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Sweet Valley Twins #6
The New Girl
Identical twins Elizabeth and Jessica play tricks on the new girl until Elizabeth discovers why she has been so mean to everyone
105 pages, Paperback
First published February 1, 1987
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Francine Pascal
1,139 books1,845 followersFrancine 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.
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February 9, 2018
I almost hate rating this one at four stars - I really hate how BOTH Wakefield twins are bullying the living daylights out of new girl, Brooke Dennis.
On the other hand, you finally see both girls united in something - defending each other for once, instead of the usual trope of Jessica throwing Elizabeth under a bus every chance she gets. And Elizabeth being catty and snide in her own way.
Yeah, I'm getting a little burned out and I'm only on #6 in this series...
Anyway, Brooke moves in and acts like a brat so that justifies everyone convincing this poor girl that there are three Wakefield girls - triplets, not twins. And then the phony sister actually befriends her only to very deliberately betray her.
Wow. This is the kind of bullying that leads to those high pre-teen suicide numbers...
Anyway, it all works out ok in the end, proving that a simple apology fixes everything, with no long-lasting damage that will require years of counseling to overcome. Ha. Yeah. I'm sorry, this book just lost the four stars and went back down to three.
C'mon Wakefields, this was so not classy....
On the other hand, you finally see both girls united in something - defending each other for once, instead of the usual trope of Jessica throwing Elizabeth under a bus every chance she gets. And Elizabeth being catty and snide in her own way.
Yeah, I'm getting a little burned out and I'm only on #6 in this series...
Anyway, Brooke moves in and acts like a brat so that justifies everyone convincing this poor girl that there are three Wakefield girls - triplets, not twins. And then the phony sister actually befriends her only to very deliberately betray her.
Wow. This is the kind of bullying that leads to those high pre-teen suicide numbers...
Anyway, it all works out ok in the end, proving that a simple apology fixes everything, with no long-lasting damage that will require years of counseling to overcome. Ha. Yeah. I'm sorry, this book just lost the four stars and went back down to three.
C'mon Wakefields, this was so not classy....
August 8, 2019
RATING: 4 STARS
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I picked up one of the Sweet Valley Twins novel at the library (before my strict read in order only rule) and fell in love with the California twins and their friends and family. I had just started reading thicker chapter books, and joining the library summer reading club, I went through these books pretty quick. I was excited that I could read and really fell in love with books and reading. I believe I was about 7-9 when I read these books so it was exciting to read about 12 year old popular preteens. I could relate to both Elizabeth and Jessica, and really could not pick which twin I liked better. I would not finish this series as I would quickly move on to Sweet Valley High (Double Love). These are very tame books, and any age could read them. First crushes and bullying were the big issues that I can remember. This is very Full House (TV series) kind of books.
***This is a series review***
(Review Not on Blog)
I picked up one of the Sweet Valley Twins novel at the library (before my strict read in order only rule) and fell in love with the California twins and their friends and family. I had just started reading thicker chapter books, and joining the library summer reading club, I went through these books pretty quick. I was excited that I could read and really fell in love with books and reading. I believe I was about 7-9 when I read these books so it was exciting to read about 12 year old popular preteens. I could relate to both Elizabeth and Jessica, and really could not pick which twin I liked better. I would not finish this series as I would quickly move on to Sweet Valley High (Double Love). These are very tame books, and any age could read them. First crushes and bullying were the big issues that I can remember. This is very Full House (TV series) kind of books.
***This is a series review***
July 15, 2017
I know we're supposed to feel sorry for Brooke at the end of this, but I kinda don't. She really was extremely nasty, and her excuse for being that way is not good enough to act the way she does. After all, her story is basically Lila's life, and while Lila may be awful at times she doesn't blame it on her father.
I also don't think the prank they played was that horrible. They invent a triplet named Jennifer and Brooke warms to her, while constantly bashing Liz and Jess to their "sister". And we are supposed to feel bad when Brooke finds out Jennifer isn't real? I don't think so. I'm all for forgiveness, but Brooke never really apologizes for the nasty things she said or did, and the about-face the twins do when they learn about her "awful life" is unrealistic. But, nothing in these books is realistic so I don't know why I'm surprised!
