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Never Underestimate Your Dumbness (Dear Dumb Diary #7)

Jim Benton

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Total reviews: 9 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Editorial Review:

The wedding Dear Dumb Diary readers have been anxiously anticipating is about to become a reality: Jamie's aunt and Angeline's uncle joined together until death do they part -- or until the divorce Jamie has been feverishly wishing for since they started dating finally happens. Now, three of Jamie's most dreaded nightmares are about to be combined into one unbearable event:

1) Very VERY poofy brown dresses

2) Wedding clogs

3) A lifetime of being related to Angeline, a.k.a. Blondewad

Jamie has just one word for this kind of horror:

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"

PRAISE FOR JIM BENTON AND DEAR DUMB DIARY:

"What's new, what's cool: 'Dear Dumb Diary.' You'll laugh out loud at what this girl has to say." -- Knight Ridder Tribune

"This 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 Update

"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. 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 Review

Can Adults Become Human (Dear Dumb Diary #5)

Jim Benton

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Customer Reviews:
Total reviews: 8 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

side splitting hilarious! 5 out of 5 stars.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

I love this line of books. They are all very entertaining. I couldn't stop laughing.

can adults become human (dear dumb diary #5) 5 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

My 10-year-old daughter , a picky reader, devoured this whole series. Easy to read, great illustrations, and absolutely hilarious. Book # 5 is just as funny as the first 4. I read them too. Laughed til I cried! Honestly!

LOL! Too funny! Love it! 5 out of 5 stars.
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As you may or may not have known, jim benton, the happy bunny dude wrote these. there easy to read, and even my mom enjoys the series! I burst out laughing on every sentence. its too funny. all of my friends have borrowed the books, and they cabt let go of em! A must read.

So Entertaining! 4 out of 5 stars.
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L.O.L.! A hilarious adventure of Jamie Kelly! WHAT? Haven't read it? You're missing out on a lot! This one- the best of the whole series! Read this FUNNY, yes, the letters are capitalized, comedy of the great things Jamie does to live an interesting and funny life. Chao!

THIS BOOK IS GOOOD 5 out of 5 stars.
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I loved this book! When i picked it up i could not put it down! I just keep on reading!!! I would recommend this book for everyone who love comedy books!!

Editorial Review:

Jamie go school.

School full savages.

Savages be mean Jamie.

Jamie teach hippo bite Angeline.

Good hippo.

Never Do Anything, Ever (Dear Dumb Diary #4)

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Total reviews: 5 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

It was hilarious! 5 out of 5 stars.
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This was the third book I have read by Jim Benton. It was very funny. The things that happen in the story are true life to girls especially. Most of the characters are girls but there are some boys. The drawings are really crazy and add a lot to the story. I have read the other Dear Dumb Diary books and they were good, but I like this one the best.

Not the best in the series, but still pretty entertaining 4 out of 5 stars.
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"Her best friend's a backstabber. Her worst enemy is a sweetheart. And her dog is just waiting for the right moment to seek his revenge. Why should Jamie even bother going to school?" This sneak preview pretty much sums up the trials and tribulations of Jamie Kelly. In this fourth installment, Jamie's sworn enemy Angeline gets into charity work and inspires Jamie and her best friend Isabella to develop some 'inner beauty' of their own. A mostly funny and occasionally charming tale that even teaches a valuable lesson at the end: Maybe we all have inner beauty. Give it a try.

Editorial Review:

Her best friend's a backstabber. Her worst enemy is a sweetheart. And her dog is just waiting for the right moment to seek his revenge. 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. But she quickly realizes that helping others kind of stinks. 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?

My Pants Are Haunted (Dear Dumb Diary #2)

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Total reviews: 10 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Giggles, a Diary, and a Girl 5 out of 5 stars.
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Do you like funny books? I have a book that will crack you up! My book is called My Pants are Haunted. It is about a girl named Jamie Kelly who writes in her diary. She writes in her diary about school, her parents, her dog Stinker, her friend Isabella, a mean girl Angelina, and a boy she has a crush on named Hudson. She gets new pants for school. She gets holes in her pants. She gets really upset because they were her best pair of jeans. This book is a series. I think this is a funny book. So get down to your nearest book store and get this book.

Editorial Review:

They were just a soft, ordinary pair of thrift-shop jeans until Jamie Kelly tried them on . . . Then they became a tight, scratchy, slightly smelly, and utterly ordinary pair of thrift-shop jeans with an embarrassing haunting problem. Do the pants have the power to soothe a vengeful beagle, vanquish The Prettiest Girl in the World, or make the wearer irresistible to the eighth cutest guy in the grade? Are the haunted pants so dazzling they can hurt and maybe permanently damage the eyes of onlookers? Or are the haunted pants just, well, haunted (which is kind of gross when you think about it)?

