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Sweet Valley High #28
Alone in the Crowd
Secret song...
Lynne Henry is tall, awkward, and painfully shy. The one bright spot in her life is her songwriting. In her room, playing her guitar, Lynne forgets how lonely she is and becomes someone special.
When The Droids, Sweet Valley High's most popular rock band, announce a songwriting contest, Lynne enters it. But she is so insecure about her talent that she submits her song anonymously.
As soon as they hear Lynne's song, The Droids know they've got a winner. Guy Chesney, the attractive lead guitarist for the band, vows to find the songwriter, no matter how long it takes.
Only Elizabeth Wakefield knows Lynne's secret. Can she persuade Lynne to come out into the open and share her talent, or is Lynne destined to remain unnoticed?
UK edition of ISBN 0553256459
Lynne Henry is tall, awkward, and painfully shy. The one bright spot in her life is her songwriting. In her room, playing her guitar, Lynne forgets how lonely she is and becomes someone special.
When The Droids, Sweet Valley High's most popular rock band, announce a songwriting contest, Lynne enters it. But she is so insecure about her talent that she submits her song anonymously.
As soon as they hear Lynne's song, The Droids know they've got a winner. Guy Chesney, the attractive lead guitarist for the band, vows to find the songwriter, no matter how long it takes.
Only Elizabeth Wakefield knows Lynne's secret. Can she persuade Lynne to come out into the open and share her talent, or is Lynne destined to remain unnoticed?
UK edition of ISBN 0553256459
136 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1986
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Francine Pascal
1,140 books1,838 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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August 18, 2011
This is SVH #28 : Alone in the Crowd or Lynne : The Self-Flagellator.
This book is about 95% Lynne going on about how she is so ordinary, so plain, that she can't possibly tell Guy Chesney, a member of SVH's biggest band The Droids, that she wrote the Anonymous song for his contest. She calls herself a "prize moron", wishes repeatedly to be Jessica and Liz (I guess Lynne is a big fan of having psychopath stalkers that want to murder her every other book) and ignores her mother's sage wisdom. The cover would have us believe that St. Elizabeth of Sweet Valley is the one to pull Lynne out of her funk from the very beginning, but it's simply not true. I have to give Lynne props for coming out of self-imposed "ugly" funk all on her own (although even then she still said she HATED to admit she looked good!).
This is one of those After School Special books with a message. And the moral of this one is that unless you are Jessica and Liz (who are alien robots from Planet Flaflooga), you are a perfectly normal person who is beautiful and will actually have legit concerns instead of constantly cheating on your boyfriend (Liz) or acting like a sociopath (Jess).
This book is about 95% Lynne going on about how she is so ordinary, so plain, that she can't possibly tell Guy Chesney, a member of SVH's biggest band The Droids, that she wrote the Anonymous song for his contest. She calls herself a "prize moron", wishes repeatedly to be Jessica and Liz (I guess Lynne is a big fan of having psychopath stalkers that want to murder her every other book) and ignores her mother's sage wisdom. The cover would have us believe that St. Elizabeth of Sweet Valley is the one to pull Lynne out of her funk from the very beginning, but it's simply not true. I have to give Lynne props for coming out of self-imposed "ugly" funk all on her own (although even then she still said she HATED to admit she looked good!).
This is one of those After School Special books with a message. And the moral of this one is that unless you are Jessica and Liz (who are alien robots from Planet Flaflooga), you are a perfectly normal person who is beautiful and will actually have legit concerns instead of constantly cheating on your boyfriend (Liz) or acting like a sociopath (Jess).
August 14, 2023
A lesser volume of the series. Honestly, this one bored me quite a bit. Although Elizabeth did a rare thing and shocked me a bit with a shallow with thinking how someone can "almost be pretty." Looks deep on that one girl... So Lynne has no sense of self esteem. I tried to feel empathy but it was just so self pitying that I really couldn't. While we get that one though from Liz's pov, everyone seems to be fine with her. The guy (named Guy lol) she likes enjoys her company but she can't appreciate it in the least. Her mother is so caring and loving and supportive of her, yet she is a self-deprecating brat in return. I just didn't get it. Girl needs a therapist badly. It just dragged the book down way to much. And Jessica's stupid idea for a party is even worse. Seriously, cheerleaders taking pledge money just to sit in rocking chairs?! Lame.
2 stars is generous for this one.
2 stars is generous for this one.
