It shows these beautiful womens courage and strength as it follows them from a boat heading for america where alice meets the true love of her heart, theodore wakefield, to sweet valley california. Sean lowry and charles stewart, both members of the sweet valley high chess team. The wakefields of sweet valley by francine pascal alibris uk. Now, the sweet life picks up the lives of twins elizabeth and jessica wakefieldlast seen in sweet valley confidential by francine pascalas they approach their thirtieth birthdays. The wakefields of sweet valley sounds appropriate for a saga. It has been argued by some that sweet valley high was the greatest series of books. Theo and the twins now live in vista, california, in the napa valley. The wakefields strike it rich by francine pascal abebooks. Sweet valley high was the backbone of the collection, and was made into a popular television series. Ten years after sweet valley high, the wakefield twins have had a falling out of epic proportions. Francine pascals blockbuster youngadult book series followed the charmed yet dramatic lives of impetuous, boycrazy jessica wakefield and. Wakefields of sweet valley sweet valley high francine pascal on amazon. Francine pascal discover the lives and loves of these extraordinary young women in the biggest, best sweet valley story ever. The wakefields of sweet valley book by kate william.
Nov 28, 2012 the olsen twins of teen lit, jessica and elizabeth wakefield of sweet valley, ca, are making their return to sweet valley high in an ereader release of the first 12 novels in the sweet valley high. There were also several spinoffs, including the unicorn club, sweet valley university, and sweet valley sorority. Oh, liz, that nonsense is about seven hundred and thirtyseventh on my list of concerns. Snark valley a 30somethings lovingly sarcastic journey. Sweet valley high super editions super thrillers super stars magna editions for other books involving sweet valley and its characters, see. Sweet valley twinsteam sweet valley the unicorn club.
Along the way you experience the heroic spirit of each of the women and their loves and losses. Jan 05, 2018 in sweet valley high saga, the wakefields of sweet valley, the history of the maternal side of elizabeth and jessicas family is detailed. The books follow the exploits of jessica and elizabeth wakefield, two beautiful twins that live in sweet valley in california. Sweet valley confidential revives and roils a teen book series. Jessica and elizabeth wakefield are turning 17 at the biggest party in sweet valley high history. In any case, both books prove what only the most diehard sweet valley fans believe.
The sweet valley high book series by multiple authors includes books double love, secrets, playing with fire, and several more. Oddly, most generations have a set of identical twins whose names tend to be very similar to elizabeth and jessica. I remember thinking how cool it was that all the generations that had identical blonde haired twin girls also had a 1 year older brother as well oh course, now im like thats a bit too much but at the time, i adored it. They tell the stories of the people the came before lila, bruce, jessica, and elizabeth. If you are a lover of any of the sweet valley books then these are a must read. The christmas ghost sweet valley twins super chiller book 1 by pascal, francine and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
The wakefields strike it rich sweet valley twins by pascal, francine and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Many of the wakefield twins adventures are typical teenage stuff. Steven wakefield is a character in the sweet valley series of books. Because that nonsense is probably the school newspaper or a test or enid rollins or whatever. Sweet valley high is a series of novels for children and young adults from francine pascal. Already the published author of three young adult books, pascal wrote a proposal for six sweet valley high titles, featuring the beautiful wakefield twins i always felt they were two sides of. Jessica and elizabeth wakefield are turning 17 at the biggest party in sweet valley high. The sagas tell the stories of betrayal, lost love, and dreams coming true and also undone.
If you are a lover of any of the sweet valley books. Sweet valley twins are back, and, like readers, fully adult. In these stories, newcomers evan, the sunny artist, and tanner, the young cowboy, arrive at the lake and stir the hearts of the locals. 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. Sweet valley saga the wakefield legacy fitzies soda shoppe. Fresh off on the boat from sweden, 16yearold alice larson meets handsome theodore wakefield. Francine pascal, or whoever actually wrote these books, taught me how to read. Follow the riveting stories of the women who came be. Aug 30, 2012 each of the sweet valley high books, stuffed with cliffhangers and drama, was written by a ghostwriter, with pascal credited as creator. See the complete sweet valley high series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles.
The first such series, which spanned seven books, was about a sociopath named margo, who happened to look just like the twins, traveling to sweet valley. 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. Sweet valley twins is a series of childrens novels created by francine pascal. The series revolves around identical twins jessica and elizabeth wakefield living in the fictional town of sweet. Okay, so when i was about thirteen or so, i owned two sweet valley books. Jessica tries to steal elizabeths crush, elizabeth is injured in a motorcycle crash and starts acting like jessica, jessica blackballs a girl with an \easy\ reputation. Why bim adewunmi still loves the sweet valley high books. Buy a cheap copy of the wakefields of sweet valley book by kate william.
