JESSICA'S BAD IDEA

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Summary: A wonderfull book for someone who " doesn't quite fit in".
Review: At first Jessica and the rest of the Unicorns detest Sandra. But when Elizabeth becomes friends with Sandra Jess get's and idea-one she later on wishes she had not thought of ! Lizzy and Jessica give Sandra a makeover, after all how popular can she get? When sandra presents the new her to the rest of the world Jessica feels like she geting no credit- then sandra steals her idea to rase money for the school bookmobie- was it an accident? Or, is Sandra a no-good theif?

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Summary: Yeah, it's fine
Review: I enjoyed the Sweet Valley Twins series in elementary school, and I used to read them all the time! This book, however, isn't one of the best. Jessica and Elizabeth meet Sandra Ferris, an unpopular girl at Sweet Valley Middle School. They give her a makeover, and magically overnight, she becomes the queen of popularity. I don't think it's very realistic that Sandra suddenly became so popular now that she was pretty. And Jessica was very selfish. Instead of feeling glad that Sandra had gained some new friends, Jessica was rude and jealous. However, I did enjoy reading it so I'll give it three stars.

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Summary: Swans and Ugly Ducklings
Review: If there are any `swans' in this Cinderella-story of the transformation of a shy and awkward girl into one of Sweet Valley Middle School's most pretty and popular girls, Jessica Wakefield is, regrettably, more the `ugly duckling' than the swan. Jessica's idea is bad - not in its effects on Sandra Ferris, but in its effects on Jessica herself. Sandra's transformation only works to reveal Jessica's inevitable jealousy, pettishness and a surprising truth: that all bullies are, ultimately, insecure and torment others to disguise or evade a low-esteem of their own. There is very little doubt that Jessica is a bully, though her creator, Francine Pascal, and the author of the Sweet Valley Twins series, Jamie Suzanne, attempt to gloss over Jessica's ugly-duckling heart by dwelling (too much, perhaps) on Jessica's physical beauty and her interpersonal or social skills. Moments of genuine repentance and humility are rare for Jessica Wakefield: more frequently than not, she experiences genuine remorse at having been caught or exposed in some crime of the conscience, and it is this - the treachery of being discovered and uncovered - that makes Jessica cry, cringe, coax, beg, wheedle, or threaten. If Jessica is stung into repentance, the change is only temporary (long enough to last until the book's happy ending), and by the next story she is as hardened as ever a 12-year-old can be. If readers dislike Jessica Wakefield at this precocious age, they will enjoy her antics even less when she is 16.

Having drawn the shape of Jessica's ugly-duckling heart, it's also important to emphasize that even `swans' like Elizabeth, Jessica's twin, and Sandra Ferris also have ugly-duckling experiences and feelings. Sandra, in particular, gives readers insight into how an ugly-duckling appearance on the outside can lead to ugly-duckling thoughts and feelings on the inside - and not just about herself, but also how she believes others in school perceive her. Elizabeth, too, also shows her less winsome self in condemning Sandra so completely after Sandra's apparent betrayal of her friendship and trust. Whilst it's true that Jessica and the Unicorns would undoubtedly agree with Sandra's sense of shame and inadequacy about herself, it's also not true that people like Elizabeth, Amy or Julie would likewise agree. Elizabeth is never fully aligned with the outcasts and misfits of the school, but she does have a high sense of justice and sympathy for the bullied and the maligned - traits that cause her to better identify with people like Sandra than even her own twin in some instances. Readers applaud Elizabeth's endeavours to befriend the crowd on the fringes, just as we applaud Jessica's real moments of humility and repentance.

Sandra Ferris, marginalized by her tall stature and the accompanying awkward gait, also shows her readers that being a real `swan' is more than knowing about the right clothes to wear, the right walk to assume, or the right make-up to wear: it's also about how you treat others. Her own moral lesson in honesty and integrity neatly fits in with the story's ending - though, by now, readers of the series know that even ugly-ducklings in Sweet Valley lead very charmed lives.


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Summary: jessica's Bad Idea
Review: In the book jessica's Bad Idea,the protagonistis Jessica and Sandra.The conflict of the story is when Jessica gives Sandra a makeover and gives her new clothes,then the next day at school Sandra becomes more popular than Jessica is.A small summary for this story is when Jessica and Sandra both run for student of the year.the best part of the story is when Sandra actually gives credit to Jessica for giving her the makeover,and Sandra and Jessica become friends.

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Summary: make-over fun
Review: Jessica and Elizabeth decide to help a girl named sandra who is very unhappy as she is tall and geeky and unpopular.Elizabeth is delighted when Jessica gives Sandra a make-over.Sandra is shocked and delighted also,as she is made to look her best.But soon Jessica regrets the makeover as Sandra is almost more popular than she is...and has this gone to Sandras head or is she still insecure??

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Summary: My Fair Lady,Sweet Valley Style
Review: Sandra Ferris is awkward,and Shy.Jessica gives her a makeover,like in the movie,My Fair Lady,only Eliza didn't get a bighead like Sandra Ferris did. Sandra gets a new hairstyle,new waredrobe,everything.She gets a big head.