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Nancy Drew Mystery Stores #63: The Twin Dilemma (1981)

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Carson's sister Eloise invited the girls to stay with her and check out a big charity fashion show. As soon as they arrive though, she reveals that fashion model Jacqueline Henri disappeared. She was set to be the big star of the show. Luckily, Eloise already volunteered Nancy to take her spot. They rush over to the show, and see Jacqueline herself on the street before the woman rushes away. They also meet Mr. Reese, the famous fashion designer who donated some of his clothing. He immediately moans and whines that someone stole some of his designs. After throwing a fit and firing his assistant, he takes one look at Nancy and decides that she'll do for the show. When she walks out in the first outfit though, he throws another fit and pulls her off stage. He shows her the Millington catalog, which is a retail company that sells knock off designer fashions. Somehow, the company responsible for the catalog got his designs ahead of time and are already selling them. Acco

Sweet Valley Twins #117: Down With Queen Janet!

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Janet Howell is a real piece of work. As she gets ready to graduate eighth grade and move onto high school, all she can think about is herself and her big graduation party. She assigns Jessica to write her speech, since the principal apparently couldn't find anyone better to speak. Jessica really doesn't want to do it, nor does she want to become the older girl's right hand man when it comes to party planning. While going over the speech she wrote the night before, Lois tries to inch past them. Janet throws her arm up, which causes Lois to dump a plate of spaghetti all over her. This leads Janet to call her a whale and pick on her in front of the whole cafeteria. Both Elizabeth and Sophia stand up to her, but Janet just calls them nerds, dorks, and acts like a mega bitch. Worried about how Lois feels, especially since she went home early, Liz stops by her house to check on her. Lois confesses that when they were kids, she and Janet were best friends. She ev