This is a very good book! Liz gets mad at Jessica when she finds the letter Todd wrote her and liz and todd FINALLY get back together! Winston has to babysit a baby when his parents are out of town but doesnt really know how to so all the girls help him. It's hilarious when he takes her to school and all day everyone takes turns watching her. Anyways this was a really great book!!

SVH definitely took a new turn when Francine introduced Margo Black as a character. It made this 'series' a lot darker. I found Margo incredibly disturbing with the way, she would dispose of the children/people with such ease. I also found the 'voices' that she heard to be pretty creepy as well. I assume that she was supposed to be a schizophrenic. I think Francine did well with this new character but, at the same time, I don't think she should have turned SVH into something serious. I've always found the series lighthearted and amusing, sometimes thrilling. Yet, this 'series' of Margo stories were creepy and disturbing. I mean, this character was pretty violent, yet at the same time she looked like Liz and Jess. I found that, that just made it kinda dumb. I think that she should have wanted to take over their lives without looking like them. It would have made it a lot creepier..

I thought this was an exhilerating and exiting read. definitely one of Kate Williams best books to date. i would recommend it highly and you are warned once you start reading it you won't be able to put it down

In a little town (like Sweet Valley) people know what's going on with there and what's going on with here. They know each other's past and secrets. So, secrets are not secrets in Sweet Valley! In this book, Jessica wants to be the beautiful queen of the Sweet Valley Fall Dance. If she wins the competition, Bruce Patman will be in Jessica's arms. But Enid Rollins (Elizabeth Wakefield's best friend) is the only person standing in Jessica's way. When Jessica finds out a terrible secret of Enid's past, Jessica is sure that she will be the queen of the Fall Dance. Only Elizabeth can help Enid, but can she stop Jessica?

I didn't like the way Enid reacted to Ronnie's confrontation. I mean, why did she accuse Liz? If she 'valued' Liz's friensdship and trusted her, then she'd take Liz's word for it. If I was Liz I would have made Enid grovel for my forgiveness. Liz is too soft. She's also too dumb - I mean, it was sooo obvious that Jess wanted to be voted Prom Queen. Jess can be such a witch - it's great! I'd definitely want her as a best friend in High School.

This book was great! It revieals a side of one of the characters that is shocking. I feel bad for Enid though, Jessica had no right too do what she did, and makeing Elizabeth look like a lier was cruel. All I can say is some sister. If you can you should watch the tv show episode that is like this story, it's not 100% the same but it really good.

Kositsky plunges her heroine back into Elizabethan England for a wild, rollicking adventure with an acting company and a theater hanger-on named Will Shakspere, who seems to be taking credit for Shakespeare's plays. Young adults (and not so young) will relish her gross encounters with Elizabethan thugs and her winning ways with the acting company and Queen Elizabeth herself, who bestows an early version of the Academy Awards. Hard-core Stratfordians will object to Oxford as the playwright, but Kositsky's light, spoofing treatment, solidly grounded in the facts of the authorship controversy,easily carries the reader into her version of the world's biggest literary mystery. It's a blast from the past.

The ONLY reason the orthodox Stratfordian view of the authorship of Shakespeare's works has managed to survive is that it is taught to the young with no information about its rickety foundation, or about the persuasiveness of the Oxford alternative. Books like this one may hasten the day when the bizarre Stratford myth collapses of its own weight. An admirable corrective, and a fun read.

Here is an engaging, entertaining, and indeed positively delightful romp through the underworld of the Elizabethan theatrical scene -- as witnessed through the eyes of an intellectually precocious thirteen-something (unlucky in love!-Yikes!) named Willow who suddenly finds herself teleported from 20th century Ontario into the grimy candlelight world of London in 1593 where she finds herself rooming with the -- allegedly -- great playwrite "Shakspere."

Only the most dogmatic partisans of the by-now moribund official view of Shakespeare will be offended this linguistically precocious reconstruction of the "might have been" hypothesis of the Earl of Oxford's identity as the real Bard. Indeed Lynne Kositsky has an uncanny knack for anchoring her fictional narrative in detailed and singularly accurate memory for cultural nuance and historical incident. Kositsky also possesses a natural gift for the pulse of language. Her narrator speaks in an energetic and often captivating fusion of Canadian Valley Girl slang and Elizabethen vernacular, which is certain to capture the imagination of many young readers. Is this another J.K. Rowling in the making?

Here's a taste:

Bobby Goffe really hated me, that was for sure: he criticized and cuffed me every chance he got. Shakspere dissed me daily, perchance cos he'd been stuck with me, mayhap cos he feared I'd discovered his secret schemes. And I still needed to keep a sharp look out for that other gig, Beavis, Butthead, and Mystery Guy, at every turn. To cut a long story short, I felt threatened every step I took. At the house, at the Theatre, on the street, a mere whisper would twist my head around, a hint of a hubbub would set my heart to heaving.

