About Francine Pascal Books
Francine Pascal (1932-2024) remains one of the world's most popular fiction writers for teenagers and was the creator of the Sweet Valley universe. This includes Sweet Valley Twins(R), Sweet Valley High(R), and Sweet Valley Unicorn Club. Over their lifetime, Sweet Valley books have sold millions of copies and have inspired board games, puzzles, and dolls. Francine was also the author of several bestselling novels, including My Mother Was Never a Kid, My First Love and Other Disasters, and the Fearless(R) series. Her adult novels included Save Johanna! and La Villa and the nonfiction book The Strange Case of Patty Hearst. She collaborated with Michael Stewart on the Broadway musical George M!, and with Jon Marans and Graham Lyle she wrote the musical The Fearless Girl. She was on the advisory board of the American Theatre Wing. Her favorite sport was a monthly poker game.
