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Chapter Book · Ages 9–12 · 2007 · Est. 1.5 hour read
The Problem with Here Is That It's Where I'm From
Written and illustrated by Jim Benton
Book #6 in the Dear Dumb Diary series
A new girl challenges Jamie's idea of perfection at Mackerel Middle School.
4.2/5 Goodreads · 4,615 ratings
128 pages· 13,719 words· Est. 1.5 hour read
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Bookroo's summary
Jamie Kelly returns with her diary, facing a new challenge at Mackerel Middle School. Colette, the new girl, seems too perfect—smart, talented, and irresistibly charming. Jamie's world is turned upside down as she questions if anyone can truly be that flawless. Can Jamie uncover Colette's secret, or is she really the most perfect girl in the world? Dive into Jamie's hilarious and candid musings as she navigates friendship, jealousy, and the quest for authenticity.
From the publisher
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 Angeline. It’s enough to make Jamie throw up a little. And Jamie just can’t help but wonder: Is it humanly possible for a girl to be more perfectly perfect than the most perfect girl in the world?
At a glance
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 128
- Words
- 13,719
- Reading age
- 9–12
- Audience
- Middle Grade
- Lexile
- 990L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 5.7
- F&P level
- ~X
- AR points
- 2
- AR interest level
- MG
- AR quiz
- 115155
Publication
- Published
- June 1, 2007
- First published
- July 1, 2007
- Publisher
- Scholastic Paperbacks
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780439796224
- LCCN
- 2007298593
- OCLC
- 138345460
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