I also don't think the prank they played was that horrible. They invent a triplet named Jennifer and Brooke warms to her, while constantly bashing Liz and Jess to their "sister". And we are supposed to feel bad when Brooke finds out Jennifer isn't real? I don't think so. I'm all for forgiveness, but Brooke never really apologizes for the nasty things she said or did, and the about-face the twins do when they learn about her "awful life" is unrealistic. But, nothing in these books is realistic so I don't know why I'm surprised!
February 9, 2020
This book has been knocking about almost any entire childhood and I’ve never read it! In fact, I dont think I’ve ever read a book from the ‘Sweet Valley Twins' series.
This was an okay read. The story was unrealistic, it made no sense that Brooke would suddenly pick Jennifer to be her friend, when she didn’t like her ‘sisters'. Also she never questioned that Jennifer didn’t say anything when Brooke was being mean about them.
I could see why kids would love this though. I think it holds up okay by today’s standards. Not bad.
This was an okay read. The story was unrealistic, it made no sense that Brooke would suddenly pick Jennifer to be her friend, when she didn’t like her ‘sisters'. Also she never questioned that Jennifer didn’t say anything when Brooke was being mean about them.
I could see why kids would love this though. I think it holds up okay by today’s standards. Not bad.
October 19, 2018
I needed to read a book set in the 80s for the reading challenge, and hadn't read about Jessica and Elizabeth for a while, so decided to read this one again. I was surprised that I pretty much remembered every single thing about this book. I thought there was more buildup to the collapsing chair, but it all just happened so quickly. Also, Jessica and Elizabeth are so young! Even their cool older brother is only a freshman in high school!
September 25, 2017
This book was the second Sweet Valley Twins book I ever. I really loved how the new girl had my name, but the moral of not pranking someone because she might be going through her own things was basically ruined at the end. Also, I realized that it's Jessica's own fault she's kind of an outcast.
October 26, 2025
I really enjoyed this one! Probably because Elizabeth was less of a goody two shoes than usual.
Brooke Dennis has moved to Sweet Valley with her Hollywood screenwriter dad and she has decided to be the world's biggest dickhead to all her new classmates. The entire year group (!) comes together in disgust to play a prank on her. And Elizabeth Goody Two Shoes Wakefield is not only in on it, she's actively plotting against Brooke! What a character arc! Jessica and Elizabeth invent a triplet sister, Jennifer, who is interchangeably played by both of them. It's an evil genius plan. I'm not sure how long they thought they could string that along for, but I still secretly loved it. The ending was not as evil, but still quite satisfying and Sally, Mrs Bramble's dog (from the previous book) made a star appearance. Also no nasty comments about people's weight.
10/10, no notes!
Brooke Dennis has moved to Sweet Valley with her Hollywood screenwriter dad and she has decided to be the world's biggest dickhead to all her new classmates. The entire year group (!) comes together in disgust to play a prank on her. And Elizabeth Goody Two Shoes Wakefield is not only in on it, she's actively plotting against Brooke! What a character arc! Jessica and Elizabeth invent a triplet sister, Jennifer, who is interchangeably played by both of them. It's an evil genius plan. I'm not sure how long they thought they could string that along for, but I still secretly loved it. The ending was not as evil, but still quite satisfying and Sally, Mrs Bramble's dog (from the previous book) made a star appearance. Also no nasty comments about people's weight.
10/10, no notes!
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September 27, 2023
This one I read when I was younger and I am still meh with the storyline. I didn't like the new girl from the start and still didn't like her at the end. Maybe it's all she acted and jumped to conclusions before getting to know the people. I understand moving and having to make friends is hard but when you act the way she did I can see no one wanting to get close to her. Now for the twins joke it was cruel and they always seem to get off lightly drives me bonkers.Even when I was younger it drove me bonkers.
