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Sweet Valley Twins: Best Friends

Sweet Valley Twins: Best Friends

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  • Create Date：2022-12-10 06:52:57
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  • Author：Francine Pascal
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Summary

Jessica and Elizabeth are ready to take on middle school 。 。 。 but are they ready to take on each other？ The New York Times bestselling world of Sweet Valley Twins returns in these all-new graphic novel adaptations！

"This series should be as popular with readers as The Baby-Sitters Club graphic novels。" -Booklist

Jessica and Elizabeth have always been inseparable twins， but starting middle school means a chance for new beginnings！ Elizabeth is excited to organize a school newspaper， but Jessica is more interested in joining the exclusive Unicorn Club。 What will happen when the twins realize they might not be as alike as they thought？

Middle school is hard enough， but with these twins each dealing with becoming their own person--will they be able to stay friends at the same time？

Francine Pascal's beloved Sweet Valley Twins comes to life in a brand-new graphic novel that will have old and new fans delighted as they meet Jessica and Elizabeth in graphic novel form。 With the lively artwork of Claudia Aguirre， Sweet Valley Twins: Best Friends is a contemporary middle-grade graphic novel filled with heart， laughter， and lots of twins。

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Reviews

Ashley ，

I am sad to say that I didn't love this as much as I wanted to; though I never read any Sweet Valley as a kid， when I was in my 20s I collected as many of the different Sweet Valley series as I could， and Twins was my favourite of the lot。 （Probably because of the similarity in tone to the Baby-sitters Club， let's be honest。） I think， because of that， I was expecting this graphic novel adaptation to be like the the BSC graphic novels， so I had the bar set way too high。 Not that this was bad， I j I am sad to say that I didn't love this as much as I wanted to; though I never read any Sweet Valley as a kid， when I was in my 20s I collected as many of the different Sweet Valley series as I could， and Twins was my favourite of the lot。 （Probably because of the similarity in tone to the Baby-sitters Club， let's be honest。） I think， because of that， I was expecting this graphic novel adaptation to be like the the BSC graphic novels， so I had the bar set way too high。 Not that this was bad， I just thought it would be ~more。The art was okay。 There were times where it was hard to tell Jessica and Elizabeth apart， and I guess that's part of the whole story， but it made reading it a little awkward at times。 And again， I was hyping this up to the BSC， so I wanted it a little more cartoony or something， maybe more detail in the backgrounds and colours。 I don't know。 And the story was good （it's been more than a decade since the one time I've read the source material） but I felt like things were a little choppy。 The dialogue felt a little stilted or something。Even though it didn't live up to the way-too-high expectations I had set for it， I am looking forward to reading more of this series， and I really do hope that it finds its groove。 。。。more

Shannon Collins ，

A lovely retake on a book series I loved as a kid！It's been a lot of fun to see many of the series from my childhood get graphic novels （babysitter's club， Babysitter's little sister， bailey school kids） so this also brings a warm smile to my face。It captures the emotions of being a preteen and the concern over changes growing apart。 Can't wait to see what comes next in the series！ A lovely retake on a book series I loved as a kid！It's been a lot of fun to see many of the series from my childhood get graphic novels （babysitter's club， Babysitter's little sister， bailey school kids） so this also brings a warm smile to my face。It captures the emotions of being a preteen and the concern over changes growing apart。 Can't wait to see what comes next in the series！ 。。。more

Rhonda ，

Perfect for a 10-year-old girl， great for nostalgia， probably not actually that good， but I enjoyed the graphic novel aspect。

Magdalena Saito ，

Wow what nostalgia。 The I ages and memories collided and moved seamlessly into each other allowing one to reenjoy a book as though for the first time！ Much fun！

Khashya ，

So sweet。 I always wished I had a twin to dress up w/。 poor lois

Stacey ，

Fun trip down memory lane as I used to read Sweet Valley High。 Join Jessica and Elizabeth as they discover even though they are identical twins， they are not identical。

