Escape to New York

Laurie John, Francine Pascal

Bantam Books, 1998 - Juvenile Fiction - 231 pages

Now that she's free from the militant clutches of Sergeant Pruitt, Jessica is on the loose in the city that never sleeps! She's become a fixture at the most exclusive boutiques and downtown nightclubs. But will she give up the high life to help her sister? With the off-Broadway debut of her play just around the corner, Elizabeth hasn't a nail left to chew--because her lead actress is a disaster! Can she convince Jessica to step in for opening night?

Contents

• Section 1: 1
• Section 2: 16
• Section 3: 29

About the author

Francine Pascal grew up in New York City and attended New York University. She is the author of the Sweet Valley High series, featuring twins Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield. She had originally planned the idea for a daytime soap for teens, but a close friend talked her into making the idea into a book series instead. Pascal has also written "Hangin' Out with Cici, which became an ABC After School Special called "My Mother Was Never a Kid", "The Hand-Me-Down Kid," also made into an ABC After School Special, "My First Love and Other Disasters," and "Love and Betrayal & Hold the Mayo." She has also worked on a musical and several adult books, and is the executive director for the Sweet Valley High TV show.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Escape to New York; Book 41 of Sweet Valley University
• Authors: Laurie John, Francine Pascal
• Publisher: Bantam Books, 1998
• ISBN: 0553570293, 9780553570298
• Length: 231 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / Love & Romance; Juvenile Fiction / People & Places / United States / General; Juvenile Fiction / Social Themes / Adolescence & Coming of Age; Juvenile Fiction / Social Themes / General