April 19, 2020
Even though Elizabeth is known to do whatever she can to protect and support her twin, I was a bit surprised that Elizabeth went along and participated so much in the deception of the nasty new girl. Elizabeth isn’t a mean girl and was uncomfortable deceiving Brooke. Unfortunately she got caught up in a situation that she didn’t find the strength or know how to stand up to the pressure. Her failure ultimately led to more pain and suffering and a neat resolution.
November 3, 2022
The New Girl
There’s a new girl in Sweet Valley whose name is Brooke. Jess has already met her and didn’t like her because she tried to kick Sally (Miss Bramble’s dog) while she was out walking her. Liz gets the “honor” of interviewing her for the Sixers. Jess gives her the nickname “Disgusting Dennis.”
Liz starts off wanting to give her a chance but she’s horrid when they invite her and her family over to dinner. Mr. Dennis is a client of Alice’s. He’s also a famous screenwriter.
Jess thinks up some more excuses to not like Brooke. She’s wears a skirt and stockings to dinner. Who does that? She looks like she’s on the cover of Seventeen magazine (I thought that’s the type Jess liked).
Liz bribes Jess to go to school by saying she can wear her new white hair ribbon that will go with Jess’s purple sweater vest. Her first day at school Brooke alienates all the other kids because she’s a bitch to every single one of em. She even spills paint all over Jessica’s book fair poster (which consist of traced Nancy Drew book covers).
So, Lila and Jessica plot a way to get revenge on Brooke. When she comes to sit at the twins table, they tell her the seat is reserved for Jennifer (the third Wakefield triplet). Jessica leaves to “go get more food” then comes back with a blue cardigan and ties a bow behind her ear. When she comes back to the table Brooke falls for it.
Soon Jess spreads the word and the whole school is in on the joke. The way that they know it’s “Jennies” is that she always wears a bow and talks in a whisper.
Steven gets in on the joke and lets them borrow his rugby shirts for “Jennifer” to wear.
Brooke becomes fast friends with “Jennifer”. There are times like when Jessica has a basketball game to go to Elizabeth fills in as “Jennifer”
Brooke tells “Jennifer” she doesn’t see what the big deal is about Jessica. Brooke might be a bitch, but she’s a bitch that calls the SVH students out on their bs and for that, I want to like her. She not only insults the Sixers, and Jessica, she actually smiles when Jessica hurts herself cheerleading.
The twins realize that soon their luck will run out even tho Brooke stupidly doesn’t notice that all the triplets are never seen together at one time. So at the book fair Bruce and Jerry McAllister are going to make a chair with a collapsible seat. She’ll then blame Jennifer and look like even more of an idiot (because Jennifer doesn’t exist).
Liz has to play “Jennifer” that day because Jessica is presenting the poster award. Liz even gets Brooke to help carry the chair by telling her it’s a class project. So Brooke plays a part in her own downfall. But then Brooke tells “Jennifer” that she’s a bitch because she misses her mom and her old friends. She confides that she’s the first friend she had since grade school. She feels alone and her Dad is too busy being a big-time famous screenwriter to pay her any attention. Elizabeth feels guilty and tries to get her to sit on another chair (but doesn’t tell her about the chair).
Jessica opens the envelope and she’s the winner. Everyone is happy for her even Brooke (who hopes now she won’t be mad at her). Then it happens. Brooke gets up to clap. Then sits back down on the chair and falls on her ass. Brooke finds out there is no Jennifer and everyone is laughing at her. Liz tries to explain but she screams at her and runs out.
Liz finds her later and tries to explain again but Brooke isn’t hearing it. It turns out today is Brooke’s birthday. Jess and Liz put together a birthday party for Brooke and they both dress up as Jennifer. Brooke’s Dad tells them she doesn’t want to see them and they’re shocked that their charms aren’t working on Brooke like they do everyone else in SV. But In the end Brooke does decide to forgive them and she loves the surprise birthday party thrown by Jess and Liz and all the students.
