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Preview — Secrets by Francine Pascal(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
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Published December 31st 1983 by Bantam Books
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Feb 24, 2009Jen rated it liked it
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. May 09, 2011graveyardgremlin marked it as to-read
C'mon!
Shelves: nostalgia, sweet-valley-high, young-adult-fiction, library-loan, sarcastic-review-alert
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
Mar 05, 2011Jamie rated it really liked it
Oh, Jessica, Jessica, Jessica! She really sticks her foot in it this time. as the motto goes, 'What Jessica wants, Jessica gets' simply must come true in this one. Jessica is wants two things right now Bruce Patman and the title of queen for the next school dance. She figures the easiest way to Bruce is to get that title as he is a shoo-in for king. The catch is that Elizabeth's best friend Enid is also a candidate. Feb 01, 2017Jen rated it it was ok
What Jessica does in this book to get her way is low and plain cruel to several...more
Shelves: books-i-own, sweet-valley-2017, sweet-valley, nostalgia
I'm slowly working my way through the Sweet Valley High and University series, as well as completing my collection.
I started religiously reading these books in the early 90s, so I haven't read a lot of the earlier books in the series. In book number 2, Secrets, Enid is keeping a secret correspondence with an old friend who happens to be a guy. She really doesn't want her boyfriend Ronnie to find out. She finally confides in Liz, who swears not to tell anyone, and of course Jessica stumbles upon...more
Jul 09, 2017Tracy Reed rated it liked it
The Sweet Valley High books were the original trashy teen fiction. I'm sure something came before them that was just as bad, it must have faded into obscurity without me knowing about it. Each book seems to have the same running gags: every girl crying at the drop of a hat, Jessica mentioning 'a hundred thirty-seven times', Jessica being a sociopathic clothes and boyfriend stealing little schemer, and Elizabeth/Liz being a passive little pushover.
Central crisis: Jessica wants to be fall queen a...more
We can all agree that Jessica is a straight up psychopath right?
Jan 06, 2017Keriann Davey rated it liked it
Shelves: young-adult, 2017-popsugar-reading-challange
Ok so I know these books have there faults, there not well written, there probably not the best books for teenage girls but if your like me and appreciate them for what they are they are a fun read.
Jessica really annoyed me in this book and she stopped to a new low even for her. I liked the strong message in the book about how starting and spreading rumours can be so damming and how to over come that if you're the victim, I also loved that Jessica got her just deserts and the whole situation mad...more
Aug 09, 2017 Lorien Rhys ~ Live for tomorrow rated it liked it
Yes, yes, I know this whole series is bound to be insanely cheesy BUUUUUT. . . it's a lot of fun to read.
Another good installment in the series.
Nov 12, 2018Kristine Hansen rated it liked it
How in the world Elizabeth Wakefield is considered the 'smart twin' I'll never know. She's got a blind spot the size of the earth that she falls into wherever her sister is concerned - and is clearly oblivious of even the most obvious social interactions. First it takes her forever to figure out that people are mad at her and why, and then to realize that Jessica had a hand in it...sheesh. I give up.
I really loved these books at a certain time in my life, and now they're something of a guilty pl...more
Jan 04, 2017Amy Kitchell rated it really liked it
Well I wrote a long review on the first book Double Love, so this won't be as detailed. I read both of these books back to back--pretty easy to do when they're only about 150 pages long.
One thing I forgot to mention on the first review, that I had forgotten about, was how each book ends. On the last page there would be a closed ending to all that had happened in the previous pages and then a paragraph or two of something 'new' and then at the bottom of the page in italics and bold font it would...more
Oct 16, 2018Sarah rated it liked it
3 Stars
Mar 03, 2019🔮⚡️Voracious rated it liked it
I can’t get over how mean Jessica is. Did I really think this was so cool when I was a kid? ? And maybe I’m missing something this time around, but what’s with the “hundred and thirtyseven” thing? I’m enjoying the trials and tribulations but oh how I wish Elizabeth would give Jessica the slap she so rightly deserves.
I've devoured all series from my teenagehood up to my late twenties. Just cannot get enough of Sweet Valley! I wish i lived there, they are such a bunch of marvellous people better than Beverly Hills tv show characters. They are hilarious and the author has a great sense of humour it shows in the writing. Please introduce your teens to these books they'll be addicted.
