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Sweet Valley High #33
Starting Over
The last chance...
Sally Larson is thrilled when she moves in with her cousin Dana's family. After years of living in foster homes, Sally longs to have a real home, and she's determined to make a good impression.
As long as Sally lets Dana control her life, she feels she'll be accepted. After all, her cousin is pretty, popular, and the lead singer for The Droids, Sweet Valley High's smash rock band. Sally even hopes to overcome the resentment of Dana's brother, Jeremy. But when Dana begins to resent her, too, Sally's afraid she'll have to leave—and she knows this is her last chance to make a life for herself. Will Sally ever be able to call Sweet Valley home?
Sally Larson is thrilled when she moves in with her cousin Dana's family. After years of living in foster homes, Sally longs to have a real home, and she's determined to make a good impression.
As long as Sally lets Dana control her life, she feels she'll be accepted. After all, her cousin is pretty, popular, and the lead singer for The Droids, Sweet Valley High's smash rock band. Sally even hopes to overcome the resentment of Dana's brother, Jeremy. But when Dana begins to resent her, too, Sally's afraid she'll have to leave—and she knows this is her last chance to make a life for herself. Will Sally ever be able to call Sweet Valley home?
153 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published December 1, 1986
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Francine Pascal
1,139 books1,844 followersFrancine Paula Pascal was an American author best known for her Sweet Valley series of young adult novels. Sweet Valley High, the backbone of the collection, was made into a television series, which led to several spin-offs, including The Unicorn Club and Sweet Valley University. Although most of these books were published in the 1980s and 1990s, they remained so popular that several titles were re-released decades later.
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September 8, 2024
This book didn't age well. Lots of terribly slanted opinions toward single mothers, foster care, and that ending didn't redeem this storyline.
Goodreads review 08/09/24
Goodreads review 08/09/24
March 21, 2008
The A Plot: Dana (of The Droid fame) is excited and embarrassed at the same time. Her cousin Sally is coming to live with them, but while it'll be great to have a new sister, the reason why she's coming to live with them is that Sally's parents have abandoned her. Her father just walked out on them, and when her mother remarried, she gave Sally up to a foster home. Dana knows it's not Sally's fault, but she still thinks it's embarrassing. Especially since Sally has been moving around so much that she's had to stay back a year in school. Snobbish much?
Dana's brother, Jeremy, isn't much better. He's pissed at Sally already before she arrives, for no apparent reason.
Of course, with this welcoming committee, it's no surprise that Sally is somewhat nervous when arriving to the Larson residence. She quickly discovers that Dana only likes her when she can control her - looks, friends, hobbies and everything - and that Jeremy simply doesn't like her at all! Instead of saying "Screw them" she figures, that the only way she'll be allowed to stay in Sweet Valley (which - in her own words - is the most beautiful town she's ever lived in) is to make them happy, no matter what. "No parent would sacrifice their children's happiness for a stranger." But Sally, you're not a stranger, you're their family! They're not going to kick you out, just because their kids are morons.
Unfortunately, she doesn't listen to me, but does everything in her power to become invisible and only do what Dana and Jeremy wants her to do - she doesn't go see a movie with Mark Riley because Jeremy doesn't want her 'stealing' his friends, she doesn't work for the Oracle because Dana wants her to be the Droids' manager, she doesn't accept a shopping invitation from Liz, because Dana apparently doesn't want her to have friends at all (what a terrific person Dana is turning out to be, eh?), and if at all possible, she does all of Dana and Jeremy's chores for them, which ends up having the exact opposite effect than what she'd hoped for, as the Larson parents are now scolding Dana and Jeremy for taking advantage of Sally, making them even more angry with her than they already were.
Charming pair!
One day as they leave for school, Dana's mother tells them to come back straight from school, as her father has something to say to them. Sally immediately jumps to the conclusion that she's being sent off to a new home (after, what, a week? Two? But of course, why even give it a chance when you can just ship her off to someplace else?) and from the 'sharp looks' Jeremy and Dana are sending her, she's certain they think the same.
