though the two are as close as sisters, lately Sandra feels like Jean is always showing her up & she likes having the sorority as just hers… so while she does nominate her, she then does everything she can to sabotage her pledge tasks! Jean manages to find love & friendship!
pickIt‘s the second #SweetValleyHighSummer & George Fowler‘s forcing Lila to get a summer job to “build character” by being a mother‘s helper in Malibu. Jess convinces her twin to set aside her plans for an internship at the paper to join her— Jess even comes off as selfless giving Liz the job with the older child & the mansion while she shares a room in a small house six whole blocks from the beach with an infant— cousin to the new teen sensation!
pickAmy Sutton‘s back from CT! And Liz is so ecstatic to have her childhood friend back… Enid, though, is less enthusiastic. She‘s looking forward to skiing with Liz at her Aunt Nancy‘s place in Lake Tahoe but gamely includes Amy—though her arrival changes the date & Liz keeps standing Enid up for Amy. Amy‘s tomboy klutziness is replaced with a more glamorous & boy-crazy attitude & she‘s suddenly spending more time with Jessica! True friendship wins!
pickTo raise money for new cheer outfits, Jessica comes up with a Rock Around The Clock Relay with the cheerleaders sponsored for time spent rocking in a rocking chair with an all-night party in the gym surrounding them! Meanwhile, the Droids sponsor a songwriting contest & tall, shy Lynne Henry dares to anonymously submit her song, knowing she‘s not the “Linda Ronstadt” type her crush Guy Chesney may be expecting. Liz helps this new couple form!
pickIt‘s the second #SweetValleySpringBreak for these juniors & the Wakefield twins join in a 10-day exchange program! They head to Cannes to stay with Avery Glize & her American-hating (but handsome) son, René. Ferney Glize (a Tricia Martin lookalike!) arrives in #SweetValley, haunting Steven. In France, Jess falls in love with a boy who thinks she‘s Liz & Liz fixes not only René‘s prejudice, but his drowning trauma & relationship with his father!
pick#SweetValley‘s Centennial Celebration is finally here & Jessica‘s in charge of the picnic, but the whole town is worried that if football quarterback star Ken Matthews doesn‘t get his English grade up, the exhibition game against Palisades will end in defeat. Liz offers Ken help with a short story by giving him her notes & outline for a story she wrote just for herself. Ken dates snooty Suzanne Hanlon who wants to change him, leading him to cheat!
pickThis is such a fun & exciting one! Liz can‘t stop worrying about Regina (she can‘t stop thinking of when she had been kidnapped) & when she catches a glimpse of her, Claire‘s story changes from “aunt” to “step-aunt”—though Bruce knows it‘s a lie. Jessica comes up with a plan to use a magazine & the grocery delivery to make contact. They learn Regina & her parents are being held hostage for a computer chip prototype! Nicholas joins for the rescue!
pickIt‘s the 1st #SweetValleyHighChristmas! But this is probably one of my least favorites—it opens at the start of winter break with Liz helping with the Secret Santa assignments while looking forward to Todd‘s visit from VT. But they get the news that Suzanne Devlin begged to come back, supposedly to make amends. Jessica dives in with some help to make Suzy‘s stay miserable. She‘s miserable enough about her health—though Todd makes her feel better!
pickIt‘s the first time Ned‘s parents come for a visit in the #SVH series! They‘re here for 3 weeks from their small MI town & the twins are delighted—though Alice feels left out & unneeded. But the real focus is Droids drummer Emily Mayer & her stepmonster, Karen (the origin of today‘s Karens?). Karen‘s making Emily‘s life hell & her father is too blinded by new love to see how miserable his daughter is. Liz intervenes but Grandma W is the real hero!