April 25, 2018
Although the Sweet Valley High series is not exceptionally well written or even very good, there is something that makes readers interested. The series is basically a soap opera written for teenage girls who like to read, or don't. Overall, I loved the book even though there's no clear reason why.
January 8, 2020
Alone in the Crowd
Plot: In this Cinderella story with a twist, Lynne Henry is the girl that no one sees. She just doesn’t seem to fit in with anyone at Sweet Valley High (in her mind). Because why would they want to be friends with a nobody? The only thing that brings her solace after a trying day of trying to blend into the background of the halls of SVH, is coming home to her music. Lynn has always wanted to be a famous song writer, and she’s about to get that chance. Despite her mother who wants her to concentrate more on her looks and her grades (because the mother is over a spa and fitness center and is attractive), all Lynn can think about is her music. Until... One day a handsome drummer of a popular band walks her home from school and everything changes. BAM! She’s in LUV! Guy’s band (The Droids) has a contest coming up. This ties in with Jessica’s idea to have a rocking chair marathon (and of course dance, because it wouldn’t be an SVH book without a dance or a party thrown somewhere in) to raise money for the cheerleaders to have new uniforms. One of the cheerleaders is also about to move. So, the Droid’s are looking for a theme song, thus enter Lynn who decides to put her insecurity a little bit aside and enter anonymously (a tactic I’ve tried a few times). So, she writes this song called (On the Outside Looking In). Which just coincidently I wrote a poem with the same title. And it’s basically a love letter to Guy. She submits it, but almost get’s caught by Elizabeth. Of course, it turms out to be the best song submitted and it wins. Guy instantly falls in love and desperately tries to find his Cinderella. (Think of the cassette as the shoe). Elizabeth finds out it’s Lynn because she just happens to be at the music center looking for a record, and Lynn is there giving guitar lessons. She hears singing and when she sees Lynn all the pieces connect. Lynn pleads with Elizabeth not to tell Guy because she doesn’t think the image in his head will stand up to the reality. Even tho she’s started to take more interest in her appearance, and is letting her mom help her out, instead of pushing her away. Elizabeth doesn’t agree, but she promises to keep the secret. At the Rock-a-thon, Guy pulls Elizabeth to the side and begs her to tell him who she thinks the girl is. Elizabeth let’s on she does know but she can’t say anything and Guy should just let it go. His mystery woman doesn’t want to be revealed. But something she says clicks in Guy’s mind and he makes the connection. The next school day Guy tells Lynn he’s figured it out and has had a profile drawn just by what he’s seen in his head. When she sees the fliers and realizes it’s her, she’s announced as the winner or the contest and asked to sing her song. She does, and Guy announces his love for her and they ride off in a guitar shaped carriage to the land of Symphony where Guy and Lynn form their own band called The Nobodies. And of course, Jessica’s marathon is a success. The book ends with the announcement by Elizabeth that Amy Sutton is coming back. Remember her?
My Thoughts:
*First of all, a rocking chair marathon? Are they senior citizens? I know this series is old, but the *last* thing on a group of high school kid’s mind, would be an event involving a rocking chair. I don’t care what year it is. It’s just sound’s grandparent-ish. The thing that comes to mind instantly is a roller-skating marathon or go Saved by the Bell and do a Dance marathon. But of course, since JESSICA thought it up it’s a hit. I’ll kinda give the idea a little credit by tying in the 50’s Rock Around the Clock sock hop theme. But she could definitely have axed the rocking chair. I can’t even see sitting in a rocking chair that long with a dance going on around you. The whole thing is SV ridiculous.
*Then why is it in this kind of book where you have the awkward teenager that’s tall, average looks (or worse), but talented there’s a aggressive mother (that has some kind of claim to fame as being attractive) that starts off pushing the daughter to improve her looks (you’d be so pretty if, I’m just “concerned” etc) then by the end of the book it’s all hugs and tears and I love you for who you are on the inside? Blah! Blah! Blah. REALLY!? Cause that’s not what you hinted at in Chapter 1 where you basically tell her that her looks are what your focused on. This is the second book I’ve read where this has happened. (Shrink to Fit) And I guess it’s supposed to soften our hearts to Lynn’s mother that by the end she gives this its what’s on the inside that counts speech. But guess what? It didn’t. Lynn came to be more interested in style on her own, but her mother definitely didn’t help by pushing her until she was ready. I just wish the cover would have shown the transformation. I definitely know what it’s like to have that kind of mother that’s super critical about your appearance when sometimes you just don’t care or feel like it.
