Touch and Go

Sweet Valley High Senior Year #42

by Francine Pascal

. . . or is Alanna the one who’s really on his mind?

Alanna wants Conner back.

He says he wants her back.

But “they” say people like them shouldn’t date each other . . . and she’s starting to wonder if “they’re” right.

Genres: Young Adult, Chick Lit

192 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published June 11, 2002

About the author

Francine Paula Pascal was an American author best known for her Sweet Valley series of young adult novels. Sweet Valley High, the backbone of the collection, was made into a television series, which led to several spin-offs, including The Unicorn Club and Sweet Valley University. Although most of these books were published in the 1980s and 1990s, they remained so popular that several titles were re-released decades later.

Reviews

[Carla Robinson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm not going to lie, I don't like Connor. He's better now that he's in AA and not a raging alcho, but he's still ... I don't know, really annoying. However, he has matured a lot and now it's like they've put some of that on Alanna. And while I don't think anyone should be treated differently if they are addicted to something - it's a disease, the same way diabetes is a disease - I'm glad that the Senior Year books are putting more effort into something like this instead of saying 'alchos are bad' or something. Because they aren't. They have an addiction. So I'm glad that's happening. And I don't think AA is necessarily for everyone - I think addiction affects different people differently and needs to be individualised to support each person's care plan - I also don't think Alanna and Connor's relationship is healthy. They're both alcohos who met in rehab, and Connor seems to think his life depends on Alanna, and Alanna is all shades of fucked up. Not that that's her fault - but she needs therapy and to work on herself. Connor does to. Oh, and Melissa gets caught, so that was fun.

[Ruba Saleh · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was the very first book I remember reading and surprisingly, even after at least 5 years now, I still remember the amazing plot and the uniqueness of each character. This is a great book and it personally sparks a lot of feelings and thoughts in me.

[Sheila Read · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have read so many of these books I can't remember all of them.