Francine Pascal Books in Order

As Billie and Steven’s wedding approaches, his anxious behavior unsettles her and preparations go wrong. Jessica faces an unwelcome complication of her own when her former husband Mike is asked to serve as best man.

Jessica becomes fascinated by Nick Fox and the secrets he keeps. Elizabeth plans a birthday surprise for lonely Tom, while Celine pursues membership in an exclusive sorority with a willingness to cross dangerous boundaries.

Elizabeth, Jessica, and their friends believe they have defeated the creature haunting the Riccoli children's dreams. Their relief ends when the nightmare threatens them in waking life, forcing another confrontation with a danger sleep cannot contain.

Jessica earns a place on her school's gymnastics team for the California Games and hopes to seize the opportunity. Rival gymnast Dawn Maven is equally determined to win, even if sabotage is needed to secure victory.

Volunteering at Sweet Valley Zoo brings unexpected challenges for the twins and their friends. Elizabeth releases a mischievous monkey, Bruce struggles with a devoted baby bird, and Jessica grows attached to a bear cub destined for the wild.

Todd Wilkins asks Jessica for help contacting another girl, but his letters soon become romantic. Jessica must decide how to handle his attention without losing her own boyfriend or betraying her twin sister Elizabeth.

Jessica's love for Jonathan Cain persists after she learns a shocking truth about him. Elizabeth investigates his horrifying past and tries to free her sister from his influence before their romance leads to an irreversible supernatural danger.

Wealthy Lila Fowler can buy almost anything she wants, but her busy father's attention remains out of reach. Wondering whether he would notice extravagant spending or an outrageous party, she decides to test the limits of her freedom.

Mandy Miller spends time with both the Unicorn Club and its rivals, the Angels, leaving her unsure where she belongs. As the two clubs compete for her loyalty, choosing friends becomes a difficult test of her independence.

Nicole sees Todd's surprise visit to Camp Echo Mountain as a chance to expose Elizabeth's involvement with Joey. Meanwhile, Jessica plans a forbidden nighttime meeting with local boy Paul Mathis, risking trouble for sneaking off camp grounds.

Elizabeth's journalism paper questions whether a movie star's apparent suicide was murder, and someone responds by trashing her room. A gunshot narrowly misses Jessica, forcing both twins to flee while Elizabeth's boyfriend Tom tries to help.

Steven Wakefield is tired of his younger sisters following him everywhere and interfering in his life. When Jessica and Elizabeth discover his crush on dancing partner Tina, their unwanted attention makes his growing romantic feelings harder to manage.

Elizabeth hopes to rekindle her summer romance with Ryan Taylor. Nina suspects her boyfriend is spying for a rival beach, while Winston struggles to prove that his determination can overcome his shortcomings as a would-be lifeguard.

Jessica becomes fascinated with mysterious newcomer Jonathan Cain, whose brooding appeal captivates Sweet Valley High. Elizabeth's distrust intensifies when a bloodless body is found behind the Dairi Burger, suggesting the admired stranger may conceal a deadly threat.

The girls' basketball team asks the boys to support their games and is dismissed. Elizabeth, Jessica, and their friends boycott the boys' matches, turning school cheering into a dispute over respect and equal support for girls' sports.

Babysitting the Riccoli children becomes frightening when their nightmares seem to produce real injuries and danger. After dreams of fire and falling leave physical evidence, Elizabeth, Jessica, and their friends grow afraid to sleep in the family mansion.

Elizabeth and Jessica realize an evil presence threatens the Riccoli children through their dreams. Keeping everyone awake cannot work forever, leaving the babysitters and children facing the prospect of entering the nightmare world to fight back.

Lila Fowler's family history unfolds through generations of romance and upheaval, from revolutionary France to twentieth-century America. Ancestors face divided loyalties, social barriers, and wartime separation before the story reaches George Fowler's love for Grace Doret.

Eleven-year-old Ari Jacobs resents always receiving hand-me-downs as the youngest child. Goaded into borrowing her older sister's new bicycle, she faces a crisis when it is stolen and struggles to recover it while hiding her responsibility.

