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Secrets (Sweet Valley High #2)
Beautiful and ruthless, Jessica Wakefield is determined to be chosen queen of the fall dance at Sweet Valley High. If she can win the contest, she's sure to win Bruce Patman, the most sought after boy in school.
The only person standing in Jessica's way is Enid Rollins. When Jessica discovers the truth about Enid's past, she knows the crown is within her grasp. She doesn't
...moreMass Market Paperback, 118 pages
Published
December 31st 1983
by Bantam Books
(first published 1983)
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Disclaimer: I am not a teenager or preteen, but an adult. Supposedly. Everyone keeps telling me I am but I'm not sure I'm buying what they're selling. Therefore my views are based from that perspective rather than someone in the target age range. I inhaled these suckers when I was young, hale, and hearty, so in an apparent moment of weakness have decided to re-visit one of my favorite old series in a fondly-remembered, tongue-in-cheek, and mostly sarcastic approach. So since I couldn't manage to...more
i cannot believe they've re-released and updated these books to fit the times. seriously? do the characters really need cell phones and internet access to make them relatable to today's teen? has Gossip Girl really ruined everything? they better not have messed with the fashion descriptions. I want to know that Liz has her hair feathered and pinned back with two barrettes, that match her polo shirt, which is tucked into her pleated khaki pants.
c'mon!
c'mon!
Wow! I can not understand why I liked this book when I was younger. I got so mad while reading this book again.
Jessica is a jerk to her sister and also the definition of a snob. She steals, lies, and cheats in order to get what she wants, no matter what the circumstances may be. In this book, she wants to be the queen at the fall dance and is willing to break up Enid's relationship with her boyfriend to get the crown.
Elizabeth is sweet and kind. A little too kind. Even when Jessica admittedl...more
Jessica is a jerk to her sister and also the definition of a snob. She steals, lies, and cheats in order to get what she wants, no matter what the circumstances may be. In this book, she wants to be the queen at the fall dance and is willing to break up Enid's relationship with her boyfriend to get the crown.
Elizabeth is sweet and kind. A little too kind. Even when Jessica admittedl...more
Another one that I didn't read as a teenager. This one didn't have nearly as much drama as the first book, or maybe it was because most of it surrounded Enid and not the Wakefield family that I didn't find it quite so fun. It was also a good 60 or so pages shorter than 'Double Love', which made it shorter than some of the BSC books! I didn't realise the SVH books didn't have a standard page-length.
As usual, this book revolved around Jessica being jealous over the possibility of someone (Enid) g...more
As usual, this book revolved around Jessica being jealous over the possibility of someone (Enid) g...more
The second SVH book in the series is about as good as you would expect the second SVH book in the series to be. Maybe it's because I've read so many of these books, or maybe it's because I'm a grown adult reading kiddie lit, but they all seem to feel like exactly the same book after a while. (Not counting the Evil Twin series, because that shit was just genius.)
Elizabeth's best friend Enid is worried about her future wife-beater boyfriend getting mad at her for corresponding with an ex-friend vi...more
Elizabeth's best friend Enid is worried about her future wife-beater boyfriend getting mad at her for corresponding with an ex-friend vi...more
Jessica wants to be named the upcoming fall dance queen, namely so she can attend all events for the rest of the year on the arm of inevitable king Bruce Patman. Her main obstacle is Elizabeth's new BFF, Enid, who happens to be dating the head of the dance committee.
When Jessica discovers Enid's deep dark secret past, she decides to use it to her advantage, causing rifts all over the place that culminate in a variety of repercussions on the night of the big dance.
One thing that bothers me abou...more
When Jessica discovers Enid's deep dark secret past, she decides to use it to her advantage, causing rifts all over the place that culminate in a variety of repercussions on the night of the big dance.
