pickAfter 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!
pickMany years ago in eight grade, we had to do a report on a book set in a different country. Everyone had already chosen the popular books of that time and my librarian showed me this book to read. It was so influential to me and I lost the name for years until one day with the help of google, I was able to find it.
A boy left alone after his family was taken, tries to find his way home. Set in Russia from the early 1920s. JF
pickThe drama club puts on Splendor In The Grass; Jessica stars opposite Bill Chase, using his crush on her to get him to do her bidding. She notices DeeDee Gordon‘s crush on Bill & intervenes. Bill continues giving DeeDee surfing lessons. DeeDee‘s father, a Hollywood agent, watches a rehearsal & says that he spied screenworthy talent. Certain it‘s her, Jessica magnanimously steps aside for DeeDee & Bill— until the screentest turns out to be for Bill!
“God has a plan for each of us.”
Sweet Violet is the last of the litter to find a home - she tries the bakery, plant nursery, and grocery; but at last she finds her home at a pleasant little bookshop with Alice the owner 🐱 🤍 📚
#Kittens
#JulyJazz
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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
I just remembered to pull this off my shelves, @Centique , after I mentioned it on your time travel post. This is the American edition; does it look like it matches the ‘70s TV show at all? 😄
It was this tv show in the late 70s that made me love time travel - being able to visit your grandparents as children in the early 1900s! Time travel novels for me can be escapist fantasy or dystopian sci fi - sometimes a delight, sometimes a disaster - and my tastes have moved from fantasy towards dystopia lately #timetraveltop5 @Ruthiella
1 - The Time Travellers Wife
2 - Outlander
3 - Doomsday Book
4 - Black Out/All Clear
5 - Kindred
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.
pickAnother book down for my kids‘ fantasy book club at the library. I think they‘re going to love this one. Clear sentences, a shorter page length, whimsical illustrations, and some higher thinking about cruelty vs. kindness & how to manage deep emotions (anxiety, loneliness, abandonment, loss) make it an appealing & balanced book.
At the end of each meeting, we always make corner bookmarks. This time, it‘s twirly, leafy Green Man mustaches. 🍃
pickShy, 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⭐️
#SweetValley
#SweetValleyTwins
#SVT
#nostalgia
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