*Then there was Lynn. Now YES, I have had my insecure moments when I was down on myself and depression has hit me HARD. IT HAPPENS! But this character annoyed me. She was like the female version of Sleep Rock (that guy on the Flintstones that walked around with a black cloud over his head all the time). She’s worried what people will think if she wears contacts (which I thought nobody paid attention to her). She’s worried about people calling on her in class. She’s worried about Guy not liking her because she doesn’t look like Linda Rondstat. She’s worried other people might say something to her on the bus and she’ll have to say something back. And this went on and on until she got a spine. Not only is she boring to look at on the cover, she’s boring to read about. Her self-doubt was just tiring and tedious and dragged page after page. This was one of those books, that *could* be judged by the cover.
*And since when does Lila care about people teasing her that her father is one of the wealthiest men in SV? Did *she* have a personality transformation, because when she was in middle school she use to be the FIRST one to throw that up in everyone’s faces. She’s toned it down a little in this series, but it just seems not to fit.
Rating: 5 Because I haven’t read this whole series in order and I just read random books from it, had I seen this one in the book store I probably would have skipped it. As a matter of fact, this one isn’t in my collection so that tells you something. But the Cinderella aspect of it is pretty interesting as a twist of how to modernize the story. It’s SO OBVIOUS to see.
Plot: In this Cinderella story with a twist, Lynne Henry is the girl that no one sees. She just doesn’t seem to fit in with anyone at Sweet Valley High (in her mind). Because why would they want to be friends with a nobody? The only thing that brings her solace after a trying day of trying to blend into the background of the halls of SVH, is coming home to her music. Lynn has always wanted to be a famous song writer, and she’s about to get that chance. Despite her mother who wants her to concentrate more on her looks and her grades (because the mother is over a spa and fitness center and is attractive), all Lynn can think about is her music. Until... One day a handsome drummer of a popular band walks her home from school and everything changes. BAM! She’s in LUV! Guy’s band (The Droids) has a contest coming up. This ties in with Jessica’s idea to have a rocking chair marathon (and of course dance, because it wouldn’t be an SVH book without a dance or a party thrown somewhere in) to raise money for the cheerleaders to have new uniforms. One of the cheerleaders is also about to move. So, the Droid’s are looking for a theme song, thus enter Lynn who decides to put her insecurity a little bit aside and enter anonymously (a tactic I’ve tried a few times). So, she writes this song called (On the Outside Looking In). Which just coincidently I wrote a poem with the same title. And it’s basically a love letter to Guy. She submits it, but almost get’s caught by Elizabeth. Of course, it turms out to be the best song submitted and it wins. Guy instantly falls in love and desperately tries to find his Cinderella. (Think of the cassette as the shoe). Elizabeth finds out it’s Lynn because she just happens to be at the music center looking for a record, and Lynn is there giving guitar lessons. She hears singing and when she sees Lynn all the pieces connect. Lynn pleads with Elizabeth not to tell Guy because she doesn’t think the image in his head will stand up to the reality. Even tho she’s started to take more interest in her appearance, and is letting her mom help her out, instead of pushing her away. Elizabeth doesn’t agree, but she promises to keep the secret. At the Rock-a-thon, Guy pulls Elizabeth to the side and begs her to tell him who she thinks the girl is. Elizabeth let’s on she does know but she can’t say anything and Guy should just let it go. His mystery woman doesn’t want to be revealed. But something she says clicks in Guy’s mind and he makes the connection. The next school day Guy tells Lynn he’s figured it out and has had a profile drawn just by what he’s seen in his head. When she sees the fliers and realizes it’s her, she’s announced as the winner or the contest and asked to sing her song. She does, and Guy announces his love for her and they ride off in a guitar shaped carriage to the land of Symphony where Guy and Lynn form their own band called The Nobodies. And of course, Jessica’s marathon is a success. The book ends with the announcement by Elizabeth that Amy Sutton is coming back. Remember her?
My Thoughts:
*First of all, a rocking chair marathon? Are they senior citizens? I know this series is old, but the *last* thing on a group of high school kid’s mind, would be an event involving a rocking chair. I don’t care what year it is. It’s just sound’s grandparent-ish. The thing that comes to mind instantly is a roller-skating marathon or go Saved by the Bell and do a Dance marathon. But of course, since JESSICA thought it up it’s a hit. I’ll kinda give the idea a little credit by tying in the 50’s Rock Around the Clock sock hop theme. But she could definitely have axed the rocking chair. I can’t even see sitting in a rocking chair that long with a dance going on around you. The whole thing is SV ridiculous.
