Sweet Valley Jr. High Series by Francine Pascal, Jamie Suzanne

The entire sixth grade is going cave exploring - spelunking! At first, Elizabeth is thrilled to roam through the Ice Cave with her friends. The cave is beautiful - it shimmers with every beam of their flashlights, and when the guide breaks his leg, it looks like the sixth graders are in for a bigger adventure than they counted on. Will they find their way out of the twisted underground maze? And can they do it in time to save their injured guide?

Elizabeth is OK with her twin and best friend Jessica wanting to hang out with her all the time, but when Jessica asks if she wants to start wearing the same outfits to school too, Elizabeth puts her foot down.

Jessica...on a track team? From the minute Bethel saw Jessica Wakefield she thought, no way.  No way was that girl going to make it on the track team.  Pretty Jessica wouldn't want to mess up her perfect hair, much less get all sweaty and smelly running every day.  She was way wrong.

When her parents go out of town, Jessica figures it's the perfect time to show her new friends and classmates that she's cool. And what's cooler than a party?

You shouldn't date your best friend--even if you really want to.  Right? Kristin has had a crush on Brian Rainey since about...forever.  Of course, she would totally die if he ever found out.  Brian just thinks of her as a friend.  That's why it's so cool that Mike asked her out.  Now she has someone else to crush on--and she gets to stay friends with Brian.  Perfect. Brian thinks Kristin is so sweet and smart.  So he doesn't get it.  Why do the coolest girls always go for the jerkiest guys?

Look out, Jr. High.  Lacey's looking for love! Lacey doesn't care if her stupid high school boyfriend dumped her.  She only liked him because he had a car, anyway. Besides, she's already scoped someone else out.  All she has to do is get Jessica Wakefield out of the way and Damon Ross will be all hers. Take that, ex-boyfriend!

When Elizabeth and Salvador share a secret kiss, they're afraid to tell Anna, Salvador's girlfriend, because Anna is already have a hard time dealing with the anniversary of her brother's death.

Friendship gets complicated for Anna, Elizabeth, and Salvador when feelings get tangled up.Salvador is such an idiot!He has a crush on Elizabeth but he's going out with Anna. Yeah, that Anna. His best friend. The person whose heart he would least like to break.Could the situation possibly get any worse?Don't answer that.

Jessica is upset when she can't seem to attract the attention of Damon Ross, but when the school geek begins to flirt with her and acts like her boyfriend for all the school to see, she realizes she has even bigger problems to handle.

The Mother-Daughter Switchplaying Mom···After a big fight with their mother, identical twins Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield come up with a brilliant way to show her that being a kid is no piece of cake: they decide that she should give it a try. To their shock and delight, their mother agrees! The twins will get to be their own mothers, while Mrs. Wakefield will be a kid.But the twins soon discover that parenthood is exhausting -- who would have guessed Mrs... moreThe Mother-Daughter Switchplaying Mom···After a big fight with their mother, identical twins Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield come up with a brilliant way to show her that being a kid is no piece of cake: they decide that she should give it a try. To their shock and delight, their mother agrees! The twins will get to be their own mothers, while Mrs. Wakefield will be a kid.But the twins soon discover that parenthood is exhausting -- who would have guessed Mrs. Wakefield would be such a messy, mischievous kid? Jessica and Elizabeth decide to trade places again -- but their mother says no! Are the twins stuck being their mother's mother forever?Don't miss any of the books in this fabulous series! less

You know what Lacey wants? For everyone to stop asking what her problem is. Likes there's one answer to that, anyway.Her problem is that everyone should leave her alone. Including her "best friends," who think they know everything.Because they don't.

Bethel is annoyed because everyone at school seems to be part of a couple. Itmakes her sick and she's glad she'll never be that way.

Salvador's psyched. There's a field trip!Away from school.Away from family.Staying in a hotel with a bunch of kids and only two chaperones.It's supposed to be an academic trip.But not if Salvador can help it!

Are Jessica and Damon right for each other?Jessica takes a quiz about her budding romance with Damon . . . and doesn't know how to fill in the blank!Your guy is really sweet to you all the time when you're friends. But then when you're finally going out he practically forgets your name. What's up with that?He _________ you.a) lovesb) likesc) hates

Elizabeth is upset because she thinks Jessica and Salvador are talking about her new boyfriend.

Anna breaks out of her close circle of friends.Anna has needed this all along. To get away from everybody and  try something completely different. Meet new people. After all, change is good, right? And the drama club is so cool.

Lacey, who lives with her father and stepmother, faces a visit from her biological mother, a successful fashion photographer, while Kristin and Bethel compete over who is in charge of planning the eighth-grade carnival.

His friends all think that Blue has the coolest lifestyle--he lives with his older brother in a house by the beach--but they do not suspect that his life is not as great as it seems.

Damon's English teacher is so nice.Really nice. And pretty too.He'd better not say that to Jessica, though.She'd accuse him of having a crush.Like that'd happen.

So Larissa didn't get the part?Big deal. So she's failing English and math and maybe Spanish--who cares?She's having fun. She's got a life.School's not the most important thing in the world.

Elizabeth:She is my sister. I mean, we do hang out together. So what's the big deal if I want to spend time with my friends for once?Jessica:I thought sisters were supposed to come first. But I guess some people don't agree. Fine. Hey, I've got friends too.

It's not like Larissa hasn't told Anna all about her huge crush on Toby.And it's not like Anna doesn't know exactly how it feels when your friends go behind your back.So all she has to do is ignore how much she likes Toby.And the fact that he likes her too.

Brian thinks Kristin is pretty.Her friends think she's perfect.Her teachers think she's smart.And she always believed them.Until now.

Everyone says it's impossible to just be friends with a guy. But that's exactly what Blue and Elizabeth are.He lets her use his surfboard--the one no one else can touch.And he calls her all the time!It's cool being just friends with Blue.She hopes it never changes.

Can Anna and Toby's relationship survive creative differences?Anna thought things with Toby were perfect. Until she had to spend every minute with him working on a stupid play.Now they argue 24/7. Part of her says they should just break up, but another part really likes him.So what happens now?

Watch out, SVJH -- Brian Rainey isn't going to take it anymore!It's bad enough that Brian's parents treat him like he doesn't exist. But now Kristin is doing the same thing.He figures it's probably his fault because he never stands up for himself.But that's about to change!

It's Lila!Jessica is proud to be friends with Lila. And she's psyched they've started hanging out again. So what if Lila wants her to make a few changes? That's what best friends do -- they make sacrifices for each other.Right?

A school dance makes everybody crazy!When Elizabeth accepts Ronald's invitation to the school dance, Blue has to take someone else.It's OK that Blue's date is gorgeous. And super cool. And smart. And fun. And exotic.What does Elizabeth care? It's not like Blue is her boyfriend or anything.

Elizabeth loves being with Sal . . . but Blue is her boyfriend! Blue is gorgeous. Nice. Funny. Lucky for Elizabeth, he’s also her new boyfriend. But what if he’s the wrong guy? And what if the right one has been in front of her all along?

The Wakefields are leaving Sweet Valley! Don’t miss this emotional conclusion to the series. Jessica thought changing schools was hard. Now she’s moving to another state. What about her friends? Her boyfriend? Her life?Her parents keep telling her to be positive. Elizabeth is trying. But if she could have one wish, it would be to stay in Sweet Valley. Too bad that’s not going to happen.