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Power Play (Sweet Valley High #4) | Francine Pascal

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This is definitely one of the more memorable ones— & it covers more time than is usual. Though the twins only joined the school sorority Pi Beta Alpha in the first book, Jessica is now the president! Chubby Robin Wilson follows Jessica around adoringly & while Jess has no trouble using her to run her errands for her, she‘s horrified at the thought of the girl in the sorority. Liz intervenes & Robin makes it through the difficult pledge trials- ⬇️

TorieStorieS Only to be blackballed! She gets her revenge by losing weight & becoming co-captain of the cheerleading squad with Jessica. Robin gets her revenge on Bruce as well. But the best part is Lila‘s shoplifting phase that only Liz puts together & keeps secret! 11h

JenlovesJT47 Love the shirt! I‘ve always loved this cover. And poor Robin. She goes from chubby to having an eating disorder later. Francine was not kind to people who were not thin. And I thought that was normal back in the day so it probably attributed to some of my body image issues. 😌 Oh well! 9h

TorieStorieS @JenlovesJT47 Thanks!! It‘s one of my favorite pajama shirts— from Society6! And yes, Francine was certainly a fat shamer! Even St. Liz is disgusted by the way Robin plows through candy bars! 🤣 And we learn Winston gets nervous around “people who eat too much”! But I think this was actually one of the first SVH books I ever read (it was my cousin‘s first so her name is inside— but I am not giving it back! 😬) 9h

JenlovesJT47 Lol my collection of books 1 through 60 something was my cousin‘s that she passed on to another cousin who passed them on to me. A couple of years ago they were inquiring about them. Sorrynotsorry, they‘re mine! 😇😬 And yes, how dare Robin eat candy bars, so disgusting 🙄. I always felt worse for Lois Waller. 9h

TorieStorieS @JenlovesJT47 👯 Twinning again!! At least my cousin hasn‘t actually asked… though I don‘t think she liked these as much as me luckily! Lois is really done dirty in the SVT books, but so far in SVH she just has glasses (also a fate worse than death… or fatness…in Sweet Valley!)🤣 9h

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Playing With Fire (Sweet Valley High #3) | Francine Pascal

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Jessica‘s long harbored a crush on wealthy & handsome Bruce Patman & she‘s more determined than ever to date him. He flirts with her at Secca Lake (even unties red bikini in front of everyone!), then make out in the bushes until Liz worriedly tracks them down. Jess loses herself with Bruce— from letting him beat her at tennis, changing her fashion sense & even skips cheerleading! When Liz schemes to reveal 1Bruce1 lied to her, Jess dumps him!

Soscha I still do want to go back & read these. I missed it the first time ‘round. 4d

Ladygodiva7 I‘d love to read SVH all over again! 3d

TorieStorieS @Soscha If you do, please tag me! I‘m having such fun re-reading them… but truly cannot imagine reading them with fresh eyes now as they are definitely a product of their era! 🤣 3d

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TorieStorieS @Ladygodiva7 I am having so much fun with this #SweetValleyReRead! I started this project last year with the Kids series and am only (finally!) to the high school ones! It‘s been such a joy though! 3d

JenlovesJT47 I think I‘m going to have a mini marathon in the next week or two and see how fast I can get through the Kids and Twins series. I really can‘t wait to get to SVU and we should definitely buddy read when you get to that point. You‘re flying through! I read SVH slowly over 6-7 years. But I love these books. Been having such a hard time concentrating on reading lately and focusing on these for a bit might help. 9h

JenlovesJT47 And! I unashamedly adore the character of Bruce Patman, warts and all. He‘s an asshole who‘s pretty consistently an asshole with flashes of humanity here and there. My favorite Bruce is in the Death Valley miniseries. I read those two books over and over again, loved the adventure/danger aspect even though it made zero sense to me why they didn‘t have an adult with them. I‘m imaging my 16-year-old nephew hiking alone in Death Valley. Not pretty! 9h

