"High school is, after all, a microcosm of the real world," Pascal said. Pascal said she selected the high school setting because she "needed a location that was complete in itself." Pascal, 73, said the inspiration for the first "Sweet Valley" book was the 1980s nighttime soap "Dallas." She figured that telling the story in series form would suit the soap opera format well because she wouldn't be tied in to providing closure - she could feel free to leave readers hanging "with a hook ending and that would give it the feel of continuity." But I think I have surprised them in a lot of ways and I hope I have touched them." With the new book I hoped not to outrage them and I don't think I have. "And it's a very difficult thing because the people who used to read the books are people of importance, they're grown adults, and they have a certain ownership of 'Sweet Valley' because it was their adolescence. "This is the first time in history that a kids' book has made the leap into adulthood," the author said.
She is also bent on getting revenge, not a typical Elizabeth character trait.ĬNN spoke to Sweet Valley creator Francine Pascal about the new book and the lasting legacy of the "Sweet Valley" franchise, which sold more than 150 million copies worldwide and was the first young adult series to hit The New York Times best-seller list. Jessica still lives in the idyllic Sweet Valley and has done something unforgivable to Elizabeth, who has since high-tailed it to New York, utterly brokenhearted. And in case you need any reminders that the book takes place in modern times, there are references to Facebook, Google, Beyoncé and Justin Timberlake. Their perfect figures, cascading blond hair and aquamarine eyes remain. The series protagonists - twin sisters Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield - are 27 now and on their own, no longer safely ensconced in the split-level, Spanish-style home of their parents.
Martin's Press) takes place 10 years after high school. As we reported in July, "Sweet Valley Confidential" (St. (CNN) - The highly anticipated update to the classic 1980s series "Sweet Valley High" is here.
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