Reading the Adolescent Romance: Sweet Valley High and the Popular Young Adult Romance Novel

By Amy S. Pattee

Book Overview

In this critical study, Pattee examines the series' content, structure, and reader base, investigating an influential marketing and literary phenomenon, and interrogating the intersecting influences of history, audience positioning, and readability that allowed "Sweet Valley" to flourish, and continues to allow other teen series to enjoy popular acclaim.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415875943
• ISBN13: 9780415875943
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"