About this series
A heartwarming tale about learning that sometimes telling the truth has consequences...
- Do you have a best friend? That's one easy. Yes!
- Have you ever had a fight with your BF? Ugh. Yes.
- Have you ever told your BF a major lie? Ugh again. Yes. (More than I'd like to count)
- Do you ever wish you were best friends with someone else? No! Well, um…
Rachel Lee thought that ninth grade would be different. That she would be different. Holding hands with Evan in the hallway, future president of the baking club… but it feels like she and BFF Marisol are drifting apart. At first, Rachel thought the Truth Game app would be a great way to do a little anonymous confessing, to see how others handle their friendship fails. But when her painful truths become public, Rachel's in danger of losing her best friend—permanently.
Praise for award-winning Author Anna Staniszewski's The Dirt Diary series:
"Staniszewski keeps the focus on comedy... Gentle fun laced with equally gentle wisdom."—Kirkus
"Rachel's situation and feelings ring true...This realistic read is likely to appeal to middle schoolers and reluctant readers."—School Library Journal
"I LOVED it...sweet, sensitive, and delicious!"—Erin Dionne, author of Models Don't Eat Chocolate Cookies
Don't miss the other books in this hilarious series about friendship, first crushes and sweet treats: The Dirt Diary, The Prank List, and The Gossip File.
The Dirt Diaries Series is the perfect…
- gift for girls age 9-12
- middle grade summer reading book series
- diary book series for girls
- book series for middle school girls who are reluctant readers
Titles in the series (4)
- The Dirt Diary
1
The first book in Anna Staniszewski's award-winning YA best selling book series: The Dirt Diaries! A hilarious tale about the weight of responsibility that comes from a secret-filled diary... Rachel can't believe she has to give up her Saturdays to scrubbing other people's toilets. So. Gross. But she kinda, sorta stole $287.22 from her college fund that she's got to pay back ASAP or her mom will ground her for life. Which is even worse than working for her mother's new cleaning business. Maybe. After all, becoming a maid is definitely not going to help her already loserish reputation. But Rachel picks up more than smelly socks on the job. As maid to some of the most popular kids in school, Rachel suddenly has all the dirt on the 8th grade in-crowd. Her formerly boring diary is now filled with juicy secrets. And when her crush offers to pay her to spy on his girlfriend, Rachel has to decide if she's willing to get her hands dirty... "Holy fried onion rings! Fun from beginning to end."—Wendy Mass, New York Times bestselling author of 11 Birthdays and The Candymakers The Dirt Diaries Series is the perfect… book series for girls aged 9-12 book series for middle school girls diary book series for reluctant readers preteen gift for girls
- The Prank List
2
The second book in Anna Staniszewski's award-winning middle school book series: The Dirt Diaries! A prank-filled plan means Rachel and friends will have to band together and save the family business before it's too late! Rachel Lee never thought she'd fight for the right to clean toilets. But when a rival cleaning business starts stealing her mom's clients, Rachel will do whatever it takes to save herself the horror of moving to Connecticut—which would mean giving up her almost, sort of boyfriend, her fantastic new pastry classes, and her best friend Marisol. Operation Save Mom's Cleaning Business is a go! But when the series of pranks Rachel and her BFF cook up to take down the competition totally backfires, Rachel worries that her recipe for success is a dud. You know what they say—if you can't stand the heat, stay out of the kitchen... "Holy friend onion rings! Fun from beginning to end."—Wendy Mass, bestselling author of 11 Birthdays and The Candymakers on The Dirt Diary The Dirt Diaries Series is the perfect… book series for girls aged 9-12 middle school girl book diary book series for girls preteen gift for girls
- The Gossip File
3
The third book in Anna Staniszewski's award-winning middle school book series: The Dirt Diaries! A gripping double identity book and delicious tale of gossip and its consequences, even if it's about someone else... The Gossip File: Chandra lets little kids pee in the pool. Melody stole $ from the café register. Ava isn't who she says she is… Ava is cool. Ava is confident. Ava is really Rachel Lee who is lying her butt off. Rachel is visiting her dad at a resort in sunny Florida and is ready for two weeks of relaxing poolside, trips to Disney World—and NOT scrubbing toilets. Until her dad's new girlfriend, Ellie, begs Rachel to help out at her short-staffed café. That's when Rachel kinda sorta adopts a new identity to impress the cool, older girls who work there. Ava is everything Rachel wishes she could be. But when the girls ask "Ava" to help add juicy resort gossip to their file, Rachel's not sure what to do...especially when one of the entries is a secret about Ellie. A perfect way to talk about kindness and the power words have over others. Praise for award-winning Author Anna Staniszewski's The Dirt Diary series: "Staniszewski keeps the focus on comedy… Gentle fun laced with equally gentle wisdom."—Kirkus "Rachel's situation and feelings ring true...This realistic read is likely to appeal to middle schoolers and reluctant readers."—School Library Journal "I LOVED it...sweet, sensitive, and delicious!"—Erin Dionne, author of Models Don't Eat Chocolate Cookies The Dirt Diaries Series is the perfect… book series for girls aged 9-12 growing up book for girls summer reading book for reluctant readers preteen gift for girls
- The Truth Game
4
A heartwarming tale about learning that sometimes telling the truth has consequences... Do you have a best friend? That's one easy. Yes! Have you ever had a fight with your BF? Ugh. Yes. Have you ever told your BF a major lie? Ugh again. Yes. (More than I'd like to count) Do you ever wish you were best friends with someone else? No! Well, um… Rachel Lee thought that ninth grade would be different. That she would be different. Holding hands with Evan in the hallway, future president of the baking club… but it feels like she and BFF Marisol are drifting apart. At first, Rachel thought the Truth Game app would be a great way to do a little anonymous confessing, to see how others handle their friendship fails. But when her painful truths become public, Rachel's in danger of losing her best friend—permanently. Praise for award-winning Author Anna Staniszewski's The Dirt Diary series: "Staniszewski keeps the focus on comedy... Gentle fun laced with equally gentle wisdom."—Kirkus "Rachel's situation and feelings ring true...This realistic read is likely to appeal to middle schoolers and reluctant readers."—School Library Journal "I LOVED it...sweet, sensitive, and delicious!"—Erin Dionne, author of Models Don't Eat Chocolate Cookies Don't miss the other books in this hilarious series about friendship, first crushes and sweet treats: The Dirt Diary, The Prank List, and The Gossip File. The Dirt Diaries Series is the perfect… gift for girls age 9-12 middle grade summer reading book series diary book series for girls book series for middle school girls who are reluctant readers
Anna Staniszewski
Anna Staniszewski lives outside of Boston with her husband and an adorably crazy dog. She was named the Boston Public Library's 2006-2007 Writer-in-Residence and a winner of the 2009 PEN New England Discovery Award. When she’s not writing, Anna spends her time teaching, reading, and not cleaning her house. Visit her at www.annastan.com.
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