My Thoughts:
As pranks go the Jennifer one was pretty clever. Brooke was a little naïve to not notice something was up when all three of them were never around at the same time. But I never really liked Brooke. I guess we were supposed to feel sorry for her that she was lonely and she missed her mom and her friends and her Dad was negligent (blah blah blah). Is that an excuse for treating other people like shit? They don’t have anything to do with that. Maybe sit your Dad down and have a talk with him and then make arrangements to visit your mom and friends more often. I don’t know if they should have gone as far as they did with the collapsing chair but kicking a dog? I’m not even a dog person and I wished Sally would have chomped down on her leg and bite the ish out of her. Maybe if it wasn't for that because talking about the SVT students didn't make her unlikeable or a nasty person. They NEED to be talked about! Because they're mostly all horrible. Even Elizabeth. Did you notice how she's supposed to be "the good twin" but she doesn't quite tell Brooke about the chair but "she feels bad about what's about to happen"? Riiight! Now in Brooke’s defense a vanilla birthday cake and then dressing up as the same prank, they used to make me fall on my ass in front of the whole school would not have made me forgive the twins that easily. Did Brooke move back with her mother after this? I would have. I don’t remember her in SVH.
Rating: 6
There’s a new girl in Sweet Valley whose name is Brooke. Jess has already met her and didn’t like her because she tried to kick Sally (Miss Bramble’s dog) while she was out walking her. Liz gets the “honor” of interviewing her for the Sixers. Jess gives her the nickname “Disgusting Dennis.”
Liz starts off wanting to give her a chance but she’s horrid when they invite her and her family over to dinner. Mr. Dennis is a client of Alice’s. He’s also a famous screenwriter.
Jess thinks up some more excuses to not like Brooke. She’s wears a skirt and stockings to dinner. Who does that? She looks like she’s on the cover of Seventeen magazine (I thought that’s the type Jess liked).
Liz bribes Jess to go to school by saying she can wear her new white hair ribbon that will go with Jess’s purple sweater vest. Her first day at school Brooke alienates all the other kids because she’s a bitch to every single one of em. She even spills paint all over Jessica’s book fair poster (which consist of traced Nancy Drew book covers).
So, Lila and Jessica plot a way to get revenge on Brooke. When she comes to sit at the twins table, they tell her the seat is reserved for Jennifer (the third Wakefield triplet). Jessica leaves to “go get more food” then comes back with a blue cardigan and ties a bow behind her ear. When she comes back to the table Brooke falls for it.
Soon Jess spreads the word and the whole school is in on the joke. The way that they know it’s “Jennies” is that she always wears a bow and talks in a whisper.
Steven gets in on the joke and lets them borrow his rugby shirts for “Jennifer” to wear.
Brooke becomes fast friends with “Jennifer”. There are times like when Jessica has a basketball game to go to Elizabeth fills in as “Jennifer”
Brooke tells “Jennifer” she doesn’t see what the big deal is about Jessica. Brooke might be a bitch, but she’s a bitch that calls the SVH students out on their bs and for that, I want to like her. She not only insults the Sixers, and Jessica, she actually smiles when Jessica hurts herself cheerleading.
The twins realize that soon their luck will run out even tho Brooke stupidly doesn’t notice that all the triplets are never seen together at one time. So at the book fair Bruce and Jerry McAllister are going to make a chair with a collapsible seat. She’ll then blame Jennifer and look like even more of an idiot (because Jennifer doesn’t exist).
Liz has to play “Jennifer” that day because Jessica is presenting the poster award. Liz even gets Brooke to help carry the chair by telling her it’s a class project. So Brooke plays a part in her own downfall. But then Brooke tells “Jennifer” that she’s a bitch because she misses her mom and her old friends. She confides that she’s the first friend she had since grade school. She feels alone and her Dad is too busy being a big-time famous screenwriter to pay her any attention. Elizabeth feels guilty and tries to get her to sit on another chair (but doesn’t tell her about the chair).
Jessica opens the envelope and she’s the winner. Everyone is happy for her even Brooke (who hopes now she won’t be mad at her). Then it happens. Brooke gets up to clap. Then sits back down on the chair and falls on her ass. Brooke finds out there is no Jennifer and everyone is laughing at her. Liz tries to explain but she screams at her and runs out.