Sometimes, though, the plotlines of the sweet valley high books were, in a word, bonkers. Ebook 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. Books similar to the wakefields of sweet valley sweet. Its the history of alices side of the family which is why the title makes no sense theyre not wakefields. Francine pascal a saga covering the origin and history of elizabeth and jessica wakefields family begins in. Sweet valley twins also known as sweet valley twins and friends was the first spinoff to originate from sweet valley high, and was created by francine pascal and written by jamie suzanne.
It shows these beautiful womens courage and strength as it follows them from a boat heading for america where alice meets the true love of her heart, theodore wakefield, to sweet valley. Published by bantam books on 1 july 1986, the series starts with the twins wanting to differ from each other. So much awesome cannot be contained in one post alone, you guys. I have read them all over again and again because of how the books just lure you in with the wonderful stories. One was this, and one was the companion the wakefield legacy. The full list the dairi burger reading sweet valley. Sweet valley high magna editions series by francine pascal. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Instead, the saga series is meant to tiein to the regularly scheduled svh books. The first book in the sweet valley high series introduces the wakefield twins to readers, two physically identical girls that are determined to lay a claim on a handsome basketball star. Summarizing this book is kind of a nightmare, but ill see what i can do. The sweet valley high series series books for girls.
Sweet valley high books began in 1983 and ended 20 years later. Alices sevenyearold identical twins elisabeth and jessamyn johnson get it. Sweet valley high is a teenyoung adult fiction book series created by francine pascal. Summer stories gay men have been called to this lake for over forty years. Francine pascals popular ya fiction series of the 80s and 90s contained hundreds of books centered around the beautiful identical twins of sweet valley, jessica and elizabeth wakefield. Also, im not sure why this book is called the wakefields of sweet valley, considering that wakefield isnt the family name for any of the.
Jul 16, 2007 okay, i just reread this for the first time in perhaps 1215 years and had to look it up to comment. The wakefields of sweet valley sweet valley high magna editions 9780606050289. The wakefields of sweet valley sweet valleey saga on. We have book genres that cater to all interests and ages, including mysteries, romance novels, travel, culture, fiction, and nonfiction. It has been argued by some that sweet valley high was the greatest series of books ever written for teens. This book was even better than the fowlers of sweet valley. Recently, i read the book, the wakefields of sweet valley. You can buy the original sweet valley high books from the. The books are spinoffs of the sweet valley high series. The negative impact of the series is how it changed the format of series book titles. The series revived the genre during the 1980s, and this is certainly good.
An earthquake rocks sweet valley, and the wakefields move in with the fowlers, solidifying a friendship between the two families. Wakefields of sweet valley sweet valley high saga by william, kate, 19911205. In which peter dehaven is just fucking things up for people left and right. Sweet valley high a wildly popular ya book series first published in the 80s is about the wakefields, a pair of perfect blonde twins from a fictional town in california called sweet.
First published in 1991 wakefields of sweet valley. A complete list of all sweet valley high books snark valley. Apr 22, 2008 where can i read free sweet valley series of books online plss im desperate to read em,i found a site called but i read fear street etc there but cant find sweet valley. See the complete sweet valley high magna editions series book.
Named after one of the best friends of his father, steven is the oldest of the wakefields three children. The complete series list for sweet valley kids francine pascal. Jun 20, 2014 marjorie goes home to sweet valley and eventually marries a man named charles robertson and her dad is totally still alive and walks her down the aisle. Sweet valley university is a series of childrens novels written by francine pascal which follows the exploits of identical twin sisters who must adjust to new lives in college. The one where robin wilson loses 100 pounds and joins the. Jessica wakefield knows she will be crowned queen of the sweet valley high fall dance. Wakefields of sweet valley sweet valley high francine pascal on.
