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Francine Pascal

Auteur van Double Love (Sweet Valley High #1)

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Francine Pascal grew up in New York City and attended New York University. She is the author of the Sweet Valley High series, featuring twins Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield. She had originally planned the idea for a daytime soap for teens, but a close friend talked her into making the idea into a toon meer book series instead. Pascal has also written "Hangin' Out with Cici, which became an ABC After School Special called "My Mother Was Never a Kid", "The Hand-Me-Down Kid," also made into an ABC After School Special, "My First Love and Other Disasters," and "Love and Betrayal & Hold the Mayo." She has also worked on a musical and several adult books, and is the executive director for the Sweet Valley High TV show. (Bowker Author Biography) toon minder
Ontwarringsbericht:

(eng) Francine Pascal was the creator of the Sweet Valley series, to represent ghost-writers of her series, she created the pen names of Jamie Suzanne (a combination of the names of her daughters), Laurie John, or Kate William (but not Kate Williams, who is a real and separate person. Even though there may be Sweet Valley books incorrectly attributed to her.)

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Werken van Francine Pascal

Double Love (Sweet Valley High #1) (1984) — Creator — 523 exemplaren
Best Friends (1986) — Creator — 374 exemplaren
Secrets (1983) — Creator — 357 exemplaren
Teacher's Pet (1986) — Creator — 285 exemplaren
Fearless (1999) 284 exemplaren
Playing with Fire (1983) — Creator — 272 exemplaren
The Haunted House (1986) 258 exemplaren
Power Play (1984) — Creator — 249 exemplaren
Choosing Sides (1986) 236 exemplaren
Dear Sister (1984) — Creator — 231 exemplaren
Sneaking Out (1987) 225 exemplaren
Three's a Crowd (1987) — Creator — 225 exemplaren
All Night Long (1984) — Creator — 220 exemplaren
Dangerous Love (1984) 217 exemplaren
Wakefields of Sweet Valley (1991) — Creator — 216 exemplaren
The New Girl (1987) 208 exemplaren
Sam (1999) 195 exemplaren
First Place (1987) 191 exemplaren
Kidnapped! (1984) — Creator — 190 exemplaren
Run (1999) 177 exemplaren
Heart Breaker (1984) — Creator — 176 exemplaren
Wrong Kind of Girl (1984) — Creator — 175 exemplaren
Crash Landing! (1985) — Creator — 172 exemplaren
Against the Rules (1987) 171 exemplaren
Racing Hearts (1984) 169 exemplaren
Tug of War (1987) 168 exemplaren
When Love Dies (1984) — Creator — 167 exemplaren
Too Good To Be True (1984) — Creator — 164 exemplaren
Keeping Secrets (1987) 162 exemplaren
Buried Treasure (1987) 159 exemplaren
Fearless: Fearless; Sam; Run (2012) 159 exemplaren
The Wakefield Legacy (1992) — Creator — 157 exemplaren
Perfect Summer (1985) 156 exemplaren
One of the Gang (1987) 156 exemplaren
Out of Place (1988) 154 exemplaren
The New Jessica (1986) — Creator — 151 exemplaren
Kiss (2000) 150 exemplaren
Promises (1985) 148 exemplaren
Second Best (1988) 147 exemplaren
Head Over Heels (1985) — Creator — 146 exemplaren
Love Letters (1985) 146 exemplaren
Twisted (Fearless 4) (2000) 146 exemplaren
The Older Boy (1987) 145 exemplaren
Stretching the Truth (1987) 145 exemplaren
Runaway (1986) — Creator — 142 exemplaren
Rags to Riches (1985) — Creator — 141 exemplaren
Boys Against Girls (1988) 141 exemplaren
Deceptions (1984) — Creator — 140 exemplaren
College Girls (1993) 139 exemplaren
Showdown (1985) 138 exemplaren
The Class Trip (1988) 138 exemplaren
Payback (2000) 137 exemplaren
Hostage! (Sweet Valley High, No 26) (1986) — Creator — 137 exemplaren
Center of Attention (1988) 135 exemplaren
The Evil Twin (1993) 134 exemplaren
Rebel (Fearless 7) (2000) 133 exemplaren
Playing Hooky (1988) 133 exemplaren
Malibu Summer (1986) 126 exemplaren
The Christmas Ghost (1989) 126 exemplaren
The War Between the Twins (1990) 125 exemplaren
Say Goodbye (1985) 125 exemplaren
Bitter Rivals (1986) — Creator — 124 exemplaren
Taking Sides (1986) — Creator — 123 exemplaren
Surprise! Surprise! (1989) 123 exemplaren
Alone in the Crowd (1986) — Creator — 122 exemplaren
Standing Out (1989) 122 exemplaren
Memories (1986) — Creator — 121 exemplaren
Spring Break (1986) 121 exemplaren
Heat (2000) 120 exemplaren
Claim to Fame (1988) 120 exemplaren
On the Edge (1987) — Creator — 120 exemplaren
The Carnival Ghost (1990) 119 exemplaren
Nowhere to Run (1986) 118 exemplaren
Liar (2000) 118 exemplaren
April Fool! (1989) 118 exemplaren
Jumping to Conclusions (1988) 117 exemplaren
Elizabeth's First Kiss (1990) 117 exemplaren
Special Christmas (1985) 116 exemplaren
Mary is Missing (1990) 116 exemplaren
Hangin' out with Cici (1977) 116 exemplaren
The Bully (1988) 115 exemplaren
Too Much in Love (1985) — Creator — 115 exemplaren
Double Jeopardy (1987) 114 exemplaren
Jealous Lies (1986) — Creator — 113 exemplaren
Slam Book Fever (1988) — Creator — 113 exemplaren
Winter Carnival (1986) 113 exemplaren
Troublemaker (1988) — Creator — 113 exemplaren
Elizabeth's New Hero (1989) 112 exemplaren
Teamwork (1989) 112 exemplaren
The Ghost in the Graveyard (1990) 112 exemplaren
The Magic Christmas (1992) 112 exemplaren
Jessica on Stage (1989) 108 exemplaren
Jessica's Cat Trick (1990) 108 exemplaren
Left Behind (1988) 107 exemplaren
Outcast (1987) — Creator — 107 exemplaren
Taking Charge (1989) 107 exemplaren
Blood (2000) 107 exemplaren
Rumors (1987) — Creator — 105 exemplaren
On the Run (1988) 104 exemplaren
Out of Control (1987) — Creator — 103 exemplaren
