Young Adult Revisited

Sally sees a flash of light in the woods while out walking with Watch, Cindy, and Adam. They look around for a bit and don't find anything, but them she literally stumbles across a glowing stone on the ground. Sally wants to take it, they all think she should leave it, and they eventually agree to walk a few feet behind her in case anything happens. When she wishes that she had new shoes, new shoes suddenly appear on her feet, and Watch decides it must be a Wishing Stone. Sally wishes for a few more things, including a million dollars, and she gets everything she wants. When she wishes for things for Cindy, nothing happens. Watch thinks that they all need to make their own wishes. Cindy wishes for new clothes, Watch wishes for a laser gun and a force field, and Adam wishes for intergalactic world peace because he doesn't want anything for himself, though he does seem hurt when Cindy tells him he needs new clothes because he dresses like a nerd. A dude in a dark ...

Jessica's been out on a few dates with this guy Michael at the same time that she dates some other guys. She loves that he's tall, on the basketball team, and is crazy about her, but she just isn't the kind of girl who settles down with any one guy. Things are fine up until they go out again and she reminds him of their upcoming date to the big dance. Michael uses this excuse to tell her that she can have every Friday and Saturday night for all he's concerned. He is so crazy about her that he doesn't want to see anyone else and suggests that they go steady. Jessica tells him that she wants to keep doing what they've been doing, but it isn't enough for him anymore. It's all or nothing. When she turns him down, he ends things completely. The twins have Maria, Enid, Amy, and Lila over to the house, which seems like an odd mixture to me. Since they all have boyfriends, they kind of gang up on Jessica about how settling down isn't necessar...

Adam, Sally, Watch, and Cindy are all sitting around and drinking vanilla milkshakes as they lament the fact that there's nothing to do in Spooksville. The conversation somehow turns to Ms. Ann Templeton, who most of the kids in town this is a witch. Supposedly, she once turned a girl into a sand statue after the girl beat her in a chess match. Cindy is the only one who doesn't really believe, which makes Adam agree with her. They all decide to go her castle. Even though they don't see anyone, the door magically opens on its own. After seeing a strange hourglass, they come across four necklaces, each with a different stone. Everyone feels drawn to one specifically, but Sally urges them not to wear them in case they turn into toads or something. Watch puts one on anyway, and it causes his eyes to get better. He previously had some problems, and the doctors said he couldn't get a better prescription. Cindy wears one that makes her look and feel more beauti...

This is the book where Jessica turns into Elizabeth and becomes way less interesting. AJ Morgan is brand new in town and tends to like girls who are quieter and sweeter. Jessica decides that acting like her twin will help her win his heart but she goes way overboard. All of their dates involve nonprofit organization and charity meetings, studying, and boring stuff. She even makes him leave the beach early to do some studying at the library. On another date, they take a mile long hike and look for birds. Everyone pretty much hates this version of Jessica. Lila, Amy, and Cara keep trying to get her goat and make her snap. Elizabeth spends a lot of time writing in her journal and worrying about her twin. She tries to tell her that she can't keep pretending forever and that AJ deserves to know the real her. Yeah, so he would know that she would eventually cheat on him and break his heart. While jogging on the beach, Jess and AJ hear someone crying for help. AJ di...

This book came early enough in the series that Liz still gave a damn about horses. She admits that she's been too busy to go to the stables that often but she and Ted are still apparently good friends. Before I get into that story, let's deal with Jessica. The Wakefield family take a picnic together, and she and Liz head off for a walk. When she comes back, she just wants a big ass piece of chocolate cake. She finds the lid to the cooler off to one side and wonders what happened. A baby skunk pops out and runs away, which causes everyone to laugh about how she's so bad around animals. Jessica and Lila head to the beach a few days later and realize that there is almost no one there. It turns out that there was a huge oil spill. She hears a crying noise and finds a baby seal trapped between two rocks. Jessica manages to get him out and ruin her outfit at the same time, but she does meet Adam. Adam is a cute volunteer working for some ecology group cleaning up th...

George Warren is an ass, and Robin Wilson is a bitch. They "got to know" each other during flight classes and fell in love. Robin dumped her boyfriend, and George plans to dump Enid too. First though, he has to take her up in a rental plane because he promised that she'd be the fist one he took on a flight after getting his license. While she has fun, he can't stop thinking about the talk they need to have later. Something goes wrong with the plane that causes the engine to go out. George has to make a crash landing in Secca Lake. Conveniently, half of SVH is there, including Robin who apparently wanted to be right there after the dumping so she could rub it in Enid's face. Enid wakes up first after the crash and realizes that she needs to save George. She gets out of the plane, swims around to his side, undoes his seat belt, and gets him out of the plane. When he falls out, he slams into her, which causes her back to slam into the metal door. Enid...

Carly Beth is chilling at home when she hears something calling her to the basement. When she gets there, she realizes that it's the mask from the regular Goosebumps book. It encourages her to wear it, and the next thing we know, it's the next day and she's riding the bus with her friend Sabrina. She tells her all about how it took all her willpower to not put the mask on. Just then, she looks down and sees a vicious snake wrapped around her neck. Nah, it's just a pet snake someone brought to school. She and Sabrina volunteer or work, not sure which, at this former farm that now functions as a petting zoo, a museum, and apparently a daycare center. They arrive and see this girl named Laura working. Even though she's only 12, she was left in charge of like six kids. The kids all run around outside and start racing towards this mysterious building on the edge of the property. Laura flips out and calls them all back. Laura then decides to tell them the ...