Welcome to Litsy!

Cheerleader Maria Santelli is secretly engaged to senior, Michael Harris. The whole school buzzes about their romance—the 2 families had been close until a client destroyed their business & friendship 4 years earlier. There‘s also a 2-week seminar on marriage with randomly assigned spouses, highlighting how ill-prepared Maria & Michael really are. Jessica‘s assigned to Winston who also loves Maria while Liz & Bruce relive the assignment from #SVT!

Dana‘s cousin, Sally, moves to #SweetValley & is desperate to finally have the home she‘s always wanted since her mom abandoned her at age 4 after remarrying. Dana wants Sally to keep her real age (she had to repeat a grade from shuffling through foster homes) & her past a secret while her older brother resents her before she even arrives! Sally confides in Liz & eventually wins her spot in their hearts. Also Prince Albert joins the Wakefields!

Shy, awkward Sandra Ferris comes to Casa Wakefield to hang out with Saint Liz. Jess is mostly annoyed by her presence but decides to give her a makeover, & soon comes to regret it. Sandra goes from wallflower to super popular overnight & even decides to run against Jess for 6th grade citizen of the year. Has Jess created a monster? So fun as always. 4⭐️

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Been sick & got way behind on my reviews and buddy reads the last few weeks. 🤧 I read this Sweet Valley gem in honor of Valentine‘s Day & it was a riot! Rich Lila Fowler invents a fake perfect boyfriend from a different school after the guy she is crushing on invites someone else to the Valentine‘s Day dance. And everybody else‘s wires get crossed & Jess thinks Liz is trying to steal her boyfriend. So fun. 💕

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It‘s the last field trip for the 6th grade—& the last numbered book in the #SVT series!! Before spelunking in the Cruz Caverns 3 hours away, students must attend a safety lecture & take a quiz to determine where they‘ll be placed. But a new store with glow-in-the-dark cosmetics opens the same day, so Jessica & Lila get two of the 7th grade Unicorns to take their quiz so they can shop—but disaster strikes leaving them with only fashion to help!

Somehow, this is the first #SweetValleyThanksgiving for the #SVT series (I think there were 6 in SVK!)! It‘s also Cousin Kelly‘s series debut, and a return for cousins Robin & Stacey. Here all the sisters— the twins, Robin & Stacey & even Alice, Nancy & Laura— constantly bicker & fight. Steven wants family gossip & we learn where Jessica‘s scheming side really comes from! Oddly, Kelly used to live in #SweetValley, though she didn‘t in 2nd grade!

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, & ⬇️

I haven‘t done an alternate cover of the day in awhile, but this is one of my faves & I just couldn‘t resist. 😆😅

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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⭐️

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!

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