(p. 70)

As the reader may detect, Ms. Kositsky's most formidable weapon, like that of her dark hero Edward Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, is a razor sharp wit, viz. her biting satirical invocation of the (historically real)duel between actor Gabriel Spencer and actor-playwright Ben Jonson, in which Willow, transporting mysterious packages between Vere and Shakspere, is revealed to be the precipitating cause of the duel:

Galloping gobstoppers, what should I do now? Stand my ground till [Spenser] strangled me, or agree to what he wanted, and then get out while the going was good. I was too scared to make up my mind. He started shaking me again like I was a pair of maracas. And maybe there were two of me at that, cos I was starting to see everything double.

"No, never," I cried at last. "I will never give you anything of Vere's. Do your worst!" I drooped over like a limp lily, and was about to throw up on the villain's boots, really making him mad, when Ben Jonson rushed into the Cathedral. He must have been behind us all the time. In a trice, he realized the mess I was in and shoved his bully-boy face into Spencer's, fixing him with his beery breath. "That's Shakspere's lad, Gabe. Put him down right now, right here, right this minute, before you do him a permanent disablement"......

(p. 102)

The book can be recommended without reserve for all readers between the ages of eight and eighty who love the derring-do world which belongs to "Shakespeare" -- the world which harbored the great voyages of exploration which have made our modern life, for better or worse, what it now is. The author deserves congratulation if not some sort of medal; but one may be sure the further books by Ms. Kositsky are not far from publication.

This book, Wonder Woman: Challenge of Artemis is the sequel to the other DC comics Trade paperback, Wonder Woman: The Contest! This book was written by William Messner Loebs with supurb art work by Mike Deodato Jr. this book continues the story left off in the Contest. Wonder Woman (Diana) is now a private detective working Freelance while her Amazon sister, Artemis is fighting crime as the new Wonder Woman in New York city. Princess Dina squares off against many DC villians in this book including a funny issue with the Joker! As Dina travels to Paradise Island she finds out the real reason why Artemis took her mantle sd wonderwoman. When her Amazon mother confesses that Diana might have died if she had the mantle so they picked artemis to win the Amazon games! Dina rushes to save Artemis's life and Artemis learns her listen about crime in American society. Will Diana be able to save Artemis from dying? Will Diana be able to become Wonder Woman again?! Great artwork by Mike Deodato Jr! He knows how to draw women superheros in comics! a must read!

This book is the conclusion piece to Wonder Woman: The Contest. If you enjoyed that great book, you are sure to enjoy this one as well. It immediately follows The Contest as we see the further adventures of Diana and Artemis in Patriarch's World as Artemis comes to understand exactly what it means to become a 'Wonder Woman'. This book if filled with emotionally charged moments and a large cast of interesting characters. Don't worry though, Messner-Loebs has a great way of weaving in characters into his stories without leaving the reader at a loss of who is who. Mike Deodato Jr. does an outstanding job as well depicting both beautiful characters and realistic expressions. I urge all Wonder Woman fans (and those not) to purchase this wonderful book as it shows many of Diana's and Artemis' trials and tribulations, and what it really means to be 'human'.

In "The Contest," Artemis made her debut as a fierce, competitive warrior who sought to gain respect for her tribe by competing in a contest held by Hippolyta to choose the new Wonder Woman. In an upset victory, Artemis triumphed as the victor and assumed her duties in the patriarch's world. In "The Challenge of Artemis," she vows to end the oppression of women and children, and to end the violence that corrupts society.

With her quick tongue and rash actions, Artemis makes headlines as she rubs people the wrong way, being viewed as opinionated, controversial, and arrogant. Diana dons a new costume and works to re-establish a new identity. It's not long before tension flares up between Artemis and Diana - Artemis accuses Diana of trying to interfere with Artemis' new role, but Diana will soon learn of a terrible prophecy that lies ahead for Wonder Woman. Tragedy looms in the near future for both Diana and Artemis with mayhem, murder, and ultimately ... betrayal.

The conclusion left me emotionally choked up as both women are heroes in their own right. This book is a turning point for both of them as the betrayal has ramifications that changes the course of future Wonder Woman issues. Their lives will never be the same again after this.

I had the privilage of studying with Dr. Dunning the last two quarters of his teaching career. I can only give the highest praise for this book. Dr. Dunning's knowledge is supported by experience, not only his own, but that of the thousands of students he has prepared for sucessful careers in the art world. The advice he gives in this book is the same that he has taught to university art students for over 30 years. The stories he tells are real, the analogies varied and all sucessfully illustrate his points. This isn't a book full technical terms, but one written for anyone to read and understand (and often even laugh with). Though written from the perspective of a painter, Dr. Dunning's knowledge and insights are very applicable to any of the fine arts as well as disciplines outside the art world. The information on setting up your studio alone is well worth the price of the book. Save yourself the costly expense and time of making avoidable mistakes and learn from Dr. Dunning's vast knowledge. Read this book!

Mr. Dunning brings art to the forefront with his practical approach to aesthetics, postmodernism, color theory, and being in business (to name just a few). I read this book for a Computer Imaging class at Northern Arizona University, and the thoughts and discussions it provoked were extremely worthwhile....not just for basic knowledge, but for understanding ourselves and expressing ourselves through our art. Thank you, Mr. Dunning...I'm reading your Postmodernist Theory next!

