Sweet Valley Junior High Books

You know what Lacey wants? For everyone to stop asking what her problem is. Likes there's one answer to that, anyway. Her problem is that everyone should leave her alone. Including her "best friends," who think they know everything. Because they don't.

Watch out Sweet Valley Jr.  High--here come the Wakefields! Elizabeth thought switching to a new school would be horrible.  How could she have known that she'd make incredibly cool friends right away? Or that she's meet a really cute guy? Jr. High is terrific! Jessica thought a new school would mean new friends and new boys.  Not quite.  Everyone at Sweet Valley Jr.  High is so unfriendly she had to eat lunch with her dorky locker partner.  Jr. High is the worst!

What's up with Jessica? Elizabeth doesn't get it.  Lately Jessica wants to hang out with her all the time, 24/7.  She doesn't mind--Jessica is her twin and her best friend.  But when Jessica asks if Liz wants to wear the same outfits to school, it's too weird.  Wearing the same clothes is so...fifth grade.

What could be better than a party at the Wakefields' to introduce new classmates and old friends? When her parents go out of town, Jessica figures it's the perfect time to show her new friends and classmates that she's cool.  And what's cooler than a party? While the parents are away The Wakefields will par-tay!

Jessica...on a track team? From the minute Bethel saw Jessica Wakefield she thought, no way.  No way was that girl going to make it on the track team.  Pretty Jessica wouldn't want to mess up her perfect hair, much less get all sweaty and smelly running every day.  She was way wrong.

You shouldn't date your best friend--even if you really want to.  Right? Kristin has had a crush on Brian Rainey since about...forever.  Of course, she would totally die if he ever found out.  Brian just thinks of her as a friend.  That's why it's so cool that Mike asked her out.  Now she has someone else to crush on--and she gets to stay friends with Brian.  Perfect. Brian thinks Kristin is so sweet and smart.  So he doesn't get it.  Why do the coolest girls always go for the jerkiest guys?

Look out, Jr. High.  Lacey's looking for love! Lacey doesn't care if her stupid high school boyfriend dumped her.  She only liked him because he had a car, anyway. Besides, she's already scoped someone else out.  All she has to do is get Jessica Wakefield out of the way and Damon Ross will be all hers. Take that, ex-boyfriend!

Elizabeth and Salvador share a secret kiss.... Why oh why oh why did Elizabeth ever kiss Salvador? No way can they tell Anna what happened.  Especially now.  She's having such a hard time with the anniversary of her brother's death coming up and all. This whole thing is turning into the biggest mess. But they really should tell Anna. Shouldn't they?

Friendship gets complicated for Anna, Elizabeth, and Salvador when feelings get tangled up. Salvador is such an idiot! He has a crush on Elizabeth but he's going out with Anna.  Yeah, that Anna.  His best friend.  The person whose heart he would least like to break. Could the situation possibly get any worse? Don't answer that.

All Jessica wanted was for supercute Damon Ross to notice her. Did he? Of course not. But Ronald Rheece, geek extraordinaire, noticed. And he's been acting like he's her boyfriend--gross! But nobody actually thinks he is, right? Right?!

Jessica thinks the cool thing about having a twin is that you can always count on her to help you out. Especially when your twin is superperfect, ultrasweet, never-gets-mad Elizabeth. But... Elizabeth doesn't understand why Jessica can't solve her own problems for once. Really, if she didn't love her sister, she might have to strangle her!

Is there something in the water at SVJH? Bethel walked into school one day and everyone was part of a couple. Now all anybody can talk about is who's going with whom and who passed somebody a note and giggle giggle giggle! It makes her sick. And happy that she'll never be that way!

Salvador's psyched. There's a field trip! Away from school. Away from family. Staying in a hotel with a bunch of kids and only two chaperones. It's supposed to be an academic trip. But not if Salvador can help it!

Damon's English teacher is so nice. Really nice. And pretty too. He'd better not say that to Jessica, though. She'd accuse him of having a crush. Like that'd happen.

Are Jessica and Damon right for each other? Jessica takes a quiz about her budding romance with Damon . . . and doesn't know how to fill in the blank! Your guy is really sweet to you all the time when you're friends. But then when you're finally going out he practically forgets your name. What's up with that? He _________ you. a) loves b) likes c) hates

Elizabeth knows they're plotting something. It's so obvious. Jessica barely even talked to Salvador before, and now she calls him all the time. To discuss Elizabeth's love life! I know they're jealous, but I wish they'd give it up. Because I really really like this guy.

Anna breaks out of her close circle of friends. Anna has needed this all along. To get away from everybody and  try something completely different. Meet new people. After all, change is good, right? And the drama club is so cool.

Lacey I know my mom--my real mom --cares about me. So what if she never writes or calls?  She's probably really busy. But it will be so cool having her visit.  We can go shopping and talk and...I don't know... bond or something. Right?

Don't get him wrong. Blue thinks living by the beach is awesome. But that doesn't mean he wants to hang there all the time. After all, school can be pretty cool sometimes. Especially when Elizabeth Wakefield is around.

So Larissa didn't get the part? Big deal. So she's failing English and math and maybe Spanish--who cares? She's having fun. She's got a life. School's not the most important thing in the world.

Elizabeth: She is my sister. I mean, we do hang out together. So what's the big deal if I want to spend time with my friends for once? Jessica: I thought sisters were supposed to come first. But I guess some people don't agree. Fine. Hey, I've got friends too.

It's not like Larissa hasn't told Anna all about her huge crush on Toby. And it's not like Anna doesn't know exactly how it feels when your friends go behind your back. So all she has to do is ignore how much she likes Toby. And the fact that he likes her too.

Brian thinks Kristin is pretty. Her friends think she's perfect. Her teachers think she's smart. And she always believed them. Until now.

Everyone says it's impossible to just be friends with a guy. But that's exactly what Blue and Elizabeth are. He lets her use his surfboard--the one no one else can touch. And he calls her all the time! It's cool being just friends with Blue. She hopes it never changes.

Can Anna and Toby's relationship survive creative differences? Anna thought things with Toby were perfect. Until she had to spend every minute with him working on a stupid play. Now they argue 24/7. Part of her says they should just break up, but another part really likes him. So what happens now?

Watch out, SVJH -- Brian Rainey isn't going to take it anymore! It's bad enough that Brian's parents treat him like he doesn't exist. But now Kristin is doing the same thing. He figures it's probably his fault because he never stands up for himself. But that's about to change!

It's Lila! Jessica is proud to be friends with Lila. And she's psyched they've started hanging out again. So what if Lila wants her to make a few changes? That's what best friends do -- they make sacrifices for each other. Right?

A school dance makes everybody crazy! When Elizabeth accepts Ronald's invitation to the school dance, Blue has to take someone else. It's OK that Blue's date is gorgeous. And super cool. And smart. And fun. And exotic. What does Elizabeth care? It's not like Blue is her boyfriend or anything.

Elizabeth loves being with Sal . . . but Blue is her boyfriend! Blue is gorgeous. Nice. Funny. Lucky for Elizabeth, he’s also her new boyfriend. But what if he’s the wrong guy? And what if the right one has been in front of her all along?

The Wakefields are leaving Sweet Valley! Don’t miss this emotional conclusion to the series. Jessica thought changing schools was hard. Now she’s moving to another state. What about her friends? Her boyfriend? Her life? Her parents keep telling her to be positive. Elizabeth is trying. But if she could have one wish, it would be to stay in Sweet Valley. Too bad that’s not going to happen.