Ms。 Yingling ，

Based on the series started by Francine Pascal in 1986Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield live with their parents and older brother in Sweet Valley。 They've always dressed alike and shared the same interests， but as they enter middle school， Jess is more interested in boys and clothing and joining the Unicorn Club， and Elizabeth wants to hang out with people who are actually nice to her， and starts a sixth grade newspaper。 They fight a lot， especially since Jessica is underhanded and does some cruel Based on the series started by Francine Pascal in 1986Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield live with their parents and older brother in Sweet Valley。 They've always dressed alike and shared the same interests， but as they enter middle school， Jess is more interested in boys and clothing and joining the Unicorn Club， and Elizabeth wants to hang out with people who are actually nice to her， and starts a sixth grade newspaper。 They fight a lot， especially since Jessica is underhanded and does some cruel things in order to pledge the Unicorns。 They start to take ballet lessons， but the experience is somewhat frustrating， and they both find themselves very busy。 Since they are sharing a cell phone， that is an article of contention as well。 Jessica manages to get Elizabeth into the Unicorns by doing the pledge dare while pretending to be Elizabeth， and since this is something very mean， there are more fights and Elizabeth doesn't want to be in the group。 Will the sisters be able to find common ground even after they have grown apart？Strengths: The colors are very appealing， and the idea of being a twin has an evergreen appeal。 Friend drama is always a popular topic， and this is full of sibling rivalry， mean girls， and nastiness。 Apparently， the creators of the television adaptation of Gossip Girls are rebooting this franchise as a program for the CW network， which might explain this new book。 Since the original series had over 150 titles， there has to be something to recommend it。 I was just a little too old to have read these， so I'm not quite understanding them。 Weaknesses: Even with the more modern adaptation， this feels very dated。 In the 1980s， girls might have heard their mothers talk about secret societies or sororities in school， but today's readers might be very confused about the Unicorns and their mean pledge challenges。 I only knew about such clubs due to my weird interest in 1950s teen literature。What I really think: I'm struggling to figure out why this is being rebooted as a graphic novel。 The popularity of the Baby-Sitters Club adaptations？ Nostalgia for mothers who read the books as tweens？ I'm sure these would be very popular with young readers who like graphic novels， but this was not my favorite。 I'd rather invest in more current graphic novels like Lloyd's Allergic。 。。。more

Pam ，

The Sweet Valley Twins， Liz and Jess， do everything together。 They dress alike， have the same friends， have the same interests and are each other’s best friend。 Now that they’re entering middle school， things are changing。 Now， twin Jess wants to be part of the Unicorns （an exclusive and snotty girls group） and she doesn’t want to always be the same as Liz。 As Jess becomes a Unicorn， the girls struggle with who they are and how they can become independent and still be each other’s “person” but i The Sweet Valley Twins， Liz and Jess， do everything together。 They dress alike， have the same friends， have the same interests and are each other’s best friend。 Now that they’re entering middle school， things are changing。 Now， twin Jess wants to be part of the Unicorns （an exclusive and snotty girls group） and she doesn’t want to always be the same as Liz。 As Jess becomes a Unicorn， the girls struggle with who they are and how they can become independent and still be each other’s “person” but in typical sweet Sweet Valley Twins fashion， they find a way。 。。。more

Wendy Thomas ，

I remember the books from childhood and thought they would be fun to revisit。 Nope。 Just nope。

Ronda Kelley ，

This was a fun return to a book series I LOVED as a Teen。 Hope it makes a successful return

Meg ，

I can definitely relate to this book on some level。 It is a good book because it shows people that twins don’t have to be alike。 They can be different。 I would definitely read it again and recommend it。

Elizabeth Martinez ，

This was cute。 Art style was cute。 I enjoyed the story of the girls growing up and becoming their own people。

Ellen ，

I'll be interested in seeing how this series holds up。 My first reaction is what it was back in the day - that Jessica is awful， and her friends are even worse， and the book's reaction to them doesn't feel modern。 Trying to update these stories to today is a bit fraught。 It'll be interesting if it's as popular as the much kinder， insanely popular Babysitters Club - obviously that's the publisher's hope。 It's frankly surprising it took this long to get a SV Twins series started！ I'll be interested in seeing how this series holds up。 My first reaction is what it was back in the day - that Jessica is awful， and her friends are even worse， and the book's reaction to them doesn't feel modern。 Trying to update these stories to today is a bit fraught。 It'll be interesting if it's as popular as the much kinder， insanely popular Babysitters Club - obviously that's the publisher's hope。 It's frankly surprising it took this long to get a SV Twins series started！ 。。。more

Naz ，

Cute but I would much rather have a sweet valley high or sweet valley university graphic novel instead

