Books are in fair condition, given the age (publishing late 1980s). The books do not have an odor - the coloring is due to age. Sweet Valley High - 20 Book Lot includes: 8: Heart Breaker 25: Nowhere to Run 50: Out of Reach 59: In Love Again 67: The Parent Plot 95: The Morning After 96: The Arrest 97: The Verdict 98: The Wedding 99: Beware the Baby-sitter 100: The Evil Twin 101: The Boyfriend War 103: Operation Love Match 107: Jessica's Secret Love 111: A Deadly Christmas 113: The Pom Pom Wars 115: The Treasure of Death Valley 119: Jessica's Older Guy 127: Dance of Death 138: What Jessica Wants...