Young Adult Revisited

Everyone at Sweet Valley High is atwitter because Sandra “Sandy” Beacon is now dating Manuel Lopez. Manuel invites her over to his house to spend time with his family and he really wants to meet her parents, but she keeps putting him off. He also wants to take her to the upcoming Mexican festival, but only if she tells her parents first. Sandy does make an attempt to talk to her mom after she reads about the Mexican festival. Her mother is slightly disgusted that “those people” want to host such an event because apparently there was some riot in another town at one of those festivals. Sandy broaches the idea of her dating a guy from a different background and her mom is appalled. Sandy excuses herself and then feels bad because her mom makes it clear that she wants her to hang out. Jeannie warns her that Liz added an item about her new relationship status in the Eyes and Ears column. Sandy freaks out because her mom often reads the paper and she can’t know about Manuel. She tracks ...

The problem with Stacey is that she doesn’t really have a problem. She and Claudia are now best friends again, and the two spend one night making pizza with her mom. Maureen is in a good mood, joking with the girls and making slices with anchovies. She even agrees to play a game with them before suddenly developing a headache and eating in her room. Stacey goes to NYC for a weekend with her dad and meets with Ethan. She mentions that she still likes him and might be in love with him but they need to take their time together. She spends a lot of time with Ed and his girlfriend Samantha. They check out a designer clothing exhibit, and get along really well. Ed tells her that they got engaged and Stacey realizes that she doesn’t really know Sam. Ed decides to call Maureen and tell her about his engagement. When Stacey gets back in town though, she breaks down and tells her mom herself. She later hears her mom crying and Maureen tells her that it’s just because things are changing. She ...