Suzi Fevens ，

Really enjoyed this stroll down memory lane except for the realization of what bullies the unicorns 😖

Jen Petro-Roy ，

Looking back now and while reading this， Jessica is just so awful。

Shelley ，

New adaptation of the twins in 6th grade！ The art is super super cute， and the story has been updated a bit but mostly stands。 Jessica is a terrible terrible person， but honestly Elizabeth isn't perfect either。 I think kids will enjoy it all over again。 New adaptation of the twins in 6th grade！ The art is super super cute， and the story has been updated a bit but mostly stands。 Jessica is a terrible terrible person， but honestly Elizabeth isn't perfect either。 I think kids will enjoy it all over again。 。。。more

Jenn N ，

Super cute adaptation of the 80s classic。

Anita ，

A trip down memory lane！ Stepping back into my childhood with this one！ Did they stop the older graphic novels after only one though？

Rosie ，

This was a nostalgic read for me。 I grew up with the Sweet Valley twins and - being a twin - always appreciated their distinctly different personalities。 This graphic novel hit on that - and the storyline is one that I recall reading about way back when。 The one thing I didn’t love about this graphic novel was that at times it was difficult to differentiate between Elizabeth and Jessica。 The other drawback with this graphic novel is that the sweet valley twins books are really hard to find; a lo This was a nostalgic read for me。 I grew up with the Sweet Valley twins and - being a twin - always appreciated their distinctly different personalities。 This graphic novel hit on that - and the storyline is one that I recall reading about way back when。 The one thing I didn’t love about this graphic novel was that at times it was difficult to differentiate between Elizabeth and Jessica。 The other drawback with this graphic novel is that the sweet valley twins books are really hard to find; a lot of times at my bookstore gig， parents want their youngster to read novels instead of graphic novels and it’s great to be able to reassure them that in some cases there is a book series that their kiddo could dive into if they really like the graphic novels。 The artwork was great; I’d recommend this to young readers。 。。。more

Rebecca ，

I was so excited to see Sweet Valley is getting modernized as a graphic novel。 I loved the twins growing up。 While I wanted to hang with Jessica and the cool girls， I know I’d probably fit in more with Elizabeth。 What I liked: The nostalgia is real for me with this one。 While I was always more of a SVH/SVU fan， I read a few twins books growing up。 The story has been modernized some， like the girls having a cellphone。 The storyline the girls trying to find and come to terms with separate/new inte I was so excited to see Sweet Valley is getting modernized as a graphic novel。 I loved the twins growing up。 While I wanted to hang with Jessica and the cool girls， I know I’d probably fit in more with Elizabeth。 What I liked: The nostalgia is real for me with this one。 While I was always more of a SVH/SVU fan， I read a few twins books growing up。 The story has been modernized some， like the girls having a cellphone。 The storyline the girls trying to find and come to terms with separate/new interest is a good lesson for tweens。 What didn’t work for me: Reading this as an adult parts of the storyline bothered me:* Jessica and the Unicorn Club aren’t really punished for their treatment of Lois。 * Mrs。 Wakefield （or the school） isn’t concerned that the main thing the Unicorn Club does is gossip and talk about boys。 Not to mention the “pledging” girls have to do to join。 I think the overall message of finding your interest could be lost。 * Elizabeth basically dismisses Lois’s feelings about the incident by saying oh there are girls like that everywhere。 About the art: The images to me don’t look Southern California。 It needs a character guide at the beginning （especially for the friends）。 Bruce needs brown hair if we’re true to the source material。 Who should read it: Will I read more of these？ Yes。 Would I recommend it for older kids？ This pains me a bit but I’d pass unless you want to read together and have conversations about some of the rougher areas of the storyline。 If you’re looking for the nostalgia and want to dip you’re toe into graphic novels， The Babysitter’s Club has done a better job modernizing and dealing with difficult topics。 。。。more

