diaries

Challenged to select his field of study at Minecraftia school, Runt, a twelve-year-old villager with ambitions to become a warrior, discovers that only the year's top five students will be able to receive warrior training.

"Nuevo instituto. T?pica ni?a odiosa. Flechazo a la vista. Nuevo diario en el que Nikki le da vueltas y m?s vueltas a todo... "--Back cover.

Charli's impulsive uncle, Will Crandall, decides to buy the town's abandoned, possibly haunted castle and fix it up as a bed-and-breakfast, but Charli and Sophia, a clairvoyant orphan who has come to stay with the Crandall family, know his plan is somehow dangerous.

Greg Heffley tells about his summer vacation and his attempts to steer clear of trouble when he returns to middle school and tries to keep his older brother, Rodrick, from telling everyone about Greg's most humiliating experience of the summer.

Fourteen-year-old Nikki Maxwell writes and sketches in her diary about her struggle to be popular at her exclusive new private school, and about giving up on being part of the elite group, before figuring out a way to simply be herself.

A guide to the use of journal writing for personal and professional development, with tips on integrating the practice into courses and in support of activities, and includes information on assessment, reflective writing, use of narrative techniques, and more.

In the hospital where she is receiving treatment for anorexia, twelve-year-old Riley records her days in her journal--going to therapy, rediscovering her love of art, dealing with her rule-breaking roommate, and worrying about relapse once she returns home.

Chloe Snow's mother--who moved to Mexico in order to finish her novel and might not come back--told her that the only thing worse than remembering sad things is forgetting, so Chloe decides to keep a diary of her high school experiences. She confesses that she has never had a first kiss, that her best friend is driving her insane, that she loves the off-limits Mac Brody who already has a girlfriend, and that her dad won't stop asking if she is okay.

Excerpts from the diary of Carrie Berry, describing her family's life in the Confederate south in 1864. Supplemented by sidebars, activities, and a timeline of the era.

A ten-year-old's diary entries chronicle the magical sights and sounds she and her family encounter as they explore India.