Since they have to get back as quickly as possible, Dana, Jeremy and Sally borrow a car to get to and from school. On the way home, they pick up two hitch-hikers (who hitch-hikes in the middle of town? Ah right, a plot device, that's whom) despite Sally strongly arguing against it. Turns out her instincts were right (shocker!) and despite the fact that they were never described as being all that big, nor carrying a gun or a knife, the hitch-hikers manage to force Jeremy to drive them to the infamous 'Kelleys', steal his wallet and almost kidnap the two girls. Let's let the logic of that hang in the air for a minute, shall we?
But wait! Didn't I write almost kidnap the girls? Yes, because Sally could never let anything happen to her darling cousins, so making use of the street-smart she's obtained while living in foster homes (wish we could've seen some of that earlier), she turns around, manages to convince the two hitch-hikers that Dana's a bore, they should let her go, because she (Sally) would be lots more fun to hang out with. Taking her on her word, they do just that, and leave Dana and Jeremy to drive off home, abandoning poor Sally.
Fortunately, Dana is not quite as dense as she's seemed so far, and quickly realizes that Sally was just putting on an act to save them! "Oh no! We have to save her!" Fortunately Mark Riley lives just down the road, and even more fortunately Ken Matthew and John Pfeifer (booh! even if he is a good guy in this one) are visiting him, so together the four of them drive back to Kelleys and rush in to save their 'sister'. Faced by this superior force, the hitch-hikers realise there's no more fun to be had, and let Sally go.
They drive back home, and almost in hysterics Dana and Jeremy tell their father that they CAN'T let Sally go, she BELONGS! to which a mystified father replies that there was never any question of sending Sally away - in fact, the family meeting was called because he and their mother had decided to formally adopt Sally! All is happy and blissful and all earlier differences of opinion have been forgotten. The end.
The B Plot: Introducing - Prince Albert. For once a Jessica scheme that doesn't involve her being evil and malicious and that doesn't take grossly advantage of Liz' spinelessness. One of the reasons I actually really like this book :-)
Jess has found and fallen in love with a complete mutt and knowing the lack of parenting abilities usually shown by her parents, she realises they will never discover a dog hidden in the house for a few days. Calling on Liz to help her take care of Prince Albert and cover up, she argues that if her parents can see how well she's been taking care of him, once she springs her surprise on them a week later, they're bound to let her keep him!
My logicz, let me show you them.
But nothing is ever that simple. The very day before she was going to introduce her parents to Prince Albert, she and Liz is taking him for a walk, and he escapes the collar and runs away! Oh no! Search as they might, he's gone forever.
Or is he...
Of course not. Being SV land, Ned Wakefield picks that night to come home with a dog he's found at the shelter, and - to the amazement of everybody but the observant reader - that dog is none other than Prince Albert!!! Ned and Alice are amazed the dog already seems to know Liz and Jess, but brush it off with the girls just being naturally loveable.
The end.
Points of interest:
* It's not explained until page 32 that Jess and Liz are identical twins, we never hear of the 'perfect size 6 figures' (although they are gorgeously slender), and we have to wait all the way until page 79(!!!!) before Jeffrey muses how different they are, and Liz laughs at how much difference 4 minutes make.
* The oh-so-sofisticated Dana seriously exclaims: "Don't you think malls are wild? They're like the new Main Street, USA, know what I mean?". Ah 1987. How adorably clueless you were.
* We now have Enid's word that Liz is worthy of the "Saint Elizabeth" title: "Elizabeth Wakefield to the rescue! Fear not, all you sad, lonely poeple! Elizabeth will come to save you!"
* In the same breath, she tells Liz to "Stop being such a pushover". Tell it as it is, girl! Although the amount of meddling and being pushed over is really remarkably small in #33. The ghostwriter must have been having an 'off' day.
Dana's brother, Jeremy, isn't much better. He's pissed at Sally already before she arrives, for no apparent reason.