TorieStorieS @JenlovesJT47 Well, nothing ends a reading slump like Sweet Valley! I don‘t feel like I‘m flying through since I‘ve been at this for 18 months! But I‘m really enjoying it! And definitely up for an SVU buddy read if you give me time to get through SVH! Oh and the senior year ones!! Most of those will be new to me! 9h

TorieStorieS @JenlovesJT47 I am right with you on 1Bruce1 forever!! I love him… even though he‘s a real creeper in these early books! They soften him up and I always loved him in the secret diaries too!! Plus he‘s great in the SVU books, too! He gets to be poor!! 🤣 And definitely there‘s not much parenting or supervision in the series!! I don‘t want to think about any 16 year olds in any of these circumstances in real life!! 9h

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Secrets (Sweet Valley High #2) | Francine Pascal

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The Fall Dance is only 2 weeks away & Jessica‘s determined to win as Fall Queen, since it‘s a guarantee that Bruce Patman will be king. Enid‘s boyfriend, Ronnie Edwards, is on the dance committee so Jess can‘t help but share with him a letter she found in Liz‘s bedroom—from Enid‘s ex, George Warren! Enid‘s wild past (as a 13 year old?!) is revealed & Enid blames Liz for blabbing her secrets. For revenge, Liz gets Winston Egbert crowned king!

JenlovesJT47 Where did you find these shirts?! I have random stuff I‘ve collected. Jess and Liz dolls, a Sweet Life tote bag, a couple of different 250-piece puzzles. Haven‘t looked for anything in awhile. eBay is where I usually find stuff. 9h

TorieStorieS @JenlovesJT47 A tote bag?? I‘m super jealous!! This sweatshirt is from TeePublic— and I love it! I don‘t have any puzzles either! How fun! I do have the board game somewhere in the basement though! And I have the dolls but Jessica lost an arm to mice I think… she‘s been recently rescued from my dad‘s basement and now resides armless with her sister in a safer place in my basement! 🤣 9h

JenlovesJT47 😅😅 well when my stuff was being held hostage I lost Liz the doll, who knows where she is. I can post a pic of my SV loot when I go home in a few days. I got the tote bag on eBay, it was some rare giveaway somewhere but I don‘t remember where 🤔. They have a lot of stuff on Etsy, too. Magnets and such. 🤓 And I definitely have the board game, my friend‘s grandma found it at a garage sale when we were in elementary school! 8h

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TorieStorieS @JenlovesJT47 I wish I could find the maps that came with the dolls! I was so sure that I had saved those! And definitely can‘t wait to see your Sweet Valley loot! I have had good luck on Etsy too— and I think I got my game at a used bookstore about 15 years ago! I made my husband and friend play it with me immediately but we haven‘t played since! 🤣 8h

JenlovesJT47 My dolls haven‘t been opened I don‘t think, I can check the Jessica doll to see if the map is still in there. I do have a map of Sweet Valley that came in my fan club box if you want to see it. Actually I think I have a pic of it on my phone. And that‘s so funny! I haven‘t played the game since my bff and I played when we were kids. 7h

JenlovesJT47 Actually, and forgive me if I‘ve shown you this before (I can‘t remember! 😳) but I sent pics of all my stuff to the snark valley blog owner years ago and she posted it, here‘s the link https://snarkvalley.wordpress.com/2017/11/30/sweet-valley-high-fan-club-the-orac... 7h

TorieStorieS @JenlovesJT47 I definitely played with mine so the mice aren‘t totally to blame… though I didn‘t chew off that arm! 🤣 I would love to see even more pictures and I‘m checking the link out now!! 6h

TorieStorieS @JenlovesJT47 You had the stationery??? So cool!!! 6h

JenlovesJT47 I also had a pencil but I dunno what happened to it ☹️ I used the stationery when I was a kid but I have 2 or 3 sheets left. I also have a puzzle from the cover of Dangerous Love but I got it after these pics were taken. If you read her blog she is hilarious! She made that corn dog recipe from the Oracle and I remember making it once when I was a kid. Didn‘t turn out like we hoped 😆 6h

