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Mrs. W. rear-ends an old lady, Mrs. Harrington, then Jess & Liz befriend her & help out around her house. Jess is particularly taken with her, especially once she discovers Mrs. H. is really a famous retired movie star, Dolores Dufay. She pays for Jess to take acting classes & helps her with a school play. I actually really enjoyed this because I love it when Jess acts like a decent person & does the right thing. So refreshing! 😆4⭐️

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Finally Jessica narrates one (though because of the division into Unicorns and Angels, Elizabeth‘s also a narrator here!), which has the two groups still fighting in the aftermath of the election. But it‘s clear that they still miss one another… all the more so when thanks to the daycare, both groups come down with the German measles. Separately quarantined, they try to prank each other & also try not to let on how much they miss each other!

Mary Wallace narrates this sole #UnicornClubSpecialEdition as Kimberly Haver moves back to Sweet Valley & divides the club! Mary‘s planning on running for student body president with all of the club supporting her… until Kimberly runs against her with Lila, Ellen & Jessica backing her, versus Liz, Evie & Maria behind Mary. Teased as a goody-two-shoes, Mary works on a less rebellious plan to reinstate off-campus lunch while Kimberly stirs trouble!

The Wakefield family is on vacation at the Grand Canyon. The twins find a large diamond ring while out camping & soon start to argue about what to do with it. Jess wants to keep it & rub it in Lila‘s face (😆) and Liz wants to sell it & buy a computer. Things get very tense for a bit until everything magically works out in the end (wouldn‘t be Sweet Valley otherwise!). 3.5⭐️

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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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New Unicorn Club member & its sole 6th grader, Evie Kim, narrates this one where the club once again faces its end— from within! Half of the members start dating new boys while the drama club puts on an original fall play. Evie, the twins & Maria are the singles, blown off for new love (along with the day care kids). When Evie & Liz overhear Rick Hunter‘s sleazy plan to break Mary Wallace‘s heart, it brings the club back together for revenge!

I‘ve always had a soft spot for Lila Fowler & she shows her own soft side here where she narrates about the events leading up to the Seventh Heaven weekend. Growing up mostly without her mother, Lila borrows Ellie‘s mom to shadow for a day for daughters to join their moms at work (& Fowler Enterprises employs almost everyone!). When Mrs. McMillan reunites with an old flame, Lila‘s happy to babysit & try to be consistent while Ellie feels ignored.

New Unicorn Club member Maria Slater narrates this second installment as the club needs to raise money not only for the consequences of the dare war that nearly got the club banished, but also for their newly beloved day care center‘s new roof. Indie filmmaker Tom Sanders arrives to make a thrifty teen movie, Secondhand Rose & Maria negotiates for a steep salary to solve their problems. An old friend from Hollywood helps her crisis of confidence!

The Wakefield twins & friends are officially 7th graders! Mandy Miller narrates the start of this new series with the club‘s numbers decimated from graduations, moves & transfers. To decide on Janet‘s successor, they start a dare war! When the club goes too far, they‘re sentenced to volunteering at a daycare. They learn lessons & develop relationships with the kids. When the club is banished, non-members save it! I love the softer side of Lila!

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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