One thing that bothers me abou...more
Slightly different plot from the first book, but mostly the same. This time, though, Jessica gets jealous and manages to ruin not just Elizabeth's life, but Enid's as well. Of course, at the end, Elizabeth finally realizes (AGAIN) that Jessica's responsible for all of their problems (AGAIN) and concocts a plan to punish Jessica (AGAIN). In the end, everyone's laughing at Jessica's expense (AGAIN) and all is forgiven (AGAIN). Come on, this isn't a spoiler, people. So far these books are being for...more
How I Came To Read This Book: I salvaged it from a pile my mom was going to donate, wanting to prep for the forthcoming Sweet Valley Confidential!
The Plot: Jessica wants to be named the upcoming fall dance queen, namely so she can attend all events for the rest of the year on the arm of inevitable king Bruce Patman. Her main obstacle is Elizabeth's new BFF, Enid, who happens to be dating the head of the dance committee. When Jessica discovers Enid's deep dark secret past, she decides to use it t...more
The Plot: Jessica wants to be named the upcoming fall dance queen, namely so she can attend all events for the rest of the year on the arm of inevitable king Bruce Patman. Her main obstacle is Elizabeth's new BFF, Enid, who happens to be dating the head of the dance committee. When Jessica discovers Enid's deep dark secret past, she decides to use it t...more
＊penguin active reading, level 2.
＊ Time: 10/3= 90 minutes
＊ 7word summary: twin _ sisters_ friend _ jelous_ dance_ boyfriend _love
＊ 1.Do you have sisters and are you good relationship?
I have yonger brother and older sister, old day, we often fought, but now
we are good relationship.
＊ 2.Main character want to be queen of school, if you have a opportunity like this, do you want to be queen or king？
No, because I think queen has many troubles.
I like this book. This book is very interested for me,...more
It is obvious that Elizabeth already has extensive brain damage even before the motorcycle accident (or perhaps terminal amnesia) as she has already forgotten what a total sociopath Jessica was in the last book. Now she's ruining Elizabeth's relationship with her best friend and making Elizabeth feel sorry for her at the same time. Maybe it's something in the water. EVERYONE seems to have forgotten that Jessica was behind the vicious rumors in the last book.
Also, do these kids in Sweet Valley no...more
Also, do these kids in Sweet Valley no...more
I like these books because a)It's about twin sisters which I've always had a sort of fascination with and b) It's somewhat realistic. This book was a nice quick read and of course it had one major dramatic problem throughout the book and the plot for that was nice as well. Jessica however. Wow, Francine Pascal wrote a character that is hated by most readers I think. She was so evil and I can't believe that she even contributes in making her own sisters problems worsen. Seriously, she's a very ha...more
(My full Secrets review can be found at Agrippina Legit)
Secrets is not one of my favourite Sweet Valley High novels. This is largely to do with the focus on Enid. I've never liked her, and my dislike has only grown over the years. For some reason, I always picture her lines being delivered in a whine. Jessica had much better taste when it came to choosing her close friends!
The other thing that really bothers me about this book is the casual way Enid's friends talk about her clearly abusive relat...more
Secrets is not one of my favourite Sweet Valley High novels. This is largely to do with the focus on Enid. I've never liked her, and my dislike has only grown over the years. For some reason, I always picture her lines being delivered in a whine. Jessica had much better taste when it came to choosing her close friends!
The other thing that really bothers me about this book is the casual way Enid's friends talk about her clearly abusive relat...more
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Sweet valley high was something I enjoyed as a Teenager and now whever i wasn t a casual read when i don't have to think at all i read these books once again. I must say that I loved Sweet Valley twins more than Sweet Valley high in which Jessica was not such a bad person. In these books i wonder how it is possible for people to change within a span of 2 -3 years. Storyline is gripping even though it is not something new. You can read it once for a light reading.
Jun 01, 2011
Michelle
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3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
young adult girls who need an easy book to get into
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At first, I wasn't sure if I wanted to admit to having inhaled these books as a young teenager. But it looks from the review section like I'm in good company. I remember flying through each book and diving into the next one back then. I'd check out a handful of them from the library, read them all and come back for more. This is before I discovered science fiction and mildly upgraded to Robert Asprin's Myth series and all the Star Trek novels I could carry.
