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My Pants Are Haunted (Dear Dumb Diary #2) Kindle Edition

by Jim Benton (Author, Illustrator) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 683 ratings
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Read the hilarious, candid (and sometimes not-so-nice), diaries of Jamie Kelly, who promises that everything in her diary is true -- or at least as true as it needs to be.They were just a soft, ordinary pair of thrift-shop jeans until Jamie Kelly tried them on . . . Then they became a tight, scratchy, slightly smelly, and utterly ordinary pair of thrift-shop jeans with an embarrassing haunting problem. Do the pants have the power to soothe a vengeful beagle, vanquish The Prettiest Girl in the World, or make the wearer irresistible to the eighth cutest guy in the grade? Are the haunted pants so dazzling they can hurt and maybe permanently damage the eyes of onlookers? Or are the haunted pants just, well, haunted (which is kind of gross when you think about it)?
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  1. Reading age
    8 - 12 years, from customers
  2. Book 2 of 12
    Dear Dumb Diary
  3. Print length
    154 pages
  4. Language
    English
  5. Grade level
    2 - 5
  6. Lexile measure
    930L
  7. Publisher
    Scholastic Inc.
  8. Publication date
    August 27, 2013
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  13. ISBN-13
    978-0439629058
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What's new, what's cool: `Dear Dumb Diary'By Jennifer TobiaKnight Ridder/Tribune News Service(KRT)An entertainment or product review - anything from books and video games toWeb sites and music.___"Dear Dumb Diary," by Jim Benton (Scholastic, $4.99).___Middle-schooler Jamie Kelly is mad. She's mad at Angeline, the most popularand prettiest girl in the world (or at least in Mackerel Middle School).Jamie is mad at the fact that she has to go to middle school in the firstplace. She's mad at her disapproving parents, and mad at Hudson Rivers (theeighth cutest guy in her grade) for not noticing her. Her only hope is toconsole in her diary, the one place where she can spill her heart out anddraw pictures of how things really look."Dear Dumb Diary" (Scholastic, $4.99) by Jim Benton is a look at Jamie'slife in her own words. Her adventures include avoiding trouble (or gettinginto it) with her partner in crime, Isabella; rating people on a "Loser"scale; dealing with crazy cafeteria monitor Miss Bruntford; and observingand caring for her dog Stinker.You'll laugh out loud at what this girl has to say.From Our Editors The Barnes & Noble ReviewThe hilarious author of the Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist books zaps fans with another new series, this time about a girl braving the trials and tribulations of middle school. Told in knee-slapping diary entries, the first installment of Jamie Kelly's tales begins as "the worst thing that can happen to you in middle school" almost occurs: getting a nasty nickname (for all of you uneducated souls out there). From there, Jamie goes on to describe a schoolmate's misfortune of using ChocoMint lip smacker; her interest in almost-hunk boy Hudson Rivers; and most of all her unkind feelings toward Angeline, a pretty blonde girl who Jamie's sure is "scorpion-like" beneath her sweet exterior. But when a mysterious culprit smacks the school's cafeteria monitor in her "neck blubber" with meatloaf, Jamie takes the heat and winds up almost-pals with Angeline. Jim Benton delivers a wonderfully silly series that combines his knack for knowing what kids love to read with fun illustrations. Young audiences will eat up Jamie's diary descriptions of stealing Angeline's hair out of the wastebasket, her "glazed" cousin, and just about every other crazy event that happens, while parents are sure to see their kids beg for more Dumb Diary books. As the subtitle suggests, we can pretend this never happened, but in reality we're sure happy it did. Shana Taylor

About the Author

Jim Benton is an award-winning author and artist. You may know some of the other things he's made, like It's Happy Bunny, Dear Dumb Diary, Franny K. Stein, Victor Shmud, and more. He's created a TV series, written books, and produced a movie, and he always did everything his parents told him to do. Pretty much. Jim lives in Michigan with his wife and kids and can be found online at jimbenton.com.

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00D3PYLGS
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Scholastic Inc. (August 27, 2013)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 27, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 50844 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Not enabled
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 154 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 683 ratings

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Jim Benton

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Jim is the author and illustrator of Dear Dumb Diary®, a New York Times Bestselling series which has sold nearly 10 million books, and is printed in more than a dozen languages. He also co-wrote and produced a made-for-tv musical based on the series.

He’s the creator of many licensed properties, including It’s Happy Bunny®, the licensing hit that has generated over ¾ of a billion dollars at retail. The It’s Happy Bunny books have been chosen three times by the American Librarians Association as their top picks for teen readers, and It’s Happy Bunny programs have taken top awards from the Licensing Industry Merchandising Association five times. Jim’s anti-drug program for middle school kids for The Partnership for a Drug-Free America has won three Addy awards and a Governor’s Award.

Jim’s series Franny K. Stein™, has sold over five million books, and is in more than 15 languages and Braille.

The National cartoonist Society (NCS) awarded Jim with two divisional Reuben awards.

The End (Almost), Benton’s first picture book, was recently awarded a NAPPA gold award (National Parenting Publication Award.)

Jim’s book Dog Butts and Love. And Stuff Like That. And Cats. was nominated for an Eisner Award and has a sequel titled Man, I Hate Cursive coming out this fall.

Other upcoming projects include a new young reader series, two more board books, and a new gift book.

