Super Chiller 4: The Ghost in the Bell Tower by Jamie Suzanne
Title: Super Chiller #4: The Ghost in the Bell Tower
Summary: Midsummer nightmare…
When the Wakefield kids are invited to their aunt Helen’s country inn, Steven and Jessica are determined to use the eerie old mansion to scare their sister, Elizabeth, into believing in ghosts. But no matter what Steven and Jessica do, logical Elizabeth always works out their tricks.
Then things start happening that even Elizabeth can’t explain, and all the Wakefield kids are afraid that the inn really is haunted. Will they make it through the summer sharing their holiday with an unfriendly ghost?
Tagline: A holiday in a haunted house!
Initial Thoughts
I’m not sure if I knew that Aunt Helen had a country inn, but I do love creepy old mansions and ghost stories and siblings teasing each other. HOWEVER. If the goal is to get Elizabeth into believing in ghosts I’M PRETTY SURE THAT THE CARNIVAL GHOST DID THAT FOR YOU ALREADY.
Oh, wait, that would suggest continuity. Never mind.
[Dove: Well, so far, so good. I was under the impression that Wing would either love or loathe this. So far she’s not mentioning fire. I’ll take that as a good sign. Me? I didn’t own this back in the day. Back then, I thought the only Super Chillers were the first three. Possibly I’d have more attachment to it if I had read it back then.]
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Sweet Valley Twins #62: Sarah’s Dad and Sophia’s Mum
Sweet Valley Twins 62: Sarah’s Dad and Sophia’s Mom by Jamie Suzanne
Title: Sarah’s Dad and Sophia’s Mum
Tagline: Will worst enemies become sisters?
Summary: Hate at first sight…
Sarah Thomas and Sophia Rizzo can’t stand each other. Without doubt, no two girls in their year at Sweet Valley Middle School are more different. [Wing: Not even the Wakefield twins who look alike but are really very different?] When Elizabeth Wakefield starts working on an art project with Sarah and Sophia, she hopes the two girls will become friends. But soon even patient Elizabeth is fed up with their constant bickering.
Sarah and Sophia’s fighting finally leads to a visit to the principal. The girls know they’re in big trouble, but they don’t know just how big. When Sarah’s father and Sophia’s mother meet in the principal’s office, it’s love at first sight. And Sarah and Sophia are united at last—to try to break up their parents!
Initial Thoughts
The Rizzos are back! What is up with the dark-haired girl’s hair? Why do we have to have a Wakefield on the cover? Some people pay a lot of money for abstract art like that. I think they’ve touched on how the Rizzos will earn money now.
Otherwise, I’ve got nothing.
[Dove: I hadn’t noticed until you mentioned it, but you’re right, Sophia has curly hair on her previous front cover. This kid has lego hair.]
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Tags: A+ parenting, comments by Dove, comments by Raven, Ewww poor people!, recaps by Wing
Characters: Alice Wakefield, Elizabeth Wakefield, Janet Howell, Jessica Wakefield, Ken Matthews, Mr Thomas, Mrs Rizzo, Ned Wakefield, Sarah Thomas, Sophia Rizzo, Steven Wakefield, Tony Rizzo
Relationships: Mrs Rizzo/Mr Thomas
Events: Library Art Project