Young Adult Revisited

Jessica and Elizabeth are off to 1884 Kansas for the summer. I know it's actually supposed to be 1987, but everyone acts like it's the 19 th century. Alice apparently spent her summers there with her Aunt Shirley and Uncle Herman, who is the mayor of his small town. She wants the twins to go and have as much fun as she once did, but she does seem a little antsy, especially when she sees all the jumpsuits and ballgowns that Jess packs. Liz also warns her that there's really nothing to do there but she won't listen. Turns out that there really is nothing to do in Walkersville, Kansas. There's no movie theater, no malls, nada. Aunt Shirley gives the girls a lecture on spending time with the right people and how they should avoid the wrong people. Once they get there, Jessica wants to run off and check out the town, but Aunt Shirley won't let the twins go alone. Jess immediately sets her sights on this cute guy named Dennis, but his girlfriend then...

Sweet Valley High apparently took a page from Stoneybrook Middle School's playbook and announces some huge new program. They're bringing in a bunch of professionals to run little mini programs for students. All the students sign up for up to three or four classes they want to take, and the school tries to assign them to one of those classes. Jessica is less than happy because Lila recently started bragging about how her dad is dating some random Hollywood star. Even though she has no proof, she won't stop talking about it and about how she hangs out with this lady all the time. Lila decides to sign up for the class on dress design to make the woman some fancy dress that she'll love. Jessica puts electronics down as one of her last choices on the assumption that it will be full of hot guys. Unfortunately for her, she winds up in the class and it's a bunch of "nerds" like Jeffrey, Winston, and Randy Mason. Elizabeth, who never once exhibited...