Friday, January 21

Good News Friday - More Exciting Film News!

Hey everyone! I think it's safe to say, I'm OVER THE MOON today on Good News Friday. It was just announced that my forthcoming young adult novel, 52 REASONS TO HATE MY FATHER (releasing summer 2012) was just optioned for FILM!!!!

Excuse me, while I do some more happy dancing!!!

Here's the scoop:

Producer Jane Starz, who's best known for films like Ella Enchanted, Tuck Everlasting, The Indian in the Cupboard, The Babysitters Club, and the show Charles in Charge, optioned the book and plans to adapt it into a feature length film! I've met with Jane several times and she's fantastic! I adore her. I couldn't be happier placing my book (aka my baby) in her hands!

52 REASONS TO HATE MY FATHER is my sixth novel (and third for the young adult market). It releases in summer 2012 from Macmillan Children's Publishing Group. The book is about a spoiled teen heiress, famous for her party-girl antics and tabloid headlines, who's forced by her ever-absent mogul father to take on a different low-wage job every week for a year of life--and love--lessons, if she wants any hope of receiving her trust fund.

The next step in the process is to attach writers and find a studio. Fingers crossed it actually makes it to the big screen!

6 comments:

Kay Cassidy said...

Congrats, Jessica!! :-)

Gerb said...

Wow! That's so exciting, Jessica! Congrats!!!

Alyson Noel said...

Jessica-that's awesome!! HUGE CONGRATSSSS!!!

Sara Hantz said...

That's fantastic news, congratuations!!!!!!!

Jessica Brody said...

Thanks, everyone. We've got our fingers tightly crossed that something happens out of it! :)

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