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A Night to Remember (Sweet Valley High Magna Editions)

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I used to love Sweet Valley High books as a child. I would wait breathlessly for them to come out every month and sometimes cry if they didn't come out on the expected date. (Yes, I had too much spare time). This mini-series, especially had me on the edge of my seat.
Recently, I got this book for a buck off e-bay for nostalgic purposes and just for kicks. I have a couple of things to say about it now.
The plot is generic drama. Elizabeth and Jessica are preparing for a beach party the very special night that Jessica gets "the perfect tan" and inspiration strikes. They can have a jungle themed prom and have a popular environmental group sponsor it!!!!!!!!! They go to expand on the idea and fringe benefits such as a trip to Brazil and a position as a spokesperson for a greener world are offered to the future prom queen.
Therefore, Jessica and Elizabeth begin a bitter quarrel for the title of prom queen where compromise is impossible. They act like this is more than a school dance, and is the antidote to their ridiculous, half developed personalities. This book breathlessly chronicals their angry showdown and throws in a couple of side stories involving Lila and Bruce and their own petty little problems involving death and attempted date-rape.

I couldn't believe how shallow and vapid my two favorite twins seemed. Jessica is really the most nauseatingly ego-tistical little idiot who floats through life forgetting about everything and expecting everything to come her way. Her entire attitude throughout the book is "OH, I can't wait to be prom queen!"

Unfortunately, Elizabeth wasn't much better. She tilted off keel on the other extreme from freaking out about small things. (Her sister was dared to swim out to the buoy at a beach party and Elizabeth ran up and down the beach trying to figure out how to save her poor little sister swimming in the dark ocean. She even decided to go borrow this guy's surf board and paddle out and get her.) I read that and thought, oh come on...

Then we come to the finale. Everything happens like it was stacked like a triple helping of fate served up in the stars. Jessica spikes Elizabeth's drink, with what? Rubbing alcohol? I can't think of half a glass of anything, even hard liquor that would mess someone up so severely that they couldn't walk and were slurring their words in such a drunken way. So how big was that punch cup?? Because from what I remember, most punch glasses aren't very big.

And the ending..what are the chances of that really happening? Oh well, this is a young adult novel.

As a sidenote, I was pleasantly surprised by some of the secondary characters. Lila actually made pretty good sense most of the time. I almost applauded her when she was sunbathing in Jessica's backyard, and she mentally commented on how "immature and nauseating" Jessica's behavior actually was. Bruce wasn't so bad either.

Liz and Jess fight over being prom queen on the night of the prom jessica spikes Elizabeth's and by mistake Sam's. They both gaet drunk and take off They get into a horrible car accident and sam die's. Jessica just lost the man she truley love and maybe even elizabeth.....................

The Twins's Sisterhood is put to the ultimate test when Sweet Valley High puts on a Jungle Prom. It starts out when Big Mesa wrecks Sweet Valley's Beach Party. They go to the Dairi Burger After that[You know what happened to the Dairi Burger] Elizabeth and Jessica come up with an idea,that a Jungle Prom is a good theme. to save the rainforest. Elizabeth's date is Todd Wilkins and Jessica's date is Sam Woodruff. Meanwhile,Lila Fowler's life is in a tailspin,her guidence couselor is more into her love life or something. At The Prom,Elizabeth and Todd are dancing,then Todd is elected King of the Jungle Prom. Then Selfish Jessica is trying to get as many votes for herself as queen. Guess who is queen,Jessica Wakefield.Not Fair! Elizabeth should've been Queen,Not Jessica. Elizabeth dances with Sam,then when nobody is looking Jessica puts Rum in the punch. Jessica! Jessica! Jessica! You little sneak! When Elizabeth and Sam drive off,the car/Jeep has an accident,Sam is Killed.

Same old, same old. There's your general recap "here's what's happened lately, because yes, if you're reading book 100, you naturally haven't read everything before it!" Liz acts completely out of character throughout the entire book, from coming up with the jungle prom, to battling it out for prom queen. It's seriously sad, never before in the series has Lila actually been likable to me until this book, where her storyline was the only one I found even remotely interesting. It's also annoying how much the foreshadowing is repeated--nobody could miss this stuff. Yes, yes, we GET that they don't know they're running against each other. We get that they hate each other. Stop hammering it over our heads!
Maybe what ruined this for me was the fact that I read all the sequels to the miniseries before I actually read this one. No suspense for me!

Rating: 2/5

THIS BOOK WAS ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS EVER WRITTEN OF THE SWEET VALLEY SERIES. I BELIEVE THAT THIS STORY IS TOUCHING AND TRUTHFUL. THIS BOOK STAYED IN MY HEART AND SOUL FOR A LONG TIME. THIS WAS THE FIRST SWEET VALLEY BOOK THAT MADE ME CRY. SAM'S DEATH WAS SO TOTALLY UNEXPECTED IT SHOCKED ME AND ALL THE REST OF SWEET VALLEY!

This book has got to be the best book in the whole series of Sweet Valley High books. It surprised me and I didn't want to put the book down for a second.

This book had a really suspenful plot. It also showed you exactly how two normal sisters fight over things, and that's something I can relate to. This book is about Jessica and Elizabeth setting up a Jungle Prom, and they fight over who will be crowned the Queen. Then, Jessica gets so obsessed that she does something that changes her life. Forever.

I thought this book was pretty good, the end kinda surprised me though. I really didnt expect what happened to happen. Oh well anyways just read it to find out what I mean.

I think this is a really good book. The Twins are helping to plan, what is expected to be, Sweet Valley High's best Prom ever. It is decided that there should be a King and Queen for the Dance. Jessica is prepared to win. . . and so is Elizabeth. Someone spikes Elizabeth's drink at the dance and she starts to act really strangely. Sam and Elizabeth are getting closer and Jessica dosen't like it at all. Elizabeth is seen leaving with Sam and Jessica becomes worried. She knows that there might be trouble if Elizabeth decides to take the jeep somewhere with Sam. Jessica and Todd are brought together to try and save Elizabeth and Sam (Jessica's boyfriend) and the ending seams like it could all be over for Elizabeth, and Jessica is crushed!!

As for my review, I would say this is a book that every teen who has faced the urge for revenge should read. Jessica, Elizabeth and the rest of the gang display their true emotions as a rival school tries to give the impression that Big Mesa is the better school, resulting in an all-out war that becomes deadly. Read the book to find out what I mean