When I first thought of the idea for 'Sweet Valley High,' I loved the idea of high school as microcosm of the real world. And what I really liked was how it moved things on from 'Sleeping Beauty'-esque romance novels where the girl had to wait for the hero. This would be girl-driven, very different, I decided - and indeed it is.
Francine PascalSince I was a small child, I was always writing either poems or plays... plays in which I had the starring part.
Francine PascalAs pathetic as it was, she'd rather hold on to the possibility of something perfect than be hit with the reality of nothing much.
Francine PascalElizabeth scowled, feeling like a nobody, a nothing. She felt like her entire self had been made worthless. She could change her interests, but she couldn't change her looks. She'd never be six feet tall. She'd never look like a supermodel.
Francine Pascal