You Can Bet on That
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2014 · Est. 2.5 hour read

You Can Bet on That

Written & illustrated by Jim Benton

Part of the Dear Dumb Diary Year Two series

A friendly competition spirals into chaos with a game of Dare or Worse Dare. What could possibly go wrong?

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160 pages· 16,352 words· Est. 2.5 hour read
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Jamie, Isabella, and Angeline's friendship is tested when a friendly competition turns into a chaotic game of Dare or Worse Dare. Jamie fears losing to Isabella is like a banana-peeling contest with a monkey—disastrous. As the stakes rise, Jamie's diary remains her secret refuge, unaware it's being read. Will their friendship survive the chaos, or will Angeline's antics push them over the edge? Dive into the hilarious misadventures and find out what happens when everything goes wrong.

From the publisher

The hilarious and bestselling series from Jim Benton continues!Jamie, Isabella, and Angeline have known each other for a long time. They’ve even become friends – whether Jamie likes it or not. But when the trio starts a friendly competition, all bets are off. The loser will be treated to a game of Dare or Worse Dare… with Isabella. (And Jamie’s pretty sure that’s like having a banana-peeling contest with a starving monkey. The monkey always wins.) What could go wrong? Probably everything. And it’s probably all that blondwad Angeline’s fault. Probably. Jamie still has no idea that anyone is reading her diary, so please, please, please don’t tell her. And definitely don’t tell her that she’s the star of her very own Dear Dumb Diary movie, available on DVD. (Her glamorous ego might not be able to handle it.)

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
160
Words
16,352
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
840L
Themes & topics
Books about friendshipBooks about middle schoolBooks about diariesBooks about contests
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
5
F&P level
~T
AR points
2
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
166866
Publication
Published
May 27, 2014
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780545642576

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