A little too personal . . .
Sweet Valley High is in a frenzy when the school newspaper begins to run personal ads. Even Penny Ayala, the shy, serious editor of the paper, decides to place an ad, and a boy named Jamie responds. His letters are witty and sensitive just like hers, and he seems Penny's perfect match.
Elizabeth Wakefield encourages Penny to pursue her secret admirer. But when she over hears a group of boys laughing about "Jamie", she realizes that Penny's perfect match is only a joke - "Jamie" doesn't even exist! Can she stop the boys from breaking Penny's heart?
After reading Penny's personal ad, Elizabeth burst out laughing. "Penny, this is hysterical. But you're not really going to use it are you?"
"why not?" Penny responded. "You see, I'm not totally convinced about this, but if I'm going to do it at all, I want my ad to be different. All the personal ads I've ever read sound more or less the same." She shrugged. "I'll probably get some really flaky answers, but I'm willing to sort through them."
"Are you sure you want to say this?" Enid said cautiously. "I mean, I hope you know what you're doing."
"Not necessarily," Penny said. "But when I see what kind of response this draws, I'll know whether there are any boys around here with some imagination. Then we'll see . . . "
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