Liz finds her later and tries to explain again but Brooke isn’t hearing it. It turns out today is Brooke’s birthday. Jess and Liz put together a birthday party for Brooke and they both dress up as Jennifer. Brooke’s Dad tells them she doesn’t want to see them and they’re shocked that their charms aren’t working on Brooke like they do everyone else in SV. But In the end Brooke does decide to forgive them and she loves the surprise birthday party thrown by Jess and Liz and all the students.
My Thoughts:
As pranks go the Jennifer one was pretty clever. Brooke was a little naïve to not notice something was up when all three of them were never around at the same time. But I never really liked Brooke. I guess we were supposed to feel sorry for her that she was lonely and she missed her mom and her friends and her Dad was negligent (blah blah blah). Is that an excuse for treating other people like shit? They don’t have anything to do with that. Maybe sit your Dad down and have a talk with him and then make arrangements to visit your mom and friends more often. I don’t know if they should have gone as far as they did with the collapsing chair but kicking a dog? I’m not even a dog person and I wished Sally would have chomped down on her leg and bite the ish out of her. Maybe if it wasn't for that because talking about the SVT students didn't make her unlikeable or a nasty person. They NEED to be talked about! Because they're mostly all horrible. Even Elizabeth. Did you notice how she's supposed to be "the good twin" but she doesn't quite tell Brooke about the chair but "she feels bad about what's about to happen"? Riiight! Now in Brooke’s defense a vanilla birthday cake and then dressing up as the same prank, they used to make me fall on my ass in front of the whole school would not have made me forgive the twins that easily. Did Brooke move back with her mother after this? I would have. I don’t remember her in SVH.
Rating: 6
January 6, 2020
The book was pretty good over all. The story line was good and it definitely had some heartfelt moments.
May 2, 2020
This one wasn’t terrible and the invention of “Jennifer” was pretty funny...
3.5 stars
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March 13, 2025
3.5 stars - Liz and Jess pretend to be triplets to fool a mean, new girl. It's nice to see the twins united in something.
July 30, 2025
I read the series over 30 years ago and I am rereading it with my daughter. This book was lovely talking about how you can’t judge someone without really knowing someone.
September 16, 2025
It was really good except the twins were hard to tell apart and the prank was mean
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December 6, 2019
The Sweet Valley Twins book series is what made me an avid reader as a child. I couldn't get through each book fast enough. This book series is perfect for children between the ages eight and twelve, and I definitely urge people to introduce these books to their kids, especially those who aren't interested in reading. I wish they had been introduced to me a lot earlier. As part of my rereading my way through my childhood, I picked up The New Girl (Sweet Valley Twins, #6) created by Francine Pascal.
What I love about this series is that it always seems to deal with real life issues that children might deal with and teaches a lesson. In The New Girl (Sweet Valley Twins, #6), the lesson is that things aren't always what they seem and bullying isn't the answer. Kindness can go a long way, so don't act like a jerk towards people.
Rereading this book as an adult, I didn't remember anything about this installment going into it. I think this was one of the few times that I actually liked both twins within the same book. Usually, I would favor Elizabeth as my favorite character, but on rare occasion, I would like Jessica better.
I was engaged in this book, even as an adult because this series holds such a special place in my heart, and I was torn as I read it . . . I definitely felt for the twins because they didn't deserve the mean remarks from Brooke Dennis. At the same time, I felt bad for Brooke when we find out that her parents had gotten divorced. Because of this, she felt unloved and unwanted, so she was acting out as a result.
What's great about the endings in these books are that they typically show the reader a better way to go about things, and I do hope that kids who pick up this book, and any of the others in this series, really do learn a lesson from it. With that being said, The New Girl (Sweet Valley Twins, #6) wasn't one of my favorite books in this series this time around. I gave it three out of five stars.
Synopsis of The New Girl (Sweet Valley Twins, #6): When new girl Brooke Dennis moves into town and is snotty to everyone she encounters for no reason at all, Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield decide to team up and invent a triplet. Soon the whole school gets involved in the Wakefield girl's practical joke.