To learn more about Jim, visit him at www.jimbenton.com

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4.6 out of 5 stars
4.6 out of 5
683 global ratings

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Book Lover
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book!
Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2012
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Dear All,

I just wanted to write you and share my joy!
I have finally found a book series that my daughter (5th) loves to read: The Dear Dumb Diaries series.
I am so excited! I know that these are not the longer chapter books that the school would like for her to pick up and try, but...

Miracle: My daughter is reading on her own and loving it!!

Reading has been a struggle for my daughter for awhile. She was thankfully in Title I last year but it was still like pulling teeth to get her to pick up a book at home on her own. But now when I announce reading time she picks up one of these books and reads for long periods of time. Sometimes I even find her locking the bathroom door for privacy and uninterrupted reading time. She has even tried to read in bed after hours with a flash light! (Surprisingly, my 13 year old sometimes picks them up for a quick fun read! She told me that she remembers loving to read these books). As an avid reader myself, this is what I have always imagined for my children...reading and loving books. I have started buying the entire series in hopes that is plants a seed and creates a love of reading that transitions into other books as well.

My daughter has also just announced that she would love to have some of the "Franny K. Stein" series. Her entire class is waiting for the 1 that is in the library. I am ordering today!

Just thought I would share and say Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
Every penny is worth it.... (Some are literally 1cent on Amazon :o)

Sincerely,
A grateful Mother and School Social Worker
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Nicole
5.0 out of 5 stars Witty and enjoyable for adults and kids and young as 5 and old as 55
Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2020
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Witty and enjoyable for adults and kids and young as 5 and old as 55.
The stories have twists and mysteries. A bit of teen issues and popularity concerns. Meanness and morals ...
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Jen P
4.0 out of 5 stars 7 year old loves it
Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2013
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My daughter loves all of these books. Her twin brother, who is such a BOY, likes them too. They both find the series really funny. A great way to get kids interested in reading! What a nice surprise as she received one of these books as a gift, and now we have almost all of them. The only thing I don't like (hence 4 stars instead of 5!) is that you can't get it on kindle. The kids got iPod touches for Xmas and want to read all of their books on kindle. Plus, i hate the clutter of having all these paper books everywhere. What a bummer. Get with it, authors!
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Sarah A.
5.0 out of 5 stars Drunk Bought This. No Regrets.
Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2016
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Don't ask why, but I loved reading this book when I was younger. It's super sarcastic and witty. Well, I got drunk one night and somehow this book crossed my mind. Now that I'm an adult, I have the power to open my Amazon account and order crap when I'm drunk, so drunk me went and bought the book. I don't regret it. It's still funny. Brings back memories of me and my budding sarcasm. Thanks!
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Azuree Riordan
5.0 out of 5 stars Better than "Dear Dumb Diary #1"!
Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2005
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After reading the first "Dear Dumb Diary", I knew I had to read the next one as soon as possible. I was sure it wouldn't be as entertaining. I was wrong!

"My Pants Are Haunted" may sound like a stupid title for a book, but I'm still laughing! Jamie Kelly is a hoot, from describing her off-beat parents to her elation on her cool new Bellazure Jeans to the conclusion that her pants are HAUNTED!!! (Best part in the book: Her pants 'decided to join the conversation' in front of her crush!) Jim Benton never fails to entertain in his works; highly recommended to the 'tweens' group!
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secret
5.0 out of 5 stars It was amazing!
Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2014
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I chose a 5 star rating because,first of all I'm not reading this, my grandchild loves this series. She loves how open-minding the main character,Jamie Kelly, is and she reads like 5 a day of course not including school days. Her favorite part was when they caught Sally with isabella's fragrance which was perfume samples in magazines. She would recommend this for kids ages 7-12 that's just her opinion of course. It was awesome though!
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Tini B.
5.0 out of 5 stars gift
Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2014
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I ordered the first 8 for my Niece who is 9 and split them up between Christmas and her Birthday... She thought it was so awesome that I got her real books and she had so many in the collection!! I think any little girl between 8-10 for sure would love this book series and I was so excited she loved them!
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shane kline
5.0 out of 5 stars Good book
Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2020
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My daughter was missing this one in her set. Purchased it and she loved it. This is a great series for the 3-5th grade level
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Lesley Mary Robinson
2.0 out of 5 stars my pants are hanted
Reviewed in Canada on June 12, 2018
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i think the book was ok but i have read so many beter books like harry potter
or goosbumps. this book was funny but did just didn't have any drama or emotion. in all its only a book i would read if there was nothing better, By Gwen
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5.0 out of 5 stars Intresting
Reviewed in India on March 9, 2017
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It is good. And pictures are interesting .We have to understand the story for it
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Mary Williamson
5.0 out of 5 stars The best book ever!!!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 31, 2014
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A great book that makes you constantly want to read more! This is definitely one of my favourite books ever!! I'm normally quite picky with books but this one was definitely worth a 5-star rating!!! The main character is always talking to her diary but it really feels like she talking to you (the reader). My teacher also said that they've helped me to improve in my writing because I've picked up on some of her brilliant use of vocabulary!! LOVE THIS BOOK SO MUCH!!!
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Emilia Seller
5.0 out of 5 stars Dear dumb diary 2: review
Reviewed in Germany on December 16, 2012
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I gave this book 5 stars because I think it is funny, and very suitable for girls my age (11).
I would recommend it to all of my friends and to girls around my age.
I like the way her beagle (stinker) is very naughty and I like the way she thinks her trousers are haunted! There wasn't really anything negative I thought about this book.
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jithesh menon
3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
Reviewed in India on September 27, 2015
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not very interesting
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