Dear Dumb Diary

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

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]

The series follows the adventures and awkward incidents of Jamie Kelly at Mackerel Middle School with her friends Isabella and Angeline. Her family life and school life are heavily intertwined, with her Aunt Carol being not only school staff but the assistant principal's wife, thus making most of the school staff family friends.

  1. ^ Jim Benton at Fantastic Fiction
  2. ^ "Gotham books global deal". Variety. Retrieved 27 October 2012.