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Katie, an insecure fourteen year old, uses her diary to express all her wishes and dreams--from being part of the "in-crowd" to dating gorgeous Chad Hollister--and discovers that true friendship is the most important thing of all
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Embarrassed by her parents, who run a ballroom dance studio, and with only clinging, nerdy Irma for a friend, Katie, 14, fills her diary with events she wishes would happen to her. Finally she decides to make those events real, and, for starters, decides to enter the Romantic Couples Contest advertised in a paperback romance. Finding the other half of her couple is no small order, and, as it turns out, Katie has missed the contest's deadline anyway. However, she does secure the desired boyfriend by the end, as well as forge a true friendship with Irma, come to better terms with her parents, and even have another dreama trip to New York Citycome true. This is a pleasant, sometimes humorous, but ultimately facile story about the power of positive thinking. Young teens will identity with Katie's worries about parents, popularity and boys; but most of the characters are one-dimensional, and the ending is overly rosy and pat. Ages 11-13.
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Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Fourteen-year-old Katie lies to her secret diary, writing what she wished would happen, rather than what did happen--and in so doing, she learns how to make wishful thinking a reality. Piece(s) of the spine missing. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Significant damage due to wetness. Binding is moderately loose. Some pages are falling out. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book. Seller Inventory # 123790102
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Apple 1989 Very Good/ Light wear to bright glossy plasticised cover. Tight lightly tanned pages. 3.5 ounces. Size: 6 1/4 x 4 1/8 x 3/8 inches. Seller Inventory # 375421