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The Problem with Here Is That It's Where I'm From

Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 1,418 Ratings and 112 Reviews

Book Description
Everyone's favorite Mackerel Middle-Schooler, Jamie Kelly, is back with another hilarious, candid (and sometimes not-so-nice) diary!

There's a new girl in at Mackerel Middle School.

Colette is friendly, fabulous, smart, totally talented, and an all-around amazing individual. She is more brilliantly diabolical than Isabella, as blindly loyal as Stinker, and even harder-to-resist than ... More
Book Information
PublisherScholastic Paperbacks
BindingPaperback (12 editions)
Reading LevelAges 9-12
# of Pages128
ISBN-100439796229
ISBN-13978-0439796224
Publication Date07/01/2007
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About Jim Benton (Author) : Jim Benton is a published author, creator, and an illustrator of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Jim Benton include Ultimate Sticker Book (It's Happy Bunny), T... more
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5/23/2012 Allison Hunter-Frederick said:
It’s always nice to end on a good note. Dear Dumb Diary by Jim Benton is my third and final chick lit book for the month. I’m relieved to say that this one I like. Its girl-loves-boy plot has quirky twists, Jamie and her nemesis Angeline are likeable characters, and the diary-entry style is fun.... more

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1/28/2009 Renee Miller-Johnston said: My daughter loves these books, there are way too many to add all of them. This is the most recent that she has read. They are humorous and speak to the reader without sounding childish. I enjoy them as well.
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