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Runaway

by Kate William · 1985

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Jessica's had it with Sweet Valley...

Jessica Wakefield is sick and tired of taking second place to her twin sister, Elizabeth. Everyone adores Elizabeth; she's kind and loving and generous. But Jessica can't seem to do anything right.

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Then Jessica meets handsome, sensitive Nicky Shepard, who feels the same way she does. Nicky is running away to San Francisco and wants Jessica to join him. At first she doesn't take him seriously. But when things reach the breaking point at home, Jessica starts to see that she might be better off if she left Sweet Valley - forever!

UK edition of ISBN 0553249940

Genre
romanceromanceMore like thisLess of thiswomen’s fictionwomen’s fictionMore like thisLess of this
Themes
childhoodchildhoodMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1980s1980sMore like thisLess of thishigh schoolhigh schoolMore like thisLess of this
Mood
nostalgianostalgiaMore like thisLess of this
Audience
young adultchildrens
Length
short · 169 pages

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