Could there be two different girls who look the same?

Perhaps we should explain:

A few weeks ago someone sent me a link to the blog focused on rereading Babysitter’s Club books and snarking on them. I was all excited because, I mean, really? What was more quintessential in my youth then the BSC? OF COURSE 13-year-olds and 11-year-olds should be taking care of young children for extended periods of time. Do you KNOW how old 13 seems to an eight-year-old? REALLY OLD. Anyway, now that we’re 23 and 24, it’s all ten times funnier. But the BSC chick wasn’t funny and her snark wasn’t all that snarky. Mostly it was just a one paragraph rant per book about some minor little subplot or quote, and she wasn’t funny or interesting…she just seemed angry. And really, kids, BSC could provide lots of snarky fodder. And we knew we could do better. So we’re taking on a huge undertaking…The Sweet Valley series. Starting with Sweet Valley High, we’ll revisit the series with a new point of view and a firmer grasp on reality. We loved these aqua-eyed, perfect-size-six models of high school perfection. But did anyone really believe that they ate giant ice cream sundaes at Casey’s Ice Cream Parlor on a near-daily basis and never once inched up to a size 7? And I have watched the entire Sweet Valley tv-series (Hell, I own it on DVD) and you know what? I have never seen Ned and Alice Wakefield. Were they kidnapped by an evil triplet? What the hell is wrong with them? Why are they always going out of town and leaving their 16-year-old daughters alone when said 16-year-old daughters notoriously get into outlandish situations? When will the insanity end?

So here’s what you need to know:

I’m Stephanie. I live in Fredericksburg, VA and plan to spend a good portion of my summer on my front porch with Sweet Valley High books. Amy is my partner in crime. She’s moving to Pittsburgh in a couple weeks. Which is lame, because she should live with me. But I digress. We’re currently busy with trying to secure copies of the early SVH series. Especially #1. Have it? Drop one of us a line. These are rare jewels, folks. We’ll gladly return it after we recap it if you please. Otherwise we’d be happy to give it a good home.

I’m currently working on The Fowlers of Sweet Valley. As in Lila Fowler. As in, okay, that was the Sweet Valley book Goodwill had and since it’s not really part of the series it can be thrown in out of order. I don’t know if Amy’s started one yet. Last I heard she was hard at work doing critical research on our favorite twins. Anyway. Keep checking back for the fun to start! And it will be fun, my friends. It will.