Holiday Mischief (1988) 103 exemplaren
Lovestruck (1986) — Creator — 103 exemplaren
Leaving Home (1987) — Creator — 102 exemplaren
Secret Admirer (1987) — Creator — 101 exemplaren
Jessica's Secret (1990) 100 exemplaren
Deadly Summer (1989) 100 exemplaren
Forbidden Love (1987) — Creator — 99 exemplaren
Bad (Fearless) (2001) 99 exemplaren
Trust (2000) 99 exemplaren
Return of the Evil Twin (1995) 98 exemplaren
Starting Over (1987) — Creator — 98 exemplaren
The Big Camp Secret (1989) 97 exemplaren
Jessica the Rock Star (1989) 97 exemplaren
Princess Elizabeth (1989) 96 exemplaren
No Place to Hide (1988) 96 exemplaren
Killer (2000) 96 exemplaren
Family Secrets (1988) — Creator — 95 exemplaren
Amy's Pen Pal (1990) 94 exemplaren
Missing (2001) 94 exemplaren
Kill Game (2005) 94 exemplaren
Last Chance (1987) — Creator — 93 exemplaren
The Twins' Mystery Teacher (1989) 93 exemplaren
Spring Fever (1987) 92 exemplaren
Second Chance (1989) — Creator — 92 exemplaren
The Fatal Night (1989) 92 exemplaren
The New Elizabeth (1990) 91 exemplaren
A Night to Remember (1993) 90 exemplaren
Brokenhearted (1989) — Creator — 89 exemplaren
The Curse of the Ruby Necklace (1993) 88 exemplaren
Playing for Keeps (1988) — Creator — 88 exemplaren
Pretenses (1988) — Creator — 88 exemplaren
Tears (2001) 87 exemplaren
Love, Lies, and Jessica Wakefield (1993) 87 exemplaren
Lila's Story (1989) 87 exemplaren
Caught in the Middle (1988) — Creator — 86 exemplaren
Elizabeth's Secret Diary (1994) — Creator — 86 exemplaren
A Killer on Board (Sweet Valley High Super Thrillers) (1995) — Creator — 85 exemplaren
Lost at Sea (1989) — Creator — 85 exemplaren
The Patmans of Sweet Valley (1997) 85 exemplaren
Who's Who? (1990) 85 exemplaren
The Unicorns Go Hawaiian (1991) 85 exemplaren
The Morning After (1993) 85 exemplaren
Jessica's Secret Diary, Volume I (1994) 83 exemplaren
White Lies (1989) — Creator — 83 exemplaren
Jessica and the Money Mix-Up (1990) 82 exemplaren
Love (2002) 82 exemplaren
Hard Choices (1988) — Creator — 81 exemplaren
Lois Strikes Back (1990) 81 exemplaren
Who's To Blame (1990) 81 exemplaren
Shock (2002) 81 exemplaren
Flee (Fearless #17) (2001) 81 exemplaren
In Love Again (1989) 81 exemplaren
The Arrest (1993) 80 exemplaren
A Married Woman (1994) 79 exemplaren
The Case of the Secret Santa (1990) 79 exemplaren
Jessica's Bad Idea (1989) 79 exemplaren
Before Gaia (1992) 78 exemplaren
The Love Bet (1990) 78 exemplaren
Naked (2001) 78 exemplaren
The Verdict (1993) — Creator — 78 exemplaren
Out of Reach (1988) — Creator — 78 exemplaren
The Stolen Diary (1992) 77 exemplaren
Elizabeth's Valentine (1990) 77 exemplaren
The Ghost in the Bell Tower (1992) 77 exemplaren
Sex (2002) 77 exemplaren
Perfect Shot (1989) — Creator — 76 exemplaren
Almost Married (1994) — Creator — 74 exemplaren
The Ruling Class (2004) 73 exemplaren
Mademoiselle Jessica (1991) 73 exemplaren
Twins (2002) 72 exemplaren
The Parent Plot (1990) 71 exemplaren
The Twins' Little Sister (1991) 71 exemplaren
Decisions (1988) — Creator — 71 exemplaren
My First Love and Other Disasters (1979) 71 exemplaren
Blind (2001) 71 exemplaren
Amy Moves In (1991) 70 exemplaren
He's Watching You (1995) 70 exemplaren
Live Bait (2005) 70 exemplaren
A Stranger in the House (1995) — Creator — 70 exemplaren
The Ghost of Tricia Martin (1990) 69 exemplaren
Lucy Takes the Reins (1991) 69 exemplaren
Jessica's Secret Diary, Volume II (1996) 69 exemplaren
Ms. Quarterback (1990) — Creator — 69 exemplaren
Against the Odds (1989) — Creator — 69 exemplaren
Can't Stay Away (1999) 69 exemplaren
Miss Teen Sweet Valley (1991) 68 exemplaren
The Great Boyfriend Switch (1993) 68 exemplaren
The Love of Her Life (1994) 68 exemplaren
The Slime that Ate Sweet Valley (1991) 68 exemplaren
Beware the Baby-Sitter (1993) 68 exemplaren
Two Boy Weekend (1989) — Creator — 68 exemplaren
Jessica's New Look (1991) 67 exemplaren
The Curse of the Golden Heart (1994) 67 exemplaren
Date with a Werewolf (1994) — Creator — 66 exemplaren
Boy Trouble (1990) 66 exemplaren
The Twins Get Caught (1990) 66 exemplaren
The Hand-Me-Down-Kid (1980) 66 exemplaren
Jessica's Zoo Adventure (1990) 66 exemplaren
BIG for Christmas (1994) 66 exemplaren
Agent Out (2006) 65 exemplaren
Beware the Wolfman (1994) — Creator — 65 exemplaren
My Best Friend's Boyfriend (1992) 64 exemplaren
Murder on the Line (1992) 64 exemplaren
Fear (2002) 64 exemplaren
Rock Star's Girl (1991) 64 exemplaren
The Long-Lost Brother (1991) — Creator — 64 exemplaren
Love and Death in London (1994) — Creator — 64 exemplaren
Lila's Secret (1990) 64 exemplaren
Your Basic Nightmare (1999) 62 exemplaren
Escape (2003) 62 exemplaren
Sorority Scandal (1995) 62 exemplaren
Trouble at Home (1990) 62 exemplaren
Get Real (1999) 61 exemplaren
Booster Boycott (1991) 61 exemplaren
Regina's Legacy (1991) 61 exemplaren
Betrayed (2011) 61 exemplaren
Jessica the Genius (1995) 61 exemplaren
Sweet Valley Trick or Treat (1990) 61 exemplaren
Jessica's Big Mistake (1990) 61 exemplaren
Kidnapped by the Cult! (1992) 60 exemplaren
Anything for Love (1994) 60 exemplaren
The Boyfriend War (1994) 60 exemplaren
The Secret of the Magic Pen (1995) 60 exemplaren
A Deadly Christmas (1994) — Creator — 60 exemplaren
A Christmas Without Elizabeth (1993) 59 exemplaren
Murder in Paradise (1995) 59 exemplaren
Mandy Miller Fights Back (1991) 59 exemplaren
Good-bye to Love (1994) 59 exemplaren
Alone (2002) 59 exemplaren
Jessica Quits the Squad (1995) 59 exemplaren
Lost (1970) 58 exemplaren
Friend Against Friend (1990) 58 exemplaren
Don't Go Home With John (1993) 58 exemplaren
Take Back the Night (1995) 58 exemplaren