The rivalry between Sweet Valley High and Palisades turns violent, trapping Jessica between boyfriend Ken and gang leader Christian. Elizabeth's decision to summon police after a school dance puts her relationship with Todd under strain when he is arrested.

Dr. Q's school hypnotism demonstration inspires Jessica to experiment on her friends. Her suggestions leave classmates behaving strangely and Elizabeth apparently in love with Bruce Patman, raising the problem of how to undo what she has started.

Bruce Patman's family history follows generations whose romances cross barriers of wealth, class, and war. A duchess loves a stable hand, an ambitious suitor seeks Texas oil wealth, and later relationships face military service and illness.

Isabella welcomes considerate new roommate Lisa Fontaine until Lisa begins copying her appearance, wearing her clothes, and intruding on her relationship. Her growing attachment to Isabella's friends raises fears that she intends to steal much more than attention.

Jessica’s arrest for cocaine possession puts her relationship with Nick under pressure. Alexandra receives information through a drug-abuse hotline that could establish Jessica’s innocence, but helping her may require breaking a promise of confidentiality.

Jessica and Elizabeth travel to Paris for a school program and a stay with a French family. Jessica becomes convinced their hostess is a wanted murderer, prompting the twins to flee through the city in fear.

Kimberly Haver, the Unicorn Club's only eighth grader, receives an invitation from rival group the Eight Times Eights. The offer promises friends for her move to high school, but accepting could mean abandoning the girls she already cares about.

The Wakefield twins enjoy babysitting the Riccoli children until Juliana reports frightening dreams of a monster's attacks. Elizabeth tries to dismiss the nightmares, but unexplained scratches on the child's back suggest something more dangerous than imagination.

On a ranch vacation, Elizabeth and Jessica meet twin brothers Nick and Chris Handel and begin dating them. Doubting their original pairings, the sisters secretly swap identities, only to become unsure whether the switch has solved anything.

Winston regrets an encounter with Amanda Franklin, who witnesses something terrible through the bedroom window that night. Protecting her identity means pretending he saw the attack himself, drawing him into danger surrounding evidence he cannot personally verify.

The Unicorns' entry into a beauty pageant unleashes fierce competition and petty sabotage among friends. Mandy dismisses the event until Kimberly's stage fright leaves her facing an unexpected request to take her place in the contest.

Elizabeth's beach volleyball team prepares for the California Games, but competing to impress Coach Sandra undermines its cooperation. When Sandra needs time away after her baby's early arrival, the players must overcome their divisions without her guidance.

Jessica’s beach summer changes when Ben returns with his girlfriend Priya. Elizabeth hopes to reunite with Ryan, unaware he is hiding something, while Nina’s determination to avoid romance is challenged by an appealing surfer.

Steven abandons his relationship with Cathy Connors when former crush Jill Hale wants to date him. The excitement fades as he misses Cathy's humor and shared interests, leaving him unsure whether she would welcome him back.

Ellen hopes a cruise with the Unicorns will bring romance, and her friends offer a makeover and matchmaking help. Their conflicting choices of the perfect boy leave her confused about whom she actually wants to date.

The Unicorns' cruise matchmaking leaves Ellen juggling four boys selected by her friends. Despite the attention and busy social schedule, she keeps thinking about another boy, the one her friends insist is entirely wrong for her.

Elizabeth and Jessica are cast to share one role in a cereal commercial but disagree on how to perform it. Elizabeth follows the director's guidance, while Jessica's desire for glamour threatens to turn their television opportunity into sibling conflict.

Cammi and Randy try to improve their grades by matching two demanding substitute teachers with each other. Working together on the romantic scheme brings Cammi unexpected feelings for Randy and a second matchmaking possibility closer to home.

Nina and Bryan join a university experiment that pays students to watch television with electrodes attached. When participants' behavior becomes increasingly violent, Nina fears the unexplained changes spreading across campus and the danger they may pose to her.

Seven-year-old Jessica wants to look perfect for her second-grade class photograph. Avoiding spills, dirt, and gum should be easy, but the pressure to stay spotless makes picture day a test of her confidence in her own appearance.

