Sweet valley high creator francine pascal looks back on her. And they have a secret triplet, raven, joining them for a dudes point of view. And, even more tragically, sweet valley high has ditched its iconic covers for something a little more glamorous. These fake paperback book covers put a weird spin on. See what has happened to the wakefield twins in the past 10 years. With over 150 to choose from, lets just call this part one. Join us as we reread the most iconic young adult series of all time, francine pascals sweet valley high. You probably dont remember the books from this instagram account. Moschitti is the creator of paperback paradise, an imaginary bookstorecumviral twitter account where your favorite paperback covers from the 1970s, 80s, and 90s are given mordantly funny, unflinchingly timely, andyesdelightfully smutty makeovers.
I originally kept this blog on blogspot, so entries ahead of book 30 might be formatted kind of funky until i eventually get around to fixing those. Dec 31, 2017 francine pascal, a native new yorker, is an author best known for creating the sweet valley series of young adult novels. Evil twins, wing and dove, trade point horror for sweet valley. Guys, the artist behind the sweet valley high covers takes. When they were first published in 1983, the sweet valley high books were a mustread for young girls. One of the sweet valley high novels covers elizabeth and jessica wakefield, the blond, tanned, teenage twins of the bestselling sweet valley high series, are. Sweet valley high is back, with what seems like its millionth reinvention. This book captures all that perfectly for one last time, so it is a good story, at least until near the end when the earthquake strikes. However, it was elizabeth who was the columnist, but shed engineered a mixup in identity. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. Now the twins are in a game of double love, with todd as first prize. It is a series that holds no appeal to anybody who never read it as a preteen, but for those who did, the series has an intense nostalgic appeal.
Nancy drew on campus was published two years after the first sweet valley university book, and the premise is very similar. The books follow the exploits of jessica and elizabeth wakefield, two beautiful twins that live in sweet valley in california. Elizabeth works for a boss named leona, and shes crushed when leona dislikes her idea for a column. In a fit of nostalgia i decided to pick up a sweet valley high book.
Book cover artist james mathewuse was highly sought after by the new york publishing houses. She is the author of several bestselling novels, including my mother was never a kid hanging out with cici, my firs. Part of the reason i decided to read this particular one is of a supposedly risque scene between liz and bruce patman, and even though i know i had read this exact book before, i had no recollection of this event. See the complete sweet valley high series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Now, years after the last books release in 2003, sweet valley high fans can channel their inner wakefield twins, thanks to a recent discovery about cover artist james l.
There were also several spinoffs, including the unicorn club, sweet valley university, and sweet valley sorority. A kind and unassuming librarian directed vanessa to the ya section. Get your portrait done by the sweet valley high cover artist. Ten years later, a novel meant for adults that updates us on. However, it was elizabeth who was the columnist, but shed engineered a mixup in identity, a trick shed picked up, no doubt, from jessica herself. Every character is unlikeable, from the fathating wicked bitch of the west, jessica, to the obtuseweakwilled robin wilson, to whiny daddys girl lila, to resident asshole 1bruce1, toand this is what is surprising, given francines usual hardon for elizabeth do. That leven credibly portrays elizabeth and jessica wakefield is no small feat rambin was born seven years after the first sweet valley high book was published. Dec 12, 2012 yep, thats soap starturnedhunger games actress leven rambin going double for the revamped cover of francine pascals beloved sweet valley high series. In addition to doing work for the nancy drew and hardy boys lines, he painted roughly 250 sweet valley. Cover girls sweet valley high book 129 kindle edition by francine pascal. You can buy the original sweet valley high books from the. A complete list of all sweet valley high books snark valley. The sweet valley high series was created by francine pascal and has been written by multiple ghostwriters under the pseudonym of kate william.
But when tragedy strikes, the sweet valley high you know and love will never be the same, and one of your favorite characters may be lost forever. So rather suddenly, my sweet valley high reading experience ended. Both are very alike, except in their way of dressing. Old paperback books get new titles that are much better suited to the cover photos. Jul 16, 2007 okay, i just reread this for the first time in perhaps 1215 years and had to look it up to comment. Jun 07, 2016 now, years after the last book s release in 2003, sweet valley high fans can channel their inner wakefield twins, thanks to a recent discovery about cover artist james l. We will be recapping sweet valley twins and all the special editions, including the unicorn club to start with, and if wing survives that, we may try other sweet valley series. We love a bit of teen book series nostalgia here at novelicious so, without further ado, here are 10 of the most dramatic sweet valley high book covers. Francine pascal kate william the twins cousin kelly is coming to stay with the for a bit because shes a spoilt only child of a divorced couple who idolises her absentee father and cant deal with the fact her new stepfather has two children.
