Downstairs, Upstairs

by Laurie John and Francine Pascal

Book Overview

When her boss's daughter, Sarah, becomes angry with her and Sarah's brother develops an interest in her despite the jealousy of his fiancae, Elizabeth worries that her life in Pennington House is... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553493566
• ISBN13: 9780553493566
• Release Date: April 2001
• Publisher: Sweet Valley
• Length: 231 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.1" x 6.9"
• Age Range: 14 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 9 to 12

Customer Reviews

Cool Series

I really like this Elizabeth series. I read the regular Sweet Valley High for a long time, then the spin offs Senior Year and Sweet Valley Junior High. I started reading this series and now I am hooked. In one day I bought #3,4,5,6. I'm pretty sure that this is #4. The story revolves around Elizabeth Wakefield who moved to London after a big fight with her twin sister Jessica and her parents. Elizabeths hopes of attending the University of London on the full scholarship were dashed when she learned that she had not responded to the deadline on time. By chance Elizabeth is hired as a scullery maid for the Earl of Pennington and fallsin love with his son Max. But Max is getting married to the horrible Lavinia in two months, and as a royal he would never be allowed to date a commoner, Elizabeth. The books just follow each other as this storyline keeps going.Really entertaining books for light reading, I recommend them to girls ages 13-16.

GOOD, but a bit slow

Ok, first of all I would like to say that this book was just a bit like the others so far. Where Vanessa is still continuing looking for proof that she is actually the earl's daughter, while Elizabeth & Max still has eyes for eachother never wanting to look away from one another, and Sarah who is still having little puppy loves, though she is no longing with Nick whom she found out what his REAL personality realy is like. She now has eyes on William,a boy that also attends her school. The only realy big event that happened in here was where Max could no longer take it and had the biggest urge to kiss Elizabeth. She knew it was wrong herself to wanna do the same, but in the end she gave in. They had the most passionate, dreamy kiss. But it cut short when they heard an angry voice coming near which was Lavinia's, the fincee of Max. So this was a good book but just a bit slow. Hopefully it will speed up a bit.

Easy read

This book is a fast read. It is enjoyable, but superficially so. Max finally succumbs and kisses Elizabeth. However Sarah, the spoiled brat, hates Elizabeth for spying on her and conspires with that annoying twit Victoria, against Liz. Liz is forced to spy by the Lord. (She is only the scullery maid with no other home or connections.) I like James Leer and Vanessa. They interact finally and that was the best part of the novel. Max is torn between the traditional conflict: duty and desire. Max is getting annoying. Make up your mind already!! While his desire is whetted by the kiss, duty still overrides and he is still going to marry Lavinia, who is shown even more to be a big, big , witch. (please think of the other rhyming and alliterative word.) These books are like I said, easy and fast, and superficially enjoyable.

A Good Book

Downstairs, Upstairs was interesting, and well written. I liked it a lot. It was worth buying, if you are a fan of Sweet Valley, but particularly of Elizabeth. I prefer the Elizabeth series to the SVH, and I liked this book. It has an interesting plot and is worth the money.

Upstairs, Downstairs

This book was great. Max and Elizabeth finally hook up, but things turn sour when someone frames Elizabeth for slashing Lady Lavinia's veil. Max believes that Elizabeth commited the crime, and now Elizabeth is angry at him for not believing her. Elizabeth has to endure Lavinia's attack throughout the book. James tells Vanessa that he loves her and he thinks that she is having an affair with the Earl, but then he sees her looking through the Earl'l pictures.