Of course, with this welcoming committee, it's no surprise that Sally is somewhat nervous when arriving to the Larson residence. She quickly discovers that Dana only likes her when she can control her - looks, friends, hobbies and everything - and that Jeremy simply doesn't like her at all! Instead of saying "Screw them" she figures, that the only way she'll be allowed to stay in Sweet Valley (which - in her own words - is the most beautiful town she's ever lived in) is to make them happy, no matter what. "No parent would sacrifice their children's happiness for a stranger." But Sally, you're not a stranger, you're their family! They're not going to kick you out, just because their kids are morons.
Unfortunately, she doesn't listen to me, but does everything in her power to become invisible and only do what Dana and Jeremy wants her to do - she doesn't go see a movie with Mark Riley because Jeremy doesn't want her 'stealing' his friends, she doesn't work for the Oracle because Dana wants her to be the Droids' manager, she doesn't accept a shopping invitation from Liz, because Dana apparently doesn't want her to have friends at all (what a terrific person Dana is turning out to be, eh?), and if at all possible, she does all of Dana and Jeremy's chores for them, which ends up having the exact opposite effect than what she'd hoped for, as the Larson parents are now scolding Dana and Jeremy for taking advantage of Sally, making them even more angry with her than they already were.
Charming pair!
One day as they leave for school, Dana's mother tells them to come back straight from school, as her father has something to say to them. Sally immediately jumps to the conclusion that she's being sent off to a new home (after, what, a week? Two? But of course, why even give it a chance when you can just ship her off to someplace else?) and from the 'sharp looks' Jeremy and Dana are sending her, she's certain they think the same.
Since they have to get back as quickly as possible, Dana, Jeremy and Sally borrow a car to get to and from school. On the way home, they pick up two hitch-hikers (who hitch-hikes in the middle of town? Ah right, a plot device, that's whom) despite Sally strongly arguing against it. Turns out her instincts were right (shocker!) and despite the fact that they were never described as being all that big, nor carrying a gun or a knife, the hitch-hikers manage to force Jeremy to drive them to the infamous 'Kelleys', steal his wallet and almost kidnap the two girls. Let's let the logic of that hang in the air for a minute, shall we?
But wait! Didn't I write almost kidnap the girls? Yes, because Sally could never let anything happen to her darling cousins, so making use of the street-smart she's obtained while living in foster homes (wish we could've seen some of that earlier), she turns around, manages to convince the two hitch-hikers that Dana's a bore, they should let her go, because she (Sally) would be lots more fun to hang out with. Taking her on her word, they do just that, and leave Dana and Jeremy to drive off home, abandoning poor Sally.
Fortunately, Dana is not quite as dense as she's seemed so far, and quickly realizes that Sally was just putting on an act to save them! "Oh no! We have to save her!" Fortunately Mark Riley lives just down the road, and even more fortunately Ken Matthew and John Pfeifer (booh! even if he is a good guy in this one) are visiting him, so together the four of them drive back to Kelleys and rush in to save their 'sister'. Faced by this superior force, the hitch-hikers realise there's no more fun to be had, and let Sally go.
They drive back home, and almost in hysterics Dana and Jeremy tell their father that they CAN'T let Sally go, she BELONGS! to which a mystified father replies that there was never any question of sending Sally away - in fact, the family meeting was called because he and their mother had decided to formally adopt Sally! All is happy and blissful and all earlier differences of opinion have been forgotten. The end.
The B Plot: Introducing - Prince Albert. For once a Jessica scheme that doesn't involve her being evil and malicious and that doesn't take grossly advantage of Liz' spinelessness. One of the reasons I actually really like this book :-)
Jess has found and fallen in love with a complete mutt and knowing the lack of parenting abilities usually shown by her parents, she realises they will never discover a dog hidden in the house for a few days. Calling on Liz to help her take care of Prince Albert and cover up, she argues that if her parents can see how well she's been taking care of him, once she springs her surprise on them a week later, they're bound to let her keep him!
My logicz, let me show you them.
But nothing is ever that simple. The very day before she was going to introduce her parents to Prince Albert, she and Liz is taking him for a walk, and he escapes the collar and runs away! Oh no! Search as they might, he's gone forever.
