Elizabeth and the Orphans

by Jamie Suzanne and Francine Pascal

Elizabeth's friend Melissa's mother dies suddenly, leaving Melissa and her brother Andy alone. If the social workers find out they are orphans, they'll be sent to foster homes. Sweet Valley Twins #58. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553159453
• ISBN13: 9780553159455
• Release Date: March 1992
• Publisher: Sweet Valley
• Length: 134 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.2" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

Melissa and Andy McCormick orphaned!!

Melissa McCormick and Elizabeth Wakefield are partners in a family project,It's just her,her mom and brother,Andy[a Senior at Sweet Valley High.One day,when Melissa's at school,Mr.Clark,the principal says Mrs.McCormick has had a heart attack,so she and Andy go to the hospital and see her.She dies,then Melissa lies about Mr.McCormick saying he's overseas,or he'll be home late.Andy drops out of Basketball,and gets a job at The Shop and Save,where the Mom worked,to pay for the bills,when The Francos[The Neighbors] go on vacation,well one night,Andy gets arrested because Melissa is home alone one night.Elizabeth,Finally gets Melissa and Andy's father and they finally meet him.

Sadness in Sweet Valley

Melissa and Andy's mum has died.And they have no idea where their wayward father might be.The two are left to take care of themselves,fooling social workers who may separate them.Elizabeth,kind as always befriends them and then the compassionate girl discovers their secret.She is faced with a dilemma.Keep the secret that the 2 are struggling to live and cook and pay bills all by themselves.Or turn them in,and risk the fact that they might get placed in seperate foster homes???Elizabeth eventually makes something very special happen.Gosh,that girl is nice!

Very sad!

I have enjoyed the Sweet Valley Twins books for a long time. They're always fun to read. I liked this one especially. In this story, two of the twins' friends, Melissa and Andy, are experiencing some problems. Melissa and Andy's mother died, and their father is living somewhere else in the country. They haven't seen him for years. Instead of going into foster care, the two pretend as if nothing is wrong and try to continue living their lives. But they can't go on like that forever. It's a very sad book, but it has a happy ending. It's definitely worth reading.

An Excellent Book

This book, Elizabeth and the Orphans, was a great book. Ithink it's interesting how Francine Pascal thought of that idea. Thebook is very suspensful. It kept me wondering throught the whole bookif Melissa and Andy would ever meet their father...I think this was an excellent book.