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Title: Twenty-Five Years and Counting of Sweet Valley: Jessica and Elizabeth in Romance Novels for Young Children?(Critical Essay)
Author : Journal of Research in Childhood Education
Release Date : January 01, 2010
Genre: Education,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 259 KB

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With the 2008 reissue of Francine Pascal's (1983) Sweet Valley High, the popular cultural icons of twins Jessica and Elizabeth have been revitalized. Jessica and Elizabeth are the much-beloved protagonists in romance novels strategically targeted for young adults in Sweet Valley High or Sweet Valley U, and for first- and second-grade readers in the Sweet Valley Kids series. Young children reading romance novels? Analysis shows that these books are a part of the same marketing formula used for adult romance novels. Keywords: chapter books, children's literature, content analysis, Jungian archetypes, series