Enid's Story (1990) 58 exemplaren
Dance of Death (1996) 58 exemplaren
Billie's Secret (1996) 57 exemplaren
The Pom-Pom Wars (1995) 57 exemplaren
Freak (2003) 57 exemplaren
No Means No (1995) 57 exemplaren
Running for Her Life (1996) 57 exemplaren
Starring Jessica! (1991) 57 exemplaren
Bruce's Story (1990) 57 exemplaren
Jessica the Thief (1993) 56 exemplaren
Amy's True Love (1991) 56 exemplaren
Kiss of the Vampire (1995) 56 exemplaren
Teacher Crush (1989) — Creator — 56 exemplaren
Home for Christmas (1994) 56 exemplaren
Elizabeth the Impossible (1991) 56 exemplaren
The Charm School Mystery (1992) 56 exemplaren
S. S. Heartbreak (1995) 56 exemplaren
Steven's Bride (1992) 55 exemplaren
I've Got a Secret (1999) 55 exemplaren
Earthquake (1998) 55 exemplaren
Aftershock (1998) 55 exemplaren
The Roommate (1996) 55 exemplaren
The Haunted Burial Ground (1994) 55 exemplaren
The House of Death (1808) 55 exemplaren
Naked Eye (2006) 55 exemplaren
"V" for Victory (1995) 55 exemplaren
The High School War (1996) 54 exemplaren
The Perfect Girl (1991) 54 exemplaren
The Treasure of Death Valley (1995) 54 exemplaren
Operation Love Match (1994) 54 exemplaren
One Last Kiss (1997) 54 exemplaren
The Middle School Gets Married (1993) 54 exemplaren
The Big Party Weekend (1991) 54 exemplaren
Normal (2004) 54 exemplaren
The One That Got Away (1999) 54 exemplaren
Happily Ever After (1997) — Creator — 54 exemplaren
Wanted for Murder (1888) 54 exemplaren
Maria Who? (1999) 54 exemplaren
Tall, Dark, and Deadly (1996) 53 exemplaren
Kiss of a Killer (1996) 53 exemplaren
College Cruise (1995) 53 exemplaren
Terror (2004) 53 exemplaren
Deadly Attraction (1995) 53 exemplaren
So Cool (1999) 53 exemplaren
Death Threat (1994) 52 exemplaren
Fake (2004) 52 exemplaren
The Wakefields Strike it Rich (1992) 52 exemplaren
A Kiss Before Dying (1996) — Creator — 52 exemplaren
Double Crossed (1994) 52 exemplaren
Jessica the Baby-Sitter (1990) 52 exemplaren
Behind Closed Doors (1995) 52 exemplaren
Say It to My Face (1999) 52 exemplaren
Big Brother's In Love (1992) 52 exemplaren
Gone (2004) 51 exemplaren
Dead Before Dawn (1860) 51 exemplaren
Nightmare in Death Valley (1995) — Creator — 51 exemplaren
Jessica Against Bruce (1992) 51 exemplaren
Sarah's Dad and Sophia's Mom (1992) 51 exemplaren
In Love with the Enemy (1996) 51 exemplaren
The Twins and the Wild West (1990) 51 exemplaren
The Other Woman (1995) 50 exemplaren
Gaia Abducted (2000) 50 exemplaren
R for Revenge (1997) — Creator — 50 exemplaren
If You Only Knew (1999) 50 exemplaren
Elizabeth's Rival (1996) 50 exemplaren
Soap Star (1992) 50 exemplaren
Broken Promises, Shattered Dreams (1996) 50 exemplaren
Jessica and the Secret Star (1991) 50 exemplaren
Romeo and 2 Juliets (1995) 50 exemplaren
Cover Girls (1997) 50 exemplaren
Rosa's Lie (1992) 50 exemplaren
A Royal Pain (2001) 50 exemplaren
Stepsisters (1993) 50 exemplaren
Elizabeth and the Orphans (1992) 49 exemplaren
Lust (2002) 49 exemplaren
University, Interrupted (2001) 49 exemplaren
Todd's Story (1992) 49 exemplaren
Brooke and Her Rock-Star Mom (1992) 49 exemplaren
Three Girls and a Guy (2000) 49 exemplaren
All About Love (2000) 49 exemplaren
Once Upon a Time (1997) 49 exemplaren
So Not Me (2000) 49 exemplaren
Psychic Sisters (1993) 49 exemplaren
The It Guy (2000) 49 exemplaren
Olivia's Story (1991) 49 exemplaren
The Dating Game (1991) 48 exemplaren
The Girl They Both Loved (1991) 48 exemplaren
Barnyard Battle (1992) 48 exemplaren
Shipboard Wedding (1995) 48 exemplaren
Broken Angel (1999) 48 exemplaren
Left at the Alter (1994) 48 exemplaren
Bad Girl (2000) 48 exemplaren
Good-bye, Elizabeth (1998) 48 exemplaren
Exposed (2004) 47 exemplaren
Jessica's Blind Date (1994) 47 exemplaren
Save the Unicorns (1994) 47 exemplaren
As If I Care (2000) 47 exemplaren
The Love Potion (1993) 47 exemplaren
Jessica's Secret Love (1994) 47 exemplaren
Starring Winston Egbert (1990) 47 exemplaren
Elizabeth's Heartbreak (1997) 47 exemplaren
What Winston Saw (1997) 46 exemplaren
Falling for Lucas (1996) 46 exemplaren
Split Decision (2000) 46 exemplaren
Jessica the Nerd (1992) 46 exemplaren
Love Letters For Sale (1992) 46 exemplaren
The Twins Take Paris (1996) 46 exemplaren
College Weekend (1995) 46 exemplaren
Chase (2003) 46 exemplaren
The Trial of Jessica Wakefield (1996) 46 exemplaren
The Twins Go to the Hospital (1991) 46 exemplaren
Cheating to Win (1991) 45 exemplaren
Last Wish (1998) 45 exemplaren
London Calling (2001) 45 exemplaren
It's My Life (1999) 45 exemplaren
Poor Lila! (1992) 45 exemplaren
Jessica's Snobby Club (1992) 45 exemplaren
Take Me On (1999) 45 exemplaren
To Catch a Thief (1997) — Creator — 45 exemplaren
Backstabber (2000) 44 exemplaren
Camp Killer (1996) 44 exemplaren
Loving (1985) 44 exemplaren
Killer at Sea (1997) 44 exemplaren
Love and Murder (1998) 44 exemplaren
Jessica's First Kiss (1997) 44 exemplaren
Spy Girl (1997) 44 exemplaren
What Jessica Wants . . . (1998) 44 exemplaren
Falling Apart (2000) 44 exemplaren
Wired (2004) 44 exemplaren
Fight Fire with Fire (1998) — Creator — 43 exemplaren
Yours for a Day (1994) 43 exemplaren
Close to You (2001) 43 exemplaren
Soulmates (1999) 43 exemplaren
If I Die Before I Wake (1996) 43 exemplaren
The Cousin War (1995) 42 exemplaren
Elizabeth Betrayed (1992) 42 exemplaren
Nothing Is Forever (2000) 42 exemplaren
Elizabeth and Todd Forever (1997) 42 exemplaren
Are We In Love? (1993) 42 exemplaren
Sweet Kiss of Summer (1996) 42 exemplaren
Sweet 18 (2003) — Creator — 42 exemplaren
For the Love of Ryan (1996) 42 exemplaren
Elizabeth the Seventh Grader (1995) 42 exemplaren
