Hi all, I have a couple of questions that have seriously been keeping me up at night, and maybe you can help. In the SVH I am currently reading, they keep alluding to an instance where Todd was involved in some really bad pledging stuff that Bruce was organizing (typical). Is this an actual book? … Continue reading »
Posted in October 2007 …
If you like movies, wear red to school tomorrow or Taffy Sinclair and the Secret Admirer Epidemic
Holy high-waisted pants, Jana! Mischa would approve. Mel looks great, I always thought she was pretty. The other girls look 35. And you can’t tell who they are. I am guessing Christie and Katie? Jana is really getting on my fucking nerves. I wish now at age 29 I had her sixth-grade self-confidence. Even then … Continue reading »
Bring It On! or #113 The Pom Pom Wars
So, last time we left the gals, Jessica quit the team and found out about Liz and Ken’s torrid affair. Which still totally infuriates me, because it was so thrown in there after the affect! And with Ken, of all people! And suddenly Liz’s obsession with ken comes out of the woodwork! Even last miniseries … Continue reading »
Sunset Farwell (Sunset Island #4)
I really never liked Emma’s drama. She and Kurt were too much like Liz and Todd. Anyway, it’s soooooo haaaaarrrd being a gazillionaire. Noooooooone undertaaaaaaands her. I love the little inset pics- Emma is aerobicizing! Sam is playing a guitar! Carrie is…carrying a tire? Wtf? Emma makes plans to do it with Kurt, finally. She … Continue reading »
The Quarks Club, or #13 Patti’s Secret Wish
It’s a small pic, but the cover of this one blew my mind. The gals are spying on Patti from a book store, and you can see the books displayed are popular series books from the same era, like the BSC, the Gymnasts…and the Sleepover Friends. Wait, HUH? How is that possible? The book that … Continue reading »
Hey Didi Darling!
I had my parents send me more of my books from childhood, which they have in storage, so I’ve been skimming some that I remember that were pretty awesome. Did anyone ever read this one? Holy shit, this book was my life. These teenage girls had a rock band and they became frustrated that no … Continue reading »
This patterned jumsuit will make you feel as pretty as Linda Ronstadt! or #28 Alone in the Crowd
Raise your hand of Elizabeth’s all-knowing, demeaning look (plus her baby blue polo and matching barrettes) makes you want to punch her in the face! Also, Lynne is not bad looking. Those glasses…yikes. Although, take a trip to Williamsburg, Brooklyn. You’ll see some of the hipster kids wearing those. Wow, Lynne Henry is a sad … Continue reading »
The Against Taffy Sinclair Club
The Taffy Sinclair books were the shit. I think because they were written in a very realistic way and really captured the kids’ feelings and what their lives were like without being condescending. Seriously, I know they are only in the fifth grade, but creating a club to terrorize one girl in their school is … Continue reading »
Why the hell does modeling always have to be part of a YA series plot? or Sunset Island #3, Sunset Dreams
Okay, why the fuck is Sam wearing a big pile of hats? And who is the guy supposed to be at the bottom? Is that Billy or Presley? Because it doesn’t look like either of them. So, now we get slutty Sam’s point of view. She takes care of twin 13-year old girls, who are … Continue reading »
Women’s Lib! or #76, Miss Teen Sweet Valley
Only in Sweet Valley: the Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a Miss Teen Sweet Valley contest and holding it in the SVH auditorium. They are doing this as a fundraiser. How this will make them money I don’t know. I guess they are expecting all the pervs out there to buy tickets. And also, why … Continue reading »
Hey Dude! or Sleepover Friends #16, Kate’s Crush
Just some SF tidbits: Merrie was gracious enough to dig up the recipe for Lauren’s favorite dip, from the Super Sleepover Guide: Lauren’s Onion Soup-Olives-Bacon-Bits-and-Sour-Cream Dip 1 envelope onion soup mix 1 small can pitted black olives 1/8 cup prepared bacon bits or 3 strips bacon, fried crisp 2 cups sour cream Slice 10-12 olives … Continue reading »
Linda Lewis books
Anyone remember these? There were a ton in this series, all about boys. I remember a couple of things: It took place in Washington Heights, NYC. They had a clique that used to hang out at the park wall One gal went to an all-girls school and was peeved that she couldn’t be around boys. … Continue reading »
a record release party in Portland! or Sunset Island #2, Sunset Kiss
Ok, this might have been the single most enjoyable reading experience of my young adult life. I was absolutely obsessed with this book. Maybe because the bookish, “curvy” girl gets the rock star. It can happen. It is still giving me hope that Jack White will divorce his supermodel wife and buy a condo with … Continue reading »
The one with the artifical intelligence science project, or #36, Last Chance
My god, Amy Sutton is a worthless, disgusting, soul-sucking piece of shit. And the thing is, I am not sure if her high school persona is supposed to be hatelful to the reader, or supposed to personify popularity. Apparently in junior high she was smart and nice and driven, and now she is anything but, … Continue reading »
Just where in the hell is this city you speak of? Or Sleepover Friends #5: Lauren’s Big Mix-Up
The gals go away for the weekend to stay in “the city” with Nana, Stephanie’s grandmother. She just cannot get enough of these sleepover friends! Now, the big question is, where in the hell is this “city”? They mention the Pequontic river, which, thanks to Google, does not exist. So, it can be either the … Continue reading »
