Retro Friday is a weekly meme hosted here at Angieville and focuses on reviewing books from the past. This can be an old favorite, an under-the-radar book you think deserves more attention, something woefully out-of-print, etc. Everyone is welcome to join in at any time! So this is a book I've spent a lot of time talking about. Chances are, if you've hung around these parts, you've heard me push it. But I actually read it for the first time way back in the olden days before the blog was, well, what it is now. I read it shortly after it was first published, back in 2007, when I was writing monthly posts, mere collections of mini-reviews. So Song of the Sparrow got shortchanged. I decided to address that situation today. The fun thing is lots of friends have read (and reviewed) it since, and so I was able to trip through their lovely thoughts and remember my own. When I heard about a retelling of Tennyson's " Lady of Shalott ," I was so in. I mean, I'...
Oh me too, me too!
ReplyDeleteYep, I'll be right there with you!
ReplyDeleteI was also a faithful purchaser of the SVH books every month. I still remember how EXCITING it was to see a new one on the shelf in the supermarket.
You're not alone Angie I'm looking forward to the fun of this book! :) Thanks for posting the cover!
ReplyDeleteI was a bit young for SVH. I did read Sweet Valley Twins, though. I wonder if I'd still get something out of this new book...
ReplyDeleteI never read Sweet Valley High. I read The Cheerleaders series. I still regret donating all of them to the library!
ReplyDeleteThis, however, makes me curious about the series. Such a great idea.
Karen
Wow! What a flashback. I devoured Sweet Valley Twins and then moved on to Sweet Valley High. They were the only books I read in school. I didn't discover my love of books until after I graduated College. But the SVT and SVH has a special place in my heart because they were my first.
ReplyDeleteLOVE Sweet Valley. SVH's were the first books that I read in secret b/c I wasn't really allowed to read them. So scandalous! The board game is also pretty awesome. I can't wait for Ten Years Later :)
ReplyDeleteSubtitle: SVH meets Girls Gone Wild?
ReplyDeleteI'm curious too! I grew up reading the Sweet Valley book that my older cousins passed on to me.
ReplyDeleteWow, I remember reading a few of these. I always preferred Sweet Valley High to Sweet Valley Twins, but I read very few of the former. I got a couple from the library and was then told I wasn't allowed to read them because I was "too young" for topics like love. By the time I was "old enough" I never ended up reading that many for some reason.
ReplyDeleteI do remember regularly watching the TV show when it was on, though.
Oh, I wish you hadn't told me about this. Now *I* might have to read it too.
ReplyDeleteHonestly this is awesome news! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI am so excited for this one. :D I love that the cover looks like the classic Sweet Valley books too. I still can't let go of my old Sweet Valley books (although most of my collection are Twins and Junior High and oh, Unicorn Club!). One day I'm going to have to let go of them...but maybe after I read this. :D
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the cover! I can't wait to read this one great find! :)
ReplyDeleteLOVED Sweet Valley High. Only I didn't buy them, I borrowed from the library. Same with Nancy Drew. I love that there is more SVH to come.
ReplyDeleteI somehow feel cheated that i never read these books.
ReplyDeleteSo awesome.
ReplyDeleteYou aren’t alone :)
ReplyDeleteOoh, I loved the Sweet Valley High books. Thanks for the fond memory.
ReplyDeleteCan't wait for this one! :)
ReplyDeleteWow, you guys are making me feel happy and much less alone than I thought I might be! I'm even more excited to get my hands on it.
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