Dear Dumb Diary

Dear Dumb Diary is a series of children's novels by Jim Benton. Each book is written in the first person view of a middle school girl named Jamie Kelly. The series is published by Scholastic in English and Random House in Korean. Film rights to the series have been optioned by the Gotham Group.[2]

This article is about the book series. For the film, see Dear Dumb Diary (film).
Dear Dumb Diary
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
It's Not My Fault I Know Everything
That's What Friends Aren't For
The Worst Things In Life Are Also Free
Okay, So Maybe I Do Have Superpowers
Me! (Just Like You, Only Better)
Year Two
School. Hasn't This Gone on Long Enough?
The Super-Nice Are Super-Annoying
Nobody's Perfect. I'm As Close As It Gets
What I Don't Know Might Hurt Me
You Can Bet on That
Live Each Day to the Dumbest[1]
Dumbness is a Dish Best Served Cold
AuthorJim Benton
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's literature
PublisherScholastic Inc.
Published2004 - 2016
Media typePaperback

The series follows the adventures of Jamie Kelly at Mackerel Middle School.

Reception

Critical reception for the series has been mixed,[3] with Publishers Weekly writing that the lead character "makes the occasional funny observation, more often her stabs at humor miss their mark or are so protracted that the comic moment fizzles".[4] A reviewer for the Indian Express compared My Pants are Haunted! to the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, saying that fans of Wimpy Kid would like the series.[5]

Books

Year One
  • 1. Let's Pretend This Never Happened (July 1, 2004)
  • 2. My Pants Are Haunted! (October 1, 2004)
  • 3. Am I the Princess or the Frog? (June 1, 2005)
  • 4. Never Do Anything, Ever (November 1, 2005)
  • 5. Can Adults Become Human? (May 1, 2006)
  • 6. The Problem With Here Is That It's Where I'm From (July 1, 2007)
  • 7. Never Underestimate Your Dumbness (March 1, 2008)
  • 8. It's Not My Fault I Know Everything (January 1, 2009)
  • 9. That's What Friends Aren't For (January 1, 2010)
  • 10. The Worst Things In Life Are Also Free (June 1, 2010)
  • 11. Okay, So Maybe I Do Have Superpowers (January 1, 2011)
  • 12. Me! (Just Like You, Only Better) (June 1, 2011)

Year Two
  • 1. School. Hasn't This Gone Long Enough? (January 1, 2012)
  • 2. The Super-Nice Are Super-Annoying (June 1, 2012)
  • 3. Nobody's Perfect. I'm As Close As It Gets (January 1, 2013)
  • 4. What I Don't Know Might Hurt Me (June 25, 2013)
  • 5. You Can Bet on That (May 27, 2014)
  • 6. Live Each Day to the Dumbest (May 26, 2015)

Deluxe
  • 1. Dumbness is a Dish Best Served Cold (June 28, 2016)

Movie
Main article: Dear Dumb Diary (film)

A film version had been filmed in Salt Lake City, Utah, starring Emily Alyn Lind as Jamie and Mary-Charles Jones as Jamie’s best friend Isabella.

The movie premiered on Nickelodeon on September 6, 2013, and is now available on streaming services like Netflix.

See also

References
  1. Jim Benton at Fantastic Fiction
  2. "Gotham books global deal". Variety. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  3. "Review: Dear Dumb Diary 9". Kidsreads.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  4. "Review: Dear Dumb Diary 1". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  5. Fernandes, Sharon (18 February 2012). "Just Right For Kids". Indian Express. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
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