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Okay, So Maybe I Do Have Superpowers (Dear Dumb Diary #11)

Jim Benton

142 pages

A hilariously dramatic, doodle-filled plunge into the chaotic mind of a middle schooler who thinks she's figured it all out.

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What it feels like

Reading this book feels like intercepting a highly classified, incredibly dramatic notebook passed in the back of a middle school classroom. The pace is brisk and bouncy, driven by short, punchy diary entries and expressive doodles that perfectly capture the exaggerated agony of tween life. The tone is relentlessly snarky and delightfully self-deluded, wrapping the very real awkwardness of shifting friendships and sudden crushes in layers of hilarious melodrama. It creates a mood of playful chaos, where everyday school occurrences are treated as world-altering events. This is the perfect read for anyone who loves a heavy dose of sarcasm and the comforting, laugh-out-loud realization that everyone else in middle school is just as confused as they are.

Mood
  • chaotic
  • lighthearted
  • exaggerated
  • playful
Tone
  • sarcastic
  • dramatic
  • irreverent
  • hilarious
  • snarky
Pace
brisk
Themes
middle school angst · shifting friendships · the mystery of boys · self-delusion · tween awkwardness
The writing
Highly conversational and melodramatic, punctuated by expressive doodles and exaggerated metaphors.
The arc
Moves from bewildered frustration with middle school dynamics to a hilariously unearned sense of omnipotence, ending in classic tween acceptance.
Who it's for
Tweens who appreciate a heavy dose of sarcasm and love heavily illustrated, diary-format stories about the everyday chaos of school.
Content notes
  • middle school bullying dynamics
  • mild tween romance

About the book

Bestselling author Jamie Kelly has been keeping diaries for years... and each one just gets funnier! But she has no idea that anyone is reading them. So please, please, please don't tell her.

Something strange is happening at Mackerel Middle School. Even stranger than Jamie and Isabella becoming friends with Angeline. (Which is still really, really strange.) Jamie can suddenly and inexplicably understand the weirdest and most mysterious creatures around: Boys.

And there's only one logical explanation --- superpowers.

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