Revisiting The Baby-sitters Club: Say Hello to Kristy’s Great Idea

I really loved being a kid during the 80s and 90s. What other generation can say they had Zack Morris, Debbie Gibson, New Kids on the Block, She-Ra, and Garbage Pail Kids? If you’ve read any of my Lessons from a Sweet Valley Reread blogs, you’ll know that I am all about nostalgia. There’s something … More Revisiting The Baby-sitters Club: Say Hello to Kristy’s Great Idea

Lessons from a Sweet Valley Reread: Slam Book Fever (SVH #48)

Break open those Lip Smackers and get your Lisa Frank organizers ready, friends. It’s a new school year, and we’re hopping in the red Fiat Spider and cruising straight back to 1988. That’s right, Gladiators. It’s time for another edition of Lessons from a Sweet Valley Reread! This time around, I decided to revisit Sweet … More Lessons from a Sweet Valley Reread: Slam Book Fever (SVH #48)

Lessons from a Sweet Valley Reread: Deadly Summer (Super Thriller)

Isn’t summer the best? The weather is great, school’s out, psychopaths are escaping from local hospitals and terrorizing teenagers— Oh, wait a minute. That wasn’t real life. That was in Sweet Valley. That must mean it’s time for another edition of Lessons from a Sweet Valley Reread! And today, since I felt like walking on … More Lessons from a Sweet Valley Reread: Deadly Summer (Super Thriller)

Lessons from a Sweet Valley Reread: Secrets (SVH #2)

Last year, I reread the first Sweet Valley High book, Double Love, and my mind was more or less blown. Was Jessica always so wicked? Were Ned and Alice Wakefield actually interesting? Had Enid Rollins always been such a horrible friend? (Oh, wait. That much I did know way back when.) The things I missed … More Lessons from a Sweet Valley Reread: Secrets (SVH #2)

Lessons from a Sweet Valley High Reread: Double Love (SVH #1)

Like many girls growing up in the ‘80s and ‘90s, I wanted to live in Sweet Valley. I wanted to hang out with the Wakefield twins and cruise around in their red Fiat Spider and chow down at the Dairi Burger. I devoured not only Francine Pascal’s Sweet Valley High books, but the super scandalous … More Lessons from a Sweet Valley High Reread: Double Love (SVH #1)