A Picture Perfect Prom? (1998) — Creator — 42 exemplaren
She's Not What She Seems (1993) 42 exemplaren
On My Own (2000) 42 exemplaren
Meet Me at Midnight (1996) 42 exemplaren
Escape to New York (1998) 42 exemplaren
Too Hot to Handle (1997) — Creator — 41 exemplaren
Lila's Secret Valentine (1995) 41 exemplaren
The Cool Crowd (1999) 41 exemplaren
Channel X (1998) 41 exemplaren
Breaking Away (1998) 41 exemplaren
Jessica Takes Manhattan (1997) 41 exemplaren
Jessica's Older Guy (1995) 41 exemplaren
The Boys of Summer (1997) 41 exemplaren
In Love with a Prince (1993) 41 exemplaren
Here Comes the Bride (1996) 41 exemplaren
Sweet Valley Slumber Party (1991) 41 exemplaren
The Gossip War (1994) 41 exemplaren
His Secret Past (1996) 41 exemplaren
Elizabeth the Hero (1993) 41 exemplaren
Too Scared to Sleep (1996) 40 exemplaren
Elizabeth Is Mine (1998) 40 exemplaren
Meant to Be (1600) 40 exemplaren
Never Let Go (2000) 40 exemplaren
Steven the Zombie (1994) 40 exemplaren
Please Forgive Me (1998) 40 exemplaren
Patty's Last Dance (1993) 40 exemplaren
Maria's Movie Comeback (1994) 39 exemplaren
Have You Heard About Elizabeth? (1998) 39 exemplaren
Busted! (1996) 39 exemplaren
The Beast Must Die (1996) 39 exemplaren
Straight Up (1600) 39 exemplaren
Lila's Little Sister (1994) 39 exemplaren
The Best Friend Game (1994) 39 exemplaren
Lila's New Flame (1997) — Creator — 39 exemplaren
Downstairs, Upstairs (2001) 39 exemplaren
Model Flirt (1997) 39 exemplaren
Evil Elizabeth (1995) 39 exemplaren
Lila's Music Video (1993) 38 exemplaren
Private Jessica (1998) 38 exemplaren
Party Weekend (1998) 38 exemplaren
Don't Let Go (1865) 38 exemplaren
Where We Belong (2001) 38 exemplaren
The Truth About Ryan (1997) 38 exemplaren
Won't Someone Help Anna? (1993) 38 exemplaren
Elizabeth Loves New York (1998) 38 exemplaren
I Need You (2001) 37 exemplaren
The Big Night (1998) — Creator — 37 exemplaren
Lila's Haunted House Party (1991) 37 exemplaren
The Beast is Watching You (1996) 37 exemplaren
Out of the Picture (1997) 37 exemplaren
It Can't Happen Here (1995) 37 exemplaren
Undercover Angels (1997) 37 exemplaren
Ciao, Sweet Valley! (1992) 36 exemplaren
Amy's Secret Sister (1994) 36 exemplaren
Beauty and the Beach (1997) — Creator — 36 exemplaren
Too Late (2001) 36 exemplaren
Don't Answer the Phone (1998) 36 exemplaren
Elizabeth and Jessica Run Away (1992) 36 exemplaren
Fearless Elizabeth (1991) 36 exemplaren
Killer Party (2000) 35 exemplaren
Jessica's Cookie Disaster (1995) 35 exemplaren
Road Trip (2001) 35 exemplaren
Stay or Go (2001) 35 exemplaren
Mystery Date (1998) 35 exemplaren
Jessica and the Earthquake (1994) 35 exemplaren
Sweet Valley Cleanup Team (1992) 35 exemplaren
I'll Never Love Again (1766) 35 exemplaren
The Mother-Daughter Switch (1995) 35 exemplaren
Max's Choice (2001) 35 exemplaren
Jessica Saves the Trees (1993) 35 exemplaren
Summer of Love (1999) 35 exemplaren
Three Days, Two Nights (2000) 35 exemplaren
Stranded (1999) 34 exemplaren
The Price of Love (1998) 34 exemplaren
Love Me Always (1998) 34 exemplaren
Escape from Terror Island (1995) 34 exemplaren
Elizabeth's Broken Arm (1992) 34 exemplaren
The Year Without Christmas (1997) 34 exemplaren
Unicorns in Love (1994) 34 exemplaren
Face It (2000) 34 exemplaren
Steven's Enemy (1994) 34 exemplaren
Robbery at the Mall (1994) 33 exemplaren
Loving the Enemy (1999) 33 exemplaren
Love Lost (1985) 33 exemplaren
Cousin Kelly's Family Secret (1991) 33 exemplaren
Caroline's Mystery Dolls (1991) 33 exemplaren
Boy. Friend. (1999) 33 exemplaren
Jessica the TV Star (1991) 33 exemplaren
Steven Gets Even (1995) 33 exemplaren
Elizabeth's Summer Love (1996) 33 exemplaren
How to Ruin a Friendship (1999) 33 exemplaren
Secret Love Diaries: Elizabeth (2000) 32 exemplaren
Jessica and the Jumbo Fish (1991) 32 exemplaren
Jessica's Animal Instincts (1996) 32 exemplaren
Tearing Me Apart (2001) 32 exemplaren
The First Time (2000) 32 exemplaren
Get a Clue (2002) 32 exemplaren
Very Bad Things (2000) 32 exemplaren
Me, Me, Me (2001) 32 exemplaren
Left-Out Elizabeth (1990) 32 exemplaren
Secret Love Diaries: Jessica (2000) 31 exemplaren
Best of Enemies (2002) 31 exemplaren
Don't Go in the Basement (1997) 31 exemplaren
Todd Runs Away (1994) 31 exemplaren
Be Mine (2002) 31 exemplaren
Bossy Steven (1991) 31 exemplaren
Lacey's Crush (1999) 31 exemplaren
Sneaking In (1998) 31 exemplaren
Crybaby Lois (1990) 31 exemplaren
One 2 Many (1999) 31 exemplaren
The Unicorns at War (1995) 31 exemplaren
Elizabeth in Love (2000) 30 exemplaren
Playing Dirty (2001) 30 exemplaren
You're Not My Sister (1999) 30 exemplaren
Senior Cut Day (2002) 30 exemplaren
Control Freak (2001) 30 exemplaren
Rush Week (2000) 30 exemplaren
The Dreaded Ex (2000) 30 exemplaren
Jessica's Unburied Treasure (1992) 30 exemplaren
Living Together (1999) 30 exemplaren
He's Back (2002) 29 exemplaren
Dropping Out (2000) 29 exemplaren
If Wishes Were Horses... (1994) 29 exemplaren
The Incredible Madame Jessica (1996) 29 exemplaren
Jessica: Next Stop, Jr. High (1998) 29 exemplaren
The Case of the Haunted Camp (1992) 29 exemplaren
The Battle of the Cheerleaders (1996) 29 exemplaren
Who Knew? (2000) 29 exemplaren
No Rules (1999) 29 exemplaren
Trapped in Toyland (1994) 29 exemplaren
Whatever (2000) 29 exemplaren
Jessica's Mermaid (1994) 28 exemplaren
Caroline's Halloween Spell (1992) 28 exemplaren
The Case of the Christmas Thief (1992) 28 exemplaren
Deadly Voyage (1995) 28 exemplaren
Fooling Around (1999) 28 exemplaren
Truth or Dare (1999) 28 exemplaren
Twins in Love (1996) 28 exemplaren
Lila's Birthday Bash (1995) 28 exemplaren