What I love about this series is that it always seems to deal with real life issues that children might deal with and teaches a lesson. In The New Girl (Sweet Valley Twins, #6), the lesson is that things aren't always what they seem and bullying isn't the answer. Kindness can go a long way, so don't act like a jerk towards people.
Rereading this book as an adult, I didn't remember anything about this installment going into it. I think this was one of the few times that I actually liked both twins within the same book. Usually, I would favor Elizabeth as my favorite character, but on rare occasion, I would like Jessica better.
I was engaged in this book, even as an adult because this series holds such a special place in my heart, and I was torn as I read it . . . I definitely felt for the twins because they didn't deserve the mean remarks from Brooke Dennis. At the same time, I felt bad for Brooke when we find out that her parents had gotten divorced. Because of this, she felt unloved and unwanted, so she was acting out as a result.
What's great about the endings in these books are that they typically show the reader a better way to go about things, and I do hope that kids who pick up this book, and any of the others in this series, really do learn a lesson from it. With that being said, The New Girl (Sweet Valley Twins, #6) wasn't one of my favorite books in this series this time around. I gave it three out of five stars.
Synopsis of The New Girl (Sweet Valley Twins, #6): When new girl Brooke Dennis moves into town and is snotty to everyone she encounters for no reason at all, Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield decide to team up and invent a triplet. Soon the whole school gets involved in the Wakefield girl's practical joke.
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March 3, 2023Sweet Valley Twins books have a fine tradition of bullying, so there's no surprise at all to discover that the sixth book in the series involves the entire population of Sweet Valley Middle School ganging up on one girl. She's a new girl, too, which is distinctly reminiscent of book two, but this time the reason for the vendetta is not a pair of scary (read: old and disabled) grandparents, but rather the behaviour of the girl herself. This is what makes The New Girl a much better book than The Haunted House. Brooke Dennis deserves the contempt of her peers. She's a nasty little piece of work, quick to hate everything and everyone in her new town, and very happy to declare her feelings out loud.
If this were an Enid Blyton book, Brooke would be shown the error of her ways through kindness and gentle involvement in the activities of her new school. This is Sweet Valley, however, so the kids decide to teach Brooke a lesson. Jessica invents a third Wakefield sister: Jennifer, the identical triplet of Jess and Liz. The whole school quickly gets involved in the charade, identifying Jennifer by her ever-present hair bow and whispery voice.
As far as putting a mean girl in her place goes, what they do to Brooke is pretty minor. Pretending that the twins are triplets is the kind of thing I can see happening in real life, and the fact that they think the best way to humiliate her is to make her chair collapse is very sixth grade. Okay, it's on her birthday, which is not so nice, given that twelve-year-olds actually care about birthdays. But on the whole, no worse than her calling Jess a cry-baby after ruining what is probably the only school assignment she ever gave a damn about. (And, while we're on the subject, who ever took Jessica for a Nancy Drew fan? It's the eighties, so long before Gossip Girl, but I feel like she would've been more of a Judy Blume girl. Can't you just picture her and Lila giggling about the rude bits in Forever?)
The worst thing that they do to Brooke is
It's all quite shallow, but rather enjoyable anyway. It's always good when Liz gets involved with Jessica's dastardly schemes, instead of just tut-tutting from the sidelines. I feel like she's much more genuinely loyal to Jess in the SVT books, and I like that.
Moral of the Story? Nasty people are really just lonely lost souls.
[re-read]
If this were an Enid Blyton book, Brooke would be shown the error of her ways through kindness and gentle involvement in the activities of her new school. This is Sweet Valley, however, so the kids decide to teach Brooke a lesson. Jessica invents a third Wakefield sister: Jennifer, the identical triplet of Jess and Liz. The whole school quickly gets involved in the charade, identifying Jennifer by her ever-present hair bow and whispery voice.
As far as putting a mean girl in her place goes, what they do to Brooke is pretty minor. Pretending that the twins are triplets is the kind of thing I can see happening in real life, and the fact that they think the best way to humiliate her is to make her chair collapse is very sixth grade. Okay, it's on her birthday, which is not so nice, given that twelve-year-olds actually care about birthdays. But on the whole, no worse than her calling Jess a cry-baby after ruining what is probably the only school assignment she ever gave a damn about. (And, while we're on the subject, who ever took Jessica for a Nancy Drew fan? It's the eighties, so long before Gossip Girl, but I feel like she would've been more of a Judy Blume girl. Can't you just picture her and Lila giggling about the rude bits in Forever?)