JenlovesJT47 2 pencils actually!! 😅🤓🤓🤓 6h

JenlovesJT47 Oops I just looked at the post, couldn‘t remember which puzzle was posted but the other one I have is of Jessica and A.J. Morgan. 6h

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Double Love (Sweet Valley High #1) | Francine Pascal

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My #SweetValleyReRead is getting to the books I‘m the most excited to revisit! My original copy of this book is actually a misprint so this is the first time that I‘ve read pages 90-123 (56-90 are included twice in mine!)! Grounded from driving, Jessica rebels & sneaks out on a date with dropout Rick Andover. She gets caught at the seedy roadhouse bar, Kelly‘s & doesn‘t correct the cop who thinks she‘s Liz! Liz suffers rumors & mopes about Todd.

TorieStorieS @JenlovesJT47 And so it begins!! 🥳 2w

JenlovesJT47 Yay!!! 🥳 2w

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Out of Place | Francine Pascal, Jamie Suzanne

Born in the wrong decade —
awkward, out of place — ready
to travel through time.

Been feeling this way since high school. Where‘s my time machine? 🤔

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #retroart

JenlovesJT47 @dabbe @TheBookHippie @DebInHawaii @lil1inblue @Kristy_K @julieclair @BooksandCoffee4Me @bellabella @AnnCrystal @Reggie @jdiehr @vivastory @CBee @Mimi28 @Jari-chan @Itchyfeetreader @Susanita @kelly7990 @ImperfectCJ 1mo

AnnCrystal A time machine would be lovely. I've been obsessed with time machines since I was a kid. I even wrote one into my duology. When a teenager, I once worked on dollar store clocks until I figured out how to make them tick backwards 😂. 👏🏼🐝👍🏼☺️🐝💝. 1mo

JenlovesJT47 @AnnCrystal that is so cool!! I‘ve been obsessed with time traveling since watching Back To The Future when I was a kid (over and over and over again 😵‍💫) — that and when Steve Urkel made a time machine and became Stefan Urkelle 😆😅😅 And now I get my fix with Outlander and Kelley Armstrong books. Nerds unite!! 🤓📚🤓🤗♥️♥️♥️ 1mo

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AnnCrystal 👏🏼🤩 love the “Back to the Future“ movies 💝💝💝... love almost any time travel movie and story.

Some time ago, I was excited about the Outlander series showing reruns on TV. When I started watching it...it took way too long to figure out that I was actually watching Highlander 😂 which I used to watch as a kid, so don't ask me why i was so easily fooled 😂🎬💝... (edited) 1mo

AnnCrystal I will catch Outlander one day...😂...or I will stumble across a book. 1mo

JenlovesJT47 @AnnCrystal lol you just made me snort!! 😅😅😅 I can so see myself doing something like that. Outlander will scratch all of your time traveling itches. I love Diana Gabaldon‘s spin on time travel. Very clever and high stakes, smack dab in the middle of all of these major historical events. Very spicy if you don‘t mind such things! 1mo

AnnCrystal @JenlovesJT47 😂👌🏼 I can't wait to be able to watch Outlander 🤩👍🏼🎬💝...I searched clips in the past, and it seem oh too good indeed ☺️💝. 1mo

dabbe I feel the same way! Oh, and OUTLANDER. I have all of the (ahem) interesting sections marked for rereading purposes. 🤩😍🤩 1mo

lil1inblue I often feel that way! What a great expression of it! 💓 1mo

julieclair I love the way you design your posts. You definitely have artistic - and literary - flair. 💙🐝💙 1mo

JenlovesJT47 @julieclair aww thank you!! ☺️🥰🤗 1mo

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Double Love (Sweet Valley High #1) | Francine Pascal

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This book was a throwback for me, I read it when I was a teenager in the mid 90s. I realized it was published the year I was born. It was teenage drama and cheesy. I rated this book a 3 out of 5 stars.