True Love (1985) 27 exemplaren
Prom Night (2002) 27 exemplaren
Never Give Up (2002) 27 exemplaren
If Looks Could Kill (1998) 27 exemplaren
Twin Switch (1999) 27 exemplaren
Twin Hearts (1996) 27 exemplaren
Fearless 3: Rebel; Heat; Blood (2014) 27 exemplaren
A New Promise (1987) 27 exemplaren
Sisters at War (1997) 26 exemplaren
Elizabeth Solves It All (1997) 26 exemplaren
It Takes Two (2002) 26 exemplaren
The Case of the Hidden Treasure (1993) 26 exemplaren
Tia in the Middle (2002) 26 exemplaren
Too Popular (1999) 25 exemplaren
Jessica Goes for Gold (1996) 25 exemplaren
Promises Broken (1986) 25 exemplaren
The Twins Hit Hollywood (1997) — Creator — 25 exemplaren
California Love (1995) 25 exemplaren
Lois and the Sleepover (1994) 25 exemplaren
Cruise Control (2002) 25 exemplaren
Secret Love Diaries: Sam (2000) 24 exemplaren
The Easter Bunny Battle (1995) 24 exemplaren
Elizabeth Meets Her Hero (1992) 24 exemplaren
Too Close for Comfort (1995) 24 exemplaren
Jessica + Jessica = Trouble (1995) 24 exemplaren
Touch and Go (2002) 24 exemplaren
No Girls Allowed (1995) 23 exemplaren
Cheating on Anna (1999) 23 exemplaren
Tender Promises (1986) 23 exemplaren
Jessica's No Angel (1998) 23 exemplaren
The Twins Go to College (1997) 23 exemplaren
Ellen is Home Alone (1993) 23 exemplaren
The Big Race (1993) 23 exemplaren
No Escape! (1998) 23 exemplaren
Pumpkin Fever (1997) 23 exemplaren
Elizabeth's Video Fever (1993) 23 exemplaren
Jessica's Lucky Millions (1997) 23 exemplaren
The Mysterious Dr. Q (1996) 23 exemplaren
Best Thanksgiving Ever (1992) 23 exemplaren
Elizabeth the Tattletale (1994) 23 exemplaren
Elizabeth the Spy (1996) 22 exemplaren
A Curse on Elizabeth (1995) 22 exemplaren
Good-Bye, Eva? (1993) 22 exemplaren
Clueless (2000) 22 exemplaren
The Boyfriend Mess (1998) 22 exemplaren
Secret Love Diaries: Chloe (2000) 22 exemplaren
Good-Bye, Middle School! (1998) 22 exemplaren
Breakfast of Enemies (1997) 22 exemplaren
What You Don't Know (2000) 21 exemplaren
Andy and the Alien (1992) 21 exemplaren
Got a Problem? (1999) 21 exemplaren
Happy Mother's Day Lila (1998) 21 exemplaren
Cammi's Crush (1997) 21 exemplaren
Down with Queen Janet! (1998) 20 exemplaren
The Boyfriend Game (1998) 20 exemplaren
The Missing Tea Set (1993) 20 exemplaren
True Blue (2000) 20 exemplaren
Wild Child (2000) 20 exemplaren
Dreams of Forever (1987) 20 exemplaren
Ellen's Family Secret (1996) 20 exemplaren
Big Brother's in Love Again (1997) 20 exemplaren
Jessica's Monster Nightmare (1993) 20 exemplaren
I'm So Outta Here (2000) 20 exemplaren
Elizabeth's Horseback Adventure (1996) 19 exemplaren
Don't Talk to Brian (1996) 19 exemplaren
Julie the Karate Kid (1994) 19 exemplaren
My Perfect Guy (2000) 19 exemplaren
She's Back . . . (2001) 19 exemplaren
She Loves Me... Not (2000) 19 exemplaren
Left Back (1992) 19 exemplaren
Dance Fever (2001) 19 exemplaren
Sweet Valley High: Three Novels (2011) 19 exemplaren
The Twins' Big Pow-Wow (1993) 19 exemplaren
Sweet Valley High, Books 1-12 (2015) — Creator — 19 exemplaren
Hands Off! (2000) 19 exemplaren
Robin in the Middle (1993) 18 exemplaren
Get the Teacher! (1994) 18 exemplaren
Elizabeth's Piano Lessons (1994) 18 exemplaren
Fearless 3-Book Set (1999) 18 exemplaren
He's the One (2001) 18 exemplaren
Forever and Always (1987) 18 exemplaren
A Roller Coaster for the Twins! (1996) 18 exemplaren
Keepin' it Real (2000) 18 exemplaren
Lila's April Fool (1994) 18 exemplaren
Together Forever (1988) 18 exemplaren
Jessica Gets Spooked (1993) 17 exemplaren
Jessica Plays Cupid (1995) 17 exemplaren
Drama Queen (2001) 17 exemplaren
Lila on the Loose (1996) 17 exemplaren
The Magic Puppets (1994) 17 exemplaren
Elizabeth: Next Stop, Jr. High (1998) 17 exemplaren
Invisible Me (2000) 17 exemplaren
No More Mr. Nice Guy (2001) 16 exemplaren
Lila's Christmas Angel (1995) 16 exemplaren
Rachel's In, Lila's Out (1997) 16 exemplaren
Steven's Twin (1994) 15 exemplaren
Too Many Good-byes (2001) 15 exemplaren
The Strange Case of Patty Hearst (1974) 15 exemplaren
Angels Keep Out (1996) 15 exemplaren
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Officiële naam
Rubin Pascal, Francine
Pseudoniemen en naamsvarianten
Pascal, Fran
Geboortedatum
1938-05-13
Geslacht
female
Nationaliteit
USA
Geboorteplaats
Manhattan, New York, USA
Woonplaatsen
New York, New York, USA
Scarsdale, New York, USA
Cannes, France
Opleiding
New York University (BA ∙ 1958)
Beroepen
playwright
screenwriter
Relaties
Pascal, John (writer, second husband)
Stewart, Michael (playwright, brother)
Korte biografie
Creator of mass-market young adult series Sweet Valley and Fearless. Author of several other children's novels, some of which became ABC Afterschool Specials, as well as a few adult novels. With husband John Pascal and brother Michael Stewart, wrote book for Broadway musical "George M!" Worked with John Pascal as screenwriter for ABC soap "The Young Marrieds," and author of novel "The Strange Case of Patty Hearst." Had three daughters, Jamie, Laurie, and Susan, from first marriage. Oldest daughter Jamie died in 2008 of liver disease. Never remarried after John Pascal died of cancer in 1981. Divides her time between homes in New York and the south of France.
Ontwarringsbericht
Francine Pascal was the creator of the Sweet Valley series, to represent ghost-writers of her series, she created the pen names of Jamie Suzanne (a combination of the names of her daughters), Laurie John, or Kate William (but not Kate Williams, who is a real and separate person. Even though there may be Sweet Valley books incorrectly attributed to her.)

