Reading the adolescent romance : Sweet Valley High and the popular young adult romance novel / Amy S. Pattee.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pattee, Amy, author.

Series:

Children's literature and culture ; 75.

Children's literature and culture ; 75

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pascal, Francine--Criticism and interpretation.

Pascal, Francine.

Sweet Valley High.

Young adult literature, American--History and criticism.

Young adult literature, American.

Young adults--Books and reading--United States.

Young adults.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (203 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Reading the Adolescent Romance provides an exhaustive study of the developments in young adult literature since the 1980s with a focus on Francine Pascal's ""Sweet Valley High"" series, which has become a cultural and literary touchstone for both fans and critics of the novels. Pattee carefully examines the series' content, structure, and readers, allowing her to investigate an influential marketing and literary phenomenon and to interrogate the intersecting influences of history, audience positioning, and readability that allowed ""Sweet Valley"" and other teen series to flourish.Th

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-136-82978-4

1-136-82979-2

1-283-04059-X

9786613040596

0-203-83150-0

9780203831502

OCLC:

707068729