*Then why is it in this kind of book where you have the awkward teenager that’s tall, average looks (or worse), but talented there’s a aggressive mother (that has some kind of claim to fame as being attractive) that starts off pushing the daughter to improve her looks (you’d be so pretty if, I’m just “concerned” etc) then by the end of the book it’s all hugs and tears and I love you for who you are on the inside? Blah! Blah! Blah. REALLY!? Cause that’s not what you hinted at in Chapter 1 where you basically tell her that her looks are what your focused on. This is the second book I’ve read where this has happened. (Shrink to Fit) And I guess it’s supposed to soften our hearts to Lynn’s mother that by the end she gives this its what’s on the inside that counts speech. But guess what? It didn’t. Lynn came to be more interested in style on her own, but her mother definitely didn’t help by pushing her until she was ready. I just wish the cover would have shown the transformation. I definitely know what it’s like to have that kind of mother that’s super critical about your appearance when sometimes you just don’t care or feel like it.
*Then there was Lynn. Now YES, I have had my insecure moments when I was down on myself and depression has hit me HARD. IT HAPPENS! But this character annoyed me. She was like the female version of Sleep Rock (that guy on the Flintstones that walked around with a black cloud over his head all the time). She’s worried what people will think if she wears contacts (which I thought nobody paid attention to her). She’s worried about people calling on her in class. She’s worried about Guy not liking her because she doesn’t look like Linda Rondstat. She’s worried other people might say something to her on the bus and she’ll have to say something back. And this went on and on until she got a spine. Not only is she boring to look at on the cover, she’s boring to read about. Her self-doubt was just tiring and tedious and dragged page after page. This was one of those books, that *could* be judged by the cover.
*And since when does Lila care about people teasing her that her father is one of the wealthiest men in SV? Did *she* have a personality transformation, because when she was in middle school she use to be the FIRST one to throw that up in everyone’s faces. She’s toned it down a little in this series, but it just seems not to fit.
Rating: 5 Because I haven’t read this whole series in order and I just read random books from it, had I seen this one in the book store I probably would have skipped it. As a matter of fact, this one isn’t in my collection so that tells you something. But the Cinderella aspect of it is pretty interesting as a twist of how to modernize the story. It’s SO OBVIOUS to see.
October 26, 2025
Utter snoozefest. I’ll sum it up in one sentence: introvert with glasses (but of course she’s tall and thin) gets contacts and puts on makeup and like magic she’s gorgeous and everything turns out fine. Her love interest literally tells her he never noticed how beautiful her eyes were with glasses on. So ladies, ditch those glasses because boys don’t like them and in the end that’s all that matters apparently.
May 9, 2019
Marginally better than The New Jessica but still not, like, all that good.
June 27, 2019
My all-time favourite SVH book of the series. You just can't help feel sorry for the likes of Lynne Henry. I was tall and a loner back when I was her age, so it was quite easy to be sympathetic to a person like Lynne. Though looking back on the series after all the years have passed since my late teens (when I discovered it after attending an all-boy's military private school for Grades 9-12, having NEVER undergone the usual dating scene at a normal high school), I have to admit that the picture of Lynne on the cover here doesn't come close to making her seem the "ugly duckling" she saw herself as in the story.
But that's just me . . .!
But that's just me . . .!
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February 4, 2015Do you remember the Little Mermaid? "Francine Pascal" sure does. In this installment the guy (named Guy) falls in love with this chick' beautiful voice/song - while ignoring the fact that she's right in front of him. Way better as a musical.
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August 1, 2013Graded By: Erin
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January 9, 2019
Teenage me related strongly to this book. Adult me is just sad.
August 9, 2013
3.5 My favorite SVH.
January 27, 2021
A heartbreaker because it illustrates the power of negative self talk in a such painfully realistic way. Lynne is clearly going through some things in this book, most likely depression, and the writer does a great job of portraying the bombarding inner monologue dominates her thoughts. However, that Lynne turns to her creativity as a safe space is inspiring and her ultimate journey from fear to bravery is very satisfying! A better then average SVH!
