R for Revenge (Sweet Valley High)

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Product Description Was that a cheer ...  or a scream? The Sweet Valley High cheerleaders have been kidnapped! Co-captains Jessica Wakefield and Heather Mallone thought they'd found the perfect faculty advisor for their cheer squad in Nancy Swanson.  But the cheerleaders don't know about the dark secret in Nancy's past.  Or how dangerous she really is.  Until Sweet Valley High's cheerleaders start disappearing ...  one by one. From the Inside Flap heer ...  or a scream? The Sweet Valley High cheerleaders have been kidnapped! Co-captains Jessica Wakefield and Heather Mallone thought they'd found the perfect faculty advisor for their cheer squad in Nancy Swanson.  But the cheerleaders don't know about the dark secret in Nancy's past.  Or how dangerous she really is.  Until Sweet Valley High's cheerleaders start disappearing ...  one by one. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Jim Croce was singing "Time in a Bottle" on the stereo as Elizabeth walked into the library at five o'clock that evening.  A woman with long, light brown hair was standing at the reference desk.  Her back was to the door, but Elizabeth recognized her right away. "Hi, Ms. Swanson!" she called to the assistant librarian, practically skipping into the room in her haste to leave Brad behind and get started on her research for Scoop. Nancy Swanson turned and smiled shyly.  "Hello, Elizabeth," she greeted in a tentative voice.  "It's always nice to see you here.  I can turn off the music if it bothers you.  Technically I'm not supposed to be playing it in here, but officially the library's closed for the evening." "Oh, I'm sorry!" Elizabeth said.  "Do you want me to leave?  I can come back tomorrow." "No, of course not," Ms. Swanson replied.  "I have another half hour of work to do.  There's no reason why you can't look around." "Thanks," Elizabeth said.  "And don't turn off your music.  I always thought this was a pretty song.  I just wanted to get a head start on some research tonight while Jessica's finishing up with the cheerleaders.  I only need a few minutes."  Elizabeth had run into Annie at her locker and learned that Jessica was still taking a shower, so she figured she had time to glance through a few yearbooks at least. "How are you doing, Liz?" Ms. Swanson asked.  "And how is your sister? The cheerleaders looked far out at the field hockey game last weekend!  It's too bad Sara hurt her ankle." "I missed the game," Elizabeth admitted.  "But I agree about Sara.  Besides that, though, Jessica was psyched about the cheerleaders' performance.  She's been raving about it for days." "The crowd really dug them." Elizabeth looked at her curiously.  "You never miss a game, do you?  Of any sport!  Not many faculty members make that much of an effort to show some school spirit.  I don't even know many students who do!" "I just like to support my school," the assistant librarian replied, raising a hand to her face as if to hide her expression. As always, Elizabeth felt sorry for the woman.  Nancy Swanson had been working at Sweet Valley High for only a few months, but she'd always been extraordinarily attentive to the students, especially the most popular ones.  She always seemed to hang on Elizabeth's every word.  And she never failed to ask about Jessica, though Elizabeth was sure her sister hadn't been in the library more than two or three times during her entire high-school career. "Can I help you find anything today?" the assistant librarian asked. "No, I think I know where to find what I need," Elizabeth replied.  There was definitely something odd about the bland, quiet assistant librarian, Elizabeth thought.  The woman always had a lonely, vaguely wistful look in her bright blue eyes.  But Elizabeth couldn't fault someone who was always so friendly and eager to please. "What's your research for?" asked Ms. Swanson.  "That poetry paper for Mr. Collins's class? "You're really amazing," Elizabeth said.  "I don't