Episode 302: The Curse of the Ruby Necklace (Sweet Valley Twins) (with Sally Franson)

We’ve covered our fair share of Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield’s high school hi-jinx on the podcast, but at long last, Alli and her guest turn their attention to a kinder, softer version of the twins: the middle school sub-series, Sweet Valley Twins. Episode 302 is all about The Curse of the Ruby Necklace, which chronicles the ~super chilling~ journey the twins take when they find their way to a local Hollywood film set and a decades-old family mystery. Guest Sally Franson is a superfan of the series and this book, and the episode is a rollicking good time that celebrates Jess and Liz as sixth graders with questionable detective skills.Sally Franson is the author of Big in Sweden and A Lady’s Guide to Selling Out. Follow her on Instagram @sallyjf.CHECK OUT THE SWEET VALLEY EPISODES MENTIONED ON THE SHOW:Episode 202: Tall, Dark, and Deadly (Sweet Valley High #126) (with Andie J. Christopher)Episode 289: Alone in the Crowd (Sweet Valley High #28) (with Claire Lombardo)CHECK OUT SALLY’S BOOKS:Big in Sweden A Lady’s Guide to Selling OutCHECK OUT SALLY’S BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS:Swift River by Essie ChambersBlood Test: A Comedy by Charles BaxterShow Don’t Tell: Stories by Curtis SittenfeldMORE READING:“My Erotic Awakening in the Pages of ‘Sweet Valley High’” (The New York Times, 2024) <— written by our guest!“The lasting power of ‘Sweet Valley Twins’: How my daughter and I are connecting over the series” (Today, 2024)“YA Authors Reminisce About the Influence of ‘Sweet Valley High’” (Publishers Weekly, 2024) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.