it's taking all of my willpower.......
not to start bidding on Sweet Valley High books on ebay......I used to have to sneak-read these books in middle school, at which point I was only supposed to be reading Sweet Valley Twins.....my curiousity was sparked by a recent post on gawker re new cover art and I got all nostalgic for those great late 80s early 90s covers with illustrations of Jessica & Elizabeth......Judy Blume aside, these are still some of my favorite books (make fun, i don't care).......I think one of the best volumes was "the new jessica" where she decides she's tired of being a twin and goes all brunette on us......I had a similar experience 2 summers ago when I thought I might be tired of looking like.....well....I have no twin, so.....myself......and like me, Jessica realizes she's better off blond......ah, what an important life lesson to know your true hair color personality.......oh and I just have to mention some of my favorite characters....Lila Fowler, Bruce Patman and Enid.....oops I just placed a bid, must sign off ebay NOW.
I sprained my Achilles tendon in school, don't remember what grade. 6th or 7th. My Mom got me all of these books so I could read while I was stuck in bed. I devoured them. Whenever I see the word 'lavaliere', I always think of the Twins!
Posted by:Lisa Stein | March 27, 2008 at 11:34 PM
Buy them soon before Random House relaunches them with editorial edits and ugly covers!!!
Posted by:geniass | March 31, 2008 at 05:50 PM