I pretty much hate sweet valley highs format of using boy trouble as plots a, b and c in a single book. President of the website ashley judge, revealed that she has spent years looking for sweet valley high books to collect and share with the people who love them as much as she does she gathered up all the lost and forgotten books from our childhood, all with the original 80s covers, and put together a randomized package that allows her customers to buy a book and an enamel pin that is. Jessica starts dating college student scott daniels who is older than she is and much more experienced. Elizabeth works for a boss named leona, and shes crushed when. Paperback paradise has some hilariously fitting titles for the old style paperback covers you might remember from your middle school chapter books or your parents old scifi novels. The twins and their friends attend sweet valley high. Twentyfive years after reading about her death, regina is still the first person i think of when i hear about someone dying from a drug overdose. Francine pascal kate william the twins cousin kelly is coming to stay with the for a bit because shes a spoilt only child of a divorced couple who idolises her absentee father and. Feb 12, 2010 one of the sweet valley high novels covers elizabeth and jessica wakefield, the blond, tanned, teenage twins of the bestselling sweet valley high series, are set to grow up after creator francine. Sweet valley high is a series of young adult novels attributed to american author francine pascal, who presided over a team of ghostwriters to produce the series. This series revived the girls series genre during the 1980s. This means you could arrange to find your very own face dressed up in lip gloss and too much blush, hiding behind shaggy 80s bangs and an uneasy.
The account name riffs on his upbringing as a jehovahs witness, with a tongueincheek interpretation of what paradise would. Apr 30, 2011 sweet valley cover models april 30, 2011 i think many of us like to try and figure out the models for some of the sv cover paintings all done by james mathewuse up till the first sweet valley saga book. Added covers to the sweet valley kids page, and excerpts. This has nothing to do with nostalgia, but nevertheless, lets remember the way. Sweet valley high is a series of novels for children and young adults from francine pascal. Elizabeth and jessica wakefield are the only set of identical twins at sweet valley high. I couldnt read nancy drew on campus, so i cant read sweet valley university. President of the website ashley judge, revealed that she has spent years looking for sweet valley high books to collect and share with the people who love them as much as she does she gathered up all the lost and forgotten books from our childhood, all with the original 80s covers, and put together a randomized package that allows her customers to buy a book and an enamel pin that is based.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading cover girls sweet valley high book 129. Mathewuse, the artist behind the sweet valley high book covers whos also dabbled with nancy drew and hardy boys series cover art takes requests. Francine pascal is the creator of the sweet valley high series and one of the worlds most popular fiction writers for teenagers. Sweet valley high sequel to follow characters into 30s. Oct 20, 2010 sweet valley high is back, with what seems like its millionth reinvention. Sweet valley high books sweet valley high book cover. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. Maybe you remember it as the year return of the jedi was released. The colors on the covers may be brighter in pixel form, and the books live on to pack their addictive candylike punch. Nov 26, 2012 sweet valley high ereader cover photos.
They were in my purse and scattered around my house, ready to grab whenever i had a spare moment to. Had my baby and finally get time every now and then that i can start updating again. Francine pascals sweet valley high books devoured under our duvets at. Cover girls sweet valley high book 129 kindle edition by pascal, francine. The one where robin wilson loses 100 pounds and joins the. I used to read these nonstop starting when i was eleven or so.
Dominic moschitti updates your favorite sweet valley high. Sweet valley cover models april 30, 2011 i think many of us like to try and figure out the models for some of the sv cover paintings all done by james mathewuse up. Sweet valley high was the backbone of the collection, and was made into a popular television series. Jezebel has posted the cover of sweet valley confidential. This is the complete list of sweet valley high books from start to finish with publication dates. May 15th 09 added hungreys sweet valley high covers. Sweet valley high creator francine pascal tells all, 35 years later. What is really sad about this book is that all of these teenagers at sweet valley high are supposed to be so nice, and perfect, and whatever so, when robin is told to run the track in a bathing suit, why didnt one of the other characters walk up to jessicas smirking ass and explain to jessica how completely out of line that shit was by. Feeling insanely sophisticated for an eight year old, she selected her next rental based purely on the thrilling title and frightened blonde woman on the cover. The list the original books were all released by bantam. Over the course of his career, mathewuse has been hired to create the covers for over 400 titles, from sweet valley high to nancy drew to hardy boys.
Sweet valley online evil triplets snarkily recap sweet. While unbelievable, this is exactly what the early sweet valley high books are like, with a total lack of realism. Francine pascal, a native new yorker, is an author best known for creating the sweet valley series of young adult novels. If you have ever wanted to be drawn like one of sweet valley highs wakefield. Celebrities who have modeled for book covers photos huffpost.
High quality sweet valley high gifts and merchandise. Mar 05, 2018 while unbelievable, this is exactly what the early sweet valley high books are like, with a total lack of realism. Jul 27, 2018 sweet valley high, the wildly popular 1980s young adult series targeted at teen girls, offers especially ripe fodder that is relatable and leans into its innocence. Guys, the artist behind the sweet valley high covers. For the past month, i have rarely been more than a few feet away from a sweet valley high book. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. One of his first jobs, he told tallahassee magazine in an interview, was a portrait of president john f. Jun 22, 2018 double love was the first book of the sweet valley high series to come out in 1984, and shortly after it did, we all became obsessed. Often, young love and gender norms are the butt of his jokes. You can buy the original sweet valley high books from the 80s. An earthquake rocks sweet valley, and the wakefields move in with the fowlers, solidifying a friendship between the two families. Sweet valley, ca and its idyllic populous, not the least of which were jessica and elizabeth wakefield of sweet valley high. Sweet valley high by francine pascal community post. Will be adding the rest over the next few days when i have time.
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