Best Friends (Sweet Valley Twins #1)

by Francine Pascal (Author) Claudia Aguirre (Illustrator)

Best Friends (Sweet Valley Twins #1)
Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade

Jessica and Elizabeth are ready to take on middle school . . . but are they ready to take on each other? The New York Times bestselling world of Sweet Valley Twins returns in these all-new graphic novel adaptations!

"This series should be as popular with readers as The Baby-Sitters Club graphic novels." -Booklist

Jessica and Elizabeth have always been inseparable twins, but starting middle school means a chance for new beginnings! Elizabeth is excited to organize a school newspaper, but Jessica is more interested in joining the exclusive Unicorn Club. What will happen when the twins realize they might not be as alike as they thought? Middle school is hard enough, but with these twins each dealing with becoming their own person--will they be able to stay friends at the same time?

Francine Pascal's beloved Sweet Valley Twins comes to life in a brand-new graphic novel that will have old and new fans delighted as they meet Jessica and Elizabeth in graphic novel form. With the lively artwork of Claudia Aguirre, Sweet Valley Twins: Best Friends is a contemporary middle-grade graphic novel filled with heart, laughter, and lots of twins.            

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Easy and light as cotton candy.

School Library Journal

Gr 3 Up--Jessica and Elizabeth are identical twins who used to do everything together. But after 12 years of sharing the same room, wearing the same clothes, and doing the same activities, middle school is going to change everything. Now Jessica is interested in joining the Unicorns, an exclusive club for popular girls. Meanwhile, Elizabeth is more interested in starting a school newspaper and inviting her friends to work on it with her. The twins no longer feel the same way about boys, or ballet, or how important it is to be popular. While much of this story is light and fluffy, it also explores issues like peer pressure, sibling rivalry, and the limits of friendship. The graphic novel format will introduce this classic series to a new generation, and the colorful artwork will attract even the most reluctant readers. VERDICT For fans of the "Sweet Valley" series, as well as any readers looking for girl-centric stories about friendship, fighting, and forgiveness.--Andrea Lipinski

Copyright 2022 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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Francine Pascal
Francine Pascal is the creator of the Sweet Valley universe, which includes Sweet Valley Twins, Sweet Valley High, and Sweet Valley Unicorn Club. Over their lifetime, Sweet Valley books have sold millions of copies, been adapted into a TV series (in the eighties), and inspired board games, puzzles, and dolls. It is one of the most popular kids' book series of all time. Francine lives in New York and the South of France.

Nakata "Knack" Whittle is a cartoonist who loves everything spooky! Having previously colored Ashley Robin Franklin's The Hills of Estrella Roja, Knack enjoys horror, urban fantasy, historical fiction with a twist, and sci-fi stories. In their spare time they can be found babying their cat, playing D&D, or researching folk history of the US east coast. They currently reside in northern Maryland and graduated SVA in 2021. SVT: The Haunted House is Knack's debut graphic novel as an illustrator.

Nicole Andelfinger was crafting stories as far back as when coloring in the squiggles on your composition book was considered cool. Since then, she's only continued to dwell in the realms of magic, monsters, and myth. When not changing her hair color or writing comics for some of her favorite characters, she works a day job best described as 'emails'. She lives with her absolutely, most decidedly perfect cat in Los Angeles.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780593376461
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Random House Graphic
Publication date
November 20, 2022
Series
Sweet Valley Twins
BISAC categories
JUV008040 - Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | Action & Adventure
JUV008110 - Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | Humorous
Library of Congress categories
Identity
Identity (Psychology)
Schools
Sisters
Graphic novels
Twins
Middle schools

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