Check back next week for a fun post about double love. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Go to her website to see her answers to the same questions that ive answered below. Pascal had a heavy hand in the creation of the first svh book, double love, but she never had any interest in writing the books herself. Double love where it all began for the wakefield twins, elizabeth and jessica. The first book pascal wrote in the sweet valley high series of books was double love. Click to read more about double love by francine pascal. Other books in episode 37 the chronicles of narnia. Double love double love, released in 1983 was the first book in the sweet valley high series. Aug 06, 2019 at their core, all sweet valley books tell the story of a sociopath and a pushover. Francine pascal, a native new yorker, is an author best known for creating the sweet valley series of young adult novels. Double love, francine pascal s first novel in the series, introduces the main characters jessica and elizabeth wakefield and their family.
In 1982 she created the characters and the stories for the first six books and her agent, amy berkower of writers house sold them to bantam books. Aug 16, 2019 pascal had a heavy hand in the creation of the first svh book, double love, but she never had any interest in writing the books herself. About francine pascal francine pascal is the creator of the sweet valley high series and one of the worlds most popular fiction writers for teenagers and the author of several bestselling novels, my mother was never a kid hanging out with cici, my first love and other disasters, as. Iconic and beloved identical twins jessica and elizabeth wakefield are all grown up, and navigating the very complicated world of work, love and betrayal in francine pascal s longawaited return to sweet valley. Double love npr coverage of double love by kate william and francine pascal. Elizabeth and jessica wakefield are identical twins. Tweet francine pascal, or whoever actually wrote these books, taught me how to read.
This book introduces us to the upper middle class family, the wakefields who live in sweet valley, california. In this episode, we sadly reveal a lot of problematic messages in the book about sexuality, class, privilege, and relationships. Dec 31, 2017 francine pascal, a native new yorker, is an author best known for creating the sweet valley series of young adult novels. Francine pascal grew up in new york city and attended new york university. Throughout literary history, these twin subjects have been the core of many great novels anna karenina as well as many bad ones.
Pascal has also written hangin out with cici, which became an abc after school special called my mother was never a kid, the handmedown kid, also made into an abc after school special, my first love and. Double lovesecretsplaying with fire by francine pascal. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. At their core, all sweet valley books tell the story of a sociopath and a pushover.
Its been a long time since i read the sweet valley high booksover 25 years, im. The author lauren oliver credited her inspiration for the dystopian teen romance delirium to gabriel garcia marquez, who wrote that all great books were about love and death. Ssr is back for year two, and were kicking things off with a conversation about the first book in francine pascal s beloved sweet valley high series, double love. Order of francine pascal books francine pascal is an american author best known for her seminal series sweet valley high that has been read by millions of young adults throughout the years. Double love 1984 read online free book by francine. May 03, 2007 double love, francine pascal s first novel in the series, introduces the main characters jessica and elizabeth wakefield and their family. Can the bonds of sisterhood stand up to the pangs of a broken heart.
The series spanned over twenty years and had over 180 books published. There were also several spinoffs, including the unicorn club, sweet valley university, and sweet valley sorority. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. So i missed out on the antics of elizabeth and jessica. Double love september 1, 1984 edition open library. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search.
She is the author of the sweet valley high series, featuring twins jessica and elizabeth wakefield. As twilight demonstrated, teen fantasy authors have taken up. Pascal is on the advisory board of the american theatre wing. Francine pascal may, 1938 is an american author best known for creating the sweet valley series of novels. Double love by francine pascal plucked from the stacks. Sweet valley high was the backbone of the collection, and was made into a popular television series. Her first book was released in 1982 and from then, the new york university alumnus went on to enjoy a highly successful writing career. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Francine is one of the most prolific writers, having churned out hundreds of books for her various book series.
Double love by francine pascal, the twins jessica and elizabeth wakefield couldnt be more different but they both share one common interest, todd wilkins. Double love sweet valley high 1 download ebook pdf, epub. If you like francine pascal books, youll love gregory maguire. Marie holbrook cars batman robin barbie catwoman superhero family show by imaginext toys duration. This is even the somewhat distorted intent of francine pascal, who writes in the introduction for double love, in my series, the girls would drive the action. She had originally planned the idea for a daytime soap for teens, but a close friend talked her into making the idea into a book series instead. I skipped from the american girl books straight to dune. Double love by francine pascal overdrive rakuten overdrive.
Jan 11, 2018 double love, francine pascals first novel in the series, introduces the main characters jessica and elizabeth wakefield and their family. The wakefields are an upper middleclass family wealthy enough to have a fiat convertible, and twins jessica and elizabeth share a home with older brother steve and their parents. Francine pascal nee rubin, born may, 1938 is an american author best known for creating the sweet valley series of young adult novels. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Double love, secrets, playing with fire, power play. A friend and i are rereading sweet valley high by francine pascal. Double love 1984 read online free book by francine pascal. Francine pascal primary author only author division.
There were also several spinoffs, including the unicorn club and sweet valley university. Double love by pascal, francine and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Francine pascal, or whoever actually wrote these books, taught me how to read. Welcome to sweet valley high the beloved series by francine pascal. Francine pascal is currently considered a single author. Here together for the first time in an incredible ebook bundle are the first twelve books in the beloved series. New york times bestselling author francine pascal s sweet valley high series has captivated generations of teens and adults, selling over 60 million copies worldwide. Who will todd choosethe glamorous jessica or the gentle elizabeth. Where jessica is used to getting what she wants when she asks for it elizabeth is used to letting jessica do as she pleases. Now the twins are in a game of double love, with todd as first prize. What will jessica stoop to in order to get what she wants. When i did read popcorn and bubblegum books, my go to was the princess diaries by meg cabot. Francine pascal is the creator of the sweet valley high series and one of the worlds most popular fiction writers for teenagers and the author of several bestselling novels. I dont know how i managed to avoid reading sweet valley high throughout my young reading life.
Todd wilkins brotherinlaw elizabeth wakefield was one of the two main fictional characters in the book series sweet valley high. She was portrayed by cynthia daniel in the tv series. The sweet valley high book series by multiple authors includes books double love, secrets, playing with fire, and several more. See the complete sweet valley high series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Elizabeth wakefield really likes todd wilkins and he likes her but her twin sister jessica wants todd for.
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