Internships at a fashion magazine give Elizabeth journalism experience and Jessica hopes of becoming a model. When Todd is unexpectedly discovered instead, his rising ego and interest in a supermodel create trouble for the twins' ambitions and relationships.

Bruce Patman has fewer than forty-eight hours to identify the person who poisoned him before the toxin proves fatal. Surrounded by people keeping secrets, he finds even his relationship with Lila Fowler clouded by suspicion.

Jessica and Elizabeth's house-sitting business lands an unexpected first client: their school principal. Jessica's search for gossip uncovers a knife, a lock of hair, and something disturbing in the basement, making her wonder whether Mr Clark is a murderer.

Todd Wilkins comforts Elizabeth after her breakup with Tom Watts, but their renewed closeness becomes romantic. Meanwhile, Jessica's angry encounter with another driver returns to haunt her when she discovers the woman is her boyfriend Nick's mother.

Tom's new relationship cannot erase his memories of Elizabeth, while Gin-Yung hides a devastating secret from Todd. Meanwhile, Jessica schemes for a place in a charity calendar as romance and uncertainty unsettle the university's friendships.

Elizabeth's diary reveals her attraction to Sam Woodruff despite her relationship with Todd Wilkins. Keeping each boy unaware of the other leaves her struggling with guilt and the fear that her hidden romance will hurt everyone involved.

Fired from her magazine internship after being accused of stealing an idea, Elizabeth tries to prove she was framed. Jessica helps investigate while weighing her glamorous relationship with a photographer against her feelings for a mailroom employee.

Jessica and Elizabeth scheme to separate Steven from Lila, whose home was destroyed by an arsonist. As their interference backfires, Steven investigates the fire and discovers that the culprit may be preparing another attack against Sweet Valley students.

Elizabeth's class prepares a farewell party for Mrs Otis, but the rabbit their teacher gave them has disappeared. Winston proposes disguising his cat as a replacement, leaving the children needing to find their real pet before trouble follows.

Elizabeth learns that Prince Laurent has refused his arranged marriage because he loves her, creating a possible royal scandal. Jessica faces a different decision when the boyfriend who involved her in a jewel theft asks for forgiveness.

At Lila's Halloween ball, Brandon falls for Mandy while believing she is his wealthy hostess. Mandy fears revealing her identity, and Lila exploits the confusion, turning a promising romance into a problem of deception and social expectations.

Jessica and Lila visit New York, where Jessica arranges a date with a rock star. Mistaken for a visiting princess, Lila enjoys special treatment until kidnappers make the same error and hold both girls for ransom.

On a school camping trip, Elizabeth looks forward to time with Todd while Jessica wants to impress new boy Dennis Asher. Feeling that roughing it has ruined her appearance, Jessica considers using her twin's better luck to help her romance.

Learning about legendary Irish treasure makes Jessica determined to find a fortune. Steven's discovery of a map sends them digging, while practical Elizabeth dismisses their search as a joke until the possibility of real treasure challenges her certainty.

A television producer offers Jessica a chance to appear on a soap opera, provided she keeps it secret. As she hides her ambitions from Sam Woodruff, she begins questioning the producer’s motives and the cost of her opportunity.

After a fight ends her friendship with Lila, Jessica finds a message in a bottle from another lonely girl. Their secret connection offers comfort, but Jessica wonders whether she will ever meet the person who sent it.

Jessica and Nick's sailing holiday changes when they rescue a stranger from a capsized boat. With their radio and motor suddenly failing, the couple discovers that the man aboard is dangerous and escape on the open ocean is impossible.

After an arson attack destroys part of Lila's home, Steven investigates the fire during his district attorney internship. His growing attraction to Lila clashes with evidence suggesting she may have set the blaze she wants so desperately avenged.

Jessica dates both a famous photographer and a mailroom clerk, balancing career ambition against genuine attraction. Meanwhile, Elizabeth's fashion-magazine mentor takes credit for her idea, showing the twins how personal and professional loyalties can be manipulated.

Jessica and Elizabeth spend the summer as au pairs at a European royal family's chateau. While Jessica enjoys the glamorous surroundings, Elizabeth's search for a mischievous young charge leads her into a maze and an unexpected romantic encounter.

