Papademetriou was born August 25, 1971 and grew up in Houston, Texas, attending West University Elementary School, Lanier Middle School, and Episcopal High School of Houston. Her first book, Sixth Grade Glommers, Norks, and Me, was published in 2005 by Hyperion. She has written/adapted over thirty books for children and young adults. Her 2005 book, M or F? : a novel is in over 500 libraries according to WorldCat. She also wrote the "Accidentally" series (Accidentally Fabulous, Accidentally Famous, Accidentally Fooled, and Accidentally Friends), How to Be a Girly Girl in Just 10 Days, and Ice Dreams for Scholastic's line of Candy Apple books. Her forthcoming novel, Siren's Storm, will be published by Knopf/ Random House in 2011. You can check out her website at lisapapa.com/, follow her on twitter @axyfabulous or check out her facebook fan page for updates about her work.

(2005) Sixth Grade Glommers, Norks, and Me (ISBN 0786851694)

(2005) M or F? cowritten with Chris Tebbetts (ISBN 1-59514-091-3)

(2006) The Wizard, The Witch, and Two Girls from Jersey (ISBN 1595140743)