Hilary Duff to write book series

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.

Welcome the latest celebrity children's author, Hilary Duff.

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Simon & Schuster Books for Young readers said 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.