The worst thing that they do to Brooke is
It's all quite shallow, but rather enjoyable anyway. It's always good when Liz gets involved with Jessica's dastardly schemes, instead of just tut-tutting from the sidelines. I feel like she's much more genuinely loyal to Jess in the SVT books, and I like that.
Moral of the Story? Nasty people are really just lonely lost souls.
[re-read]
May 31, 2022
Sweet Valley Twins 6 - The New Girl
An awful dog kicking girl has moved to Sweet Valley, and Jess already hates her. But Alice needs to impress her Dad for work, so they both come over after dinner for dessert (lemon meringue 🤤). Jess is ‘sick’, so only Liz officially meets Brooke. She hates her too. So does literally every one else at school. Brooke is horrible. So everyone is happy to tell Brooke all about Jennifer, the third Wakefield triplet! Of course, Brooke loves sweet bow wearing Jennifer. Jess loves the con, but Liz starts to feel bad as Brooke shows more of her vulnerable side to Jennifer (when she’s not hating on the twins, mainly Jess). At Lila’s birthday party they decide on a plan to humiliate Brooke on her own birthday (side note - 30 girls at a sleepover, including Liz, Amy and Caroline? 🤨) - a plan that includes an assembly and a collapsible chair the boys are happy to make. Liz is getting cold feet, especially when Brooke brings Jennifer birthday cake to share and finds out how lonely she is. Her mum moved to Europe (sound familiar) to start a new family, and neither parent wished her happy birthday. Liz tries to get out of it, and even take the booby trapped seat but Jess intervenes and Brooke falls through, is humiliated and blames Jennifer. And then finds out Jennifer doesn’t exist. Feeling bad, the twins call an emergency meeting of the Brooke Dennis Fan Club (I am NOT joking), and rallies everyone to make it up to Brooke. They decide to throw her a surprise birthday party (longest Monday ever) and all is forgiven!
My rating - 6/10 - Brooke is horrible, and I don’t think her about face was realistic, same with the kids all feeling bad. But I love the triplet storyline and it was fun seeing Liz be mean!
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An awful dog kicking girl has moved to Sweet Valley, and Jess already hates her. But Alice needs to impress her Dad for work, so they both come over after dinner for dessert (lemon meringue 🤤). Jess is ‘sick’, so only Liz officially meets Brooke. She hates her too. So does literally every one else at school. Brooke is horrible. So everyone is happy to tell Brooke all about Jennifer, the third Wakefield triplet! Of course, Brooke loves sweet bow wearing Jennifer. Jess loves the con, but Liz starts to feel bad as Brooke shows more of her vulnerable side to Jennifer (when she’s not hating on the twins, mainly Jess). At Lila’s birthday party they decide on a plan to humiliate Brooke on her own birthday (side note - 30 girls at a sleepover, including Liz, Amy and Caroline? 🤨) - a plan that includes an assembly and a collapsible chair the boys are happy to make. Liz is getting cold feet, especially when Brooke brings Jennifer birthday cake to share and finds out how lonely she is. Her mum moved to Europe (sound familiar) to start a new family, and neither parent wished her happy birthday. Liz tries to get out of it, and even take the booby trapped seat but Jess intervenes and Brooke falls through, is humiliated and blames Jennifer. And then finds out Jennifer doesn’t exist. Feeling bad, the twins call an emergency meeting of the Brooke Dennis Fan Club (I am NOT joking), and rallies everyone to make it up to Brooke. They decide to throw her a surprise birthday party (longest Monday ever) and all is forgiven!
My rating - 6/10 - Brooke is horrible, and I don’t think her about face was realistic, same with the kids all feeling bad. But I love the triplet storyline and it was fun seeing Liz be mean!