Todd learns that Gin-Yung is dying while he is renewing his romance with Elizabeth, forcing him to reconsider his priorities. Tom hopes to win Elizabeth back, and Jessica's interference in Nick's police work puts another relationship under strain.

Elizabeth throws herself into reporting after leaving SVU, but distance does little to quiet her feelings for Tom. Todd struggles with grief, while Jessica's determination to follow detective Nick Fox threatens to complicate his latest assignment.

Elizabeth designs Halloween earrings that become unexpectedly popular, prompting Jessica to claim the design as her own. As Jessica sells copies and pursues the school's Halloween crown, Elizabeth must find a way to reclaim credit for her creation.

Jessica and Heather choose assistant librarian Nancy Swanson as their cheerleading squad's adviser, expecting little interference. Nancy's hidden past makes that trust dangerous, and the girls' decision leads the team into a kidnapping rather than routine supervision.

Lila's father sells her lifelong home, and newcomer Rachel Grant moves into her former room. Furious at the replacement and Rachel's snobbery, Lila searches for a secret that could undermine the girl she sees as a rival.

Jessica and Elizabeth's arguments disrupt preparations for a large family Thanksgiving reunion. Their mother insists that they call a truce, but peace proves difficult when she and her own sisters begin fighting as the relatives arrive.

Ellen anticipates a skiing trip with her boyfriend and new friend Rachel, even joking that their parents could marry. When the adults actually become close, the girls' excitement turns into rivalry over whose parent deserves the other.

Jessica joins her undercover detective boyfriend on an assignment, risking more than she realizes. Meanwhile, Elizabeth poses as a fellow reporter's girlfriend to pursue a story, and Tom struggles against interference as he tries to win her back.

Jessica's pen pal from Alaska comes to visit Sweet Valley, and the twins want him to feel welcome. Snow seems to be the one missing ingredient, leaving them wondering how to recreate something their California town never has.

Jessica begins dating Ryan, the man who broke Elizabeth's heart, just as his behavior becomes increasingly dangerous. Elizabeth must overcome jealousy to protect her sister, while Winston devises an unlikely plan to reunite another troubled couple.

Elizabeth proudly prepares a macaroni-covered painting for her class art show. When the pasta suddenly disappears, her work is ruined, and she begins investigating who interfered with the picture she expected everyone to admire at the exhibition.

A health-club membership gives the Unicorns a chance to meet admired spokesmodel Katherine Pierce. Excited by the diet and exercise program, they begin questioning its promises when the supposedly fortunate celebrity appears far less happy than expected.

Elizabeth tries to help Ryan before his dangerous habits cost him his place on the lifeguard team. Jessica's pursuit of Ben is disrupted by a forbidden attraction, while someone from Stu's past threatens Nina's summer happiness.

A summer program brings the sixth-grade Wakefield twins to university, where Elizabeth develops a crush on an older teaching assistant. Jessica struggles with an unpleasant roommate, then becomes alarmed when the girl she wished away actually disappears.

Invited to audition for a movie after successful cereal commercials, Jessica and Elizabeth face competing twins willing to sabotage one another. Their resolve to win through talent is tested when rival performers begin targeting them directly.

A class trip to a pumpkin patch leaves Jessica and Elizabeth believing they have seen a witch. Unlike their classmates, the twins cannot enjoy the outing, and Jessica decides to return and discover whether the place is haunted.

Jessica's selfish behaviour ruins the family's Christmas Eve party, but the next morning brings the same day again. Repeated attempts to arrange events for her own benefit leave her trapped in a holiday that refuses to become Christmas.

Elizabeth's romance with a prince angers his fiancee's mother, while Jessica is accused of stealing the countess's emerald. Imprisoned in a dungeon, the twins must confront royal hostility and discover who has implicated Jessica in the theft.

Orphaned Devon Whitelaw heads west hoping to find affection beyond his wealth. Meanwhile, Steven's romance with Lila is threatened by evidence in her arson case, forcing him to weigh his feelings against clues that point toward her guilt.

Jessica and Elizabeth separately investigate a country-club murder without realizing they are working the same case. Their secret identities become harder to protect as romantic complications and privileged friends bring their competing investigations dangerously close together.

