diaries

Meet Clara--a girl living in Los Angeles, California, in 1915. Major motion-picture companies have moved out to Hollywood, and she's right in the middle of all the action. When she finds herself working behind the scenes in the film industry for a big-shot producer named Mr. Cheeseman, she's determined to make it to the top in showbiz as a renowned director, no matter what. The hilarious Long-Lost Secret Diary series puts readers inside the heads of unlucky people in unfortunate situations. The accessible, irreverent stories will keep young readers laughing as they learn the importance of not being afraid to learn from their mistakes. Get Real fact boxes featured throughout, as well as a glossary and additional back matter, provide historical context and background.

Presents a fictionalized collection of letters written by Katharine Wright to her reclusive brother Orville Wright.

Eva offers to babysit for little brother Baby Mo so her parents can go to a sky-dancing competition, and she enlists a couple of her friends to help--unfortunately Mo proves to be a handful, eating too much candy, making a big mess, and throwing a tantrum, and she and her friends have to clean up fast before her parents get home.

"A . . . novel about an ordinary extraordinary eleven-year-old trying to win back her best friend and get her mother to stop sighing. Cricket Karlsson is going to become an artist just like her aunt, who loves cheese and art and always speaks her mind. Not like Cricket's mother, who is dieting and sighs at everything. But now Aunt Frannie has lost her joy and Cricket's best friend has dumped her for the horse girls"--provided by publisher.

Maya writes in her journal about her new-found Christian faith as she struggles with relationship problems and her friend Marissa's partying and dangerous lifestyle. Includes "go green" tips.

"If you're looking for clever ways to spruce up your diary or build a planner from scratch, Hack Your Journal teaches you how to design fun and functional pages that meet your needs. Every section showcases a set of layout concepts--for weekly planning, habit trackers, daily reflections, and more--but with unique variations and distinct artistic styles. Some require only a pen and paper; others feature elaborate ideas with ample opportunities to add color and embellishments. You'll find step-by-step instructions to recreate these pages on your own, while sidebars provide quick tutorials on useful techniques to decorate and personalize each one. If you keep a planner, organizer, or diary, or want to begin, you'll refer to this inspirational book again and again!"--Amazon.com.

"It's a new school year, and Greg Heffley finds himself thrust into middle school, where undersized weaklings share the hallways with kids who are taller, meaner, and already shaving. The hazards of growing up before you're ready are uniquely revealed through words and drawings as Greg records them in his diary. This English learner's edition presents the full text in English with helpful annotations in Spanish to aid reading and includes an English-Spanish glossary"--OCLC.

"Lauren loves learning dressage to music at Pony Camp--- it's just like dancing with her pony, Lucky! But can she come up with a special routine for the show on Friday?"--Amazon.

"Jessica can't wait to go on the trail ride and camp out with her new Pony Camp friends. If only her little sister wasn't so nervous about making new friends - she she wants to spend all her time with Jessica!"--Amazon.

Seventh-grader Mackenzie Blue, also known as Zee, deals with the stresses of school when her best friend moves away, somebody steals her diary, and she gets one chance to become a rock star, requiring the smart and talented girl to seek help from her crew of friends.