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[4minutesoryears]

As requested, I am recapping SVK #36. The one in which Liz is totally out of character. Also, the scene on the cover never happens. I didn’t think Jess wore purple until Sweet Valley Twins. And what is up with Amy’s pants?

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[getyourwingss]

I have a confession: I loved Oregon Trails. I loved it when we got to play it in school. I forgot all about that until you did this!

Awesome recap.

[loubeelou]

80 is a B- for you guys? Wow, in NZ at university it's an A. But here's they're way harsh graders. :(

[emtqueen85]

In college an 80 is a B-. Back when I was in grade school (kindergarten through 12th grade), an 80 was a C (an 85 was the lowest B you could get. An 84 was the highest C).

[tigrrrlily832f]

It really depends on where you go. If the class is curved enough, a 50 can be a B.

But yeah, grade inflation is like a sickness in schools these days. It doesn't really seem to matter where you live.

[lauralareine]

In Canada, 80 is an A- and 85 is an A. Anything 90 or above is A+. I always have trouble explaining this to American friends, who think I was a total failure at life when I tell them my grades, lol.

[author_by_night]

Maybe it was copyright stuff, but why didn't they ever just keep it Oregon Trail? Same with all the fake celebrities in the older books - just name, you know, real ones.

[bttf4444]

I know a lot of authors try to avoid name dropping in books, lest they influence their readers in some way. Like, for example, in the protagonists don't like musicians that the readers do like - or vice versa - they can risk alienating some readers. Then I guess there's also the fact that they don't like to date the books - even though it is possible for people like older bands and musicians.

Believe it or not, there actually was a time when I thought Johnny Buck was a real musician. I was stunned by the sudden shift in the newer books.

[zippyladoodles]

Thank you :-) Trust Lizzie to get into a game like that, I was hoping for a bit of Duke Nukem or Resident Evil, lol! Then we could have snarked at Alice & Ned's bad parenting a little more for allowing their daughter to get into these games!

[kerssido]

I've played Oregon Trail online. It's a lot of fun. I keep wanting to call it Wagon Trail though.

I'd rather have an overgame hallucination on Liz's part where she sees nothing but pixillated wilderness.