Julia DeVillers
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Julia DeVillers is the author of several books including How My Private, Personal Journal Became A Bestseller. She made a cameo
Cameo appearance
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 in the 2006 Disney Channel Original Movie, Read It and Weep
Read It and Weep
Read It and Weep is a 2006 Disney Channel Original Movie which premiered on July 21, 2006. It is based on the novel by Julia DeVillers. Sisters Kay and Danielle Panabaker star as Jamie Bartlett and her alter ego Isabella , respectively...

, which was based on the book.

Background

DeVillers attended Colonie High School in Albany, New York
Albany, New York
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. She studied Communications at the State University of New York, Oswego and obtained an M.A. in Journalism from The Ohio State University
Ohio State University
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. She has a twin sister, Jennifer Roy, who is six minutes older. Jennifer also wrote the award-winning books Yellow Star and Mindblind.



DeVillers lives in New Albany, Ohio
New Albany, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,711 people, 1,263 households, and 1,030 families residing in the village. The population density was 415.7 people per square mile . There were 1,424 housing units at an average density of 159.5 per square mile...

, with her husband and two children. She is living overseas for a year in Tbilisi, Georgia while her husband works at the US Embassy.

Writing

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.

Inspiration

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.

External links

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