Dear Dumb Diary, Deluxe
Sale price
$1248
Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2016 · Est. 3 hour read

Dear Dumb Diary, Deluxe

Written and illustrated by Jim Benton

Middle schoolers scheme to get rich with a food idea. Will it succeed?

4.3/5 Goodreads · 321 ratings
224 pages· 20,511 words· Est. 3 hour read
$12.99Save 4%

In stock. Also at Amazon or Bookshop.

Bookroo's summary

Jamie Kelly and her friends at Mackerel Middle School hatch a plan to achieve fame and fortune through a food venture. But can they create something people will actually want to eat? As Jamie's imagination runs wild, the trio faces the challenge of turning their culinary dreams into reality. Will their ambitious idea lead to success, or will it crumble like a cookie? Dive into their hilarious journey and find out if their recipe for riches is a hit or a hilarious miss.

From the publisher

Jamie Kelly is back and dumber than ever in this super-deluxe four-color Dear Dumb Diary special edition!Life at Mackerel Middle School is as dumb as ever – but Jamie Kelly may have finally found the key to fame, fortune, and fabulousness. Together with Isabella and Angeline, she’s come up with a moneymaking idea, and it has to do with food. Everyone likes food! They’re going to be rich!The only problem? They have to come up with something that people actually want to eat.Jamie has some sophisticated thoughts on food, like, She was manipulating us like dough. Like the sweet, delicious dough that we are. And she was baking us into the type of delicious cookies you can only get from dough like us. And she was putting sprinkles of us on top of us, and – forget it. I’m hungry. I want some cookies. This is sure to go well.

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
224
Words
20,511
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
850L
Themes & topics
Books about friendshipBooks about cookingBooks about familyBooks about family lifeBooks about best friends
For readers who can't stop at one

The next favorite is already out there.

Age-appropriate books selected to help their love of reading grow, delivered right to their door.

Find their book club
Bookroo club box with books for growing readers
The author & illustrator

More from Jim Benton

Explore Jim's bookshelf
School. Hasn't This Gone on Long Enough?
#1 in Series
Sale price
$599

School. Hasn't This Gone on Long Enough?

Ages 8–12 · 2012

Lunch Walks Among Us

Ages 7–10 · 2003
Sale price
$799

Let's Pretend This Never Happened

Ages 9–12 · 2004
#1 in Series
Graphic Nov.
Sale price
$799

Can You Hear a Penguin Fart on Mars?: And Other Excellent Questions

Ages 6–10 · 2021
Your next read

Books that feel like this one

See all similar books

Starfish

Ages 10–13 · 2021

The Fourteenth Goldfish

Ages 9–11 · 2014

Red, White, and Whole

Ages 9–12 · 2021

Forest World

Ages 9–12 · 2017

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Ages 8–12 · 2007

All's Faire in Middle School

Ages 9–12 · 2017

My Life as a Book

Ages 9–12 · 2010

The Strange Case of Origami Yoda

Ages 8–12 · 2010
The fine print

Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
5.2
F&P level
~T
AR points
3
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
183134
Publication
Published
June 28, 2016
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780545932288

Surprise a reader with their next favorite book.

Spotted a mistake or something missing? Improve this page.

Are you the author or illustrator? Claim your book.

Top contributors: Literary Leslie

Bookroo

Book Clubs

Follow Bookroo