I don't know who enjoyed the book more, my daughter or me. "My daughter recently purchased your first edition of your Dear Diary books at a school book fair. "Thanks for making reading so much fun!" -Jennifer L.
I'll call it, My Collection of Books by Jim Benton." - Olivia L. its so hillarious!.lol" -dani"yo mr.benton, u r totally AWESOME!!! I'm totally trying to get my mom to buy me the 2nd dumb diary book!! they r hilarious!! (but true!!!): )" - sk8erbear"dear dumb diary is an awesome book I did that for my book report." -Keith"I'm going to start collecting your books. Young audiences will eat up Jamie's diary descriptions.while parents are sure to see their kids beg for more Dumb Diary books." - The Barnes & Noble ReviewThis book's witty and satiric sense of humor is sure to resonate with kids and make these books a must-have." -BIG BLUE DOT Trend UpdateFrom the Fans."omg u totally rule!!!! i luv happy bunny! and i read dear dumb diary. Her adventures include avoiding trouble (or gettinginto it) with her partner in crime, Isabella rating people on a Loserscale dealing with crazy cafeteria monitor, Miss Bruntford and observingand caring for her do, g Stinker.You'll laugh out loud at what this girl has to say.PRAISE FOR JIM BENTON AND DEAR DUMB DIARY: PW calls Jamie a "feisty protagonist.""Told in knee-slapping diary entries.Jim Benton delivers a wonderfully silly series that combines his knack for knowing what kids love to read with fun illustrations. Her only hope is toconsole in her diary, the one place where she can spill her heart out anddraw pictures of how things really look.Dear Dumb Diary (Scholastic, $4.99) by Jim Benton is a look at Jamie'slife in her own words. She's mad at her disapproving parents, and mad at Hudson Rivers (theeighth cutest guy in her grade) for not noticing her. She's mad at Angeline, the most popularand prettiest girl in the world (or at least in Mackerel Middle School).Jamie is mad at the fact that she has to go to middle school in the firstplace. Review Quotes What's new, what's cool: Dear Dumb DiaryBy Jennifer TobiaKnight Ridder/Tribune News Service(KRT)An entertainment or product review - anything from books and video games toWeb sites and music._Dear Dumb Diary, by Jim Benton (Scholastic, $4.99)._Middle-schooler Jamie Kelly is mad. Is someone trying to thwart her attempts at irresistible inner beauty? Or will Jamie finally achieve the I'm an angel glow she knows will make Hudson Rivers fall madly in love w/ her? But she quickly realizes that helping others kind of stinks. Why should Jamie even bother going to school? Why not? After a run-in with Mega-Popular Angeline, aka Pure Evil, Jamie reforms her selfish ways & becomes the decent human being she never thought she could be. And her dog is just waiting for the right moment to seek his revenge.
Is someone trying to thwart her attempts at irresistible inner beauty? Or will Jamie finally achieve the I'm an angel glow she knows will make Hudson Rivers fall madly in love w/ her?īook Synopsis 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. About the Book Her best friend's a backstabber.