Diary (Berrybrook Middle School Series #4)

by Svetlana Chmakova

Overview

Plan your months, learn how to draw, write your journals, and read brand-new short stories!


The fourth book of the Berrybrook Middle School series, Diary, is a very special journal including not only sticker sheets and "one sketch a day" pages but also brand new stories from the author set in the Berrybrook universe! Find out all about Peppi's and Jaime's project, write your own daily entries right next to Jensen's journal pages, and take a glimpse at the new life of a familiar face who's moved to a new town!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781975332792
Publisher:	Yen Press
Publication date:	10/29/2019
Series:	Berrybrook Middle School Series , #4
Pages:	192
Sales rank:	61,148
Product dimensions:	8.20(w) x 5.60(h) x 0.60(d)
Lexile:	HL300L (what's this?)
Age Range:	10 - 14 Years

About the Author

Svetlana Chmakova was born and raised in Russia until the age of 16, when her family emigrated to Canada. She quickly made a name for herself with works like Dramacon, Nightschool, the manga adaptation of James Patterson's Witch & Wizard, and the webcomic Chasing Rainbows. She graduated from Sheridan College with a three-year Classical Animation Diploma. Her latest work for middle grade readers, Awkward, has been a runaway critical success and was named one of YALSA's 2016 Top Ten Great Graphic Novels for Teens!

Editorial Reviews

12/13/2019

Gr 4–6—Chmakova's latest installment in her wildly popular series about the kids of Berrybrook Middle School is a combination of diary entries and several short stories about friendship. Jaime frets when her best friend Peppi obsesses over Jesse—will their friendship change if Peppi and Jesse begin dating? Meanwhile, Maribella is starting over at a new school. Her new classmates are not as friendly as she had hoped, and Maribella wonders whether she'll make any friends. Chmakova uses the same minimalist cartoon illustrations and muted colors as in previous stories, and she once again handles friendship woe with sensitivity. Spot-on dialogue adds interest. The author invites readers to use the book as a day planner, sketchbook, and diary, with pages to write and draw on and a sheet of stickers, which would make this one difficult book to maintain in a library collection. VERDICT This book would be a great summer reading prize for fans of the series; however, given the interactive elements, purchase for circulating collection is not recommended.—Jenni Frencham, Indiana University, Bloomington

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