Welcome to Litsy!

SVMS is putting together a time capsule to be opened in 25 years. Students are put onto teams of 4 to come up with 3 items which best represent the 1960s, when SVMS was founded. The winning team gets to have their photo put in the time capsule, along with the 3 items. Of course, Jess & the Unicorns want to win but Liz is placed on a team with her current pet project, George (would take too long to explain his story), & to the surprise of no one⬇️

New student Ginny Lu Culpepper is a walking stereotype. She is from the Great Smoky Mountains & has a thick southern accent. Ellen takes an instant disliking to her & humiliates her whenever she gets the chance. Liz of course befriends her. What would we do without Saint Liz? 😆 She talks Ginny Lu into entering the Arts & Crafts fair at school & Ginny Lu ups and runs away because she thinks people are making fun of her. It all works out in the ⬇️

While Elizabeth & her friends look for seashells, Denny Jacobsen & his brother surf. But when a big wave knocks Denny out, Liz doesn‘t hesitate to dive in & save him! Afterwards, Denny starts worshipping her which Liz finds annoying—especially since it incurs Janet‘s wrath since she has a huge crush on Denny. And so the scheming begins for how Janet can save Denny‘s life instead. This one is genuinely hilarious & just plain fun from start to end!

When the Unicorn Club visits Lila, she enthusiastically shows them all the steps to Melody Powers‘ latest video. Rock TV holds a school contest & the Unicorns organize a band for the grand prize of (another!) VCR for the school. Lila demands to be the lead singer but other than dance moves, she can‘t sing it… so she forces nerdy Johanna Porter to sing while Lila lip syncs. Surprisingly, Lila raises Johanna‘s confidence & gives her a makeover!

Jessica loves making Lila jealous & when SVMS‘ soccer team makes it to a higher division, she loves the extra attention she gets from Aaron Dallas dedicating his goals to her. When they learn the field must be enlarged, Jessica fundraises hard, but wealthy Mr. Fowler pulls through & puts Lila in the spotlight. So, Jessica switches sides & tries to stop the expansion which will require cutting down trees. Meanwhile Liz‘s journalism improves here!

Poor Sarah lost her mother recently & her dad has a new fiancée, Annie. Annie is sweet as pie when dad is around but barely disguises her contempt when he isn‘t. But Sarah won‘t tell her dad. Dad has to go on a week-long business trip & asks Annie to stay with Sarah. Annie ditches her immediately but makes her swear not to tell dad. Sarah is terrified staying alone & barely gets any sleep. By the time the weekend rolls around, she‘s so exhausted⬇️

Another favorite featuring yet another abandoned #SweetValley mansion! In this 2nd spring break, Jessica finds a barnacle-encrusted necklace that soon captures all of her attention & seems to cause recurring nightmares. When Liz finds it, she falls victim to it next—with cousin Robin following suit as they all work as extras in the movie filmed in the mansion. Working together, they learn the real story of the Keller mansion & the cursed necklace!

This one is so much fun!! Across SVMS, students are randomly paired off for two week “marriages” to learn to budget, compromise on important decisions, prepare a healthy meal & keep an egg baby alive. The pairings make this fun: Elizabeth/Bruce Patman, Jessica/Rick Hunter, Lila/Todd, Ellen/Winston Egbert, etc. Rick‘s teasing covers his genuine feelings for Jessica & it‘s clear she feels the same way! Even Bruce goes all in for his new family!

This book opens with Elizabeth‘s frustration over a missing turquoise sweater that she can‘t find in Jessica‘s disaster of a room. But when all the Unicorns except for Jessica fall victim to the Sweet Valley Swiper (a missing coat, silver earrings, Lila‘s Watchman), it‘s Liz & Amy to the rescue, resurrecting the SVK Super Snoopers to catch the case & catch the thief red-handed! I always love when a twin-switch helps save the day!

It‘s the “first” (okay, not the actual first!) boy/girl dance at SVMS. Lila‘s awful new neighbor, Veronica Brooks keeps bragging about her old school & has her competitive sights set on none other than Todd! And when Jessica ditches Aaron for Bruce, Liz consoles Aaron—& winds up kissing him! But for a #SweetValleyValentinesDay, Ellen hosts another boy/girl party where all the mixed-up couples can be set to rights! Make-up kisses & a food fight!