Pretense

Sweet Valley High books are the publishing equivalent of hte Model T. One can only gaze in awe at their machine-like precision, their total faithfulness to the prototype. The secret of their success is that they keep readers making the most of the most basic of literacy questions-what happens next? In this case, will Jess manage to screw up her brother's love life, and will Abbie the good two-shoes learn to assert herself? No and yes.