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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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#31 | BITTER RIVALS

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The classic sitcom was wrong - three's definitely not company, as poor old Enid finds out when Elizabeth's childhood best friend Amy Sutton moves back to town. Meanwhile Jessica uses her new agony aunt powers for evil, Lila displays a…
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#30 | ALONE IN THE CROWD

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It's finally here - the greatest ever title, ALONE IN THE CROWD, and the best ever cover in the Sweet Valley canon. This books has got Elizabeth at her most patronising. It's got musical loner Lynne Henry writing a masterpiece and embracing…
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# 29 | LOVESTRUCK

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Will Suzanne succeed in changing Ken? He likes pizza and rock and roll, she likes fancy food and classic music, and according to the rigid rules of Sweet Valley you can't possibly like both, so you know things are going to go wrong.…
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#28 | HOSTAGE!

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It's another exclamation mark title! You know what means - drama, excitement and batshit insanity. And Hostage! doesn't disappoint, as Regina is kidnapped, her parents are held captive in the most casual kidnapper's lair ever, and Bruce,…
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#27 | NOWHERE TO RUN

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Move over Nicholas Morrow - Emily's dad Ron has taken your throne as the Worst Man in Sweet Valley. He's married to Evil Karen (not to be confused with our Good Karyn) and they're making poor Emily's life a misery. Meanwhile Liz discovers…
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#26 | MEMORIES

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It's episode 26 of DOUBLE LOVE but book 24, MEMORIES, so prepare for us to get increasingly confused at the beginning of each Ep from now on. This week it's all about Steven, who suddenly fancies Cara now that she's all miserable. Ugh.…
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#25 | HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US!

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Can you believe it's been a whole year since we, at DOUBLE LOVE, took to the podcasting airwaves? It's been a wild ride, full of onion dip, outrage and of course lots of Old Timey Gangster talk. In this special birthday episode, we discuss…
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#24 | SAY GOODBYE

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EPISODE 24: SAY GOODBYE Double Love fans, stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone - Todd is leaving Sweet Valley! Liz is a mess (understandably, in fairness), Nicholas is even creepier than usual (which is saying something) and Jess…
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#23 | TOO MUCH IN LOVE

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Following the last episode's bombshell revelation that we were feeling sorry for Jessica, we have another shock for you all this week: it took 22 books to get here, but we're finally reached a Sweet Valley tale with a genuinely healthy…
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#22 | RUNAWAY

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EPISODE 22: RUNAWAY Something very peculiar happens in this episode of DOUBLE LOVE. Something that disturbs us both. We actually - can it be true? - FEEL SORRY FOR JESSICA. Poor old Jess (I can't believe I'm typing these words) feels so…