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Pattee, Amy.

Reading the adolescent romance : Sweet Valley High and the popular young adult romance novel / Amy S. Pattee. - New York : Routledge, 2011. - xiii, 188 p. ; 24 cm. - Children's literature and culture . - Children's literature and culture. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Now entering Sweet Valley, California: The evolution of young adult literature and the Sweet Valley High series -- A political map of Sweet Valley, California: The ideological content of Francine Pascal's series -- A physical map of Sweet Valley, California: The literary landscape of Sweet Valley High -- The readers' text(s): Reading and re-reading Sweet Valley High -- The new Sweet Valley High -- The legacy of Sweet Valley High.

ISBN: 9780415875943 (alk. paper) 0415875943 (alk. paper)

LCCN: 2010050157

Subjects--Personal Names:
Pascal, Francine--Criticism and interpretation.

Subjects--Uniform Titles:
Sweet Valley High.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Young adult literature, American--History and criticism.
Young adults--Books and reading--United States.

LC Class. No.: PS3566.A7727 / Z83 2011

Dewey Class. No.: 813/.54