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Sweet Valley Junior High is a fictional young adult book series written by Francine Pascal. The first book of the series, Get Real, was published on February 1, 1999. The final entry in the series, Too Many Good-byes, was published on June 12, 2001.
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Author | Francine Pascal |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Young adult fiction and romance novel |
Publisher | Random House |
Published | 1999-2001 |
Media type | Print (hardcover and paperback) Audiobook |
The story occurs when Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield's middle school have been rezoned to Sweet Valley Jr. High for 8th grade.[1] Elizabeth adjusts quickly to the new school and becomes popular among her peers. She becomes close friends with Anna Wang and Salvador del Valle, and the three are actively involved with producing the school's alternative zine. Anna and Salvador are long-time best friends, though their relationship is complicated by Salvador's growing feelings for Elizabeth. Elizabeth's friends also include her locker mate Brian Rainey and Blue Spicolli, who later becomes Elizabeth's boyfriend.
Jessica does not adapt to Sweet Valley Junior High as quickly as Elizabeth, especially as she struggles to establish some semblance of the popularity she enjoyed in middle school. She soon becomes frenemies with popular girl Lacey Frells, who antagonizes Jessica. Lacey's best friend, Kristin Seltzer, is considerably friendlier and more welcoming to Jessica. Jessica also joins the track team and becomes close friends with the team's star, Bethel McCoy, and finds a love interest in Damon Ross, a ninth grader.
# | Title | Author | Publisher | Date | |
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0 | Elizabeth: Next Stop, Jr. High | Francine Pascal, Jamie Suzanne | Random House | October 13, 1998 | |
The summer before she starts eighth grade, Elizabeth goes to Costa Rica to work hard and help people but finds a non-stop party instead. When she meets J.P., she thinks he's a jerk at first, but soon finds she might be falling in love with him. | |||||
0 | Jessica: Next Stop, Jr. High | Francine Pascal, Jamie Suzanne | Random House | November 10, 1998 | |
Jessica and her friends in the Unicorn Club are spending the summer in Hawaii before she starts eighth grade. She's expecting fun on the beach and meeting cute boys, but is confused that her friends seem to be acting strange and isn't sure if they've changed or if she has. | |||||
1 | Get Real | Francine Pascal, Jamie Suzanne | Random House | February 1, 1999 | |
Elizabeth and Jessica have totally opposite impressions of their first days and new friends at junior high school. Despite expecting to be miserable, Elizabeth is thrilled to make cool new friends, while Jessica is disappointed that she isn't able to join the cool crowd and her only companion is her dorky locker partner. | |||||
2 | One 2 Many | Francine Pascal, Jamie Suzanne | Random House | February 9, 1999 | |
Jessica doesn't want to admit she's lonely and having trouble adjusting to being at a new school, leaving Elizabeth baffled when her twin suddenly wants to hang out together all the time. | |||||
3 | Soulmates | Francine Pascal, Jamie Suzanne | Random House | March 9, 1999 | |
From the minute she saw her, Bethel is convinced Jessica Wakefield will not last on the junior high track team, but finds herself pleasantly surprised. | |||||
4 | The Cool Crowd | Francine Pascal, Jamie Suzanne | Random House | April 13, 1999 | |
When the twins' parents are out of town, Jessica decides it's the perfect time to throw a party for old friends from middle school and new friends and classmates in junior high, despite Elizabeth's protests. | |||||
5 | Boy. Friend. | Francine Pascal, Jamie Suzanne | Random House | May 11, 1999 | |
Kristin and Brian have liked each other forever, but neither are aware of the other's feelings and think they just want to be friends. When the wrestling team decides to play a cruel prank on girls they think are ugly, Brian tries to find a way to save Kristin from an embarrassing situation. | |||||
6 | Lacey's Crush | Francine Pascal, Jamie Suzanne | Random House | June 8, 1999 | |
When Lacey's high school boyfriend dumps her, she decides to get a new boyfriend to get back at him. She sets her sights on Damon Ross, despite the fact he's interested in Jessica Wakefield, and makes plans to get Jessica out of the way. | |||||
7 | How to Ruin a Friendship | Francine Pascal, Jamie Suzanne | Random House | July 13, 1999 | |
After Elizabeth and Salvador share a kiss, they struggle with keeping it a secret in hopes of saving their friendship with Anna, who is having a hard time as the anniversary of her brother's death approaches. | |||||
8 | Cheating on Anna | Francine Pascal, Jamie Suzanne | Random House | August 10, 1999 | |
Salvador has a crush on Elizabeth, but he's been dating his best friend Anna. He doesn't want to break her heart, but Anna is going to discover that Salvador and Elizabeth have been seeing other. | |||||
9 | Too Popular | Francine Pascal, Jamie Suzanne | Random House | September 9, 1999 | |
Jessica has been trying to get attention from super cute Damon Ross, but her disappointment is only noticed by her geeky locker mate, Ronald Rheece. When the whole school thinks Ronald is her boyfriend, Jessica realizes that she has even bigger problems to handle. | |||||
10 | Twin Switch | Francine Pascal, Jamie Suzanne | Random House | October 12, 1999 | |
Jessica gets her superperfect, ultrasweet twin sister, Elizabeth, to help her out of a jam, but the old "trading places" trick gets the twins in some interesting situations and Elizabeth is wondering why can't Jessica solve her own problems for once. | |||||
11 | Got a Problem? | Francine Pascal, Jamie Suzanne | Random House | November 9, 1999 | |
Lacey's family life is not going smoothly so she start being rude to her friends. Even though her best friends think they're helping, Lacey just wants to be left alone to sort out the problems she has because, despite everyone's good intentions, they don't have all the answers. | |||||
