The sixth-grade newspaper at Sweet Valley Middle School has started running personal ads, and as far as Jessica Wakefield is concerned, it couldn't have come at a better time. She and Aaron Dallas have nothing in common anymore. Jessica's ready to find a new boyfriend in the pages of the Sweet Valley Sixers.
Soon Jessica's exchanging the most romantic letters with a mysterious admirer. Her new pen pal loves all the same things she does - even pineapple pizza!
At last they decide to meet. It's going to be the date of the decade. And is Jessica in for a suprise!
"You know what your problem is, Aaron?" Jessica demanded, her voice angry. "You are one of the most immature people I have ever met in my life."
"And you," Aaron said, "are one of the most stuck-up people I have ever met in mine."
Jessica heard a gasp from the next table. She glanced over and saw that Caroline Pearce was sitting there, her eyes wide, hanging on every word.
"Stuck-up?" she exclaimed, dropping her ice-cream on the table. She stood up, put her hands on her hips, and glared down at Aaron.
"Yeah," Aaron said, dropping his own cone and stood up to face her. "Look up the word 'snob' in the dictionary. You'll see your picture."
Jessica's whole body was shaking. How could Aaron be so mean? Why hadn't she realized this about him before?
"That's a big fat lie and you know it," she shouted. She was so angry now that she could hardly control herself. "I have news for you," she said slowly. "If this is the way you feel about me, then it's over. We're not going out anymore."
Aaron leaned across the table. His eyes locked onto hers. "Oh, yeah?" he answered evenly. "Who ever said we were?"
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