It's Not My Fault I Know Everything

Dear Dumb Diary #8

by Jim Benton

New York Times Bestselling author Jamie Kelly is back with another hilarious, candid, and sometimes not-so-nice diary! Dear Dumb Diary,I went back and read some of my very oldest diaries. The entries say things like "I eated salad dressing" and "I got a Barbie shoe stuck in Stinker's nose again" and "The vet was mean to me about the Barbie shoe so I tried to bite him but vets are quick at not getting bit because dogs try all the time but dogs don't usually kick so I did that."What amazed me was just how dumb I used to be, considering how smart I am now. There must have been a day when I just woke up smart.

Genres: Childrens, Middle Grade, Fiction, Humor, Diary, Realistic Fiction, Contemporary

131 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2008

About the author

Benton began his career in a custom design t-shirt shop where he started designing his own characters. At the same time, Jim did illustrations and artwork for magazines and newspapers. People magazine named him "the most visible cartoonist in America" .

Benton also created greeting cards and worked in the magazine and publishing industry. In 1998, his SpyDogs characters became an animated series, The Secret Files of the Spy Dogs, that aired on Fox Kids. Licensing his own creations brought them widespread attention on products, such as It's Happy Bunny, The Misters, Just Jimmy and more.

Benton currently lives in Michigan, where he operates out of his own studio.

Reviews

[Taylor · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a really funny book

[Siobhan · Rating 5 out of 5]

this is my favorite book in the world :)

[Ayanna Ellzey]

Very Funny but doesn't really have a point. Jamie always has some point to make in the book. Bit of a page filler Huh? Jim ?

[Heba Tariq · Rating 5 out of 5]

i love it so much

[Taylor]

its a good book i read a whole book in one day i dont do nothing when im foucesed on books i LOVe books that what i do all the time some of you were wondring do i have electronics well yes i have a few all there is on there are reading












































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































Thank You

[Darla · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jamie is back for a new hilarious month of diary entries. One of her teachers has given the class a diary assignment, so now there is also a fake diary. She draws the pictures in her fake diary with her left hand so as to remain anonymous. Meanwhile Stickybuns, Angelina's dog, has had four puppies. One looks exactly like Jamie's dog Stinker, so they name it Stinkette. The other three are Prince Fuzzybutt, Dingledongle, and The Bubblegum Duchess. Isabella is ready to take one of them home and is quite persistent about it. We also find out that Jamie has a gift for magazine quizzes and Angelina helps her with her hair. Will Jamie keep up with the maintenance on her beautiful hair or let it go? And there are other questions: Who does Hudson Rivers like? Can Angelina actually be a friend? There are some great revelations this month. Once you read her diary you will know and really and truly know everything -- at least everything you want to know.

[max theodore]

It was a half day at school today. I don't know why. Sometimes teachers say that they use half days to work on grades or something. I think they might just be hosing the coffee odor off each other in the parking lot.

jim benton can do his "isabella and jamie and angeline are kind of all like sisters" thing as much as he wants but that doesn't make it any less blindingly glaringly obvious that angeline has a gigantic crush on jamie. jamie gay tracker: the freakout when angeline TOUCHES HER HAIR!!!

[Moira Williamson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was not expecting the Angeline redemption arc, but I support it

[Amber · Rating 3 out of 5]

I kinda liked this book because it was funny, like when she imagined herself telling a bald to watch the glare and when she said "the last time a saw a blonde run this fast, was a golden retriever and it was running after a tennis ball", so I thought it was sorta funny. But the book could have kept going and I feel like it was too short.

[Linda · Rating 2 out of 5]

One of the weaker books but sweet at the end where dog love rules even for heroine. The bits on the magazine quiz are the most inspired parts of the book. My 10 year old niece and I will continue to plow through these because it's been something fun to share.

[Ryan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jamie knows she's very smart, after all, she keeps acing those popular teen magazine quizzes all the time. And her smartness accidentally leads her to a class assignment of fake diaries. Now she has to write twice as much, with only one being the real truth. That's real smart! Jamie's so smart that she helps Angeline out with naming her new puppies, only she's smart enough to know there's more than to just a name right?