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It's Halloween (for the fifth time) and a famous puppeteer is visiting Sweet Valley to put on a show and judge a costume competition. The twins befriend his daughter, who believes her father loves his puppets more than her.

There's a lot of focus in this one on one-off characters, which means that the usual characters are thrust into the background, unfortunately. I wanted more about Lila stealing Jess's Halloween costume idea and less about Sam Who We Will Never See Again.
 
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Tara_Calaby | Jan 20, 2024 |
All miniseries long, I've been waiting for the Christmas season to hit, and boom! Here it is. Chapter one, the twins are dressing for their last day of classes before the winter break. They are both musing over the disaster that was the Jungle Prom, Sam's death, and their estrangement ever since. Both twins have premonitions that something bad is going to happen, but they are so mired in their anger and sadness that they can't really tell if its a true feeling or not.

There is another great early canon touch with the Secret Santa candy canes given out during the last day of school, though Margo has slipped some nasty anonymous messages to both Jessica and Elizabeth. Margo has started regularly impersonating both twins - at school, at home, with friends, etc. Margo thinks she's doing a fabulous job of pulling the wool over everyone's eyes, but in reality, everyone she's with knows that she's not Liz, at least if their interaction is more than a few words. She has an easier time impersonating Jessica, and even contemplates switching her murderous ire to the feisty twin for awhile, but ultimately can't shake her ultimate desire to take over Liz's life. She has a countdown clock running, too: she's going to murder Elizabeth at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve.

The Wakefields have a strained Christmas celebration (with Margo watching from the shadows), and then the parents are off on their wild goose chase in San Francisco that Margo had arranged in the previous book. Margo has figured out how to sneak into the Wakefield home from a basement window, so she starts coming and going with great regularity. She sneaks into Liz's room, reads her diary, lays in her bed, and even hides in her closet when Liz arrives home unexpectedly. It's really creepy. Liz sees her room in disarray and blames Jessica. She's still mad about Jess hiding the note from Todd, but she can't understand "Jessica's" strange behavior in rifling through her things.

Meanwhile, Margo is making dates with Todd, who is having weird flashbacks to his earlier fling with Jessica, and is also wondering what "Jessica" is trying to pull by impersonating Liz. He doesn't trust his instincts (until its too late). Only Enid looks at Margo-playing-Liz and tells her outright that she doesn't believe its Liz she's talking to; she, too, suspects Jessica, though she doesn't understand the motive.

Margo is also impersonating Jessica, especially around Lila. Lila and her family are off to Paris for Christmas, but are returning just in time to throw a huge, formal ball for New Year's. Margo worms her way into Fowler Crest by pretending to be Jessica, and makes plans to kill Liz at the ball and bury her in the woods behind the pool house.

Jessica is wracked with guilt about spiking Liz's punch at the Jungle Prom, but can't quite bring herself to come clean. James has suddenly dumped her, and she has no idea why. He calls one night and asks her to meet him so he can explain, but unfortunately Margo intercepts the call - and the meeting - and pushes James off a pier.

Josh Smith is still dogging Margo's trail, and when she realizes it, she leads him directly to James, and leaves it looking as if he was the one who killed James instead of her, so he's neatly removed from her plans by being arrested for the murder. After all, who arrives just after but the Wakefield twins and Todd, and who do they see but Josh, standing on the pier looking over?

James's sudden death plunges Jessica into pretty deep despair. Margo, being a sociopath, does not have real emotions and goes on impersonating both twins, though each set of friends finds it incredibly odd that "Jess" and "Liz" are so chirpy and talkative. Nobody really puts two and two together though, which is pretty frustrating. Especially since Margo's interactions with everyone are not convincing - if these people had exchanged notes more regularly, they would've figured out what was going on way before the end of the book.

