Young Adult Revisited

Prologue: Melanie Anderson could be a shampoo model, or so everyone tells her. She thinks it's because she never uses any chemicals and spends a lot of time taking care of her hair. As she stares at her reflection in pleasure, she sees two faces appear. Repeatedly saying that they can't be there because she already gave them what they wanted, she turns to run. A silver cord comes out from the mirror and decapitates her. Yup, these books are a little darker than the Fear Street books from my youth! We then cut to Marla Newman getting ready for a debate in history class. Sitting down in the cafeteria next to her debate opponent Kenny, she Jessica Wakefield-like mentions that she dresses better than him. Another girl, Clarissa, shows up and makes some snide comments before "accidentally" spilling iced tea all over her new shirt. They shout at each other, Marla silently hopes she falls on her face, and she trips and does fall on her face. Clarissa claims ...

Stacey's mom seems a little rundown lately, but Stacey thinks that Maureen is just busy looking for a new job. She tells her daughter that while Ed pays child support and alimony, he can't keep supporting two homes. Ed then calls with some super big news: he just got a huge promotion at work and he wants Stacey to come to NYC as his date, even though no other kids will be there, which comes across as a little creepy. Stacey immediately says yes and starts planning her trip. The older girls all go downtown to pick out the perfect outfit for her. Jessi had a dance class and poor Mal got stuck going to see her grandparents. They also stop by the Rosebud Cafe, which is the first time I think it got brought up in the series. Stacey comes home to find that her mom is still feeling sick. While in the middle of a math test, the principal calls and asks her to come right to his office. Mrs. Pike comes to pick her up and tells her that her mom passed out while downtown af...

This is one of those annoying books that introduces a new character every chapter, so I'm not sure how well my recap will come out. So Sweet Valley Middle School is heading to the Enchanted Forest amusement park for the day. Elizabeth just can't stop worrying because Jessica won't listen to her. She tells her mom that Caroline asked her to sit with her on the bus, she said she was already sitting with Jessica, Jessica promised, but she doesn't know if her twin remembers. When they get on the bus, Jessica sits with Lila and says they made plans that morning. Elizabeth has to sit with Caroline, and she's so annoyed that she vows never to forgive her twin. They get to the park, and Lila instantly takes charge. She wants to go to some mirror maze thing instead of the roller coaster Jess wants to ride. Jess loses her and finds her with some cute guy she knows. They decide to run off together, and she ends up with Ellen and some other kids. Liz pairs ...