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Point Thriller: Double Date (Sinclair Smith)

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The book opens with a prologue where Tracy is hanging out at a Halloween party. Her friend Tina shows up dressed as a witch and gets her alone. Tina points out this guy Travis and makes a rude comment about how they shouldn’t let everyone into the party before asking if Tracy is going to go out with him because she heard a rumor. Tracy denies it and repeats that she will never, ever go out with him only to discover him standing behind her. Travis says that if she’d rather die then go out with him, she will die and he slashes her throat… Years later, Tracy runs into Travis again only now he’s all grown up and super hot. They do a little flirting at the popular hangout before her boyfriend Kyle shows up. The two guys start fighting and threaten to take things outside. It turns out that it was all a joke they concocted, which Tracy explains to her friends. She also complains about Kyle always planning their dates and never letting her have a say, which leads to her friend telli

Sweet Valley Twins #116: Jessica Takes Charge

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Jessica is upset because Lila always gets whatever she wants. She dreams about a bracelet she saw in the mall, only to have Lila show up wearing the exact same one. The principal calls a special assembly and lets everyone know that SVMS is starting a new program where all the kids have to do volunteer work. Both she and Lila want to work in the mayor’s office, but all of the jobs are randomly assigned. Jessica winds up with the health trailer and Lila gets the homeless shelter. Jessica discovers that Elizabeth got the mayor’s office and doesn’t want it, so she offers to trade. Lila shows up and they all start arguing over who she get which job. Jessica offers to do all of her chores, but Lila offers her a limousine ride. Lila finally offers her $200 for the soup kitchen, and Elizabeth makes the trade, which pisses Jessica off because it proves that Lila can buy anything. The health trailer is naturally boring. The nurse in charge keeps yelling at Jessica for screwing