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No More Mr. Nice Guy (Sweet Valley Jr. High, 26)
Published in Paperback by Sweet Valley (13 February, 2001)
Authors: Jamie Suzanne and Francine Pascal
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It was Great ... find out why!!
I think this book was pretty good. It wasn't the best SVJH book I have read but it is still good. Brian and Kristen are always the nicest ones in the books so i'm like "gosh how can they be so nice all the time!" And finally you see a book where they are not so nice. Its kinda like a mid-teen crisis for Brian. Find out what happens when ya read it! Also you never really hear from brian so it is cool hearing from his perspective. I'm goin into 7th grade so i luv readin the SVJH books

a good SVJH book
In "No More Mr. Nice Guy" Brian gets tired of being stepped on all the time by his friends and family. They always expect him to give in and take it because he's always so nice. He decides it's time for a change, especially after his girlfriend Kristin puts her best friend Lacey over him. So he and his band write a song called "Too Nice", about a guy getting really sick of being a human doormat and how it's time for change. Kristin hears it without Brian knowing, and she's furious because she thinks it's their break-up song, but things get much better in the end. While all this is going on Salvador is acting really strange around Elizabeth, always grilling her about hanging out with Blue, and Sal is wondering if maybe he doesn't like her all over again. The author (Jamie Suzanne, NOT Francine Pascal) did a great job of writing about very real situations, and with very believable characters.

what's the matter with kristin?
i rate this book 5 stars because it sooo good about how brian gets sick of being nice and thinks that his friends, parents depends on him so much because they know brian would not get mad.so he writes a song called"too nice" because kristin blows him of because off for lacey and his cousin trent. there are also some parts i dont really like for example, what's kristin problem anyway? just because brians not talking to him it does not mean he would break up w/ her besides she's the one blowing brian off.and about sal and liz? sal is kind of stupid why can't he admit he still likes liz.


Surprise Surprise
Published in Paperback by Bantam Skylark (1999)
Author: Francine Pascal
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Elizabeth & Jessica Wakefield Turn Seven
The Wakefield twins, Elizabeth and Jessica, will be turning seven-years-old in six days. During that time, they have to plan the activities and food for their birthday party, shop for their party dresses, and find the perfect present for each other. That last task proves to be the hardest of all because, although they're twins, neither Elizabeth or Jessica have a clue what the other wants. Jessica buys her sister a blue velvet bow because it looks great on herself, and Elizabeth gets Jess a toy car because it's what she would like to receive herself. But will either girl be happy with their presents?

Ironically, I had given this book to my younger sister on her birthday years ago, but it was actually what I wanted for myself. Not being a Sweet Valley fan, she gave it back to me a few years later. :)

"Surprise! Surprise!" is the first book in the Sweet Valley Kids series. It's ideal for 5 to 8-year-old girls and/or fans of the previous Sweet Valley books, such as Sweet Valley Twins.

Surprise Surprse!
This book is really great I love this book I think that this book is clever and fun i read it like two or three times!

Cute and Memorable!
I read Sweet Valley University books now, since I'm older, but I still always remember Sweet Valley Kids. It's cute to see them when there little, it brings back memories. Anyway, the twins birthdays are here! It's so cute!


Billie's Secret (Sweet Valley University, No 18)
Published in Turtleback by Demco Media (1996)
Authors: Francine Pascal and Laurie John
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Great again
Elizabeth works undercover to blow the top off a sexist restaurant that forces its waitresses to dress like prostitutes.(or popstars..).Meanwhile,someone else is pregnant!!

Great book!
This book is great! Billie goes through hard times, Jessica and Michael McAllery re-unite. Elizabeth proves girl power by going undercover to expose a scandal that is degrading women for their brests. This book waas great and has a surprise ending!

Excellent book!!
This book was great! Billie and Steven go through hard times, with a surprise ending. Jessica sees her ex-husband, Michael McAllery again, and is determined to prove she can handle anything. Even a new job. Elizabeth works undercover as a waitress for a sleazy night club. I loved this part of the storyline. She had to put up with a lot of perverted guys, but really told them off! The nightclub only allows women with large breasts to waitress it. Elizabeth does some padding and heads on in! It was really cool how she and the other waitresses showed those men a thing or two! This is a great book!


My First Love and Other Disasters
Published in Paperback by Puffin (1991)
Author: Francine Pascal
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Mothers Little helper
Victoria is spending time in a beach house,having scored a job as a mothers-helper.Between taking care of two lively kids,she is chasing after a major jerk and trying not to laugh when another boy insists that he loves her and they belong together.Warning;This isn't for pre-teens as it includes one piece of risque content.(and I don't mean the nudey beach.)

I know what this girl is going through!!
This book was really a good book. It describes what can go through the mind of a teenage girl in love with a boy. Something i can relate too. It also can open your mind with the out comes that may happen and warn you to be careful!! Maybe who liked isnt who you really want to be with.