Or is he...
Of course not. Being SV land, Ned Wakefield picks that night to come home with a dog he's found at the shelter, and - to the amazement of everybody but the observant reader - that dog is none other than Prince Albert!!! Ned and Alice are amazed the dog already seems to know Liz and Jess, but brush it off with the girls just being naturally loveable.
The end.
Points of interest:
* It's not explained until page 32 that Jess and Liz are identical twins, we never hear of the 'perfect size 6 figures' (although they are gorgeously slender), and we have to wait all the way until page 79(!!!!) before Jeffrey muses how different they are, and Liz laughs at how much difference 4 minutes make.
* The oh-so-sofisticated Dana seriously exclaims: "Don't you think malls are wild? They're like the new Main Street, USA, know what I mean?". Ah 1987. How adorably clueless you were.
* We now have Enid's word that Liz is worthy of the "Saint Elizabeth" title: "Elizabeth Wakefield to the rescue! Fear not, all you sad, lonely poeple! Elizabeth will come to save you!"
* In the same breath, she tells Liz to "Stop being such a pushover". Tell it as it is, girl! Although the amount of meddling and being pushed over is really remarkably small in #33. The ghostwriter must have been having an 'off' day.
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February 9, 2015For some reason Sally actually wants to live with the clearly psychotic Larson family - hope that works out for you...But onto more important matters: The Wakefield's got a puppy! Puppy!
August 29, 2023
So I haven't read very many books that focus on Dana, but I normally like her. Not so much here. Controlling and manipulative and acting ashamed of her cousin. Her brother is even worse! I felt so bad for Sally and it was heartbreaking watching how Jeremy intentionally isolates her and Dana tries to decide her life. Poor girl! I felt their mood changed of her a bit too easily without having a real talk between them though.
February 11, 2019
As per the Double Love podcast, Dana is a jerk in this book which is a huge shame because she’s so cool in the other books. Her brother is worse though, so there’s that!
I know I read this years ago but I honestly did not remember the main plot, I did however remember the sub-plot with Prince Albert. 🐶
Come on Dana, get it together!
I know I read this years ago but I honestly did not remember the main plot, I did however remember the sub-plot with Prince Albert. 🐶
Come on Dana, get it together!
August 21, 2018
I mean, whatever.
Also, I'd forgotten about Prince Albert...
Also, I'd forgotten about Prince Albert...
October 24, 2010
Their triumphs were my triumphs. There losses were my losses....The Wakefield Twins were such a great part of my childhood. I would not trade them for anything in the world.
August 12, 2020
Poor Sally has had a hard life, tossed away by her own parents and living in a series of foster homes she is ready to make the most of her new home with her very own aunt, uncle, and two cousins. Dana from the Droids is her younger cousin by one year but since Sally has to repeat a year Dana spells out to her that she should pretend to be the same age so its not embarrassing and also cool it with sharing and remembering anything from her life before this golden ticket to live in Sweet Valley. Other cousin Jeremy is a nasty boy bitch too and won't let her forget she is living in his room now and he's been relegated to the attic (what's the matter Jeremy, not enough flowers up there for you?) and he is jealous as all get out when one of his friends is interested in Sally. The poor girl is long suffering in this book which culminates in some overly histrionic scenes at Kelly's Bar, that wicked place!
December 15, 2021
Dana Larson is pleased but a bit embarrassed when her cousin Sally moves in with her family, pleased to have a sister, embarrassed because Sally is basically an abandoned foster kid. Sally soon realises that Dana's only her friend when she can control her, and that she doesn't actually always want to do just what Dana says. At the risk of losing her new home, Sally finally makes a bid for independence, and risks herself to save Dana and her obnoxious brother Jeremy from trouble.
