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The Barton Ames Memorial Mile Race has a grand prize of a Sweet Valley College & Bruce Patman brags that he will win, not caring about the prize. Liz knows Roger Barrett‘s secret life as a janitor to support his sick mother & alcoholic father, so she encourages him to run, but it‘s only his one-sided crush on Lila who convinces him. Meanwhile, Olivia Davidson is in love with Roger who finally realizes Lila is too shallow, but he breaks the record!

3✨There is less teen drama and more self-discovery thankfully. Roger was seen by Elizabeth mopping floors at her dads office. He is embarrassed because of the image of his job, but needs it for his family. When his long time crush mentions she wants to see him run in a competition that could get him a scholarship everyone learns how fast he really is. I like that this book features supporting characters that I‘m looking forward to see more of.

Re-reading my SVH‘s as part of my #paperbackcrush challenge. This book was the first that had neither of the Wakefield sisters on the cover. It‘s main story is about Lila, Jessica Wakefield‘s best friend. The twins are definitely still very present in the story, along with all the stereotypes that SVH is known for. Mindless and nostalgic reading at its best! However, not one of my favs in the series...