"Sweet Valley: Ten Years Later"

[ree-Xi]

The heavily cliched twins are back in a heavily cliched story. Read the article to the end for an even bigger surprise.


http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2010/07...dult/?hpt=Sbin

[groovypq]

I'm disturbed... and yet intrigued. I admit it.

Can you imagine if they did this with the Babysitters Club? Of course, that would involve them EVER graduating from eighth grade... lol

And poor Jessica. Will they ever write her as anything but a screw-up?

[Gusteau]

Back in Sweet Valley, Jessica is in the midst of a divorce and apparently has done something unforgivable to her twin, who refuses to speak to her.

So it seems there is this thing...

[LatinaAlumna]

10 years later? Shouldn't it be like 20 years later?

I used to love SVH when I was about 13-14 years old. Based on the linked article, I think I'd rather remember the Wakefield twins as high school girls. I'll skip the new book.

[BabyPiNK_FL]

Originally Posted by groovypq

I'm disturbed... and yet intrigued. I admit it.

Can you imagine if they did this with the Babysitters Club? Of course, that would involve them EVER graduating from eighth grade... lol

And poor Jessica. Will they ever write her as anything but a screw-up?

I'm pretty sure that they did graduate in the last book. I never got around to reading ALL of them. I wish I had...
ETA: I'm also pretty sure they disbanded the club.

[groovypq]

Originally Posted by BabyPiNK_FL

I'm pretty sure that they did graduate in the last book. I never got around to reading ALL of them. I wish I had...
ETA: I'm also pretty sure they disbanded the club.

Does that mean Jessi and Mal never got to be full-fledged members? Poor girls.

My sister and I were just talking about BSC the other day and wondering how the series ended up. We petered out about... halfway? through. I saw that there ended up being another member - Abby? - but never read any of those. I saw the books in Waldenbooks recently - it seems they're re-releasing them! Including a "prequel" about the summer before the BSC starts.

Yeah, I just got way too excited about a bunch of intermediate books. lol

[Drolefille]

If they brought the BSC back they'd have to all be meeting at Claudia's funeral post tragic death due to uncontrolled diabetes.

Abby was the Jewish twin one (Just like Mary Ann was the shy one, etc.). I honestly don't remember a thing about her personality, just the Jewish twin thing. Also maybe her twin was sick. Or something.

[BabyPiNK_FL]

Originally Posted by groovypq

Does that mean Jessi and Mal never got to be full-fledged members? Poor girls.

My sister and I were just talking about BSC the other day and wondering how the series ended up. We petered out about... halfway? through. I saw that there ended up being another member - Abby? - but never read any of those. I saw the books in Waldenbooks recently - it seems they're re-releasing them! Including a "prequel" about the summer before the BSC starts.

Yeah, I just got way too excited about a bunch of intermediate books. lol

Lol-they were like ELEVEN and babysitting! Really? I have 11 year old sisters that we can barely leave home alone. I can't imagine putting them in charge of my 5 year old cousin! They're CHILDREN. The youngest age to babysit should be 13, and even then not every 13 year old can manage.

I don't think the prequel is new, but I could be wrong. Kids books are big business and they may be trying to get another movie deal. Although you can't top the 1st one with Zelda Harris as Jessi. Or the TV was kinda cute.

[groovypq]

BTW, to continue the utter hijack of this thread, I found this blog and it's HILARIOUS: http://www.whatclaudiawore.com/.

[nittanygirl]

I was obsessedddddd with Claudia! Seriously. I wanted to make my own jewelry

I did eventually learn to make jewelry....but definitely not like Claudia's crazy pieces haha

[Miriverite]

Oh god, the BSC! Good times. They just don't make book series like they used to in the 80's/90's.

[LatinaAlumna]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

If they brought the BSC back they'd have to all be meeting at Claudia's funeral post tragic death due to uncontrolled diabetes.

Ah, yes, she was the saltwater taffy girl, right?

I remember I started buying pieces of saltwater taffy (or some kind of imitation, since I live in CA) because I read about it in the BSC series.

I used my allowance every month on Scholastic orders, just so I could get whatever new BSCs were coming out. Such good times!

BSC & SVH were my pre-teen/young teen favs, and RAMONA books were my favorites when I was in 1st-2nd grade! I heard there is a Ramona Quimby movie coming out soon!

[BetteDavisEyes]

I loved both SVH & BSC growing up as well as the Ramona books. Lol! I just flashbacked to my youth.

As for the unforgivable thing Jessica did, I'm guessing she slept with/married Todd (the love of Elizabeth's life) or something idiotic. I wish they'd stop making Jessica such an idiot & Elizabeth so spineless.

[Drolefille]

You know I don't remember the taffy, I just remember she had junk food hidden EVERYWHERE. Stacey was the one with diabetes though, I think.

[BetteDavisEyes]

I'm a total dork that I still can remember all this information without having to look it up.

Stacy McGill was the New Yorker with diabets.
Dawn Schafer was the health food nut from California.
Claudia Kishi was the junk-food obsessed artist.
Kristy Thomas was the tomboy leader of the group.
Mary Anne Spier was the shy girl.
Mallory Pike was the redhead who wanted to be an author.
Jessy Ramsey was the ballerina.

Other members:
Logan Bruno was the only male member & Mary Anne's boyfriend. He was also the first one of the BSC to leave the club.
Shannon Kilbourne is Kristy's neighbor & an overachiever.
Abby Stevenson is the twin and is Jewish.