Bentons dear dumb diary series gets off to a shaky start with this trite tale told in diary format. The complete series list for dear dumb diary jim benton. Dear dumb diary series in order jim benton fictiondb. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. This book starts the entire dear dumb diary series. It stars jamie kelly as she tries to steal angelines permanent record from the principals office in order to destroy angelines reputation as the popular girl. She s cool sometimes, nice mostly, and funny always. Lets pretend this never happened dear dumb diary series. Plot this shows jamie kelly with her best friend, arch enemy, crush, and grimy little cousin as she tries to get out if her nickname. Angeline told the teacher they did their report on trolls. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
The series is published by scholastic in english and random house in korean. Each book is written in the first person view of a middle school girl named jamie kelly. Dear dumb dairy is a funny book because of the way jamie writes and thinks. Let s pretend this never happened author jim bentom isbn 04396290479780439629041 pages 115 publication publisher scholastic release date june 2004 let s pretend this never happened is the first book in the dear dumb diary series. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read dear dumb diary. Plot this shows jamie kelly with her best friend, arch enemy. Evans said that i pretty much need an a on my mythology report or my grades would my. Editions of lets pretend this never happened by jim benton. Dear dumb diary lunch bunch book club let s pretend this never happened. My favorite scene is in the rising action when angeline gets her hair stuck on one of the thousand things dangling from her girlishly pink backpack and has to rush the nurses office immediately. Dear dumb diary is a series of childrens books written by jim benton also known as the guy who created its happy bunny.
Humorous stories, middle schools, diaries, juvenile fiction. Let s pretend this never happened by benton, jim isbn. Dear dumb diary seemed like a good place to start with its high circulation and funnysounding premise. We offer many activity ideas for supporting books of this type here. I also liked the characters in my story they described what happens in real life with middle school drama and other thing that relate to real life and events that could happen. Let s pretend this never happened dear dumb diary series, book 1 dear dumb diary by jim benton author jim benton illustrator. All about let s pretend this never happened dear dumb diary, no. May, 2012 in this book, jamie contends with angeline, the schools prettiest, most popular girl who jamie thinks is a goon. Click to read more about let s pretend this never happened dear dumb diary, no. Let s pretend this never happened written by jim benton readers will love to sneak a peek at the hilarious, candid diaries of jamie kelly youll laugh out loud at what this girl has to say. But if you are angeline, i did not give you permission, so stop it.
Dear dumb diary am i the princess and the frog book report dear dumb diary let s pretend this never happened. Captioned illustrations complement the humour of the book and the series is. In her diary, middle school student jamie kelly describes her life at home and at school, including her attempts to triumph over her nemesis, the beautiful and. Let s pretend this never happened ebook written by jim benton. Publication date 2004 topics humorous stories, middle schools, diaries publisher. When angeline gets her hair stuck on her backpack the school nurse has to cut off the left side of her hair. Dear dumb diary is a series of childrens novels by jim benton. Her readers obviously dont care whether her book is fact or fiction. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about availability. Ebook download lets pretend this never happened dear. Jenny lawsons lets pretend this never happened boasts the straightforward subtitle a mostly true memoir. Angeline got her hair tangled up in one of the jillion things she has dangling from her. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Lets pretend this never happened turtleback school. Let s pretend this never happened was the first book of thedear dumb diary series. Dear dumb diary, let s pretend this never happened written by jim benton. Let s pretend this never happened is the first book in the dear dumb diary book series. Miss bruntford moms mythology report nickname nurses office okay pack a peach pants are haunted peach girl pinheady poison pretend this never prettiest girl pretty principals office regrows robot avenger backpack school nurse smartest chick smile. This book is about 3 girls who dont really like each other that much but when they get the chance to go to screamotopia they have to work together and in the end everything works out. Things changed when jamies dog ate her mythology report. The books are presented as the diaries of jamie kelly, a middleschool girl with a very interesting view of the world the books, in a nutshell, are a mixture of plans, strange events and humour just sailing on rule of funny, and frequent deconstructions and parodies of. It was partially adapted into the hallmark tv movie. Lets pretend this never happened is the first book in the dear dumb diary book series. Ive started a project where im trying to read through the titles that are currently housed in my tiny library at which i work. In daily entries, each starting with the title salutation, jamie kelly vents repeatedly on several topics. Dear dumb diary lunch bunch book club lets pretend this.
Lets pretend this never happened by jim benton goodreads. Lets pretend this never happened dear dumb diary wiki. In this book, jamie contends with angeline, the schools prettiest, most popular girl who jamie thinks is a. Dear dumb diary, lets pretend this never happened written. Digitizing sponsor internet archive contributor internet archive language english. Ok so it is a good book not say its bad but it needs work. In this first book in the dear dumb diary series, the reader is granted access to the diary of jamie kelly, a. Let s pretend this never happened by jim benton scholastic paperbacks, 2004 isbn. Dear dumb diary book 1 lets pretend this never happened.
Due to its large file size, this book may take longer to download. The books are presented as the diaries of jamie kelly, a middleschool girl with a very interesting view of the world. Lets pretend this never happened, chapter one duration. The book i read was dear dumb diary the worst things in life are also free by jim benton. Ive started a project where im trying to read through the titles that. It starts off as jamie is eating a peach and another peach falls out of her bag. Dear whoever is reading my dumb diary are you sure you re supposed to be reading someone else s diary. Dear dumb diary, lets pretend this never happened written by. In the book i am reading i think that it had really nice transitions and really stayed on topic it was all jumping around. Ebook download lets pretend this never happened dear dumb. Angeline got her long, beautiful hair tangled in one of the jillion things she has dangling from her backback, and the school nursewho is now one of my main heroestook 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. Jan 16, 2017 sign in to report inappropriate content.
After reading the book and loving it, she and her mom kindly donated it to my classroom. Lets pretend this never happened dear dumb diary, no. Let s pretend this never happened dear dumb diary, no. Lets pretend this never happened by jim benton overdrive. In this book, jamie contends with angeline, the schools prettiest, most popular girl who jamie thinks is a goon. Dear dumb diary, let s pretend this never happened. Included in this product is a list of activities and resources for the first book in the series let s pretend this never happened and a student invitation to hand out to your group. Dear dumb diary, lets pretend this never happened is a good book to read when you have free time. You can also create your own word search, criss cross or memory match puzzle using our. Jamie sees the hair in the office garbage can and then she decides to take the hair home. It stars jamie kelly as she tries to steal angeline. Shop at the scholastic store for the best books for children, educational resources for kids, crafts for kids, teachings resources and more. Dear dumb diary lets pretend this never happened by jim.
Hes created a tv series, written books, and produced a movie, and he always did everything his parents told him to do. Jun 01, 2012 jenny lawsons lets pretend this never happened boasts the straightforward subtitle a mostly true memoir. Dear dumb diary lets pretend this never happened chapters 14. This book introduces the main character, a very spunky and opinionated girl, and her friends and family. Let s pretend this never happened, chapter one duration.
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