Jessica Quits the Squad

Sweet Valley High #112

by Francine Pascal (Creator), Kate William

Cheerleading madness!

Jessica Wakefield finally meets her match when beautiful Heather Mallone moves to town. Not only is Heather glamorous and popular, she's also the best cheerleader Sweet Valley High has ever seen! She has big plans for the squad, including stealing Jessica's role as captain. Outraged at the idea of sharing the spotlight, Jessica starts the biggest feud in cheerleading history!

Elizabeth Wakefield should be happy that Jessica is falling in love with Ken Matthews, but instead she tries to keep them apart. Is Elizabeth really in love with her boyfriend, Todd Wilkins or is she harboring a secret passion for Ken?

Book One in this riveting three-part miniseries ... Will the Sweet Valley cheerleaders make it to the top?

Genres: Young Adult, Teen, Fiction, Romance, Childrens

211 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published December 1, 1994

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

[Danielle · Rating 3 out of 5]

Title: Jessica Quits The Squad
Author: Francine Pascal, Kate William
Series: Sweet Valley High, #112
Format: ebook
Length: N/A
Rating: 3 stars

Synopsis: Cheerleading madness!
Jessica Wakefield finally meets her match when beautiful Heather Mallone moves to town. Not only is Heather glamorous and popular, she's also the best cheerleader Sweet Valley High has ever seen! She has big plans for the squad, including stealing Jessica's role as captain. Outraged at the idea of sharing the spotlight, Jessica starts the biggest feud in cheerleading history!
Elizabeth Wakefield should be happy that Jessica is falling in love with Ken Matthews, but instead she tries to keep them apart. Is Elizabeth really in love with her boyfriend, Todd Wilkins -- or is she harboring a secret passion for Ken?
Book One in this riveting three-part miniseries ... Will the Sweet Valley cheerleaders make it to the top

Favourite character: Jessica (shockingly)
Least favourite character: Elizabeth (less shocking) & Heather

Mini-review: My, my, my. This is a first. I rooted for Jessica the whole book, while I’m normally screaming her name in frustration. This time I was yelling at Elizabeth for being such a crappy human. Grr.

Fan-cast:
Elizabeth/Jessica Wakefield - Lili Reinhart
Ken Matthews - Brandon Larracuente
Heather Mallone - Skyler Samuels
Annie Whitman - Sammi Hanratty
Maria Santelli - Francesca Reale
Robin Wilson - Sarah Jeffrey
Lila Fowler - Laura Harrier
Helen Bradley - Nicola Peltz
Jean West - Olivia Holt
Sandra Bacon - Anya Taylor-West
WInston Egbert - Joey Bragg
Amy Sutton - Kelly Washington
Bruce Patman - Richard Harmon
Todd Wilkins - Blake Michael
Mr. Collins - Lee Pace
Alice Wakefield - Laura Dern

[Felicia Moore · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good first book of a mini series!

[Rachel · Rating 3 out of 5]

I never read this first one in this mini series so I was pretty excited to see what I missed


where the hell did Robby go? into the void with A.J. and Jeffrey?

[Monique Brownrigg · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very intriguing plot line, although I hate that there's another subplot about cheating.

[Laura McGee · Rating 1 out of 5]

Jessica is in such a pickle! First that hussy Heather has taken over her cheer squad and now she's also found that her own twin sister had a secret affair with her new boyfriend Ken! When will this madness end???

[Kerri · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of the first Sweet Valley High novels I owned so I have something of a soft spot for it. It's your classic SVH book and probably is the reason I have a soft spot for Jessica even though she can be so... well, she's Jessica! ☺💟

[Allison]

Someone donated a bunch of SVH books to the library. So yeah, this is what I'm reading right now.

Also, sad to say, but as regards the B Plot, Jessica was pretty much completely reasonable.

[Sarah Baines · Rating 2 out of 5]

POSSIBLE SPOILERS!!!!

This should have been called The Attack of the Green Eyed Monster such is the jealousy prevalent throughout the book. We have Elizabeth seething with jealousy as Jessica is dating Ken Matthews as she went out with him first (eh?? can't say I remember that storyline) and has decided she's madly in love with him. We also have Jessica seething with jealousy over the new girl at Sweet Valley High - Heather Malone who has conveniently started at the school just as Robin Wilson is suddenly leaving!! I must admit Heather got up my nose too with the - extreme, in my opinion - diet she was hell bent on putting the other cheerleaders on and I couldn't help but smile when Jessica "accidentally" pushed her in the pool!!

[Serena · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fun time as usual, but simultaneously frustrating. It felt very out of character for Elizabeth to betray and neglect Todd’s love so much, and even more out of character to manipulate Jessica’s thoughts and feelings for someone for personal gain. Fiction or not, I can’t imagine a guy as patient and supportive as Todd, can’t see why she would ever doubt him. Heather seems a bit like a Mary Sue and those character types often seem unrealistic to me, but it’s an interesting plot point to essentially put Jessica up against someone almost exactly like her.

[Brittnie Gunderson · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the greatest 3 part mini series within the series.

I liked that, it showed what it can be like to be a transfer cheerleader. I also liked that it showed that Elizabeth, isn't perfect.

[Grace Lynch · Rating 5 out of 5]

Elizabeth is a little self righteous in this book, I have to say.

[Teresa Granado-Law]

Jessica loves when Ken quotes a movie "You're quoting Humphrey Bogart from Casablanca" and she also says "That's my favorite movie."

[PurplyCookie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Heather Mallone moves to Sweet Valley and positively wants to steal everything that Jessica holds dear in her little world, namely her captain position in the cheerleading squad and being on top of the pecking order at SVH.

Jessica also sets her sights on Ken, but what's confusing her is that her normally supportive sister Elizabeth seems to blanch at the idea. Well, if you've read Liz's secret diaries then you know that there's something going on between Ken and Lizzie. Too bad for Tod but then he's as boring as weeks old bread.

Jessica starts the biggest feud in Sweet Valley cheerleading history by finding her own squad. Let's see how that one ends.


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Book Details:

Title: Jessica Quits the Squad (Sweet Valley High, #112)
Author: Francine Pascal
Reviewed By: Purplycookie

[Pages · Rating 2 out of 5]

Silly book but it's like a sick fascination- must read sweet valley. Dislike Liz- didn't think I could dislike her more but yes I do. Jessica is fine- really into Ken- over everything. Typical Sweet valley. You have the sun, split level house- good car with blonde hair and perfect figures. Don't need anything else Lol I don't have every single book obviously, but I am slowly progressing through the series.

[Crystal B · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book! I did not like heather she is a rich girl who steals away every thing Jessica has with social life. After she kicks to girls off the cheerleading squad jessica is mad. I learned that having a lot of friends can be hard expecially if you are popular and 1 other girl can change your life.

[Sheila Read · Rating 5 out of 5]

I remember the cover but just not the story.

[Alex · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved the cheerleading three-parter.