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Point Horror: The Cheerleader (Caroline B. Cooney)

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Althea was once a popular girl with friends, a great skier, and an award winning horseback rider. When she got to high school through, everyone went their separate ways. Despite having a dance and athletic background, she lost a spot on the cheerleading squad to a freshman, Celeste. The ancient evil who lives inside her home offers her a deal: bring him Celeste and he'll make Althea popular. See, Althea's house has a turret with shutters on the inside and outside of each window. A vampire lives inside that room, and despite being told multiple times not to go inside, she did and met the creature that would change her life. He promises that Celeste will just get tired and that she'll actually be back to school the day after “it” happens. Still not sure what to do, she decides to ingratiate herself into Celeste's life. Althea suddenly goes to practice and goes out of her way to be friends with the younger girl. At every turn though, she gets shot down. Ce...

Sweet Valley Twins #33: Elizabeth's New Hero

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The gymnastics team from East Germany is coming to Sweet Valley. Caroline is more excited than anyone because one of the guys is staying with her. Everyone in town had the chance to sign up and volunteer their homes. There were 10 kids who needed a place to stay, and the Wakefields were number 11 on the list. Caroline can't stop talking about all the things they'll do and paints her own sign to take to the airport. Alice mysteriously tells the twins that night that plans might change. Caroline's grandmother is so sick that she needs to come and stay with them, so they can't take in Christoph like they planned. As long as the board approves, Christoph can come and stay with them. They learn later that night that they got the nod, so Alice makes Steven move into the den and give up his room for Christoph. Jessica immediately starts making plans with the Unicorns about everything they'll do with him, to the point that Liz wonders if she'll have any...