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updated 7:36 p.m. ET July 2, 2009
NEW YORK - James Frey is writing for young people, and Hollywood has signed on.
Frey, a former screenwriter best known for his discredited memoir "A Million Little Pieces," is collaborating on a four-book series of teen science-fiction novels that HarperCollins will publish.
Screen rights for the first novel, "I Am Number Four," have been acquired by DreamWorks and "Transformers" director Michael Bay.
Frey's co-author is Jobie Hughes, a recent graduate from the creative writing program at Columbia University.
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