If You Want To Mess With Me,

She Needed To Get Out Of There. Her Brains, Thankfully, Were Still Safely In Her Skull, But Her Emotions Were Splattered On The Pavement.

When I First Thought Of The Idea For 'sweet Valley High,' I Loved The Idea Of High School As Microcosm Of The Real World. And What I Really Liked Was How It Moved Things On From 'sleeping Beauty'-esque Romance Novels Where The Girl Had To Wait For The Hero. This Would Be Girl-driven, Very Different, I Decided - And Indeed It Is.

If You Want To Mess With Me, You'd Rather Be Ready For The Consequences.

No Matter When You Were Born Or Where, Puberty Is The Same. It's The Same For Your Parents As It Is For You - What's Happening In Your Body Dictates Everything.

I Love 'sweet Valley,' But I Love It From A Different Angle. There Are People For Whom It Is Their Adolescence. They Own It, In A Way That Even I Don't. I've Come To Respect The Project More Because Of The Response Than I've Had. It's More Important Than I Realized It Was. I Didn't Understand The Breadth And Depth Of It. Now I'm Beginning To More.