Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Feel free to judge.*~

You may have heard that Hilary Duff - yes, THE Hilary Duff- is writing a YA series.

In case you don't want to read the linked article, here's a quote from it:

"Actress and musician Hilary Duff inked a multiple-book deal with Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers today. The first novel is Elixir, scheduled to be published in hardcover October 2010...The series will focus on a photojournalist named Clea Raymond, the celebrity offspring of a politician and a doctor. In Da Vinci Code fashion, she chases a dashing boy "in a race against time to unravel a centuries-old mystery that could unlock the key to her soulmate's true identity."

Not going to lie, I am excited and I will be DEVOURING this series, even it does end up sucking. The Lizzie McGuire fangirl in me will not die, and this announcement has only made my love stronger.

I was so happy that I listened to this song (multiple times) today, which was totally my 8 year old jam:



I know that many of you may not be excited by this news. Other books by celebrities (like LA Candy by Lauren Conrad) have supposedly sucked. Most of the time the celebrities don't even write the book. Usually I care and avoid celebrity books at all costs. But this time, I do not care because it's HILARY DUFF. Lizzie McGuire, guys. LIZZIE. MCGUIRE.

(I'm so good at separating actresses from their characters, aren't I? In this case, fiction and reality are the same thing.)

I'm not going to start talking about how much I love Lizzie McGuire and how many times I listened to Hilary Duff's first CD when I was 8, but I'll just say I still love Hilary Duff (my inner 8 year old won't let me dislike her. It's just not going to happen) and I still die from joy whenever I see this scene in the last-day-of-middle-school episode:


LIZZIE/GORDO FOREVER!!!
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11 comments:

  1. OMG LIZZIE/GORDO. AHFHHAGOAEGLJAROIGJLKRJGKLERLKKLJK. THAT IS MY EXCITEMENT!!!!! EEEEEEE!!!!!

    THAT PICTURE MAKES ME HAPPY.
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  2. thanks for sharing! i'm kinda surprised..won't lie..don't have very high expectations.
    oh well, i remember my own Hilary Duff gr. 3 phase, so I wont judge!
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  3. lol. I totally went through a Hilary Duff/Lizzie McGuire phase. I had a poster on my wall and everything. That song brought back a lot of memories I had forgotten. Interested about whether her book turns out to be any good.
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  4. Hi,
    Always liked the Lizzie McGuire series, so would check this out (maybe!) I scoffed when I saw Lauren Conrad's book out on the shops, but would also kind of read it too, it's like a guilty pleasure or something.
    Olive
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  5. I think if I saw the books in the store, I'd judge Hilary herself. But I'm definitely not going to judge YOU for wanting to read them. Your enthusiasm and loyalty are very endearing, actually. And it just makes me smile. Have fun reading these books!

    p.s. OMG, they're by LIZZIE. MCGUIRE. *grin*
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  6. Haha I always loved Lizzie McGuire, but I think this book actually sounds decent! Not a big fan of celeb-written books, but I'll most definitely give this one a try!
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  7. wow that takes me back, i think i was in the 4th grade, when lizzie mcguire came on, i was a child of the 90s,and i would race to the television, to see the new episode of lizzie mcguire. i loved this show!! but i love hilary, i have to admit, whenever she is in a movie , i watch it. i loved her in the perfect man, raise your voice, and my favorite song of her was "why not". i knew the whole words. im glad she is doing good, first gossip girl, now a book!! thats great news
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  8. wow that takes me back, i think i was in the 4th grade, when lizzie mcguire came on, i was a child of the 90s,and i would race to the television, to see the new episode of lizzie mcguire. i loved this show!! but i love hilary, i have to admit, whenever she is in a movie , i watch it. i loved her in the perfect man, raise your voice, and my favorite song of her was "why not". i knew the whole words. im glad she is doing good, first gossip girl, now a book!! thats great news
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  9. Ok, I'm way old for Lizzie Maguire-my little sister (who is nine years younger) loved the show though and I have to admit, it was pretty fun and I did watch it. I'm interested in reading these too.
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  10. Okay, I'll admit it: I was a fan of Lizzie Maguire. (Let's just say she'd take Miley/Hannah any day.)

    That said, I'm not stoked about the idea of her writing a YA series. I feel like every actress in the world suddenly thinks, "Oh, hey, I can totally write YA b/c I talk like a teen and I'm still basically a teen and I know what teens are going through, and teens love me so they'll def buy anything with my name on it." Uno problemo: that doesn't make someone a good writer. I'm just worried that eventually, the YA bookshelves will be cluttered with very average writing by people cashing in on fame, which will overshadow better books by people who are much more obscure.

    Who knows, though. Maybe she'll prove me wrong ...
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  11. OH MY GOODNESS YOU'RE FANGIRLY ABOUT HILARY DUFF TOO? I love her songs and I miss Lizzie McGuire :(. I couldn't believe it when my mom told me about her books. So excited! -Amy
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