12 | Third Wheel | Francine Pascal, Jamie Suzanne | Random House | December 1, 1999 | |
Bethel is annoyed because everyone at school seems to be part of a couple. It makes her sick and she's glad she'll never be that way. | |||||
13 | Three Days, Two Nights | Francine Pascal, Jamie Suzanne | Random House | January 11, 2000 | |
Selected for a school trip to Sacramento to compete in an academic tournament, Salvador sees an opportunity for socializing with his friends. | |||||
14 | My Perfect Guy | Francine Pascal, Jamie Suzanne | Random House | February 8, 2000 | |
Now that she's dating Damon, Jessica is confused with his behavior. When they were friends, he was sweet to her, but now he practically forgets her name. | |||||
15 | Hands Off | Francine Pascal, Jamie Suzanne | Random House | March 7, 2000 | |
Elizabeth senses a plot. After all, Jessica has barely talked to Salvador before, and now she calls him all the time to discuss Elizabeth's love life. Elizabeth wishes her jealous friends would give up, because she really likes the guy. | |||||
16 | Keepin' it Real | Francine Pascal, Jamie Suzanne | Random House | April 11, 2000 | |
Anna decides breaks out of her close circle of friends and to try something completely different by joining the drama club. | |||||
17 | Whatever | Francine Pascal, Jamie Suzanne | Random House | May 9, 2000 | |
Lacey, who lives with her father and stepmother, faces a visit from her biological mother, a successful fashion photographer. She's certain that her mother cares about her, even though they've never really talked or spent any time together. Meanwhile, Kristin and Bethel compete over who is in charge of planning the eighth-grade carnival. | |||||
18 | True Blue | Francine Pascal, Jamie Suzanne | Random House | June 13, 2000 | |
His friends all think that Blue has the coolest lifestyle - he lives with his older brother in a house by the beach - but they have no idea that his life is not as great as it seems. He begins to take an interest in school, especially now that he's met Elizabeth Wakefield. | |||||
19 | She Loves me...Not | Francine Pascal, Jamie Suzanne | Random House | July 11, 2000 | |
English teacher Mrs. Serson starts a journal writing project, where Damon confides that he's jealous of his mother's new boyfriend and doesn't want to tell Jessica because he doesn't want her to think he's whining. Jessica worries that being paired up with Chris Grassi, the most popular boy in school, for a science project will spoil her relationship with Damon and that her boyfriend likes Mrs. Serson. Meanwhile, Lacey breaks up with her high school boyfriend Gel and she finds herself falling for Richard Griggs. | |||||
20 | Wild Child | Francine Pascal, Jamie Suzanne | Random House | August 8, 2000 | |
Larissa hopes to land a starring part in the school musical, but doesn't get the part she wants. When she neglects her studies to concentrate on having fun, she discovers that failing grades will prevent her from participating in the play. | |||||
21 | I'm So Outta Here. | Francine Pascal, Jamie Suzanne | Random House | September 12, 2000 | |
Jessica becomes jealous when Elizabeth starts hanging out with her friends more frequently, so she tries to teach her sister a lesson. | |||||
22 | What You Don't Know | Francine Pascal, Jamie Suzanne | Random House | October 10, 2000 | |
Anna discovers that Larissa has a crush on Toby, so she hides her own feelings for him to help Larissa and Toby get together. Meanwhile, class president Kristin must cope with changes when her favorite teacher and student government advisor, Ms. Kern, leaves the group. | |||||
23 | Invisible Me. | Francine Pascal, Jamie Suzanne | Random House | November 14, 2000 | |
Everyone thinks that Kristin's perfect, but as class president, she questions herself when the student government likes Bethel's idea more than her own. Meanwhile, Blue teaches Brian how to surf, in spite of his friends' teasing. | |||||
24 | Clueless | Francine Pascal, Jamie Suzanne | Random House | December 12, 2000 | |
Everyone says it's impossible to just be friends with a guy, but Elizabeth is sure that's all that she and Blue are. Even when lets her use his special surfboard and calls her all the time, she's hoping that they'll stay friends... | |||||
25 | Drama Queen | Francine Pascal, Jamie Suzanne | Random House | January 9, 2001 | |
Anna thought her relationship with Toby was perfect, but they've been arguing non-stop since they starting working together on a play. She's not sure if she should break up with him, even though she still really likes him. | |||||
26 | No More Mr. Nice Guy | Francine Pascal, Jamie Suzanne | Random House | February 13, 2001 | |
When Kristin tries to be assertive, she creates more problems than she solves. Brian thinks everyone is ignoring him, including Kristin, and decides it's time to stand up for himself. | |||||
27 | She's Back | Francine Pascal, Jamie Suzanne | Random House | March 13, 2001 | |
Jessica is proud to be friends with Lila and thrilled when they start hanging out again. But when as Jessica makes more and more sacrifices for her old friend's sake, she begins to wonder if it's worth it. | |||||
28 | Dance Fever | Francine Pascal, Jamie Suzanne | Random House | April 10, 2001 | |
Elizabeth accepts Ronald Rheece's invitation to the school dance, but she's dismayed that Blue's date is gorgeous and super cool. Blue isn't her boyfriend, but she still feels jealous. | |||||
29 | He's the One | Francine Pascal, Jamie Suzanne | Random House | ||
Elizabeth has boyfriend troubles. If that weren't enough, what happens when horrible news invades the twins' lives? | |||||
30 | Too Many Good-Byes | Francine Pascal, Jamie Suzanne | Random House | June 12, 2001 | |
As summer vacation begins, Elizabeth and Jessica are unhappy to learn their family is moving to Utah. The twins must find a way to say goodbye to their friends and how to deal with a move that neither of them wants. |