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Sweet Valley 10 Years On

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madamehooch · 01/09/2010 19:37

At the risk of being outed as a closet Sweet Valley High fan, I did happen to note that the long awaited 'Sweet Valley Confidential' (possibly also named 'Sweet Valley - 10 Years On') will be out early next year. Do I buy it anonymously on line or do I march in loud and proud to my local (non-snobby/non-judgmental) book shop?

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EldonAve · 01/09/2010 21:17

I remember the books and watching the TV series
Cannot remember anything of the plots though

AmazingBouncingFerret · 01/09/2010 21:15

gembay that was sweet valley high, when it progressed from individual novels to 3/4 parts series. God that series had me gripped! LOL!
She tried to off Elizabeth at either Bruce or Lila's pool house.

StealthPolarBear · 01/09/2010 21:15

evil twin

StealthPolarBear · 01/09/2010 21:14

gembay, yes I can...wow that's embarrassing

StealthPolarBear · 01/09/2010 21:13

"Jeffrey French, Elizabeth's preppy ex-boyfriend who disappeared from the series following their breakup."

gembay · 01/09/2010 21:13

I have a memory of reading a sweet valley book when they were older or maybe it was just a weird spin off - and basically there was an evil girl who looked exactly like Elizabeth who then tried to murder the real elizabeth! It was quite dark - anyone know what I'm talking about?

Ceebee74 · 01/09/2010 21:13

OMG just watched the Intro on Youtube and I also watched this a lot and I think I may have been older than a teenager Blush - it has all come flooding back to me!!

Lougle · 01/09/2010 21:12
I sadly didn't manage to watch the whole 11 minutes. It was...quite bad.
BellaBearisWideAwake · 01/09/2010 21:12

It was Jeff!! You were right!

StealthPolarBear · 01/09/2010 21:11

oh yes, I remember those

BellaBearisWideAwake · 01/09/2010 21:11

if I am wrong then I am not so sad as I thought!

can't see him referenced in this at all

DastardlyandSmugly · 01/09/2010 21:09

Did anyone else also read the Bantam Sweet Dreams series?

AmazingBouncingFerret · 01/09/2010 21:06

Josh? I thought his name was Jeff?
Or did I dream that?

Oh yes the TV series...
Todd was no where near enough good looking imo!

paisleyleaf · 01/09/2010 21:03

I never knew there was a TV show either!

Lougle · 01/09/2010 21:03

Oh my word - Having You Tubed, I realise that I did indeed watch it Grin

floweryblue · 01/09/2010 21:01

I have been lovingly caring for lugging these rubbish books about with me for over 20 years just in case my dear sis has a baby girl one day! Sis and I used to take it in turns to buy the new one, I think it's sis's turn Grin

Read an adult Judy Blume recently and it was not too bad!

Lougle · 01/09/2010 21:00

There was a TV show Shock I so totally missed that...

StealthPolarBear · 01/09/2010 20:59

go on, give me the first line, I can;t remember but that saturday morning feeling will soon come flooding back

BythewayItsStillMe · 01/09/2010 20:58

I loved the books, but... I've just really surprised (and shocked) myself...

I just realised I still know the words to the theme song from the TV show! Shock
It all came flooding back to me as I read this thread and now I can't get it out of my head!

Crikey.

BellaBearisWideAwake · 01/09/2010 20:55

sadly, they were numbered (sadly, as that is the sign of a really classy series), so I knew which ones I had and hadn't read - having said that it very rarely mattered as apart from Elizabeth changing boyfriends at one point, and then back again when Todd came back (poor Josh, but really he was just a Todd-lite anyway, same stellar kisses etc), nothing reeeeallly changed over the series.

poppy34 · 01/09/2010 20:54

Yes stealth they were that bad

AmazingBouncingFerret · 01/09/2010 20:51

Did anyone else get pissed off that they never listed all the titles at the back of the book? Before the good ol' tinterweb I could never find out which ones were missing from my collection!

BellaBearisWideAwake · 01/09/2010 20:48

Did it say that???!! I was skim-reading.

I wonder what the older brother is up to? The one who was barely characterised unless he was needed for a plot.

StealthPolarBear · 01/09/2010 20:46

she cries after orgasms, and is now considering before as well
She's a laugh a minute
Jessica is a voice on an answering machine , being ignored, has no place in her new life

BellaBearisWideAwake · 01/09/2010 20:44

I reckon Ten Years On would be far better if we wrote it.

So. I'm guessing Elizabeth is still boring aa writer, into monogamy and hard work and Jessica is still a slut a party-lifestyle-kinda-gal who cares about fashion.