More of the same with Jessica spilling the beans about a big secret about Enid and letting Elizabeth take the fall. The interesting thing about this book is that it is significantly shorter than the first one (110 pages vs close to 200) which you never find nowadays--series seem to have standard numbers of pages per book. Additionally, this book picked up on the very day the other one ended.
Penguin active reading level2
Time 60minutes
7 words summary - twins-dance-party-boyfriend - jealous - letter - win
Discussion question :
1. If you go to dance party with a boy, who do you want to go there?
2. If you lose the game, do you consider good or worse plans??
It was very funny. Jealous is to make funny story. I like it. L
Who can read these first few books and actually like Jessica? I want to beat her with a stick. Honestly, I don't remember Jess being so awful back when I read the series - but now I'm thinking that I read them out of order or skipped the first few books as I don't remember this one either. So I probably had spared myself from the evilness twin in these.
Second novel in the Sweet Valley High series. Here the Wakefield twins clash again when Jessica decides to let nothing stand in her way of becoming homecoming queen ... even if it means exposing the sordid past of Elizabeth's best friend Enid.
Just finished re-reading books 1-3. I'm giving these books 5 stars not because they were beautifully written or anything, but simply because they made me LOVE reading as a kid, shallow as they may have been. The Wakefield Twins ROCK!
So funny that I used to love these books as a kid! Jessica is just downright AWFUL to her twin sister. She is so conniving and scheming. And Elizabeth just takes it! But, I realize as I read on, that the characters do evolve a little bit. So, this is just the set up, it's worth moving on to the next books.
I like reading that 80s versions because it's fun to see what has changed and what remains the same for teenage girls. (Which I have not been now for over a decade.)
As an adult I'm rereading t...more
I like reading that 80s versions because it's fun to see what has changed and what remains the same for teenage girls. (Which I have not been now for over a decade.)
As an adult I'm rereading t...more
My older sister bought me Sweet Valley High books when I was in middle school. I read one and was hooked. I don't know if they still write these but they were a good, tame soap opera back in the day.
This is the 2nd book in the sweet valley high series, and i'm only on page four...but i'm getting started! And next, i predict they will go to school! :)
I think Jessica totally deseved to end up with Winston Egbert when she was chosen to be queen.I wonder what will happen next in this dramatic series?
amaxing! francince pascal reallly knows how to create a story. its just my tipe of book.!!! but why didnt she write them can someone tell me pleasee?
Nov 26, 2012
Jennifer Wardrip
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3 of 5 stars
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Reviewed by Jennifer Rummel for TeensReadToo.com
Jessica wants to be homecoming queen. She's dying to dance in the spotlight with the shoo-in for king, Bruce Patman.
While Jessica has the popular vote locked up, she learns that other people are rooting for Enid, her sister's best friend.
But Enid has a dark secret that she shares with Liz.
Jessica will do anything to win, but will she take down her sister's best friend and make life miserable for her sister in the process?
The second book in the...more
Jessica wants to be homecoming queen. She's dying to dance in the spotlight with the shoo-in for king, Bruce Patman.
While Jessica has the popular vote locked up, she learns that other people are rooting for Enid, her sister's best friend.
But Enid has a dark secret that she shares with Liz.
Jessica will do anything to win, but will she take down her sister's best friend and make life miserable for her sister in the process?
The second book in the...more
I loved these in middle school. Couldnt get enough of them. My rating is my middle school self's rating
Jessica was so mean to Enid! But other than that, I think the book is pretty much awesome.
I read this out of pure nostalgia. Pretty predictable, but enjoyable for a stroll down memory lane.
After Sweet Valley Twins, I made my way through all of the Sweet Valley Highs...loved that series!
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Francine Pascal (May 13, 1938— ) is an American author best known for creating the Sweet Valley series of novels. In 1982 she created the characters and the stories for the first six books and her agent, Amy Berkower of Writers House sold them to Bantam Books. Book number one is mostly written by Ms. Pascal. From then on she wrote the stories for every book ever published in the series. After the...more
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