Jessica and Lila rank potential prom dates, provoking retaliation when their private list becomes public. Elizabeth faces another problem: choosing between Todd and Devon after asking both for space has left her without anyone to take her.

After a devastating earthquake, Elizabeth and Ken face the loss of Olivia while friends recover from injuries and destroyed homes. Enid believes Devon rescued her, but his knowledge of the actual hero threatens the story she wants to believe.

A journalism program offers Elizabeth a future away from Sweet Valley, but leaving may also mean losing Tom. Jessica attempts an impersonation to reunite them, while Scott and Dana scheme to keep the former couple apart.

Jessica persuades Elizabeth to try a virtual reality attraction at the university. Inside, Elizabeth sees William White, a man she once loved and feared and believed dead, beginning an encounter that threatens to extend beyond the simulation.

Jessica and Elizabeth spend the day at the large department store where their mother works. Elizabeth plans to be helpful, but having Jessica alongside her raises doubts about whether their mother's presence can prevent another troublesome adventure.

Campus hotline volunteer Alexandra receives calls from a man threatening murder and initially hesitates to break confidentiality. When a friend is killed, she sets out to trap the caller, unaware how closely he is watching her.

Janet Howell's end-of-school party makes the Unicorn Club president more influential than ever. As her popularity fuels increasingly cruel jokes and remarks, Jessica, Elizabeth, and their classmates face the question of who will challenge her behaviour.

A devastating earthquake separates Jessica and Elizabeth and leaves their friends trapped, missing, or critically injured. Searching through the wreckage, the twins and other survivors try to find one another before the disaster claims more lives.

Elizabeth travels to Costa Rica intending to work hard and help people before starting junior high. A party atmosphere and her attraction to J.P. complicate those plans, giving her journal new concerns beyond the volunteering she expected.

Elizabeth's attraction to Devon makes her want to end her relationship with Todd, but his jealousy grows as she pulls away. Todd plans a marriage proposal, convinced he must prove his love before losing her to his rival.

Elizabeth wins a New York fellowship to produce her play, forcing a difficult choice about her summer with Tom. Jessica pursues adventure at a Florida security academy, where exciting training may carry more trouble than she expects.

Jessica enjoys New York's nightlife while Elizabeth struggles with a disastrous lead actress before her play's debut. Tom finally finds journalism work, only to face a professional dilemma when his editor assigns him to review Elizabeth's production.

Preparing to leave SVU for a new school, Elizabeth faces painful farewells to friends, former loves, and familiar routines. The hardest separation may be from Jessica, as the twins confront what distance will mean for their bond.

With middle school ending and students facing a split between schools, Jessica and Elizabeth worry about losing their friends. A final camping trip gives everyone a chance to spend time together before their lives change.

Lila wants to join a mother and daughter fashion show, but her mother is away in France and can't be reached. Finding someone to take her place becomes a painful reminder of what Lila is missing.

A magazine profile links Elizabeth with Scott and provokes Tom into trying to win her back on air. Jessica faces her own uncertainty when Nick considers abandoning undercover police work to protect their relationship from further strain.

Jessica and Elizabeth resolve to stop arguing, even if that means pretending to like each other's choices. Their fragile agreement faces a harder test when a new boy catches both twins' attention and threatens their friendship.

Jessica heads to Hawaii with the Unicorns, expecting beaches, boys, and freedom from her parents. Instead, the vacation makes her question friendships she once took for granted and wonder whether she or her friends have changed.

Jessica volunteers to teach health classes to first graders, expecting an easy role at the Outreach Fair. Their behavior challenges her confidence, while Elizabeth's work at a soup kitchen draws her into an unexpected mystery.

Jessica wins a chance to spend time with rock star Johnny Buck, but her dream date reveals an awkward surprise. The celebrity she admires isn't what she expected, and she must keep his shortcomings a secret.

Jessica wishes Elizabeth could tell only the truth after her sister criticizes a matchmaking lie. When the wish comes true, Elizabeth's relentless honesty threatens Jessica's reputation, leaving her desperate to undo what she has started.