William Dunning does an excellent job of offering advice to young artists. He uses tangible examples to present concepts and ideas that relate directly the issues artists face when entering the "real world". As a student I have been enlightened by this book, and I was able to apply some of his concepts directly to situations in my life.

Trash literature for young adults, most appropriate for middle school kids. While this book may appeal to "reluctant readers" because of its fast-paced action, it has little to recommend it. The two main characters are fairly uninteresting. There are very clear-cut good guys and bad guys, with no shadings of gray. That will make it appealing to some young readers, but the characters seem flat. Lots of sexual innuendo and undertones...the young virginal girl is in danger of being molested by the sicko leader of the aliens. Philbrook has written some other books with good character development and interesting themes, but this book doesn't measure up.

Abduction is very well written.The Suspence bookis about 2 teens being abducted and then finding out and stopping their captors. The best book I have ever read. Descriptive, well written, suspenceful and enticing. I recemmend this book to everyone looking for a good read.

This book is so awesome, words cannot describe this. I read it when I was in sixth grade and it was so intresting. I read it every study hall at the end of the day for 5 months! I could not put it down! Here is basically what it is about:

A loser named Quentin starts a Skin-Head gang where they are all goth and have to get certain tatooes and piercings. Soon Matt, Luke's younger brother becomes adapted and a member of the Skin-Head gang. Soon after that, Quentin, an unknown alien/extratrestrial gets mind control of Luke and Mandy, and they always disappear betweeen 10 pm and 2 am. But when they come back, they do not remember a thing. They soon talk it over and things start adding up. Quentin spyes on them in a library and everything goes wacky...trust me it is not a playful alien book...it is realistic, and probably for ages 14+...i mean it it is so awesome...get it now. Cheers to Rodman Philbrick!

This is a wonderful book for people of all ages. it gives lots of information from the day prince william was born up to the present day.It gives information on the history of the last name mountbatten. It's a wonderful book to read and it's so good you'll never want to put it down.

This is the probably the best book you'll find on him. It offers some realistic info on the Prince and his life. A defenite 'Excellent' buy.

This was one of the best books on Prince William I have ever read. It had great pictures and interesting things I never knew before. Teen People went out of there way to get an inside view on the "Prince of Hearts!" I loved this book from start to finish. I would recommend this book to anyone who is a Prince William fanatic of would just like to learn more about him!

As the second part in an enchanting 3 part mini-series, this book was better then the first! I'm really glad that I bought this book! In haven't got the 3rd book yet, but I'm dyeing to find out what happens! If you but this book, find the 3rd book, and keep reading! I know that you will love this book, and the third book! Happy reading!

I totally love this book. It is so exciting. I really feel sorry for Jessica and Elizabeth after being locked in the dungeon. (The countess found Jessica with her daughter's heirloom. That Jacques gave to her and said was fake.) I highly recommend getting part 3 Happily ever after before you read this book because you will die to know the ending.

This book was GREAT!!! I couldn't put it down. I really can't stand the countess and her daughter. They act like they are the greatest things on earth and that they are 100 times better that Jess and Liz. I feel bad for Laurent that he has to marry Antoina even though his heart belongs to Liz. And if I were Jessica I would never forget Jacques for framing her.

I loved this book. It's one of my all time favorite Sweet Valley High Books. If you are a fan of the Elizabeth and Todd relationship, then you have to read - have to buy- this book. It's a lot of fun to read, and you'll get a lot of laughs out of it.

this book was great the twins parents are out of town and Todd dreams of moving in with liz and expects a romantic week,but liz has something else on her mind she descovers that her mother was once merried to Hank Patman! so she and Bruce start investigating...................

This book was great! Especially when Todd caught Bruce and Elizabeth kissing in the kitchen, and the only reason they was kissing was because while they were trying to find out if Liz's mother was having an affair with Bruce's dad and what caused them to get married before they even had them. And as they got deeper into finding out the more they got involved. The end was also good but I won't spoil it for you. You'll just have to get the book. Gotta go now "C" Yeah

It really makes me wonder whether the Americans really do perceive us as a bunch of prudish snobs. If this book is any indication of this - then I am very worried. Elizabeth manages to have 'tea' with the Queen - yeah right! I have spent 19 years in England, and have not even been inside Buckingham Palace - let alone have had 'tea' with the Queen! God! How juvenile! Come on Kate and Francine - don't underestimate us - we may read Sweet Valley, but that doesn't necessarily mean that we are complete fools! Also, I cannot believe that Liz and Jess are completely stupid as to not recognise the Queen's daughter with glasses and a dye job - yes, I can really understand that!!

A real thriller. It keeps your interest until the end. I read it in a day.
It is about the Wakefield twins, who go to London to work for a newspaper. There, Jessica finds a rich guy who she falls in love with. But there is a problem. He's suspected of being a wolfman, especially by Elizabeth and her new boyfriend, Luke. But Jessica doens't believe it. She is sure she will find the real wolfman. Elizabeth thinks Jessica is in danger, because she doesn't know that she is in more!

Read this if you don't mind scary books with just a slight gory edge.Which of the twins is dating a boy who enjoys ripping peoples throats out??