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January 16, 2016
Brooke Dennis is the new girl in town. Her father works with scripts and other things Hollywood. Her mother had divorced her father and moved away, remarried, and is building another family. Brooke's attitude towards Elizabeth, Jessica and all the other students is extremely nasty. She is so nasty that even Elizabeth, the twin who is as nice as can be, agrees to a surprise that will put Brooke into her place.
The problem arises when Elizabeth uncovers the reasons why Brooke is so terribly nasty to everyone, but it's too late to stop the surprise. So, a second surprise is formed in order to try to cure the effects of the first surprise.
Technically this is a story about bullying since everyone unites to work against Brooke. On the other hand, Brooke has been utterly nasty to every since person (and one dog), so there's a question here on whether or not bullying can ever be actually justified. There's also another lesson here and that is, before you go after someone, make sure they haven't been forced by events into the position that no one likes them for.
The problem arises when Elizabeth uncovers the reasons why Brooke is so terribly nasty to everyone, but it's too late to stop the surprise. So, a second surprise is formed in order to try to cure the effects of the first surprise.
Technically this is a story about bullying since everyone unites to work against Brooke. On the other hand, Brooke has been utterly nasty to every since person (and one dog), so there's a question here on whether or not bullying can ever be actually justified. There's also another lesson here and that is, before you go after someone, make sure they haven't been forced by events into the position that no one likes them for.
October 9, 2013
"The New Girl" by Francine Pascal is about two twins Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield and the new girl brook Dennis. In this realistic novel Brooke is mean and rude to everyone she tells on people and ruins book posters. She hates everyone but the two people she hates the most are the twins. After a while of dealing with brook n her nasty ways they decide to get back at her. What happens when two twins become three triplets? Find out by reading "The New Girl".
I liked this book because it would keep me on my toes if one of them got caught it would all be over. I also liked it because of how the author really made you feel like you were there watching it happen. I recommend this book to young adults and people who like realistic fiction novels. This book is a really good book and hard to put down.
I liked this book because it would keep me on my toes if one of them got caught it would all be over. I also liked it because of how the author really made you feel like you were there watching it happen. I recommend this book to young adults and people who like realistic fiction novels. This book is a really good book and hard to put down.
June 6, 2024
The new girl in question here is Brooke Dennis, the daughter of a famous Hollywood screenwriter as well as being a rather snotty brat. Jessica quickly comes up with a scheme to put Brooke in her place - the Wakefield twins are no longer twins - now “Jennifer” is their triplet. Even the good Elizabeth gets in on the plot! “Jennifer” soon becomes “Disgusting Dennis”’s only friend, and the whole sixth grade enjoys snickering about it. Elizabeth, though under the guise of “Jennifer,” discovers the real reason behind Brooke’s poor behavior and a timely surprise party soon puts all to rights. It’s a fast and fun addition to the series, covering a topic many have experience with.
November 17, 2015
Brooke Dennis moves to Sweet Valley in this Sweet Valley Twins book. Brooke is really mean. She talks meanly to every student at Sweet Valley. Then the school wants revenge. All of a sudden the Wakefield twins go from twins to triplets, or so Brooke thinks they're triplets. This Sweet Valley Twins was very good. It shows that you never know what is really going on in someone's life and you should never judge a book by its cover.
January 21, 2013
Yay, catty, bitchy, 12 year olds who act like they're 17! Even the kiddie versions of the Wakefields are horrid. They're so pretty and perfect. Blech. Again, standard ghost-written kiddie series fare. I vaugely remember reading this one as a kid.
January 18, 2021
This one was sO sCanDaLoUS and had a pretty decent outcome, but the fact that hating your home life doesn't give you free rein to be an asshole should have also been incorporated into the moral of the story
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February 5, 2009JAR4-Pas
April 29, 2009
The first Sweet Valley book I ever read, and it's awesome! Oh my those twins could both be so mean!
June 13, 2009
This book was more and more exciting as I read it!
October 24, 2010
I can not think of a scenario that Francine Pascal did not cover in these books. I just loved them.
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August 29, 2011From "Books I have read this summer" list I found at home in NJ, written in my 9-yr-old handwriting!
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