Jessica is such a mean girl in this book. Poor Enid I felt bad for her
Jul 17, 2016LB rated it liked it · review of another edition
Shelves: young-adult, high-school, chick-lit, realistic-fiction
This review is also posted at http://readingnookandcranny.blogspot.... May 20, 2008Jennifer Wardrip rated it liked it · review of another edition
Homecoming time has come! Surprise, surprise, but Lyla and Jessica have made the list for homecoming queen. The real shocker is that Edin and Elizabeth did too. Thinking they only got the nod because they are dating hot boyfriends, Jessica is determined not to let either one of them show her up. No matter what. Seriously, why hasn't one of her parents taken her behind a shed yet and beat some manners into this girl? If I had d...more
Shelves: trt-posted-reviews, read-by-other-reviewers
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
This was the first Sweet Valley High book I ever read. I loved how the outfits were described and how Jessica got a taste of her own medicine in the end. In the end, I learned what a true boyfriend is. At the time, I was blinded by my love for Sweet Valley High to notice the big issues of the domestic violence, unsupervised party, and Lila’s actions. Lila’s lucky her jealous rumor just got Ms. Dalton a broken heart, harassment, and sleep deprivation. Ms. Dalton could’ve gotten fired or even arre...more
Mar 18, 2018Ana rated it it was amazing
Another awesome story! It seems Jessica didn't learn, she still had to have her way and schemed and lied. But Elizabeth got her back for what she did. I loved how well written this series is! I look forward to reading the next book in the series :).
Jan 30, 2012Meghan added it · review of another edition
Luckily these books are not getting any less ridiculous!
Loved this books as a teenager. Easy to read and had me gripped. Would even read again in my 30s!
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Jun 08, 2019Danielle rated it liked it · review of another edition
Shelves: read-2017, read-2019, reviewed, sweet-valley, 3-stars, childrens-middle-grade-ya
Title: Secrets
Author: Francine Pascal, Kate William Series: Sweet Valley High, 2 Format: ebook, bind-up Length: N/A Rating: 3 stars Synopsis: Jessica would stop at nothing… Gorgeous but ruthless, Jessica Wakefield is determined to be the chosen queen of Sweet Valley High’s fall dance this year. Once she’s crowned queen, surely Bruce Patman, the most popular boy in school, will finally notice her. And the only person standing in her way is Enid Rollins, Elizabeth’s best friend. But when Jessica uncovers...more
Jan 14, 2018Kristin rated it liked it
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We are back in Sweet Valley High with all new drama in 'Secrets.' In this book, we find out that Jessica learned absolutely nothing from her shenanigans in the first book. She's still the same old narcissistic...well, to quote a classic, 'F...more
Feb 06, 2017Susan Bazzett-Griffith rated it it was ok
So the second book I received was the old edition from the eighties, which made everything better. That said, in the first book Jessica accuses Todd of sexual assault and in this one, she purposefully misleads Enid's boyfriend (kind of scarily controlling guy) into thinking he was being cheated on-- girl really is awful- how did she have so many friends, anyway? The third book is the new version. I am ready to feel like everything is wrong again, but this time, I am prepared. Two stars, because...more
Jan 14, 2018Tiffany Spencer rated it it was ok · review of another edition
Secrets (Sweet Valley High) 2
PLOT: Gotta secret. Can you keep it? Swear this one you'll save. Better lock it in your pocket. Taking this one to the grave. Apparently someone DOESN’T in Secrets. Cause Enid Rollins past has been put on blast. And I think we all have a good idea who that someone is Little does anyone at SVH know that goody goody Enid past is filled with drugs, drinking, and an accidental almost killing shared with an old flame George. Unknowst to the new guy in her life Ronnie. And...more
What can I say about this book, I never realized how much of a huge brat Jessica was oh and I can’t forget how selfish and so conceited she is too. She treats her sister and friends badly and loves to spread rumours that aren’t true. Poor Elizabeth having a sister like that. In this book Jessica spreads a rumour about Elizabeth’s friend Enid and ends up causing a lot of issues between the two friends. Sad but it does all work out in the end.
Feb 12, 2008Maria Elmvang rated it liked it
Shelves: owned-physical-book, 2008, 3-stars, sweet-valley
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Honestly whoever critics the Sweet Valley books for issues need to shut up. These books were created for pure entertainment, during a time when pocketbooks were the mainstream media. These were not like old classics written for social issues, these were just to past time.
Jessica Wakefield is alarmingly awful.
Who hurt her?
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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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“His eyes narrowed with scorn. “I know a lot of things about you I didn’t know before, Enid. I know, for instance, that you’re not as pure as you’d like me to believe.”
“Dana was lead singer for The Droids, Sweet Valley High’s answer to the Rolling Stones. They had a reputation for being pretty wild, but most of it was just conjecture. Not many outsiders knew what went on in the smoky confines of Max Dellon’s basement, where they held their practice sessions.” More quotes…
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