Sweet Valley Kids: #24 Cousin Kelly's Family Secret

[mockingbird_13]

#24 Cousin Kelly’s Family Secret

(with spoilers for SVConfidential)

This was always one of my favourite SVK books. Why? Because I was an intelligent child (despite my reading of SV to an age much, much older than I should have been) and I grew up to be an English teacher. And this book has- wait for it- CONTINUITY! A fact my young self appreciated.

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[anonymous]

Liz shouts at her, Jess apologises and everyone starts asking Kelly questions. ‘Crystal Burton’s parents got divorced’ says Lila in a ‘hushed’ tone. Lila, I’m pretty sure your parents are divorced at this point, why are you acting like this?

Honestly, no one would act like this at school anywhere anymore. You would get like five people chiming in that their parents are divorced too and many sympathetic glances. It's not that big of a deal anymore. Also, I'd think Lila would understand considering that her parents aren't together anymore.

However she and Ned do have a good parenting moment where they explain that disagreements means they have different opinions and that’s normal.

Alert the media! But that is good advice. I have a theory - maybe Alice and Ned were decent parents (Oi! You in the back who laughed! Shhhh!!), but were replaced by a pair of successful doppelgängers. You know what? Never mind.

Jessica is probably thanks for her blonde hair and blue/green eyes and unicorns and purple and shiny objects and sister’s

[jedinic]

This was great! I enjoyed this far more than I would the actual book. :p

Thank you for pointing out the strangeness of the Wakefield house. Yes, why would you leave a room empty for all these years that is obviously for one of the twins? And I don't know what a Spanish style kitchen is either. Hmmm. (Does their house ever get renovated? I have this vision of it being stuck in the 80's, forever....)

(Oh wait. There was an earthquake.)

[versipellis]

Good recap! You raised a lot of important questions ^^

[vwlphb]

I loved this! I hope you recap more :)

[mockingbird_13]

Thanks! I'll have a look through and see what other books I have. :)

[biting_moopie]

Great recap!

* How on earth can you use crayons to colour your nails?

* That ending is horrifying.