But alas. The Wakefield parents make it to San Francisco and find nothing is as they thought. The letter Mr Wakefield received is confirmed as a forgery by the company, and they decide to return to Sweet Valley early. Mrs Wakefield is beside herself with worry about her children; every time she calls home she speaks with "Liz" (aka Margo), who assures her that everything is fine, but her mother's intuition keeps telling her something is wrong.

Playing against everyone is the fact that it's apparently the storm of the century in southern California, raining seven straight days from Christmas through New Year's, with plenty of electrical storms and fog. It slows the Wakefield parents' return to Sweet Valley, and obscures the actions going on at the New Year's ball.

Margo finagles the dresses that she and Liz are wearing to the party; when Todd arrives to pick Liz up, he has to look and her long and hard to make sure that she really is Elizabeth. He's determined to stick to her like glue for the entire evening, but of course Liz has to go to the bathroom at some point, and that's when they are separated. Todd thinks he finds her in a dark room at Fowler Crest, but instead he realizes that he's with Margo and she knocks him out with a brass statuette (the tiny picture on the bottom left of the stepback).

Jessica goes to the party alone, for once wearing a completely different outfit from her sister. Steven and Billie are at the Wakefield homestead, watching movies/making out to celebrate the new year. Everyone hears the news when Josh breaks out of the county jail in one last attempt to stop Margo, and everyone is fearful that because he knows Todd and the twins, that he'll be gunning for them.

Jessica goes looking for Liz at Fowler Crest and sees her going into the pool house; she follows her and finds Margo standing over Liz, about to kill her. Todd has regained consciousness and is stumbling around; Steven and Billie have raced to Fowler Crest to check on the twins after finding the phones down; Enid spots Josh Smith near the pool house and sends as rescue party to stop Josh in his tracks.

Meanwhile, Jessica, Liz, and Margo are struggling for the butcher knife. Jess and Liz have both had the prophetic dream about the "twin" with dark hair and the butcher knife at Secca Lake, so they immediately understand what's going on. Jess gets the knife in hand at one point and points it at both girls in pink, unable to figure out which one is which. This is the moment that sticks with me, even thirty years later. Jessica realizes which one is Liz a split second too late; Margo grabs the knife and threatens them both. Mercifully, Jess throws herself over Liz, and Josh slams into the pool house at just the right moment, to knock Margo off the twins, through the plate glass window, and onto the patio below. Margo is killed when a slice of glass cuts into her carotid artery and she bleeds to death.

Josh is telling his story to the police, who believe him now that there's a third "twin" dead nearby. Neither Elizabeth nor Jessica can understand it, but they are so thankful to be alive that they immediately forgive each other, and rush into their mother's arms.

This is certainly a thriller, and it works on every level. It's also a standalone; you don't have to read A Night to Remember or #95-99 in order to understand what's going on here - all of the relevant info is recapped. Margo has finally put all of her plans into motion, and while she is clever, she's not nearly as clever as she thinks. No one that she interacts with for any length of time believes that she's Elizabeth, not even Mrs Wakefield or Todd. If anything, she'd have had an easier time slotting herself into Jessica's life, but she thinks Jess is weak and pathetic.

Reading this as an adult, I kinda felt sorry for Margo. She's absolutely insane, but she's also deluding herself for thinking that she'd get away with it. Her answer to not getting her way is to kill, and what makes her think that even if she did successfully off Elizabeth and take over her identity, and anyone would believe that Liz would kill as easily and as often as Margo did? Sure, she was on trial for involuntary manslaughter for Sam's death, but she was acquitted. Only someone who was totally bananapants beyond-the-bend would think that was a good cover for committing murder.

Anyway. Margo is a sad, mad, awful, evil person, but knowing that she'd never get away with it - when she hesitates to kill Elizabeth at the end - takes away some of the suspenseful feeling. Also: no one is as dumb as pretty much everyone acts here, and no way is Josh the only person on Margo's trail throughout all of this.

Other disappointing factors: that Josh never explains how he put together Margo's murderous past; and that Jessica never tells Elizabeth about spiking the punch at the Jungle Prom (supposedly Liz 'intuits' it from a series of dreams, where her subconscious magically allows her to see Jessica doing it, and why she did it).

But, this is rightly considered the best book of the entire SVH series, and it definitely holds up as such. There was no going back to the slim, white-spined, early canon series after this, and indeed, SVH quickly goes off the rails in increasingly dramatic and idiotic ways, but damn. What a helluva way to celebrate reaching a milestone series number!

Unfortunately, one of the terribad books that follows this is an actual sequel to the Evil Twin, which is so OTT that I remember being angry that they even attempted to pull it off. Hopefully I will find it less anger-inducing this time around, as we close out our re-read (and this year)!
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eurohackie | 3 andere besprekingen | Dec 27, 2023 |
The penultimate book in TGMOAT finds Margo coming completely unhinged, and has a rather irritating subplot of Wacky Baby-sitting Hijinks with a side order of All Adults are Morons, apparently. I think this is the weakest book in the miniseries; maybe this is colored by my adoration of the previous book.

Let's cover the wacky subplot first. One of Winston's neighbors has to go to some unnamed central American country that just had a military coup in order to rescue her husband. She has an eight-month-old baby that she doesn't want to take with her (for obvious reasons), so she stops by to leave the baby with Winston and his parents, promising that she'll be back overnight. There are just two problems with this: Winston's parents are on a weeklong vacation to see relatives, and the baby's mother doesn't come back the next day. Hence, Winston finds himself caring for baby Daisy solo, and for some reason he decides he can't tell any adult person, ever, about this situation. He doesn't want to tell anyone, actually, but he is so comically horrible at caring for Daisy by himself that he relents and tells his girlfriend, who proceeds to invite pretty much every girl in their junior class to Winston's house to assist him. They all instantly fall in love with Daisy, and of course, being girls, know exactly what to do to care for her. (Of course.) Winston and Amy Sutton even make a side bet: if Winston can learn how to properly change a diaper by the end of the week, he gets to dictate the costume Amy wears to Olivia Davidson's upcoming costume party. If he doesn't, Amy will chose his costume.

Winston misses three days of school and returns on a Thursday, carrying baby Daisy in a duffel bag(!). His female friends have agreed to help him watch her while they're at school, each of them taking her for one of the periods. He hides the fact that he brought a baby to school from Chrome Dome Cooper, and they even fool Mr Collins. This whole sequence was just cringingly awful. No adult is going to be that stupid, not even the Sweet Valley adults. But of course they have no idea of this coordinated effort by a group of sixteen year olds, and of course no idea why said kids are taking turns taking care of an eight-month-old baby. I basically had to grit my teeth while reading these scenes; not even the scene where Daisy accidentally unties Bruce's shoelaces while he's rocking out to The Who, and then he unceremoniously falls over his feet when he stands up, was enough to wipe away the absolute cringe of it all.

