Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Series)
by Jeff Kinney

call number:  JF KINNEY J.

Boys don't keep diaries-or do they? 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. In book one of this debut series, Greg is happy to have Rowley, his sidekick, along for the ride. But when Rowley's star starts to rise, Greg tries to use his best friend's new found popularity to his own advantage, kicking off a chain of events that will test their friendship in hilarious fashion. Author/illustrator Jeff Kinney recalls the growing pains of school life and introduces a new kind of hero who epitomizes the challenges of being a kid. As Greg says in his diary, "Just don't expect me to be all 'Dear Diary' this and 'Dear Diary' that." Luckily for us, what Greg Heffley says he won't do and what he actually does are two very different things. 

Books in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series:

1.  Diary of a Wimpy Kid
2.  Rodrick Rules
3.  The Last Straw
4.  Dog Days
5.  The Ugly Truth
6.  Cabin Fever
7.  The Third Wheel
8.  Hard Luck

-  The Wimpy Kid Do-It Yourself Book
-  The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary

Dear Dumb Diary Series 
by Jim Benton

call number: JF BENTON J.

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.

1.       Let’s Pretend This Never Happened

2.       My Pants are Haunted

3.       Am I the Princess or the Frog

4.       Never do Anything, Ever

5.       Can Adults Become Human?

6.       The Problem with Here is That’s Where I’m From

7.       Never Underestimate Your Dumbness

8.       It’s Not My Fault I Know Everything

9.       That’s What Friends Aren’t For

10.   The Worst Things in Life Are Also Free

11.   Ok, So Maybe I do Have Superpowers

12.   Me!  (Just Like You, Only Better)

13.   School.  Hasn’t This Gone on Long Enough

14.   The Super-Nice are Super-Annoying

15.   Nobody’s Perfect.  I’m as Close as it Gets

16.   What I Don’t Know Might Hurt Me

Dork Diaries Series 
by Rachel Renee Russell

call number JF RUSSELL R.

Dork Diaries follows eighth grader Nikki Maxwell as she chronicles through text and sketches her move to a snooty new school; her epic battle with her mom for an iPhone; her enthusiasm for drawing and art; and a love/hate fascination with the new schools queen bee, a girl named Mackenzie, who becomes Nikkis rival in a schoolwide art competition. Nikki writes about friendships, crushes, popularity, and family with a unique and fresh voice that still conveys a universal authenticity. Nikkis sketches throughout her diary add humor and spunk to the book, a surefire hit with tween girl readers.

Book 1: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life
Book 2: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Party Girl
Book 3: Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star
Book 3.5: How to Dork Your Diary
Book 4: Tales from a Not-So-Graceful Ice Princess
Book 5: Tales from a Not-So-Smart Miss Know It All
Book 6: Tales from a Not-So-Happy Heartbreaker

Dear Mr. Henshaw
by Beverly Cleary

call number JF CLEARY B.

In his letters to his favorite author, ten-year-old Leigh reveals his problems in coping with his parents' divorce, being the new boy in school, and generally finding his own place in the world.