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Or, the One In Which Devon Finally Arrives at SVH. I used to be a Devon fan, but having re-read this, I found him highly irritating. I still think his character does a U-turn from Earthquake onwards, but that doesn’t stop him being manipulative and plain stalkerish in this book. Both Jessica and Elizabeth also showcase the most annoying sides of their personalities here. In fact, the person who comes out best (while being the most badly treated) is… Todd!

wendiddy

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I used to like Elizabeth when I was younger. Then I read this and realized she is worse than Jessica. She is a two faced lying cheater. Ok it's 3:30 am and I am off to bed. Enjoy.

dirtywingsgirl

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Hehe, I’d like to note that on my particular copy of this book, I scratched beards and mustaches onto the Jessica and Elizabeth above the ‘Sweet Valley High’ lettering.

=) In my recap of ‘Jessica Quits the Squad’, I posed these questions at the end:

Will Liz find Jess' tear stains on her sheets?

Will Annie and Heather have a lesbian fling?

Will Jessica start her own cheerleading squad and take them to regionals?

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This volume covers the time from SVH #32, The New Jessica all the way to #40 On The Edge. In this thrilling instalment of Jessica’s life, she becomes slightly fixated on Elizabeth, making her actions ever more harsh and sociopathic, leading to a drastic makeover, numerous attempts at stealing Elizabeth’s boyfriend, one feigned terminal illness and a variety of misfits having problems that are never mentioned again.

And finally, Heroically Deaf Regina becomes Tragically Dead Regina. Jessica sort of cares.

I've had to break this up into two parts, because LiveJournal got all pissy.

Get ready to be underwhelmed!

nellswell

A cover image is available here. That girl gazing at the cake with a "For me?" look is Poor Sophia Rizzo. St. Elizabeth is on Sophia's left, arm around her shoulder. I guess the other girl is Amy. She looks bored.

Sophia is very sweet and gentle in this book. Didn't she become kind of prickly later on (like Rocky in the Bad News Ballet series? Or do I just think that because they have similar hair?)

Anyway...

( sometimes being a kid is the toughest job of all... )

dirtywingsgirl

I notice nanamik622 has already done a recap of Cover Girls, the first book in this miniseries. But since she mentions in it “I do hope that someone owns #130”, I’m asssuming she won’t mind me finishing the series’ recap.

This is my premiere post in 1bruce1, so I apologize in advance if it’s not up to this blog’s usual fantabulous standards. Feel free to give me feedback. Too long? Not snarky enough? Let me know. I just had to have a try because it recently dawned on me that, having read most of Sweet Valley High and being an avid collector of almost every Sweet Valley series, I am a perfect candidate to recap books. Or maybe I’ll be a crap candidate...but fuck it. (Or as a Sweet Valley native would say…fudge it? Place it gently where the sun don’t shine? Their euphemisms for swears are truly entertaining.) This miniseries was one of my favourites as a kid....oh, alright. As a teenager.

First, I must dissect the front cover.