Sweet Valley Twins/Sweet Valley High books and family fun!

[mrs__smith]

I was just cleaning out our storage room and found a tub FILLED with Sweet Valley Twins and Sweet Valley High books that I have been hoarding since childhood. :) There are more than 50 books in the tub. I have two boys and we're not planning on more children so I don't see any reason to continue to have these collect dust in my basement. Is there

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[goodjoan]

I checked the AR levels on these and the twins are too low (3.5-4.5 generally) but the SW high books are right in the sweet spot for my daughter, who was reading on a 6th grade level at the end of first grade (mostly mid 5 to mid 6s) But looking at the descriptions, I'm not sure they are age appropriate. Murder, arson, dating college guys? Are they really that 'grown up

[mrs__smith]

I'm not certain what an AR level is or if I'm reading your sentence incorrectly, but the "Twins" books are way too mature for 3.4-4.5 year old kids! I was a very advanced reader as a young kid (about on the level of your daughter at her age) and read the "Twins" books when I was in early elementary school and the "High" books in later elementary, just because I liked the stories and they were relevant to my age. I think for pure enjoyment reading the "Twin" books would be perfect for your daughter's age and are age appropriate content. The "High" books, while VERY VERY conservative by today's standards, might still be a little mature for a 1st grader and would be better suited for a 3rd or 4th grader. That would be my opinion, anyway! Also, the newer version of these books (they were reprinted/rereleased recently) have been updated and are not as "wholesome" as the originals.

That's my personal take on them. :) If you think this would suit your daughter, I'd love to see them go to a local girl who would love them as much as I did!

[goodjoan]

AR (accelerated reader) is a scholastic publisher program that rates book by reading level so kids can more easily grab books that are in their target reading range. So the 3.4-4.5 is grade level, not age. My daughter is going into 3rd grade this fall so maybe they will be a good fit for some fun summer reading!? Like I said, the twins books will be too low for her to get school credit, but she may enjoy them for rainy days or reading a book in the porch swing!

[mrs__smith]

I think she would adore them for fun summer reading. I have such fond memories of reading them on my school breaks as a little girl! And if you wanted the lot you could always put the "High" books up until she's a little older, too.