https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/jul/30/francine-pascal-sweet-valley-high-author-dead Not sure any of y'all are still around after all these years, but it felt fitting to pay tribute to our dearest Yzma. Creating a world people still cherish forty years later is no easy feat, and I shall raise a paper cup in her honour tonight.
(Also wild that I've been picturing Francine as this middle-aged woman for all these years, when in reality she's three years younger than my grandma.)
We love you, Francine!