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| Title | : | Let's Pretend This Never Happened (Dear Dumb Diary #1) |
| Author | : | Jim Benton |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 128 pages |
| Published | : | May 1st 2007 by Scholastic Paperbacks (first published 2004) |
| Categories | : | Childrens. Middle Grade. Humor. Fiction. Realistic Fiction. Diary. Comedy |
Jim Benton
Paperback | Pages: 128 pages Rating: 3.99 | 15954 Users | 669 Reviews
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Read the hilarious, candid, (and sometimes not-so-nice,) diaries of Jamie Kelly, who promises that everything in her diary is true...or at least as true as it needs to be. School was okay today. Actually, it was better than okay. Angeline got her long, beautiful hair tangled in one of the jillion things she has dangling from her backpack, and the school nurse -- who is now one of my main heroes -- took a pair of scissors and snipped two feet of silky blond hair from the left side of her head, so now Angeline only looks like The Prettiest Girl in the World if you're standing on her right. (Although personally, I think she would look better if I was standing on her neck.)
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| Original Title: | Let's Pretend This Never Happened (Dear Dumb Diary #1) |
| ISBN: | 0545010306 (ISBN13: 9780545010306) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Dear Dumb Diary #1 |
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Ratings: 3.99 From 15954 Users | 669 ReviewsJudgment Based On Books Let's Pretend This Never Happened (Dear Dumb Diary #1)
Hahahaha! This was hilarious and a quick read. I'm a huge fan of the Georgia Nicholson diaries for teens and this series reminds me a bit of them, although aimed at the younger set. It's basically about middle schooler Jamie Kelly, who vents to her "dumb diary" about school, boys, her dog, her family, and most of all, her arch-nemesis, the perfect Angeline. Supplementing each diary entry are these humorous illustrations (drawn by our heroine) that had me laughing out loud.As a kiddo librarian, IHahahaha! This was hilarious and a quick read. I'm a huge fan of the Georgia Nicholson diaries for teens and this series reminds me a bit of them, although aimed at the younger set. It's basically about middle schooler Jamie Kelly, who vents to her "dumb diary" about school, boys, her dog, her family, and most of all, her arch-nemesis, the perfect Angeline. Supplementing each diary entry are these humorous illustrations (drawn by our heroine) that had me laughing out loud.As a kiddo librarian, I
you know looking back on these books from my current homosexual viewpoint. i think the girl rivalry here was definitely like. at least a little gay
This was probably not a very good choice for me in the beginning hence the cover (that proves that the theory "You can never judge a book by it's cover" wrong) but alas, I read it. I did not find this book very entertaining at all. I thought it had a lot of girly content, so it got boring quickly. Also the author, in my opinion, was not very descriptive at all. I think this book would be better for a girl to read not me.
I picked this up mostly for "research," because I'm working on a diary-format novel with a character who starts out in middle school/junior high. I was disappointed by the slut-shaming and fatphobia in this book, and by the MC's stereotypical girl-hate. There really is no plot, other than "I'm jealous of Angeline and I hate her but I love her" and suddenly in the last few pages half a bazillion things happen, plot twist! after plot twist! after PLOT TWIST!!The MC's voice is funny (though her
Jamie Kelly is in eighth grade and keeps a diary about her life. She writes about a popular girl, her dog, her best friend, her mom's cooking, and her messy messy cousin. As she writes, you can see that her life isn't fun and games. Dear Dumb Dairy is a funny book because of the way Jamie writes and thinks. Its also has funny pictures that show what she talks about, which is kinda funny. And don't worry about school, try to enjoy the book. I like this book because of its funniness and weirdness
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