DreamWorks Just Bought The Rights To This 8th-Grade Girl's Diary
Oct 30, 2013 23:12
Maya Van Wagenen might only be 15, but she already had a book deal by the time DreamWorks decided to turn her into the youngest non-actor to ever make a feature deal with them. Amy B. Harris, of Sex and the City and The Carrie Diaries, will be scripting the film.
The story on how she came up with the journal is pretty interesting. Back in eighth grade, Maya found herself struggling to fit in with her new classmates. Then she decided to refer to a 1950s advice book to help her make friends...
The story on how she came up with the journal is pretty interesting. Back in eighth grade, Maya found herself struggling to fit in with her new classmates. Then she decided to refer to a 1950s advice book to help her make friends...
Not only did Maya crack the code to becoming popular by using ancient tips from Betty Cornell’s Glamour Guide For Teens, she kept a diary.
...This is heady stuff for Van Wagenen, who is now 15, but book publishers went wild for her story of struggle, and how she found social footing by following such advice as: always wearing white gloves, using pearls as a fashion accessory; and never forgetting that a girdle can be a girl’s best friend. The most important lessons conveyed were timeless ones like being open and honest, and kind. She found that each social clique was distrustful of the others, and that all of the kids bore similar insecurities. She was able to find common ground and feel for the first time like she belonged.
Read the rest over at Deadline...This is heady stuff for Van Wagenen, who is now 15, but book publishers went wild for her story of struggle, and how she found social footing by following such advice as: always wearing white gloves, using pearls as a fashion accessory; and never forgetting that a girdle can be a girl’s best friend. The most important lessons conveyed were timeless ones like being open and honest, and kind. She found that each social clique was distrustful of the others, and that all of the kids bore similar insecurities. She was able to find common ground and feel for the first time like she belonged.
