| Julia DeVillers | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 26 |
| Occupation | Author |
| Known for | How My Private, Personal Journal Became a Bestseller |
Julia DeVillers is the author of several books including How My Private, Personal Journal Became A Bestseller.[1] She made a cameo in the 2006 Disney Channel Original Movie, Read It and Weep, which was based on the book.[2]
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DeVillers attended Colonie High School in Albany, New York. She studied Communications at the State University of New York, Oswego and obtained an M.A. in Journalism from The Ohio State University. She has a twin sister, Jennifer Roy, who is six minutes older. Jennifer also wrote the award-winning books Yellow Star and Mindblind.
"Julia de Villers Revealed". Simon & Schuster. http://authors.simonandschuster.net/Julia-DeVillers/46212389/author_revealed. Retrieved 3 March 2010.</ref>[3]
DeVillers lives in New Albany, Ohio, with her husband and two children. She is living overseas for a year in Tbilisi, Georgia while her husband works at the US Embassy.
Her books include: Fiction:
The twins series (with her identical twin sister, Jennifer Roy): Trading Faces, Take Two and Times Squared (Simon and Schuster 2009, 10, 11).
Liberty Porter, First Daughter series about a 9-year-old girl whose father is elected president and moves into the White House.
How My Private Personal Journal Became a Bestseller (Dutton), which became the Disney Channel Original Movie READ IT AND WEEP
Lynnvisible (Dutton, 2010)
Princess of Gossip with Disney Channel star Sabrina Bryan of the Cheetah Girls (S&S MTV books)
'Nonfiction GirlWise: How To Be Confident, Capable, Cool and in Control (Random House)
The College Dorm Survival Guide (Random House)
She also wrote the bestselling Tuned In series, exclusively sold at Limited Too stores.
When DeVillers was younger she created a list of things she wanted to do when she was older. This list included things like "be published", "have a cute boyfriend", and others. This list turned out to be the inspiration for How My Private, Personal Journal Became a Bestseller.