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Francine Pascal

Fun Facts About Francine!
Favorite colors: beige and blue
Favorite food: Maryland crabcakes
Favorite clothes: casual – jeans
Favorite animal: dog – my German shepherd, Sophie
Education: New York University
Hobbies: walking, movies, theatre (plays)
Birthday: May 13

Interview with Francine Pascal
Where did you grow up?
New York City.
Where do you live today?
New York City and the South of France.
Did you always like reading?
What was your favorite book growing up?
I always loved reading. Growing up, my favorite book was A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Did you always want to be a writer?
Yes, since I was a small child, I was always writing either poems or plays. . . plays in which I had the starring part.
Have you written any books besides the Sweet Valley series?
I've written Hangin' Out with Cici (which became an ABC AfterSchool Special called "My Mother Was Never a Kid"), The Hand-Me-Down Kid (also made into an ABC AfterSchool Special), My First Love and Other Disasters, and Love and Betrayal & Hold the Mayo. I've also worked on a musical and several adult books.
How did Sweet Valley begin?
I originally planned to sell the idea for a daytime drama featuring teenage characters to television networks, until a friend suggested that a book series, rather than a television series, might be the best way to fully develop the fictitious Southern California town of Sweet Valley. The rest is publishing history – and now a TV show, too!
Where do you get your ideas?
I get some of my ideas from watching my three daughters, but most of them come from my own memories of growing up. I can remember how romantic I was, not just about love, but romance in the classic sense – the romantic ideals: of honor and truth, of loyalty, sacrifice and fairness. Those were the elements that made a story satisfying to me. And that what I try to put in all my books. Plus action. Everybody likes action.
How did you come up with Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield?
I always had a fascination with twins. The trick is to think of Elizabeth and Jessica as the good and bad sides of one person.
Which is your favorite Sweet Valley book?
Sweet Valley High #12, When Love Dies.
What is it like to have the characters you created come to life in the TV show, Sweet Valley High?
It's marvelous! Just the way I had pictured it. The characters have grown and the acting is good and I am very pleased.
Sweet Valley Twins: The New Girl
Sweet Valley Twins: The New Girl
(A Graphic Novel)
Francine Pascal , Knack Whittle
9780593807255
$21.99 US
Hardcover
May 06, 2025
Random House Graphic
Age 8-12 years
Sweet Valley Twins: Sneaking Out
Sweet Valley Twins: Sneaking Out
(A Graphic Novel)
Francine Pascal , Claudia Aguirre
9780593807217
$21.99 US
Hardcover
Feb 04, 2025
Random House Graphic
Age 8-12 years
Sweet Valley Twins: Twinning Boxed Set
Sweet Valley Twins: Twinning Boxed Set
Francine Pascal
9780593897089
$55.96 US
Boxed Set
Oct 01, 2024
Random House Graphic
Age 8-12 years
Sweet Valley Twins: The Haunted House
Sweet Valley Twins: The Haunted House
(A Graphic Novel)
Francine Pascal , Knack Whittle
9780593376553
$21.99 US
Hardcover
May 07, 2024
Random House Graphic
Age 8-12 years
Sweet Valley Twins: Choosing Sides
Sweet Valley Twins: Choosing Sides
(A Graphic Novel)
Francine Pascal , Claudia Aguirre
9780593376591
$21.99 US
Hardcover
Jan 02, 2024
Random House Graphic
Age 8-12 years
Sweet Valley Twins: Double Trouble Boxed Set
Sweet Valley Twins: Double Trouble Boxed Set
Best Friends, Teacher's Pet (A Graphic Novel Boxed Set)
Francine Pascal , Claudia Aguirre
9780593705506
$27.98 US
Boxed Set
Sep 05, 2023
Random House Graphic
Age 8-12 years
Sweet Valley Twins: Teacher's Pet
Sweet Valley Twins: Teacher's Pet
(A Graphic Novel)
Francine Pascal , Claudia Aguirre
9780593376515
$21.99 US
Hardcover
Jun 27, 2023
Random House Graphic
Age 8-12 years
Sweet Valley Twins: Best Friends
Sweet Valley Twins: Best Friends
(A Graphic Novel)
Francine Pascal , Claudia Aguirre
9780593376478
$20.99 US
Hardcover
Nov 01, 2022
Random House Graphic
Age 8-12 years

Books

Sweet Valley Twins: The New Girl
Sweet Valley Twins: The New Girl
(A Graphic Novel)
Francine Pascal, Knack Whittle
9780593807255
$21.99 US
Hardcover
May 06, 2025
Random House Graphic
Age 8-12 years
Sweet Valley Twins: Sneaking Out
Sweet Valley Twins: Sneaking Out
(A Graphic Novel)
Francine Pascal, Claudia Aguirre
9780593807217
$21.99 US
Hardcover
Feb 04, 2025
Random House Graphic
Age 8-12 years
Sweet Valley Twins: Twinning Boxed Set
Sweet Valley Twins: Twinning Boxed Set
Francine Pascal
9780593897089
$55.96 US
Boxed Set
Oct 01, 2024
Random House Graphic
Age 8-12 years
Sweet Valley Twins: The Haunted House
Sweet Valley Twins: The Haunted House
(A Graphic Novel)
Francine Pascal, Knack Whittle
9780593376553
$21.99 US
Hardcover
May 07, 2024
Random House Graphic
Age 8-12 years
Sweet Valley Twins: Choosing Sides
Sweet Valley Twins: Choosing Sides
(A Graphic Novel)
Francine Pascal, Claudia Aguirre
9780593376591
$21.99 US
Hardcover
Jan 02, 2024
Random House Graphic
Age 8-12 years
Sweet Valley Twins: Double Trouble Boxed Set
Sweet Valley Twins: Double Trouble Boxed Set
Best Friends, Teacher's Pet (A Graphic Novel Boxed Set)
Francine Pascal, Claudia Aguirre
9780593705506
$27.98 US
Boxed Set
Sep 05, 2023
Random House Graphic
Age 8-12 years
Sweet Valley Twins: Teacher's Pet
Sweet Valley Twins: Teacher's Pet
(A Graphic Novel)
Francine Pascal, Claudia Aguirre
9780593376515
$21.99 US
Hardcover
Jun 27, 2023
Random House Graphic
Age 8-12 years
Sweet Valley Twins: Best Friends
Sweet Valley Twins: Best Friends
(A Graphic Novel)
Francine Pascal, Claudia Aguirre
9780593376478
$20.99 US
Hardcover
Nov 01, 2022
Random House Graphic
Age 8-12 years

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