the diary of Zipporah Feldman, a Jewish immigrant girl
Lasky, Kathryn
2003
Twelve-year-old Zippy, a Jewish immigrant from Russia, keeps a diary account of the first eighteen months of her family's life on the Lower East Side of New York City in 1903-1904.
Freshman year is off to a rocky start with some major BFF drama. Betty's longtime best friend Veronica is rich, ruthless and snobby--the total opposite of Betty. And in high school, where social status means everything, it seems like Betty and Veronica can't be besties anymore. Luckily, Betty is armed with her trusty diary to document her ups and downs.
Bathsheba Clarice de Trop, whose mother writes fictional books about her, uses her diary to record her experiences and feelings after meeting Avacado Drippe, a mean, budding actress, and Keish, a normal girl whom Bathsheba first despises.
Provides guidance in creating a meaningful art journal and includes exercises to help personalize a journal, writing and art prompts, and pages from international artists' journals.
"Middle school is tough enough for normal humans, but when you're a vampire, it's even more challenging. Edgar rises to the occasion with wit, humor, and some help from his friends"--Provided by publisher.
The diary of a fictional fourteen-year-old girl living in Virginia, in which she describes the hardships endured by her family and friends during one year of the Civil War.
Jessie works on a yearlong research project on superheroes while preparing for the Superhero Slam, a head-to-head debate against her nemesis Dylan, and corresponding with actual superhumans, including Olympian Clara Hughes and Captain Marvel writer Kelly Sue DeConnick.