"Sweet Valley Confidential: Ten Years Later..." (St. Martin's Press), by Francine Pascal The stars of the young-adult book series "Sweet Valley" have grown up. Twins Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield ...

Left: My daughter and me. Right: Our growing collection of "Sweet Valley Twins" and "Sweet Valley High" books (alongside some from "The Babysitter's Club," naturally). When I was in the fourth grade, ...

‘Double Love,’ the first book in the Sweet Valley High series. | St. Martin's Paperbacks/Amazon (book cover), Justin Dodd/Mental Floss (background) Long before Harry Potter turned young adult ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Francine Pascal, a onetime soap opera writer whose “Sweet Valley High” novels and the ongoing adventures of twins Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield and other teens captivated millions of ...

Francine Pascal, the creator of the Sweet Valley High book series, has died. She was 92. Her daughter Laurie Wenk-Pascal said she died of lymphoma at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan on ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Francine Pascal, a onetime soap opera writer whose “Sweet Valley High” novels and the ongoing adventures of twins Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield and other teens captivated millions of ...

When news broke that Sweet Valley High creator Francine Pascal had died, SVH fans took to social media to express how much her super popular series had meant to us. I spoke with several contemporary ...

When I was in the fourth grade, my teacher asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. “A writer,” I said without hesitation. “Just like Francine Pascal — and Elizabeth Wakefield.” Francine Pascal ...

Pascal created over 150 "Sweet Valley High" books, with the help of a team of various writers. The books followed identical twins Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield as they navigated teen romance, ...