''Dear Dumb Diary'' is a series of

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. Each book is written in the first person view of a

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girl named Jamie Kelly. The series is published by Scholastic in English and

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in Korean. Film rights to the series have been optioned by the Gotham Group. The series follows the adventures of Jamie Kelly at Mackerel Middle School.

Reception

Critical reception for the series has been mixed, with ''

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'' 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". A reviewer for the ''

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'' compared ''My Pants are Haunted!'' to the ''

Diary of a Wimpy Kid ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'' is an American children’s book series and media franchise created by author and cartoonist Jeff Kinney. The series follows Greg Heffley, a middle-schooler who illustrates his daily life in a diary (although he const ...

'' series, saying that fans of ''Wimpy Kid'' would like the series.

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

A film version had been filmed in

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, starring

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as Jamie and Mary-Charles Jones as Jamie’s best friend Isabella. The movie premiered on

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on September 6, 2013, and is now available on streaming services like Netflix.

References

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External links

Official Dear Dumb Diary site
from Scholastic. American children's novels Series of children's books Fictional diaries