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Runaway | Francine Pascal

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In an unexplained week off from school, not only is SVH off, but Steven‘s considering dropping out of college on account of his lingering grief over Tricia. Jessica tries to cheer him up, but he lashes out at her in a way he would never do to Liz. Jess starts flirting with “bad boy” Nicky Shepard & starts to resent her family more & more for so clearly preferring her twin—“the savior of the world, defender of the oppressed…everyone‘s best friend.”

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Double Love | Francine Pascal

perusing pastel
paperbacks in Waldenbooks on
Saturdays with mom.

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #SweetValley #SVH #nostalgia #childhoodmemories

JenlovesJT47 @dabbe @TheBookHippie @DebInHawaii @lil1inblue @Kristy_K @julieclair @BooksandCoffee4Me @bellabella @AnnCrystal @Reggie @jdiehr @vivastory @CBee @Mimi28 @Jari-chan @Itchyfeetreader @Susanita @kelly7990 @ImperfectCJ @The_Book_Ninja 2d

lil1inblue Such a lovely memory! 🥰 2d

AnnCrystal Nostalgic Sweetness 👏🏼🐝👍🏼📚🐝💝. 2d

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jdiehr Awww, yes 2d

Itchyfeetreader I remember a few of those 2d

dabbe What a lovely memory! 💛💜🧡 2d

CBee Waldenbooks!!!! You just brought back some amazing memories over here 💚 1d

JenlovesJT47 @CBee can‘t you smell it! I miss the malls of the 90s ♥️♥️♥️ 1d

CBee @JenlovesJT47 yes! And same! 1d

TorieStorieS Ahhh, I love this!!! I miss Waldenbooks, B Dalton, Crown Books & Borders!! 12h

JenlovesJT47 @TorieStorieS yes!! I also used to get quite a lot of them at Walmart. That was the place to get the new ones, and Waldenbooks was the place to find the earlier books. I used to love going to the library with my grandma because they had so many displays of Sweet Valley books! 12h

TorieStorieS I would also get them from Venture (kind of like a Walmart that was closer to where we lived)! And one year, my dad and I went to Hawaii and it rained so much on Maui that we bought an extra suitcase for all the Sweet Valley books I bought!! 🤣 11h

TorieStorieS Somewhere, there‘s a picture of me standing next to the stack, and it was almost as tall as me! But I have never been tall, so it‘s not as many as it sounds! 🤣 11h

JenlovesJT47 @TorieStorieS that‘s so awesome! 😅 Did you see Princess Keiko when you were there?! 🤣 I just recently read The Unicorns Go Hawaiian and it‘s hilarious! 🦄🌺 11h

TorieStorieS Hahaha!! No, but I feel like I may have read it while I was there! 🤣 That is a fun one!! 11h

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Crash Landing! | Francine Pascal, Kate William

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On George Warren‘s first official flight with his pilot‘s license, he takes Enid up— planning on breaking up with her afterwards since he fell in love with Robin Wilson during flight school. But the Cessna 150 stalls out & he does a crash landing onto Secca Lake! Enid saves his life but bruises her spine, paralyzing her legs! Enid‘s depression after, knowing George is pulling away comes to an end when Liz tricks her into saving Teddy Collins!

Itchyfeetreader I remember this one ! 4d

TorieStorieS @Itchyfeetreader Hahaha— this is definitely one of the more memorable ones— though I had forgotten the Jessica story of her French cooking class & giving her whole family food poisoning! 🤣 4d

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Showdown | Francine Pascal

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After meeting handsome construction worker, Jack, Lila hosts a lavish party at Fowler Crest to both show off & to show him off. Jessica plans on stealing him before she even lays eyes on him, but his handsome face has her flirting unabashedly in front of Lila! Jack offers a sad past, determined to make his way separate from his wealthy family, while dating Jessica during the week & Lila on weekends. Suspicious Liz learns the truth & saves the day!

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Head Over Heels | Francine Pascal

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Liz leads a fundraiser for the Fowler Memorial Hospital but still finds time to worry about Regina Morrow dating Bruce Patman. So far in #SVH, Bruce‘s been a braggart & downright creep—plus this is Regina‘s first time at school for hearing students, & her first boyfriend! Jessica meddles by starting a rumor about why Bruce dates Regina, but in the end Bruce puts Regina first so she can go to Switzerland for a year of surgery to repair her hearing!

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Love Letters | Francine Pascal, Kate William

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Gossip Caroline Pearce enjoys the attention she‘s received from everyone— including her college going older sister— after she invents Adam, a 6‘2” handsome baseball player from Cold Springs who “writes” her love letters. Really, Caroline copies from a library book of Robert Browning‘s letters— but when Liz writes a one-act about the famed literary couple, the jig is up. Alice receives a San Francisco job offer throwing the family in a spin!

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Rags to Riches | Francine Pascal, Kate William

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Roger Barrett went from broke to being Roger Barrett Patman overnight after his mother‘s sudden death. It turns out Paul Patman (who died in a plane crash) was actually Roger‘s dad, so now he‘s moved in with Bruce & his parents. Jessica, now that Roger‘s not a janitor, sets her sights on him & starts artfully “helping” Olivia, but actually just shows how unfit the artistic girl is amongst Roger‘s new wealthy family. Liz helps set things right!

