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    Maggie: Diary Three
    Maggie: Diary Three
    Maggie: Diary Three
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    Maggie: Diary Three

    By Ann M. Martin

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    Maggie has never ever gotten star struck—until now
    Maggie and her friends have been sticking by Sunny’s side since her mom’s death. But Maggie’s dad doesn’t give up the demanding goals he’s set for her, and right now he’s harping on her to finish reading the script for his newest production, Love Conquers All, a new Romeo-and-Juliet flick. She could care less that teen star Tyler Kendall has the lead and will be at her home for the launch party.
    To Maggie’s surprise, Tyler turns out to be pretty nice, and when he asks her out, she agrees. But Maggie is not prepared for the paparazzi. When their date is blasted all over the gossip columns, she is mortified. And when her band is chosen to play for a scene in the movie, she wonders if the celebrity life is more than she can handle.
    This ebook features an illustrated personal history of Ann M. Martin, including rare images from the author’s collection.

    Maggie: Diary Three is the 13th book in the California Diaries, which also includes Sunny: Diary Three and Amalia: Diary Three.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOpen Road Media
    Release dateMar 25, 2014
    ISBN9781453298206
    Maggie: Diary Three
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    Ann M. Martin

    Ann M. Martin grew up in Princeton, New Jersey. After attending Smith College, where she studied education and psychology, she became a teacher at a small elementary school in Connecticut. Martin also worked as an editor of children’s books before she began writing full time. Martin is best known for the Baby-Sitters Club series, which has sold over one hundred seventy million copies. Her novel A Corner of the Universe won a Newbery Honor in 2003. In 1990, she cofounded the Lisa Libraries, which donates new children’s books to organizations in underserved areas. Martin lives in upstate New York with her three cats.

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      Maggie - Ann M. Martin

      Maggie: Diary Three

      California Diaries

      Ann M. Martin

      Contents

      Tuesday 4/20

      Wednesday 4/21

      Friday 4/23

      Monday 4/26

      Tuesday 4/27

      Wednesday 4/28

      Thursday 4/29

      Friday 4/30

      Saturday 5/1

      Sunday 5/2

      Tuesday 5/4

      Wednesday 5/5

      Friday 5/7

      Saturday 5/8

      Sunday 5/9

      Monday 5/10

      Wednesday 5/12

      Friday 5/14

      Saturday 5/15

      Monday 5/17

      Tuesday 5/18

      Wednesday 5/19

      Friday 5/21

      Saturday 5/22

      Sunday 5/23

      Preview: Amalia: Diary Three

      A Personal History by Ann M. Martin

      Tuesday 4/20

      6:00 P.M.

      I just read over this journal from the last few months and am reminded of all the intense things that have happened lately. The worst was Sunny’s mother dying. It’s been a whole month since Mrs. Winslow died and I still get teary thinking about it. She was so full of life and love. It’s hard to believe that she’s not around anymore.

      I remember so many happy times at Sunny’s house. Mrs. Winslow always came up with cool projects for us to do—like tie-dyeing or making veggie burgers before anyone else knew about them. We never said, There’s nothing to do, when we were at Sunny’s.

      We were four best friends then—Sunny, Dawn, Jill, and me. Of course, Jill isn’t part of our group anymore. And for awhile I thought Sunny was going to go off in a different direction too. Now she’s more like herself again. She’s stopped running away from her problems.

      I guess in the past few months I’ve stopped running away from my problems too. Or at least I’ve stopped running from some of them. I look back at the entries where I wrote down everything that I ate—even a carrot stick. I kept writing that I was FAT FAT FAT. How could I not have realized that I had a problem? It seemed so normal to me then.

      Now it’s so strange. It seems like that was a long time ago.

      I’m glad it seems that way.

      I’m a lot better about food. My friends are a great help—especially Amalia and Ducky. And of course Dr. Fuentes. Being in therapy is like writing in a diary that talks back.

      What surprises me the most is how much I’ve written about Justin lately. First I liked him and he didn’t even notice me. When he finally did notice me and sort of liked me, all I could think about was not eating. Needless to say, he was not impressed. Now I’m better about eating, but Justin doesn’t seem to be interested in me anymore.

      Do I care?

      I’m not sure. Especially after what happened in school today.

      I was in a stall in the bathroom. I heard two girls come in. They were talking about Justin, so I stayed in the stall and listened.

      STALLED

      GIRL IN SHINY BLACK BOOTS: Justin Randall is crazy about you, Nancy. You should have seen the way he looked at you when you came into math. You know it’s true.

      NANCY (brown loafers): Shhh.

      BLACK BOOTS: Look, you’re blushing.

      NANCY (lowers voice): We’re just friends. It’s no big deal.

      (Sound of flushing toilet drowns out rest of dialogue.)

      BLACK BOOTS and NANCY exit bathroom.

      Who’s Nancy? Does Justin like her? Or is it really a friend thing?

      I don’t have a crush on Justin like I used to. But I felt sort of sick to my stomach when I heard he might have a new girlfriend.

      Dad just came home. He’s calling Zeke and me to come downstairs. Now!

      I better go see what he wants.

      8:00 P.M.

      Well, Dad’s done it again. The big spender gives his kids the newest, the latest, the best.

      Actually, what he gave us is pretty amazing. Zeke and I each now have a Handy palm computer. It really does fit in the palm of my hand. When I open the Handy, there’s a tiny keyboard on one side and a screen on the other. I can also actually write on the little screen with this special pointer that converts my handwriting into type.

      Dad said I should use the Handy for my address book, daily planner, assignment book, and to check my e-mail.

      Use it to take notes in your classes, he said. Then download everything into your laptop later.

      Right, Dad. I’m going to pull out this little techno wizard in class while everyone else is using pen and paper! It’s bad enough I sometimes bring my laptop to school.

      Zeke’s already e-mailed three of his friends from his Handy. He can’t wait to show his new high-tech toy to his buddies.

      Really, I think the Handy is neat, but I don’t want anyone at school to know I have it. It’s embarrassing to have so much more stuff than my friends have.

      Only the best for the best, Dad said when he gave Zeke and me our Handys. You can’t be the best and the brightest without the latest technology. I want my kids to keep up.

      I hate it when Dad talks like that. Why does he think money equals talent and brains? It doesn’t. Period. Anyone with half a brain knows that.

      Time to go.

      10:00 P.M.

      Well. Another typical Blume family dinner. Mom was drinking vodka and eyeing the wine bottle. Zeke was stuffing his face and talking a mile a minute about some Star Trek chat group on the Internet.

      Don’t talk with your mouth full, my father boomed from the head of the table.

      Don’t yell, my mother mumbled under her breath.

      Dad steered the conversation to his new movie. He asked me, for about the twentieth time, if I’d read the script yet.

      I need a teenager’s reaction, he said.

      I reminded him that he only gave me the script last night and that I’ve been to school, done homework, and practiced the piano since then. But the truth is, I don’t want to read Love Conquers All. It will be just as lame as his other movies. But I’ll have to act like it’s some big deal.

      I haven’t told any of my friends that Dad’s landed Tyler Kendall for the lead of Love Conquers All. I’m not at all interested in Hollywood’s hot new teen star. I know what movie stars are like—especially the child star variety. Self-centered and shallow.

      I tried to concentrate on my dinner. But with

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