Am I the Princess or the Frog? (Dear Dumb Diary #3)

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Total reviews: 8 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

A really good and funny book 5 out of 5 stars.
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This book is really funny, because there are a lot a twists. (A lot of things that you would not think would happen) I have never read a series that is so funny! So if you do get ths book you might want to get book # 1,2 first. This is a great book!

A Hilarious Book 5 out of 5 stars.
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Am I the Princess or the Frog is a funny book. It is a girl named Jamie Kelly and her diary. In the book she goes through many obstacles. Her mother is a very bad cook, but she doesn't know it. Jamie Kelly also has a friend named Isabella who tends to be a little mean sometimes. They both go to "Mackerel Middle School". Their enemy is Angeline who is pretty and perfect. Jamie Kelly has a crush on Hudson (the seventh cutest guy in school). In the book she gets notes from a secret admirer. Who could it be? You'll have to read the book to find out. This book is for girls ages eight and up. It is a great book.

Editorial Review:

Jamie is crushing on Hudson. Someone too-gross-to-be- named is crushing on Jamie. And Hudson is crushing on . . . Princess Turd of Turdsylvania (a.k.a. The Prettiest Girl in the World). Middle school may be grim, but it's no fairy tale. And crazy doesn't even begin to cover it.

Let's Pretend This Never Happened (Dear Dumb Diary #1)

Jim Benton

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Total reviews: 20 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

This book is R rated, read it before youd child does 1 out of 5 stars.
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Yes, entertaining, etc., but when my 1st grade daughter came up to me and asked me what a "turd" is, I was upset. I asked her where she heard the word and she showed me Dear Dumb Diary, page 24, where one can also find the word "turdpie."

Upset doesn't even begin to describe my feelings at reading this junk.

So, if words like this are your thing, go for it, buy the books for your kids, but please, read it first.

So much fun 4 out of 5 stars.
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Everybody loves a fun read, right? Children (0-99) will have at least one laugh (guaranteed).

Editorial Review:

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.)

It's Not My Fault I Know Everything (Dear Dumb Diary)

Jim Benton

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It's an eventful month for Jamie Kelly. Stinker and Stickybuns' litter of puppies has arrived -- which makes Jamie and her nemesis Angeline "in-laws by dog." Ugh.

Jamie's class at Mackerel Middle School is doing a unit on journal-writing, and someone's diary falls into the wrong hands.

But worst of all, Angeline and Isabella are becoming . . . friends.

Dear Dumb Diary,

It's not my fault I know everything.

Okay, I don't know where Timbuktu is, but I refuse to know that. Even if somebody told me, I would flush my brain like a thought-potty and wave goodbye to Timbuktu as it swirled down my brain hole.

I know everything that I WANT to know.

Dear Dumb Diary: A Triple Scoop of Rage with Giggle Sprinkles (Let's Pretend This Never Happened / My Pants are Haunted! / Am I the Princess or the Frog?)

Jim Benton

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Total reviews: 2 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Easy reading 5 out of 5 stars.
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Our 9 year old has the complete set. She loves these books. She is always reading and we are constantly trying to find a way to challenge her. These books seem to work. She is always telling us about them and the "funny" parts. The only problem is that she reads them to fast and she is almost out of these books. I would highly reccomend them for the child that is not yet ready for Harry Potter, but definetly over Run Spot Run.

fun books! 5 out of 5 stars.
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My 11 year old daughter has loved these books and I usually have to make her read! I notice her laughing while she's reading. So that's a good sign!

Editorial Review:

Includes #1: Let’s Pretend This Never Happened, #2: My Pants are Haunted, and #3: Am I the Princess or the Frog

When Bad Clothes Happen to Good People (Dear Dumb Diary)

Jim Benton

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don't be fooled 1 out of 5 stars.
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This is actually a great book in a series my daughters (ages 8 and 11) have really enjoyed. The problem is, I thought I was getting them a new book in the series. This book is MY PANTS ARE HAUNTED. Perhaps the books are published under different titles in the US and in the UK...a little disingenuous, but perhaps unintentional. Just be cautious.

Dear Dumb Diary 7book Set (Let's Pretend This Never Happened; My Pants Are Haunted; Am I the Princess or the Frog; Never Do Anything, Ever; Can Adults Become Human; the Problem with Here Is That It's Where I'm From; Never Underestimate Your Dumbness)

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