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Home at Last: Song of the West / Unfinished Business | Nora Roberts

Sorry I‘ve been AWOL this week to my #haikuhive — been under a huge amount of stress lately. Today‘s haiku is inspired by me FINALLY being able to bring all of my beloved Sweet Valley books home after my ex has been holding them hostage for 2 years. Most people would think I‘m nuts for saying that out of all of my stuff, this was the most important for me to get, but I know my Litsy peeps will understand. 💚📚

#haikuaday #poetry #SweetValley

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TheBookHippie I‘m so glad you got them home. 💕💕💕 3mo

dabbe They are right where they belong. I hope you're having a little party in their honor. 💜🩵💜 3mo

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Texreader Awwww! I‘m very happy for you!!! 🥹🎉 3mo

squirrelbrain So happy you got them back. ❤️ 3mo

CarolynM I‘m glad you‘ve got them back. Our books are precious❤️ 3mo

AnnCrystal Understood! Glad they were finally returned 🥳📚💃📚💝. 3mo

PaperbackPirate Yay! 📚💙 3mo

Librarybelle ❤️❤️❤️ 3mo

CBee This is amazing!! So happy for you ♥️♥️ 3mo

Eggs Aww that‘s awesome you got your “friends” back👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 We understand the feeling… 3mo

JenlovesJT47 @TheBookHippie @dabbe @Texreader @squirrelbrain @CarolynM @AnnCrystal @PaperbackPirate @Librarybelle @CBee @Eggs 🤗❤️❤️❤️ I knew you guys would understand. 🤓 3mo

lil1inblue I'm so glad you have them back! Books aren't just books, they have precious memories attached! 🤗🥰💛 3mo

TorieStorieS Congratulations!!!! I am so happy for you!!! 🥳🍾💗 3mo

DebinHawaii Wonderful! 💛🐝🖤 I‘m so glad they are back with you where they belong! 📚💛 3mo

Reggie I remember when you were rereading them and posting about each one. It was entertaining. Glad they‘re back. 3mo

JenlovesJT47 @Reggie thank you! I‘m still reading them, got behind on my reviews. 🤗💛 3mo

JenlovesJT47 @lil1inblue @TorieStorieS @DebinHawaii thank you!! 🤗🤗💛 I‘m so happy! 3mo

bellabella So true! Books that finally make their way home again feels like peace again. 💕 3mo

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Get Real | Francine Pascal, Jamie Suzanne

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This kicks off the only #SweetValley series that is totally new to me! Told with multiple POVs in first person, it reminds me of the SVHSY books. Somehow, only the Wakefield twins are re-zoned to attend SVJH. Unsurprisingly, it takes Liz no time to find a new set of friends in Anna Wang and Salvador del Valle. But Jessica‘s stuck with nerdy Ronald Rheece for a locker buddy & isn‘t making in-roads with the popular girls— even old friends ditch her!

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Jessica: Next Stop, Jr. High | Francine Pascal, Jamie Suzanne

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While Elizabeth‘s in Costa Rica, she leaves a purple journal for Jessica to use for the last summer of the Unicorns. Lila‘s been extra insufferable since she snagged a high school boyfriend, Wiley Upjohn. But Kimberly‘s surfer aunt invites them all to spend a month at her Hawaiian condo! Unfortunately, Kimberly‘s annoying younger cousin brings out the worst in the girls— but Jessica surprisingly steps up with kindness & even saves Marissa‘s life!

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Heartbreaker (Sweet Valley High #8) | Francine Pascal

The nostalgia! My mom came across my collection of SVH and sent them home with me. I intend to donate them to my kiddos classroom library, but I am going to enjoy them for a few days first.

Ruthiella Sweet! 3mo

dabbe 🤩😍🤩 3mo

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