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The students at Sweet Valley Middle School learn a lesson about the Holocaust from the game the visiting social studies teacher teaches them where they must do exactly what he tells them, with extra points for ratting on anyone who disobeys.

Double Love welcomes readers to the frothy first book in beloved author and creator Francine Pascal bestselling Sweet Valley High series. Who will Todd choose—the glamorous Jessica or the gentle Elizabeth? Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield are identical twins—beautiful, blonde, perfect—but they couldn''t be more different from each other. Elizabeth is friendly, good-natured, and kind, and the complete opposite of her clever, conniving sister. Jessica believes the world revolves around her...and the problem is that most of the time it does. Jessica always gets what she wants—at school, amongst her friends, and especially with boys. This time, she''s got her eye on Todd Wilkins, the good-looking star of Sweet Valley High''s basketball team—and the one boy Elizabeth really likes. Now the twins are in a game of double love, with Todd as first prize. Will Elizabeth fight for the Todd? What will Jessica stoop to in order to get what she wants? Can the bonds of sisterhood stand up to the pangs of a broken heart?

There''s somebody who wants me dead. And he''s probably going to succeed. Very soon. There is something I have to do before I go. And there''s only one person I want to do it with. Sam. NO RULES. NO LIMITS. NO FEAR.

The twins Elizabeth and Jesssica Wakefield decide that their friend, Mary Giaccio, who lives in a foster home, is spending too much time at their house.

From bestselling author Francine Pascal comes the next Sweet Valley High novel, Racing hearts. Can Roger melt Lila''s icy heart? Clumsy, shy Roger Barrett has always had a crush on the glamorous, wealthy Lila Fowler, but it''s hopeless. She''s the queen bee, and he secretly works as a janitor after school. The only attention Lila ever pays to him is to make fun of him in front of her friends. When Roger wins the qualifying heat for a big race, he becomes an instant school celebrity. To his surprise, Lila begins to chase after him, but he knows if he runs in the race finals after school, he will lose his job. Should he give up Lila''s attentions? Can he risk being fired? Will Lila notice him if he''s no longer a star?

Has the impossible happened? Can Gaia at last feel fear? Having been injected with a serum by her uncle, Loki, Gaia is now experiencing some strange emotions, but being unfamiliar with certain feelings she is not sure whether this is fear. Heather, on the other hand, is more than willingly to give up her own fear gene. Even though she is unsure whether or not she can trust Josh, when she is offered the chance to participate in an experimental protocol to supress the fear gene, Heather jumps at the opportunity. This is what she has always wanted - this is her chance - a chance to be like Gaia. Meanwhile relationships and alliances are shifting. Ed and Tatiana grow closer as Gaia pushes Ed further away. But the more Gaia learns about Tatiana and her mother, the more certain she is that she and her father are in danger. Until, that is, a startling revelation from Loki leaves her wondering whether she even knows who her father really is . . .

When Claire Hayden''s husband is murdered with an old World War II weapon, she learns from an acquaintance that someone has been killing this way for decades. As the two team up to find the killer, Claire fears it may be someone she has known for years.

What terrible secret is Tricia keeping from Steven? Find out in When Love Dies, the next installment in Francine Pascal''s beloved Sweet Valley High series. Steven Wakefield, Elizabeth and Jessica''s handsome older brother, is heartbroken. His girlfriend, Tricia Martin, no longer seems interested in him. She breaks their dates and doesn''t return his calls. Steven doesn''t understand why Tricia''s feelings have changed so suddenly. Jessica, on the other hand, sees this as the perfect opportunity to set Steven up with her best friend, Cara Walker, but Elizabeth isn''t thrilled with the scheming, gossipy Cara. She is determined to find out just why Tricia left Steven—and is horrified when she discovers the awful truth.

Dear Sister is the next installment in the beloved Sweet Valley High books from bestselling author Francine Pascal. Can Jessica live without Elizabeth? Sweet Valley is stunned by the news: beautiful young Elizabeth Wakefield is in a coma after a terrible motorcycle accident. Everyone waits with bated breath for any change in her condition, especially Elizabeth''s boyfriend Todd, who was driving when accident happened. But there is no one more upset than Elizabeth''s twin, Jessica. She keeps watch over unconscious body of her sister, desperately hoping she''ll recover. What if Elizabeth never wakes up? Or worse...what if Elizabeth wakes up changed?

Now, in this value-priced volume, readers can keep pace with the latest developments in this series of intrigue, romance, and suspense--and revisit the origins of Gaia''s story. Book #4, "Twisted, " is packaged together with book #28, "Chase." Original.

I am Gaia Moore. I can throw a 175-pound man over my shoulder, I have only one friend in the world, and I don’t own a lipstick. But I’m not a freak. Not anymore. Because now I can feel fear.

Gaia returns to New York. She’s living with her father, she’s with Sam, and she’s even hanging out with Ed again. But Ed has a secret—one that’s tearing him apart. Meanwhile, an imprisoned Loki receives word that Gaia is back in the States. Overwhelmed with rage, he vows to escape to exact revenge on Tom—and to take Gaia back forever.

Gaia reconsiders the consequences of her fearlessness when a drug dealer she beat up takes revenge by killing her friend. She becomes inconsolable and reclusive, and her depression turns into a death wish. But Ed’s got a plan to get Gaia caring again. Will it work?

A retrospective looks back at the beginnings of the "Fearless" series, including Tom and Loki''s recruitment into the Agency, Tom and Katia''s first meeting in the West Village, and the legend of an extraordinary child.

The sight of blood makes my heart race. A tiny spider makes my stomach drop. The slightest noise makes my palms sweat. Everything frightens me. And yet I''ve never been happier.... at last I''ve got my fear back!

New kid means new problems for Sweet Valley Twins, Jessica and Elizabeth. When a not-so-nice transfer student arrives the girls must decide if they''ll give her a chance or give her the cold shoulder! The fun and drama continues in this New York Times bestselling graphic novel series! When a new girl moves to Sweet Valley, the Wakefields are ready to welcome her to town -- unfortunately for Jessica and Elizabeth, Brooke Dennis seems to want nothing to do with them - she''s the meanest girl they''ve ever met! The last thing Jessica wants to do is show her around or help her at school. Elizabeth wonders if maybe there is more going on with Brooke... there has to be a reason she''s so mad all the time, right? Will Jessica and Elizabeth give Brooke a chance and find out who she really is? Or is Brooke truly the worst kid in Sweet Valley?

Jessica connives to steal Todd Wilkins, Sweet Valley High''s star basketball player, away from her twin sister Elizabeth.

Beautiful and ruthless Jessica uses gossip to sabotage Enid, her rival in the contest for queen of the fall dance at Sweet Valley High and the best friend of her twin sister Elizabeth.

Depressed by her boyfriend''s murder, Jessica Wakefield tunes out everyone and everything, including her sister, Elizabeth, until a chance meeting with her ex-husband Mike McAllery.