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**Review Note - I have been re-reading the Sweet Valley High series one book at a time for my podcast, “Lessons From Sweet Valley.” The following is the unique SVH rating system that I use on goodreads for these books alone…
5 Stars - The book is worthy of being read outside of the series purely as an exemplary example of YA fiction.
4 Stars - The book contains an element, storyline or theme that sets it apart from your average SVH tome.
3 Stars - The book adequately meets the expectations of an SVH book as it exists in the Sweet Valley universe.
2 Stars - The book falls below the SVH standards in terms of subject matter, characters or overall story.
1 Star - Offensive by SVH standards! Any of those re-reading the series should skip entirely
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**Review Note - I have been re-reading the Sweet Valley High series one book at a time for my podcast, “Lessons From Sweet Valley.” The following is the unique SVH rating system that I use on goodreads for these books alone…
5 Stars - The book is worthy of being read outside of the series purely as an exemplary example of YA fiction.
4 Stars - The book contains an element, storyline or theme that sets it apart from your average SVH tome.
3 Stars - The book adequately meets the expectations of an SVH book as it exists in the Sweet Valley universe.
2 Stars - The book falls below the SVH standards in terms of subject matter, characters or overall story.
1 Star - Offensive by SVH standards! Any of those re-reading the series should skip entirely
June 26, 2022
Lynne Henry is plain, awkward and ugly. Yes she lives in Sweet Valley. Anyway the only positive in Lynne’s miserable life is songwriting and her guitar so when the Droids host a song writing competition (because high school is full of budding songwriters) Lynne submits a song anonymously. She wins (obviously) and the Droids are desperate to find out who she is. Why? Because Guy Chesney, lead guitarist is in love with her voice. Like all teenage boys, he doesn’t care about looks just what her voice sounds like on a 2 minuet tape. Eventually Lynne realizes she isn’t ugly and Guy finds out she wrote the song and they live happily ever after. Best twin in this book is probably Jessica just because the b-plot is hilarious. Jess decides the cheerleaders should hold a ‘Rock Around the Clock’ dance to raise money for new uniforms. Basically students pledge money for every hour these girls spend rocking on a rocking chair. It’s absolutely ridiculous. Finally, another minority in Sweet Valley! “‘That relay you guys threw on Saturday was an absolute scream,’ Lisa Reed exclaimed. Jessica smiled appreciatively at her. Lisa was a sophomore, a black girl with curly, short hair and a stunning figure.” And she’s never to be heard from again!
August 12, 2020
I like this one... even though its another Ugly Duckling tale, this time centred around a new character named Lynne who lives in Splendid Isolation in the lunchroom even though she's eating her heart out on the inside about having no friends and no one giving her the time of day. She doesn't give anyone the time of day either until Droids muso Guy Chesney starts chatting to her on the walk home from school one day. We instantly recognise that these two are completely made for each other and spend the rest of the book screaming at them to open their bloody eyes and wondering if someone else is going to take credit for Lynne's song that she submitted to a Droids song contest anonymously because she is too scared to reveal her massive talent or risk being shot down. She is soooo lucky one of those Sweet Valley bitches didn't claim her song... it sounds like something Jessica would do, to be honest.
January 7, 2019
One of the better SVH, this one is about new character Lynne Henry, a shy, tall, awkward musician with really bad self esteem. From thr cover, looked/sounded like she would have been a high school prom queen in the 1990s, but alas, this is the Wakefield world, wear girls who wear glasses are doomed. That said, I still enjoyed this one more than the last few- a more ordinary teenage story line and no horrifying antics from Jessica. 3 stars for an SVH, but normally would have been 2 tops (par for course on ratings for these books).
March 14, 2018
More like 3.5.
This was a pretty decent entry in the series - honestly, what teenage girl doesn't have their Lynne Henry moments. A nice break from the usual Jessica/Elizabeth-centric stories.
This was a pretty decent entry in the series - honestly, what teenage girl doesn't have their Lynne Henry moments. A nice break from the usual Jessica/Elizabeth-centric stories.
December 15, 2021
Shy Lynn Henry is a wallflower with the secret talent of song writing, she also has a huge crush on Droid Guy Chesney. When her anonymously submitted song lyrics win a competition, Guy is as determined to find the writer as she is to hide. It takes a bit of work from St Liz to get these tow crazy kids together
July 31, 2024
Finally we find an introvert at Sweet Valley High-Lynne Henry. This was a very sweet story and I liked the romance between Lynne and Guy. Also, I am giving an extra star on my book rating because Lynne had the most supportive mother.