A great aside... Scheming Jessica introduces Prince Albert, a golden retriever puppy that she adopts and smuggles into the house with amusing and improbable results
A great aside... Scheming Jessica introduces Prince Albert, a golden retriever puppy that she adopts and smuggles into the house with amusing and improbable results
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August 11, 2020I actually liked this one in spite of the insane hijinks at the end with the hitchhikers and Kelly's Bar. Jessica had a positively Elizabethan (get it) subplot which had her totally doting on a puppy and taking care of it like she said she would - instead of getting a puppy like she wants and then making everyone else pick up the slack in typical Jessica form. I actually predicted she would stash it in Liz's room and she'd come home to chewed shoes and poop everywhere. Well done Jess.
August 4, 2021
I really liked this sweet valley high. I liked the drama between Sally and her cousins, but it was a bit unrealistic seeing how quickly their minds changed about her haha. The puppy drama was entertaining too, and the ending of this book makes me really want to get the next one. I wonder what happens with Maria and Michael.
March 12, 2022
I don’t understand why the Larson’s let their niece be passed around foster care only to ask her to move in when she was 17. Where were they the past 13 years??? Then Say’s jerk of a cousin nearly gets her assaulted but then they rescue her, the family accrues her and decides to adopt her?? WTF. This book was less believable than the “face transplant” plot.
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December 31, 2019
I read this book along with my niece and it was so fun! I used to read these books when I was a kid and then she started reading them last year. We both had a copy of this one so we read it together. :) brings back the memories
December 19, 2024
Dana and her brother are both TERRIBLE people. The ending is ludicrous. And who cares if the Wakefields got a dog!?
That said...the dog story was the only likable element of this installment.
That said...the dog story was the only likable element of this installment.
May 18, 2025
Picked up for nostalgia's sake, the storyline is simple with a happy ending. Can't believe these books actually satisfied a young reader. Compared to some of the books written these days for teens....
March 4, 2017
Remind me not to bother reading SVH again
November 11, 2019
reliving my teenage years
April 17, 2020
3.5 stars
The Larsons are garbage human beings.
The Larsons are garbage human beings.
April 17, 2020
As a child of the 80s, the sad sorta orphan angle was familiar. Also, I can't believe the named the dog Prince Albert...
April 29, 2021
Starting Over
Ok so everyone is basically a dick to Sally Larson, for reasons no one actually delves into. But it’s also prince alberts debut and I love dogs.
Ok so everyone is basically a dick to Sally Larson, for reasons no one actually delves into. But it’s also prince alberts debut and I love dogs.
March 29, 2024
This has, by far, one of the worst b plots of any sweet valley book.
May 16, 2025
Dana and her brother are terrible in this book, but the twins getting Prince Albert more than made up for it!
May 14, 2018
Stating Over
PLOT: The Larson house is about to get a little bit fuller. Mr. and Mrs. Larson's niece comes to stay with them. The poor girl (Sally) has been passed around from foster care to foster care and hopefully will find a new home. Well, that is if she can just stay on her new families good side. And her cousin's (Dana and Jeremy) are not making that easy. Yet Sally tries to adjust and does everything she can to placate her moody cousin Jeremy and her controlling cousin Dana. Meanwhile, at Casa Wakefield there's another visitor looking to find a permanent family. This one of the soft, brown, fur and warm brown eyes variety. Can Jessica prove that she's responsible enough to let her friendly, little, house guest stay for good?
