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Anna Carey is a journalist, scriptwriter and the author of five novels for young adults, the most recent of which is The Making of Mollie, which was shortlisted for the Senior Children's Book of the Year Prize at the 2016 Irish Book Awards. Her first book The Real Rebecca won the same prize at the 2011 Irish Book Awards.

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#51 | DECISIONS

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It's decision time for Robin Wilson as she has to choose between going early to college amid the bright lights of New York City or staying in Sweet Valley and going out with George Warren. Yes, we wouldn't find it difficult either, but…
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#50 | FAMILY SECRETS

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What's better than two perfect blonde sixteen year olds with blue green eyes? If Sweet Valley High is to be believed the answer is "three of them". Yes, the twins' identical cousin Kelly has come to town for two whole months and they're…
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#49 | MALIBU SUMMER

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It's summer time! And where better to spend it than on a Californian beach? Not the sands of Sweet Valley, though, because Lila, Jess and Liz are heading for a Malibu Summer, where they have been employed via a worryingly casual childcare…
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#48 | Pretenses

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"Mystery, Cara! Mystery!" It's Jessica's new mantra, but the biggest mystery in this episode, about the novel Pretenses, is how Abbie Richardson managed to be completely invisible to her classmates during the two years she was going out…
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#47 | HARD CHOICES

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It's what we've all been waiting for - a book about Enid Rollins and her grandma! And it's just as thrilling as that sounds, ie not at all. Join us as we try and sadly fail to have sympathy for an elderly grieving widow who is, it must be…
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#46 | CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE

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You wouldn't think you could write a whole book about racism without ever using the word "racism" but "Kate William" proves us wrong in this tale of forbidden love - forbidden by Sandy Bacon's horrible parents, that is. Yes, WASP Sandy has…
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#45 | OUTCAST

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How does Sweet Valley deal with the tragic death of saintly Regina Morrow? Why, by turning on the girl whose party she died at and making her life a living hell, of course! Poor Molly Hecht is turned into an outcast by a school population…
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#44 | ON THE EDGE

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It's finally here. The one you've all been waiting for. The one that put you off cocaine for life (we hope). Yes, we are gathered together today to celebrate the life and times of the beautiful and saintly Regina Morrow who, when Bruce…
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#43 | SECRET ADMIRER

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Penny Ayala is feeling left out. She's smart and cool but she gets shy around boys and never had a boyfriend, which as you can imagine makes socialising difficult in the bizarre world of Sweet Valley. The solution? Challenging the weird…
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#42 | LEAVING HOME

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Oh god. It's the one where Elizabeth becomes obsessed with Switzerland. And we mean seriously, unhealthily obsessed - like, she literally talks about nothing else throughout this book. She's so focused on forcing her friends to look at…