Just A Little Red

The time has come to wrap up the first season of Sweet Valley High (the books, not the TV show) as I see them. If you haven’t already, check out Sweet Valley High (The Book Series): Season 1 – The Skinny And The Perfect Size 6 (Part 1) for ‘The Skinny’ of the season and the first twelve episode (book) recaps.  The last nine episode recaps are below followed by a special section full of insights, trivia and funny tidbits about the book series. If you have read my previous Confessions Of A Bookaholic: Sweet Valley High Editions then the recaps may be nothing new, except serve as a convenient cheat sheet in the future. The last section, however, is completely new information such as Jessica’s secret obsession, what the weather in Sweet Valley tells us, why only one of the twins is put in physical danger and the psychological states of each twin if they were real people. Enjoy! 🙂

The Perfect Size 6 Of Season 1 (Continued)

Episode 13 – “Kidnapped!”: The Morrows are a wealthy family who just moved to Sweet Valley. Everyone is enjoying a party at their estate and don’t notice Elizabeth is missing. Todd keeps bugging Jessica about it, but she ignores him until he pushes her into the pool. Soon people realize that Elizabeth has been kidnapped and they search for her. Meanwhile, the man who has kidnapped Elizabeth wants to keep her forever because she is nice to him. Todd and Jessica save the day and Elizabeth is rescued who decides throws a party to celebrate said rescue.

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I know that I often refer to Sweet Valley High (the book series, not the TV show) as the most melodramatic soap opera of its time. I still believe that statement, 100%. So, I wanted to look back at the last 21 books since many hour-long TV dramas have 20-24 episodes in a season and relay it in terms of the barebones ridiculousness that would make a complete TV season.

First you will find ‘The Skinny’ which is simply the highlights of what happened, in order, during the course of what I am deeming Sweet Valley High: The Book Series Season 1. ‘The Skinny’ only cares about the most important events that have happened so far. The second section is called the ‘Perfect Size 6’ because those are the sizes of the Wakefield twins – a fact that is pointed out in the first few pages of every book. Every. Single. One. Like ‘The Skinny’ this is only concerned with what happened: the who, what, when, where and how and if it is relevant sometimes the why. If ‘The Skinny’ was the highlights think of this section as short episode (book) recaps of no more than a few sentences each. It’s a great refresher or way to catch-up with everything that has happened that may come up later. For actual commentary on the books themselves please visit the Confessions Of A Bookaholic: Guilty Pleasure Sweet Valley High editions.

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