MY THOUGHTS:
What a wonderful family the Larson's are. Sally's father left. Her mother remarried and gave her up to foster care. Can you even do this to someone that's not a child? And the reason being she has a new man. Dana has the nerve to be embarrassed because she's a year behind and because of her situation. A situation which she has NO control over! Her other cousin (Jeremy) is a brat and gets pissy because he got kicked out of his room and sees this as justification to hate Sally. (Even though he gets a bigger, better, attic, room. Which is VERY COOL!) Very messed up because all thought out the book she's bending over backward and giving up things she wants (working at the Oracle, and a date with Jeremy's friend Mark) because she's so scared of abandonment and rejection, instead of just saying screw them. And I actually kind of liked when Sally did a 180 and told Dana and Jeremy to get lost and that she didn't need them anymore. Right before saving their lives from a car full of hitchhikers. Which why would you pick up some random guys off the street? YEEAH! But bold Sally was unexpected but NICE! I wanted to see just a little more of this side of her. Even though the end was good and I'm happy Sally got adopted and her family comes around, I still thought it was messed up that instead of accepting their cousin they resented her for stupid reasons. Sally really didn't deserve it. But then I know from experience that families have their hang-ups and family members do actually do this and can judge you HARD and often unfairly for what they consider short-comings to THEM. Yet Sally was a likable character. You instantly liked this character's warmth, shyness, and sensitivity. You felt sympathy for her getting bounced from one crappy situation to another. The second part of the book was kind of warm and fuzzy. We get to see Jess at her best after finding a dog and growing attached to it. I'm not a dog person, but it was touching to see how much love Jess had for Prince Albert and how much she's changed since Sneaking Out. In this one, she actually gets a taste of what goes around comes around. And we see her in the role that Mrs. Bramble must have felt when she thought she'd lost Sally. I don't know how believable it was that Prince Albert just happens to be the same dog Mr. Wakefield finds at the shelter, but as we all know the Wakefield twins will always win in the end.
RATING 6
PLOT: The Larson house is about to get a little bit fuller. Mr. and Mrs. Larson's niece comes to stay with them. The poor girl (Sally) has been passed around from foster care to foster care and hopefully will find a new home. Well, that is if she can just stay on her new families good side. And her cousin's (Dana and Jeremy) are not making that easy. Yet Sally tries to adjust and does everything she can to placate her moody cousin Jeremy and her controlling cousin Dana. Meanwhile, at Casa Wakefield there's another visitor looking to find a permanent family. This one of the soft, brown, fur and warm brown eyes variety. Can Jessica prove that she's responsible enough to let her friendly, little, house guest stay for good?
MY THOUGHTS:
What a wonderful family the Larson's are. Sally's father left. Her mother remarried and gave her up to foster care. Can you even do this to someone that's not a child? And the reason being she has a new man. Dana has the nerve to be embarrassed because she's a year behind and because of her situation. A situation which she has NO control over! Her other cousin (Jeremy) is a brat and gets pissy because he got kicked out of his room and sees this as justification to hate Sally. (Even though he gets a bigger, better, attic, room. Which is VERY COOL!) Very messed up because all thought out the book she's bending over backward and giving up things she wants (working at the Oracle, and a date with Jeremy's friend Mark) because she's so scared of abandonment and rejection, instead of just saying screw them. And I actually kind of liked when Sally did a 180 and told Dana and Jeremy to get lost and that she didn't need them anymore. Right before saving their lives from a car full of hitchhikers. Which why would you pick up some random guys off the street? YEEAH! But bold Sally was unexpected but NICE! I wanted to see just a little more of this side of her. Even though the end was good and I'm happy Sally got adopted and her family comes around, I still thought it was messed up that instead of accepting their cousin they resented her for stupid reasons. Sally really didn't deserve it. But then I know from experience that families have their hang-ups and family members do actually do this and can judge you HARD and often unfairly for what they consider short-comings to THEM. Yet Sally was a likable character. You instantly liked this character's warmth, shyness, and sensitivity. You felt sympathy for her getting bounced from one crappy situation to another. The second part of the book was kind of warm and fuzzy. We get to see Jess at her best after finding a dog and growing attached to it. I'm not a dog person, but it was touching to see how much love Jess had for Prince Albert and how much she's changed since Sneaking Out. In this one, she actually gets a taste of what goes around comes around. And we see her in the role that Mrs. Bramble must have felt when she thought she'd lost Sally. I don't know how believable it was that Prince Albert just happens to be the same dog Mr. Wakefield finds at the shelter, but as we all know the Wakefield twins will always win in the end.
RATING 6
March 15, 2018
*Spoilers* This was a good book! It's a little rough, but full of truth and things that actually happen.
Sally comes to live with the Larsons, and at first, Dana is excited. It'll be just like having a sister! But her brother, Jeremy, isn't. He hates the idea, and when he gets moved to the attic, he dislikes Sally even more for taking his room.
