Young Adult Revisited

Elizabeth and Amy see a new antique store/gallery opening and meet the new owner Monique Beaumont. Her husband runs the store downstairs and she has a charm school on the second floor. She tells them that she mailed invitations to attend a special party the following night. Lila tells the Unicorns that her cousin attended charm school and married royalty, so they all decide to attend. Jessica is especially excited about the party, but she gets annoyed when their invitation arrives so late. They all agree to go, but Elizabeth refuses because she thinks charm school is lame. She and Amy hang out instead, and while flipping through her mom’s yearbook, she sees a woman who looks like Beaumont. Jessica is in her element at the party. Beaumont thinks she looks like a princess (of course), and takes her aside. She tells her that she needs help deciding who to let into the charm school and insinuates that she only wants the wealthy kids. Jessica feels bad about it, but then gives her a list...

This is another one of those books that I devoured as a kid. I was 8 when the book came out and I’m pretty sure that I reenacted some of the scenes with my Barbie dolls LOL. So, the twins are getting ready for their cousin Kelly Bates to come to Sweet Valley. Kelly is their aunt Laura’s daughter (Alice’s sister) and they haven’t seen her since they were kids. Laura’s ex-husband Greg was a douche and after she left him, she wouldn’t let Kelly even come back to town for a visit. Now that she’s getting married and Kelly can’t adjust to their new life, she lets her move in with the Wakefields until she adjusts. Kelly looks almost exactly like the twins except that she’s a little taller, has darker hair, and her eyes are more green than blue. They tell her all about their friend Nicholas Morrow and how he can’t wait to meet her. Nicholas meets them at the Dairi Burger, they get along great, and he even invites her to the country club dance. The girls decide to dress alike for Kelly’s...