"Victoria's dream summer is turning into a nightmare--fast!"
"My First Love and Other Disasters" is one of the few books written by Francine Pascal, not some Sweet Valley or Fearless ghostwriter, and it's really too bad she doesn't write more of her own books. "My First Love..." is a really funny story about 14-year-old-going-on-15 Victoria Martin who is trying to get gorgeous Jim Freeman to fall in love with her as much as she has for him. To do this, Victoria begs her parents to allow her to work as a mother's helper during the summer on Fire Island in New York, the same vacation spot as Jim. Imagine that. :) However, Victoria never expected Jim's beautiful girlfriend, Gloria Donovan, to show up with him, or to have Jim's good friend Barry to fall for her instead, or to be stuck with two very spoiled demon spawns, who's mother hardly pays Victoria anything.

In addition to the laughs, this book is very realistic by involving such things as drug use, nudity (the scene where Victoria enters a nude beach for the first time is priceless--"wow, look at all those penises!"), profanity, etc., matters that are rarely placed in teen fiction, even though they're commonplace things in most kids' lives. In that sense, this book kind of reminded me of Judy Blume's writing (another good writer to check out).

I thought the ending was great as well, and I highly recommend "My First Love..." to preteen and older girls, especially Francine Pascal fans who want to read how she really writes.


Sweet Valley Trick or Treat (Sweet Valley Kids, No. 12)
Published in Paperback by Bantam Skylark (1990)
Authors: Molly Mia Stewart, Ying-Hwa Hu, and Francine Pascal
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Very fun of twins & their brother
Steven usually make fun of his twin sisters. After that, however, he's ususally give tit for tat. But he never thinks him over. I think he is foolish boy. But I like him. I also think no to chenge his mind forever.

Twins girls is cute!
I thought Halloween will fun. Because everybody put on many kind of clothes. I felt this event can enjoy from children to adult. I thought this event is nice. I read this book happily.

Twelfth Book in the Sweet Valley Kids Series
It's almost Halloween and everyone in Mrs. Otis's second-grade class is excited. In preparation for the upcoming school parade, each student draws a pumpkin and then votes on the best one. That picture is then added to the school-wide contest, where the final winning drawing determines which class is chosen to lead the Halloween school parade. The picture Mrs. Otis's students choose to represent their class is drawn by Todd Wilkins, and it looks exactly like Elizabeth, gap-toothed grin and all. (Elizabeth just lost her front baby tooth.)

Meanwhile, the twins (Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield) are arguing over who will get to wear the princess costume on Halloween, while the other twin is left with the witch costume, which neither twin really wants to wear. Jessica insists she should be the princess this year since she has all her teeth and "princesses should have perfect smiles". However, Jessica's logic fails her when she also loses her front tooth before Halloween. Now who will get to wear the princess costume? And which grade will get to lead the Sweet Valley Elementary School parade? Find out in "Sweet Valley Trick or Treat". Recommended for 5 to 8-year-old girls.


The Big Camp Secret (Sweet Valley Twins, No 3/Super Edition)
Published in Paperback by Bantam Skylark (01 July, 1989)
Authors: Jamie Suzanne and Francine Pascal
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An OK camp
This book about Jessica and Elizabeth hiding Grace in a secret place at camp(because Grace snuck away from home)is something I read once in a blue moon.It is good but not overly rereadable

Keeping Grace a secret was harder then they thought...
Jessica and Elizabeth go to a great camp. They find Grace hiding in an old house. She snuck away from home. Elizabethand Jessica think of a plan.
Ellen doesn't mind letting Grace go swimming. All she had to do was let Grace wear her bathing suit and swimming cap, but it got harder later. Someone was counting people as they walked into a big room. She said, "I counted one extra person. I cound have made a mistake..." Then Barbara, the rude girl said, "You must have counted me twice. I was in line, but I went out to get my sweater. "Oh," the person who was counting said.

Barbara doesn't do things to be nice, she does them to get something, and Barbara did wanted something.

One day Barbara came into Bunk 7 and said to Jamie, the consuler, "My consuler wants to see you." Jamie left.
"Why does she want to she her?" Jessica asked. "I'm joining your bunk," rude Barbara said, "I told my consuler you asked me to." "We didn't!" Jessica said. Barbara went on, "Everyone thinks bunk 7 is great for hiding Grace, so I want to join. I helped you with Grace. I did you a favor. Now do me one! If you don't, I can tell all about Grace!" So they let her join.
Barbara made them do things for her. Will the secret about Grace be found out? Find out by reading The Big Camp Secret!

This is a great book!
"The Big Camp Secret" is a very interesting book! I like the part about the problems about Barbara and the other campers in Bunk Seven (It sound a little like Aesop.) I actually have a similar problem like that, and it let me feels very bad too. Reading the problems between Barbara sound like reading my story. (I'm Ellen too.) At first, I'm going to gave 4 stars. But really, the story deserve 5 stars. The only thing that let me feels a little disappointed is that Ellen Riteman wasn't a important character in the story.