After the subplot of Jamie's aunt's wedding, the last reveal turns out Angeline's and Jamie's dogs hooked up to spawn puppies. The humor is still quite the same, though I think I'm starting to realize how much more crazier the main characters are becoming here. But that's part of the attraction of this series, where illogical can become logical. There also some noticeable maturity in Jamie becoming softer to Angeline now too. It's a fun pick for middle school humor.

[Reese · Rating 3 out of 5]

A mildly enjoyable read. I never got into it as a kid but as an adult, I must say I chuckled quite a couple times while reading this. Lots of dry humour and some crazy out of pocket thoughts. So funny! The illustrations are cute and the writing style is unlike other diary type books that I’ve read (Diary of a Wimpy Kid).

My favourite line:

This morning Isabella called, and I knew I shouldn't tell her that I went over and named the puppies yesterday.

"I went over and named the puppies yesterday," I accidentally bragged.

[Samuel · Rating 2 out of 5]

Yet another book I read because my stepdaughter checked it out of the library and left it lying around the house. It's fine for what it is, but no better than that -- certainly not as good as the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books (though in fairness, I haven't read #8 in that series, and these things tend to deteriorate over time).

[Colca · Rating 2 out of 5]

All the Dear Dumb Diary books are really good for people from non-English-speaking countries learning the language. On the other hand I would say about it the same thing I said about the Diary of a Wimpy Kid - it's inappropriate for children under the age of eight because it teaches them that school is something really wrong and boring and some people are just bad - it's never like that!

[Melissa Namba · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm never a fan of how self centered Jamie is. However, she does learn to be nice to Angeline for a little bit in this book. There is something to be said about grooming, which is over looked as vanity in this book. There is nothing wrong with grooming. Obviously, because it's Jamie, she takes it to the extreme so that it is vanity.

[Alisha · Rating 2 out of 5]

I thought this book was ok but I don't think I want to read anymore. Some parts were interesting and I think it's a good series. I just think it's ok because I did not like some things about it but it is a little intersting so I might read another one.

[Macy Parry · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jamie thinks she knows everything. Her friend’s dog marries her dog and they have puppies. Jamie and Angeline and Isabella get a dog. One’s name is Prince Fuzzybutt and Bubblegum Dutchess and Dingledongle and Stinkette.

[Faith · Rating 5 out of 5]

THIS. IS. THE. GROWTH POINT.

There is so much growth on Jamie's part in this book. She becomes less conceited, respects Angeline more, and even recognises that Isabella isn't the best person, AND graciously accepts that Hudson may not be the one for her.

It also has the happiest ending ever.

[Diana · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is just as the title suggests: 'dumb'... and boring. The names of the puppies were stupid and Isabella sounds like a creepy psychopath who has no boundaries.

Dear Dumb Diary, It's Not My Fault I Was Bored to Death After Reading This.

[Elizabeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love it, Its a great book, I love this series as well, The main character is really funny and I like her.
10/10 c:

[Ayat Mohamed · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read it two times, and it was quiet funny. I enjoyed spending my time reading it.

[Nealonie Allen · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think that this is funny and very cool😊😊

[Riley · Rating 4 out of 5]

this is a good book for elementary girls .

[Shonta · Rating 5 out of 5]

love it love it love it

[Katarina · Rating 4 out of 5]

this one wasnt as good as the other ones but still pretty cool 7/10

[Leahnny Ortiz · Rating 1 out of 5]

I can’t even read it😡😡😡😡

[amanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

She assumes she knows everything after getting a good score on a magazine personality test? Umm...

[Vivivan Wall · Rating 1 out of 5]

I was bored and I read it because I have the whole series

[Gabriella Jayde Santiago · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's an amazing book where, Jamie Kelly is awesome at a pop quiz in magazines

[bee · Rating 3 out of 5]

read this during my “re-reading the books I enjoyed as a child challenge” , and it is still as good as the olden days :)