Danielle ，

Great to have the twins back！ What took so long？

Maddy （maddysreads） ，

This was cute。 I love how the lesson is to just be yourself。

Kristen ，

Ah， good ol' nostalgia。I LOVED the Sweet Valley High series when I was younger。 Jessica and Elizabeth seemed so cool and mature and I couldn't wait to get my hands on every volume that my local library had。I wasn't quite as into the Sweet Valley Twins spinoff--where the characters were in middle school--but this graphic novel adaptation is pretty amazing。 The illustrations are fantastic， and the twins are given enough personality that it's not too hard （after a few pages， anyway） to tell them ap Ah， good ol' nostalgia。I LOVED the Sweet Valley High series when I was younger。 Jessica and Elizabeth seemed so cool and mature and I couldn't wait to get my hands on every volume that my local library had。I wasn't quite as into the Sweet Valley Twins spinoff--where the characters were in middle school--but this graphic novel adaptation is pretty amazing。 The illustrations are fantastic， and the twins are given enough personality that it's not too hard （after a few pages， anyway） to tell them apart。 Lots of good middle grade content: sibling conflict， changing friendships， mean girls， etc。My students are going to absolutely love this。 。。。more

April ，

Really fun book。 I liked it！

Ashley ，

That was adorable and fun trip down memory lane。 Enjoyed the small ways it was brought up to the times but retained most of the original storyline and details， like milkshakes at the Dairy Burger and the haunted house on their street。 One release per year kinda sucks though。 Here’s hoping they do one if the Super Chillers！

Hannah ，

In case anyone was wondering， Jessica Wakefield is still the actual worst

Basic B's Guide ，

A familiar storyline - hello youth！ Did I hate Jess as much as I hate her now？ Was she really this horrible？ Yikes！ My love for Elizabeth still stands but now I wonder why both twins couldn’t be kind and just have different interests。Nostalgic for sure， as I read the entire series as a kid and couldn’t get enough of them。 How dare my mom sell all my copies at our garage sale！ Those and all my Archie comics。 😩The illustrations were not my favorite and agree with other reviewers that the two were A familiar storyline - hello youth！ Did I hate Jess as much as I hate her now？ Was she really this horrible？ Yikes！ My love for Elizabeth still stands but now I wonder why both twins couldn’t be kind and just have different interests。Nostalgic for sure， as I read the entire series as a kid and couldn’t get enough of them。 How dare my mom sell all my copies at our garage sale！ Those and all my Archie comics。 😩The illustrations were not my favorite and agree with other reviewers that the two were hard to tell apart。 Some of the expressions did make me lol。Having 6th grade twins myself， the story resonated as my own boys navigate finding their own paths。 However I found the cliques and bullying hard to read and not something I want my boys to be encouraged by。 I don’t think I’ll be passing along my copy to them。 。。。more

Heather ，

I love that they adapted this series to new graphic novels。 It was nostalgic and my students are going to love it。

Marian ，

This is probably the first updated Sweet Valley book that manages to capture the allure of the series while still tweaking it enough to appeal to a new audience。 Sweet Valley has tried and failed spectacularly before but I think they finally got it right this time。This isn't to say there aren't things that might vex readers， be they new to the Valley or us old timers checking in for a nostalgia fix。 It's very difficult to keep up with the other characters aside from the Wakefield family。 Amy Sut This is probably the first updated Sweet Valley book that manages to capture the allure of the series while still tweaking it enough to appeal to a new audience。 Sweet Valley has tried and failed spectacularly before but I think they finally got it right this time。This isn't to say there aren't things that might vex readers， be they new to the Valley or us old timers checking in for a nostalgia fix。 It's very difficult to keep up with the other characters aside from the Wakefield family。 Amy Sutton is probably the easiest but she's also pretty much the only one properly introduced on page aside from poor Lois。 Lila sort of is， but the coloring is weird and Janet is only inferred by the end。 I assume the blonde with short hair is Ellen but I don't know for sure。 It would have been so easy to just introduce them， either on page or have a quick guide at the start or end of the book。Personal preference here， but I hate the change to Bruce Patman。 Bruce Patman is not blond， he's not brown eyed， and his calling the twins Blondie when he's also blond is extra stupid now。 Story wise， this is a well done adaptation of the Best Friends book， with a set up for Teacher's Pet and maybe even The Haunted House （！） if we're lucky。 The art is pretty cute and I like the subtle ways to tell the twins apart。 Steven is fun in a jerky older brother way， while being cute enough to warrant the girl drama he spends much of his life embroiled in。 While not a huge fan of Alice Wakefield's design， I do appreciate her being a good mom here。 I do wonder what would have happened had Alice not encouraged the girls to pursue their own interests。。。 because that did put Jessica right on track to being the Jessica Wakefield we all know and。。。 well， love isn't the right word here， particularly if Lois is the one being asked。 But you get the idea。 。。。more

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