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In this Feb. 6, 2010 file photo, actress and singer Hilary Duff arrives at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in Santa Barbara, Calif.

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Hilary Duff to write book series

Wiill work on a series of young adult novels

Updated: Tuesday, 09 Mar 2010, 2:22 PM EST
Published : Tuesday, 09 Mar 2010, 2:13 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) - Welcome the latest celebrity children's author, Hilary Duff.

Simon & Schuster Books for Young readers said Tuesday the actress-singer will work on a series of young adult novels that starts with "Elixir," to be published in October. The first novel will feature the worldwide adventures of photojournalist Clea Raymond.

Twenty-two-year-old Duff also plans a nonfiction book about children coping with divorce, scheduled for 2012. Duff has written about her own parents' separation in the songs "Stranger" and "Gypsy Woman."

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