Keeping Secrets (1987)

by Francine Pascal, Jamie Suzanne

Series: Sweet Valley Twins (12)

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Breaking promises. . . Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield's father teaches them a secret language called Ithig. All their friends want to know the secret too, but the twins have made a pact with their father not to give it away. Elizabeth, at least, intends to keep her promise. But Jessica can't help herself--she teaches her best friend, Lila Fowler, the secret language. That means that soon the whole school will know Ithig. Now the class decides to use the language against the one teacher they don't like--Ms. McDonald. They will speak only Ithig in class the day the school supervisor comes to review her. At first, Elizabeth is angry at Jessica for breaking her promise about Ithig--but now Elizabeth wonders: should she break her own promise and warn Ms. McDonald? DON'T MISS ANY OF THE BOOKS IN THIS FABULOUS SERIES!… (more)

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One book after Amy swears to Elizabeth that they'll be friends forever after treating her like dirt for most of the book... Amy treats Elizabeth like dirt for most of the book. Honestly, the girl has severe jealousy issues. Of course Liz is closer to Jess; that's only said in, what, every book ever? Anyway, Amy's sulk is far less annoying than the stupid 'secret' language this book is about, which is even worse to read than Pig Latin, and all over this. Worst of all, however, is stupid Ned Wakefield, who makes his daughters keep such a ridiculous, pointless secret, even from Alice and Steven, and who tells Jess she was wrong to explain the language to Lila, even after all of the twins' friends ostracise them for the most useless secret ever.

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A very good book! The twin's father teaches them a secret language, but Jessica ends up blabbing it to Lila, and soon the entire school knows and plans to use the secret language against a teacher. Elizabeth doesn't want to break her promise of secrecy, but she also wants to warn the teacher. I loved this book the first time I read it, and even memorized the secret language so that I could speak it! Very interesting book. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Francine Pascal	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Suzanne, Jamie	—	main author	all editions	confirmed

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To Jessica Ann Copskey

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"I'm dying of curiosity!" Jessica Wakefield cried to her identical twin Elizabeth as they entered their house after school.

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Breaking promises. . . Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield's father teaches them a secret language called Ithig. All their friends want to know the secret too, but the twins have made a pact with their father not to give it away. Elizabeth, at least, intends to keep her promise. But Jessica can't help herself--she teaches her best friend, Lila Fowler, the secret language. That means that soon the whole school will know Ithig. Now the class decides to use the language against the one teacher they don't like--Ms. McDonald. They will speak only Ithig in class the day the school supervisor comes to review her. At first, Elizabeth is angry at Jessica for breaking her promise about Ithig--but now Elizabeth wonders: should she break her own promise and warn Ms. McDonald? DON'T MISS ANY OF THE BOOKS IN THIS FABULOUS SERIES!

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