Sally does everything she possibly can to make sure that she doesn't have to leave. She volunteers for almost all the chores, keeps her room clean and nice, and tries to be the perfect cousin. Soon, though, her perfectness makes Dana hate her, as well as Jeremy, because now their parents want them to be as well behaved and as clean as Sally.
One day, after school, Jeremy slows down the car to let two hitchhikers in. Sally warns him not to, and that made him angry, so he does it anyway. The two guys force him to give up his wallet and drive them to a bar, due to sitting in the backseat with Dana. When they reach the bar, they almost take both Dana and Sally, too! But Sally, thinking quickly, assures them that Dana's no fun and that she's the one they really want.
Now Sally's in a scary bar with two horrible men. It's up to Jeremy and Dana to get help and save her. Will they realize that she was just saving them, or will they leave her there? I'll let you find out. ^_^
Sally comes to live with the Larsons, and at first, Dana is excited. It'll be just like having a sister! But her brother, Jeremy, isn't. He hates the idea, and when he gets moved to the attic, he dislikes Sally even more for taking his room.
Sally does everything she possibly can to make sure that she doesn't have to leave. She volunteers for almost all the chores, keeps her room clean and nice, and tries to be the perfect cousin. Soon, though, her perfectness makes Dana hate her, as well as Jeremy, because now their parents want them to be as well behaved and as clean as Sally.
One day, after school, Jeremy slows down the car to let two hitchhikers in. Sally warns him not to, and that made him angry, so he does it anyway. The two guys force him to give up his wallet and drive them to a bar, due to sitting in the backseat with Dana. When they reach the bar, they almost take both Dana and Sally, too! But Sally, thinking quickly, assures them that Dana's no fun and that she's the one they really want.
Now Sally's in a scary bar with two horrible men. It's up to Jeremy and Dana to get help and save her. Will they realize that she was just saving them, or will they leave her there? I'll let you find out. ^_^
April 25, 2016
Source: I read this book online via Open Library.
Cost: Free
Title: Starting Over
Series: Sweet Valley High #33
Author: Francine Pascal // Kate William
Overall Rating: 2 stars
So, Sally was abandoned by her parents and has moved from foster home to foster home and eventually, she is allowed to move in with her cousins (which I don't understand why they weren't there for her before hand) and she wants to make them love her. Afterall, she needs a permanent home. But her cousin's begin to resent her because she's trying too hard and when they get into a dodgy situation with some hitch-hikers she practically sends herself into death's grip for them to make sure that they are safe. It takes her getting almost kidnapped by two men for them to realise that they actually like her.
Oh, also the twins got a dog.
But I didn't like this book because it showed the snobby and self centred mentality that many of the characters in the SV world have, Dana was embarrassed because her cousin had to be held back a year because she was in care? Like that's awful!
But also, Jess's plan wasn't evil in this book so I'm all happy about that.
Cost: Free
Title: Starting Over
Series: Sweet Valley High #33
Author: Francine Pascal // Kate William
Overall Rating: 2 stars
So, Sally was abandoned by her parents and has moved from foster home to foster home and eventually, she is allowed to move in with her cousins (which I don't understand why they weren't there for her before hand) and she wants to make them love her. Afterall, she needs a permanent home. But her cousin's begin to resent her because she's trying too hard and when they get into a dodgy situation with some hitch-hikers she practically sends herself into death's grip for them to make sure that they are safe. It takes her getting almost kidnapped by two men for them to realise that they actually like her.
Oh, also the twins got a dog.
But I didn't like this book because it showed the snobby and self centred mentality that many of the characters in the SV world have, Dana was embarrassed because her cousin had to be held back a year because she was in care? Like that's awful!
But also, Jess's plan wasn't evil in this book so I'm all happy about that.
May 15, 2014
Typical SVH. It gets one star because the adults let their niece sit in foster care for 10 years. Who does that? I would have to be dead for that to happen. I would then haunt my husband if he allowed that.
June 12, 2008
lovved it!
May 25, 2012
I never knew how they got Prince Albert! Really cute
April 11, 2013
Fun reading for the early teen years. Loved them from the age of 12 - 15
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