Book 1 of in the sweet valley high magna editions series. The fictional adventures of identical twins jessica and elizabeth wakefield and their wealthy, attractive friends who lived in the. Sarah wakefield, unwed mother, tells everyone that ted is the son of her brother james and her invented sisterinlaw edwina, who both died in a train crash. The sweet valley high evil twin books were so blissfully. Books similar to the wakefields of sweet valley sweet valley. Alice robertson, 19621969 alice goes off to college and finds herself while she draws pictures and deals with the advances of rich, arrogant hank patman. The books chronicle the lives of identical twins jessica and elizabeth wakefield, who live in the fictional sweet valley, california. It has been written by francine pascal, along with several ghostwriters. Sweet valley kids super snoopers, hair raiser super special, super specials sweet valley twins super editions, super chillers, magna editions, the unicorn club, team sweet valley sweet.
Jessica remains in california, dealing with the fallout of her heartwrenching choices. This is the complete list of sweet valley high books from start to finish with publication dates. The wakefields of sweet valley by francine pascal alibris. The untold story part two previously on the wakefield legacy.
Sweet valley high book series sweet valley high wiki. Home about us wakefield books is dedicated to providing our community with a friendly atmosphere and a great shopping experience. When jessica commits a complete and utter betrayal, elizabeth flees to new york to escape the pain. Dec 31, 2017 francine pascal, a native new yorker, is an author best known for creating the sweet valley series of young adult novels. May 01, 2011 its the first of the magna editions, these bigass books that typically had well over 300 pages and fancy stepback cover illustrations and shit like that. With the sweet valley sagas come a different kind of writing that you dont come around very often. The first sweet valley saga focused on elizabeth and jessicas maternal ancestors, descended from alice larson who could have ended up with wakefield if not for a cruel twist of fate, but this one focuses on the twins fathers ancestors. High books, sweet valley high books and many other great sweet valley miniseries.
Even after 7 or so years ago when i bought it i still remember it fondly. In the long running series first published in 1983, the girls have a series of episodic adventures. Sweet valley high creator francine pascal looks back on her. How the sweet valley girls grew up books the guardian.
This book made me broaden my horizons and got my interested in sweet valley jr. She decided, she says, to do it this way to give the books. Follow the riveting stories of the women who came before jessica and elizabeth wakefield. The wakefields of sweet valley by francine pascal goodreads. When they were first published in 1983, the sweet valley high books were a mustread for young girls. Yet its not really about the wakefields until the last chapter, and the two wakefield men that appear prior to ned arent in sweet valley. Books were grouped into miniseries, usually of three books, based on a theme. We launched in october 2011 and we re continuously growing. The success of the sweet valley high series has had a huge impact on series books, both good and bad. Sweet valley kids series in order francine pascal fictiondb. This book involves the women on alice robertsons side of the family.
Our dedicated small staff strives to ensure that only quality books are accurately described, are listed at fair prices and are shipped promptly. Sweet valley high 2630 plus special christmas and malibu summer. With cynthia daniel, brittany daniel, amy danles, michael perl. Buy the wakefields of sweet valley by francine pascal online at alibris. The wakefields of sweet valley by francine pascal 1991, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Its very fun to venture through generations of the wakefields lives. When they were first published in 1983, the sweet valley high books. The sagas track the family lineage of the wakefield twins and. Random house there was nothing quite as satisfying as going to the library and taking out the latest book. The blue lady jayne suspects the ritual to be the work of amateurs, a theory that pans out when they track down the pack of clueless high school students who made the shrine in the woods. In the very earliest books, sweet valley high had another character named heather, and her last name also started with an m heather morgan. Back in california, both women are experiencing all of the drama, heartbreak and joy that adulthood can bring. They take readers back to the younger days of some of sweet valley highs most popular characters.
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. Good girl elizabeth wakefield and her naughty identical twin, jessica, are both welloff, beautiful, and inclined to drama. At the beginning of this book and the other saga book as well, actually, theres a family tree, which is a nice touch. The wakefields of sweet valley part one taking my cue from irinaauthor, who posted her magna edition recap in two parts, im going to do the same. Alice larson, a bold sixteenyearold from sweden, arrives alone in. Its a wonderful series and one of which i own every book. Although the tree for the wakefields of sweet valley was fairly boring, we get a few more details about some of the characters in this family tree, which arent mentioned in the book. The series revolves around the lives of elizabeth and jessica wakefield, beautiful blonde twins who live in the fictitious sweet valley. 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.
More seasoned book collectors anyone who consistently tracks down out. Jan 01, 1991 okay, so when i was about thirteen or so, i owned two sweet valley books. Wakefield books 160 old tower hill road wakefield, ri 02879 4017920000. There are over 152 books in the sweet valley high series. Wakefields college friends, has come to stay at the wakefields while jessica goes to new york to stay with the devlins.
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