Jessica's Cookie Disaster (Sweet Valley Twins, 89)
Published in Paperback by Bantam Books (1995)
Authors: Jamie Suzanne and Francine Pascal
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Totally Awesome but serendipity comeon !
I thought the book was good and I'll give it that I even read it twice, but it is a bit corny and what a sad tv show can't they do any better! Anyway I've given it three stars I would have probably given it four if Elizabeth wasn't so sad and possibly five if Jessica wasn't such a drama queen, Read it if you like corny things and you will probably like it more if you are american as it is a very americanised book.

Crummy cookies
Jessica makes a delicious batch of cookies by accident!As usual she is crazy,overthetop and a bragger!So she gets herself on a cooking show even though she has no idea how to cook them anymore!Pretty good.She gets through with help from Elizabeth as always.BYE

great
i think it was good for lila to fall.she shouldn't have tried to show jessica up they are supposed to be friends.


A Kiss Before Dying (Sweet Valley High, No 122)
Published in Paperback by Bantam Books (1996)
Authors: Kate William and Francine Pascal
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Great-But a TEARJERKER!!!!!!!
This book is one of the best ever so far. Its filled with emotion, love, and courage. Jess and Christian really love each other and then what a drastic ending! I was like OH MY GOSH!!!!! I cried at the end so hard when she said I won this for Christian the bravest man I ever knew. It showed how much she truly loved him. This is one of Kate's best yet, but what a TEARJERKER!!!!

Excellent conclusion to a GR8 mini-series!!
This book is an excellent conclusion to the Rivalries mini-series. The plot is a "West Side Story" type thing, but with a touch of originality. I love the reality of it - the guys' macho attitudes when they're as a group etc. This book made me cry, it's written so well. The plot is believable and written with such conviction that it is all quite moving. One of the best SVH books ever.

A Great & Touching Book
One of my favorites, it's the kind of book that leaves you crying through out the story but smiling at the end, the author makes the characters seem very real that you can't help but feel their loss and cry their tears. Jessica and Christian would've been great together, that is, if the author hadn't gone a killed the poor guy, but i guess that's what makes SweetValley books special, they don't always have a happy ending which makes it seem more like real life. If i could give it a ten thumbs-up i would. Definitely deserves 5 stars.


Lila's New Flame (Sweet Valley High, No 135)
Published in Paperback by Skylark (1997)
Authors: Kate William and Francine Pascal
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Is Lila innocent?
Maybe Lila is being framed for the fire, but she certainly is guilty when it comes to her unprofessional relationship with Steven.

Part of Fowler Crest has burned down in a fire- and too much evidence against Lila is starting to look suspicious. Since her parents are away with no way to contact them, Lila becomes vulnerable, looking at Steven as a knight in shining armor when Steven is supposed to be investigating the case. How could Steven become so attracted to spoiled Lila, even if she is so seemingly helpless?

Okay, so that was a dumb little fling between them, but the book was exciting. Aren't most of the SVH books? When so much evidence started pointing at Lila, I almost believed she was guilty. Maybe that's a little farfetched, but it didn't look to good for her.

If you're looking for an in depth, soul searching book, perhaps this book isn't too well suited for your needs, but if you're like me and have enjoyed reading this series, read this one too! It's full of excitement and action!

This book was a great book!
This book is a great book and I recommend it. It is a little weird that Lila and Steven get together though. And it leaves you thirsty for more!

Great book
I thought this book was really great. It was interesting and I loved it. I knew Lila and Steven would get together sometime, and I was shocked to discover my guess was right when I saw this book.


Wild Child
Published in Library Binding by Bt Bound (2000)
Authors: Francine Pascal and Jamie Suzanne
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REALLY GREAT FOR PEEPS WHO THINK THERE LIFE IS HARD!!!!!!
I read this book and it is soooooo goood. Larissa thinks everything is perfect untill the tryouts!!! Read it and find out what happenes!!

not the best
This wasn't the best SVJH book I've read, but it was a fun read. "Wild Child" is about how blossoming actress Larissa Harris auditions for the school musical, "West Side Story", but is not accepted because she doesn't have a C average or higher, which is required to be eligible to be part of the play. She is crushed for a few days and pretty much ignores her drama club friends, Toby and Anna---and when she does talk to them, is not as open and friendly as she had been before. Larissa finally agrees to let Anna tutor her when she finds out that the girl who won the lead role Larissa wanted so badly, Bianca, also had slipping grades and was being tutored. I thought Larissa was being a stuck-up brat because she was so stubborn to accept that she needed help in her schoolwork. Read this if you like, but it isn't on my highly-recommended list.

Wild Child is truly "Wild!"
I wasn't that interested in Larissa until this book. I've never really liked school much, either. So I can relate. I usually don't like it when a new character is introduced, but the way Larissa and Toby were introduced I totally wanted to know all about them and their thoughts. Larissa's trying out for West Side Story with Anna and Toby. Then her grades drop and she's not allowed to be in the play! The little side story is about Salvador and how he wants to hang out with more guys, since most of his friends are girls. I hope I've encouraged you to read this book, it's one of the best!


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