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Promises | Francine Pascal, Kate William

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It‘s the first #SVHCorpse! Tragic Tricia Martin succumbs to leukemia, surrounded by not her own family, but the Wakefields. Her older sister Betsy arrives to the hospital too late to say goodbye & causes quite a scene. Tricia made Steven promise to look after Betsy & she winds up moving into their den, determined to give up her drinking & drugging (& men). Jessica wants her gone & worries that Betsy is falling for Steven. Her scheme almost works!

JenlovesJT47 😅 are you keeping track of how many corpses there are? The list is long and distinguished! 😂 3w

TorieStorieS @JenlovesJT47 I am!! 🤣 I figured a body count would be fun— though, naturally, I will continue to figure out the holiday count too! Technically, this is a two-corpse book since Roger Barrett‘s mom dies at the end, too! 3w

JenlovesJT47 Jess has at least 3 boyfriends die in SVH. No wonder she‘s got issues 😅 3w

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TorieStorieS @JenlovesJT47 Also, they don‘t specify, but I think the Wakefields paid for Tricia‘s funeral since her own dad doesn‘t even go to it… something I don‘t think I would have even noticed reading it the first time around as a kid! 3w

TorieStorieS @JenlovesJT47 I will have to keep a separate count for dead boyfriends! 🤣 3w

JenlovesJT47 How funny, I never thought about that but you‘re probably right! Poor Tricia. I‘ve been doing a mini SV marathon this week and read a bunch of the SVK books yesterday. I‘m surprised how much I enjoy them. The one I read yesterday told what time they were born (Liz at 1:15 and Jess at 1:19 p.m.). Whoever did the kids books paid more attention to details than some of the others. 3w

TorieStorieS @JenlovesJT47 I know what you mean about inconsistencies… Roger‘s father was mentioned earlier as a drunk, but apparently he left sometime between Roger winning the scholarship race and this book… The SVK books are fun though! I am really enjoying these SVH books though! I am trying to go with publication order, so I think the super editions start soon which I always loved! 3w

JenlovesJT47 The super editions are so fun! My favorite one that I had never read when it came out is Falling For Lucas. It is absolutely hysterical 🤣. And yeah, all the inconsistencies, like Lila being a klepto for 2 seconds then it never being mentioned again. And some weird stuff with her dad. I would LOVE to see the so-called Sweet Valley Bible that the ghostwriters used. I think continuity was a bit better in the books that came out in the 90s. 3w

TorieStorieS @JenlovesJT47 Is that the one in NYC? Plus there‘s some weird siblings that are mentioned and then not at all— like Todd having a brother?? So strange! But, spotting these little errors makes the re-reading all the more fun because as a kid, I sure didn‘t notice (well except for when dead people show up again alive in SVU!). And yes! I can‘t believe they have kept that referenced Bible a secret still! 3w

JenlovesJT47 Jessica Takes Manhattan is the one in NYC, Falling For Lucas is at a ski cabin in Colorado. I‘ll have to find my review and tag you. Speaking of extra siblings, I read the SVK book yesterday Ellen Is Home Alone. And she has an older sister named Debbie who I have zero recollection of in the middle school books. They mention her little brother Mark, who I know is in SVT. Maybe I‘m just forgetting! 👵🏻 As a side note, airheaded Ellen is ⬇️ 3w

JenlovesJT47 Absolutely hysterical and I really wish she were in SVH. I just read The Unicorns Go Hawaiian last week (for the first time in 20 years!) and omg, Ellen cracks me up. Has the same ditzy personality in the kids books. 😆 3w

TorieStorieS @JenlovesJT47 Yes!! Ellen‘s sister definitely doesn‘t make it to the SVT series! Though at least her little brother survives! I was sad that Ellen disappeared too— I really grew to like her— she‘s really funny in the Unicorn Club books, too! 3w

JenlovesJT47 Do they ever explain what happened to her? I assume she moved away or was killed by a rogue serial killer 😅 3w

TorieStorieS @JenlovesJT47 Maybe one of the seven Sweet Valley haunted houses swallowed her up?? Along with Todd‘s little brother! 3w

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Deceptions | Francine Pascal

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At the party to celebrate Liz‘s return from being kidnapped, Nicholas Morrow immediately falls in love with her. Jessica, harboring her own crush on Nicholas, seeks out computer nerd Randy Mason to learn more about computers (the Morrow family business). Liz doesn‘t want to hurt anyone‘s feelings, so she agrees to give Nicholas a chance & go on a date with him while Todd celebrates with his family. She gets caught & Nicholas smooths things over!

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Kidnapped! | Francine Pascal

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This is one of my favorites of the series! 25 year old hospital orderly, Carl, falls desperately in love with Elizabeth while she works as a candy striper because Liz, being her saintly self, smiles & is polite to him. He kidnaps her from the parking lot & takes her to his hovel. Jessica once again can‘t wait for her sister to start partying at the Morrows‘ welcome party. Todd sounds the alarm, Max Dellon‘s arrested & twin magic saves the day!

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