Goodreads review published 31/07/24
Goodreads review published 31/07/24
March 16, 2018
I liked this more than I thought I would, probably because there was so little Jessica...
September 6, 2021
Typical Cinderella story 😂
November 11, 2023
A book that strives to answer the question “is she ugly or does she have glasses?” And the answer is, as always, it’s the glasses. She’s secretly beautiful.
December 19, 2024
This book should have been called 'Linda Ronstadt' for how many times she was mentioned!! Hilarious.
April 11, 2025
SG pick
September 17, 2016
Lynne is a songwriter but no one else at Sweet Valley High knows about her ability. She keeps very much to herself. She's tall for her age. She doesn't care about her appearance, doesn't try as hard at school as she could and is definitely a loner.
Then there's a contest for a local band that will play a party the school is having. They're looking for a really great new song for the band and the students are invited ot submit their compositions. Lynne writes a really great song but her desire to remain separate (actually, she puts herself down and makes the assumption that others will reject her so she avoids others to avoid that rejection) causes her to submit her song but without signing it.
Liz finds out about her but has to keep quiet. The band is desperately looking for the singer/songwriter (Lynne also has a great voice). The question is if they will find out it's Lynne and how she will react to that.
It's a very good story especially dealing with self-image problems among teenagers.
Then there's a contest for a local band that will play a party the school is having. They're looking for a really great new song for the band and the students are invited ot submit their compositions. Lynne writes a really great song but her desire to remain separate (actually, she puts herself down and makes the assumption that others will reject her so she avoids others to avoid that rejection) causes her to submit her song but without signing it.
Liz finds out about her but has to keep quiet. The band is desperately looking for the singer/songwriter (Lynne also has a great voice). The question is if they will find out it's Lynne and how she will react to that.
It's a very good story especially dealing with self-image problems among teenagers.
March 16, 2016
*Warning: Spoilers* I love this book. It's like a Cinderella story! Lynne is tall, socially awkward, shy, and a music lover. She kinda floats through school like a ghost. She's the one that no one ever knows in school, who skips parties and things like that. Until she meets Guy, who's nice and as interested in music as her! When his band announces a song contest, she enters... but not without making sure no one will know she was the one on that tape! She keeps her secret hidden from everyone, even her mom! For a little while, anyway. Guy's band ends up loving her song and it wins the contest! Only problem is, they don't know who wrote/sang it. Guy ends up falling in love with her, even though it's only her voice, and is determined to find the girl. Will her secret stay a secret forever?
That's for you to find out! I encourage you to read it! It's really good!
That's for you to find out! I encourage you to read it! It's really good!
April 9, 2016
Source: I read this book online via Open Library.
Cost: Free
Title: Alone in the Crowd
Series: Sweet Valley High #28
Author: Francine Pascal // Kate William
Overall Rating: 3 stars
This book gave me a bit of a headache, it was all to Camp Rock for my liking. Lynne is painfully shy but she loves songwriting and playing guitar, and a lead of a popular local band vows to find her no matter what. She's the voice he hears inside his head, the reason that's he's singing, he needs to find her. He gotta find her.
Like, literally take the plot of Camp Rock, combine it with her lusting after the SVH Twins and you'd get this book.
Cost: Free
Title: Alone in the Crowd
Series: Sweet Valley High #28
Author: Francine Pascal // Kate William
Overall Rating: 3 stars
This book gave me a bit of a headache, it was all to Camp Rock for my liking. Lynne is painfully shy but she loves songwriting and playing guitar, and a lead of a popular local band vows to find her no matter what. She's the voice he hears inside his head, the reason that's he's singing, he needs to find her. He gotta find her.
Like, literally take the plot of Camp Rock, combine it with her lusting after the SVH Twins and you'd get this book.
January 19, 2016
I love makeover books! I loved this as a teenager. I liked the fact that Lynne decided she was ready for change and took charge herself instead of giving in to outside pressure to conform. She becomes brave enough to take a chance on her dream of songwriting. As a result of inner change and taking that leap into the unknown, outer change and increased confidence follow. Even though this book series is embarassingly barbie girlish I really liked this one.
June 12, 2008
loooove the book and the BIG 80's glasses this girl is wearing
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February 19, 2009JAR5-Pas
October 24, 2010
These are like the popular after school specials that used to air on tv during the eighties, but in book form and more addictive....I love me some Wakefield Twins adventures...
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