The main plot follows Margo as she creeps ever close to Elizabeth, sometimes quite literally. She's staking out the Wakefield home, and even greets Alice one afternoon as Liz. She then sees Liz hurrying away from the house and hotwires a car to follow her. She follows Liz all the way to Todd's house and witnesses their happy reunion.( Apparently Jessica kept the note she intercepted from Todd back in #97 instead of tearing it up. Really, Jessica??) Liz is equally happy to be reunited with Todd as she is furious with Jessica for keeping the note from her. Oh, Liz, if only you knew that was the least of Jessica's secrets!

Liz and Todd are blissfully unaware of their witness hiding in the bushes, but Margo has become unhinged to the point of carrying around a butcher knife on the off chance that she can kill Elizabeth at any moment. I'd forgotten this; I thought Margo's plans were much more cold and calculating. But it seems that now that she's close to the twins, she's becoming openly psychotic. The raspy voice she hears in her head is now coming out of her mouth (a creepy notion), and her patience is wearing thin with everyone, not just the twins.

Margo gets a job at the Little Darlings Day Care center, where she starts pumping the kids for information about the ever-popular Wakefields.

James, Jessica's new boyfriend who's also been feeding Margo information about the twins in exchange for money, is starting to second-guess this deal. Margo is creeping him out, and he's both annoyed and frightened by her. He's also starting to care for Jessica. This doesn't stop him from giving Margo all the details about Jessica's costume for the ball, of course, but he does wonder if he did the right thing. (Spoiler alert: no, he didn't.)

The main plot and the subplot intersect when Winston is convinced to take baby Daisy to Little Darlings after her parents have been gone for nearly a week, because he can't take care of her anymore. He talks to Margo on several occasions, and even leaves Daisy with her in the second-to-last chapter. This is where my lone memory of the book comes in: Winston driving Daisy around in his orange VW Beetle. Winston, too, is creeped out by Margo, though he can't put his finger on why. It doesn't help that she shows up to his house one day in the middle of the book, offering to take care of Daisy.

Margo has honed in on Daisy because she's seen Elizabeth interact with the baby and feels that this is the key to getting close to her. She's more right than she realizes, when Liz unexpectedly shows up at Winston's house that same day. For the first time ever, Margo is speechless and unprepared to be so close to her prey. She actually runs away.

The subplot is wrapped up when Winston takes Daisy to the day care center and leaves her in Margo's care, then the baby's parents return. They race to the day care center and have no idea how close they came to finding a dead baby instead of a live one; Daisy's cries have driven Margo to try to suffocate her. But, she's still alive, the parents are happy, and Margo disappears before Winston can talk to her and ask her to keep his secret that his parents weren't home to care for Daisy.

Perhaps the best scenes of the book are at Olivia's costume ball, which is being held at her wealthy boyfriend Harry's house in Bridgewater. All of her classmates come in costume, including the Wakefields: both Liz and Jess independently decide to go as Cinderella, and choose pale pink gowns and shimmery veils. They don't realize they've chosen the same costume until they come face to face with each other when they go down to meet their dates. Both girls have deja vu from the night of preparing for the Jungle Prom; they weren't talking to each other then, either, and of course Jessica knows better than anyone else what else happened that night.

They decide to go to the costume party in their near-identical outfits, but there's no picture taking this time. They mingle with the other guests, but Elizabeth in particular feels very weirded out by everything. She has some surreal moments as well, and these were described quite nicely: how everyone looks just a little bit off, how odd it is to see familiar people in unfamiliar surroundings.

Margo is also at this party, dressed almost exactly the same as Jessica. Only their earrings are different, Jessica at the last moment deciding to wear pearls she was given by Sam. Margo encounters both twins, and is mistaken as Jessica by nearly everyone at the party. She enjoys this so much that I'm not sure why she decides she'd rather be Elizabeth. Margo also snags a dance with Todd - but unlike what the back blurb says, Todd is not fooled by this. He thinks he's dancing with Jessica, but maybe not because Jessica is not usually so forward and touchy-feely. Margo thoroughly creeps Todd out and he quite literally runs away from her.

Josh Smith is also at the costume party, having decided to crash it during his search for Margo. He's seen Liz around town and is convinced that he's seeing Margo, so imagine his surprise when he sees three Margos at the party. He grabs one of them, only to realize that it's not Margo, but some girl named Jessica. The third Margo rushes up in the commotion, and he realizes that Margo is likely stalking these two twin girls and that they're in danger from her. He's kicked out of the party before he can say or do anything, but he's FINALLY stumbled upon the reason why Margo came to California in the first place. We still have no explanation of how he put together Margo's past crimes, which is disappointing, but alas.

Josh, James, Winston, and Liz are all feeling very unnerved by Margo, whether they realize its her or not, and Margo is so far gone that she doesn't realize or care. She wants Liz's life and she's tired of waiting for it, so she puts her plans into motion: she writes a letter to Ned Wakefield, inviting him and Alice down to San Francisco for a two-day business meeting at a lavish hotel. Ned, being a moronic adult in this book, immediately accepts and is excited by the idea.

The setup for The Evil Twin is there, but this was a rather painful way to get to it. I've been a bit disappointed by how sloppy Margo has gotten in this book (or maybe I'm just disappointed with myself for forgetting it? LOL), so I'm hoping #100 is as good as I remember it to be. This miniseries started off strongly, and I'm ready for it to finish the same way.
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eurohackie | 1 andere bespreking | Dec 15, 2023 |
It's a fast read, nothing really outstanding for me in this book, I can see why this was compiled into 3 books in one with the first and 3rd book it really didn't have anything to really grab onto. The whole thing of her trying to get rid of her virginity because she thought she was going to get shot and yes I am phrasing it that way because that is exactly how it seemed, well was a bit cringy and even for a teenage targeted book a bit inappropriate but by the same token I can also understand the non thinking of it being that I was once a teenager and probably thought as dumb as Gaia. The little action that occurred was just 🤷 I mean the girl is supposed to have all these badass skills and she can't handle one guy, which by all means is just a bully. Most Bullies once you stand up to them they are done with. The most interesting part to me was the last few minutes of the book.

I'll chalk it up to just a guilty pleasure of liking something fast and cheesy to get through., I will give the narrator 5 stars, she did an awesome job
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