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Jun 12, 2001 | ISBN 9780440416678 | Middle Grade (8-12) Buy *This format is not eligible to earn points towards the Reader Rewards program
Apr 02, 2009 | ISBN 9780307483805 | Middle Grade (8-12) Buy
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Jun 12, 2001 | ISBN 9780440416678 | Middle Grade (8-12)
Apr 02, 2009 | ISBN 9780307483805 | Middle Grade (8-12)
Dear Diary, You will never in a million years guess where I’m going….Italy! In Europe!! Across the ocean!!! I even have a passport. It’s really cool, except I’m squinting my eyes in the photo, so I look like a dork. At least that’s what my brother said. I call him Matt the Brat. You would too. Trust me….When Melanie Martin heads to Italy on a family vacation with her art-obsessed mom, her grumpy dad, and her little brother, she has no idea what she’s in for. As she discovers Michelangelo, Italian ice cream, and poetry, she also realizes how much her family means to her. Maybe she won’t trade them in after all.
Dear Diary,You will never in a million years guess where we’re going.Nope. Guess again. Never mind. I’ll tell you. Italy! We’re going to ITALY! In Europe!! Across the ocean!!! I even have a passport. It’s really cool, except I’m squinting my eyes in the photo so I look like a dork. At least that’s what my brother said. I call him Matt the brat. You would too. Trust me. . . . Go ahead. It’s not snooping, because you’re invited to dig right into the private diary of Melanie Martin, age 10. Melanie is off to Italy on a family vacation with her art-obsessed mom, her grumpy dad, and her annoyingly cute 6-year-old brother. But Italy isn’t exactly everything Melanie expects it to be. As she discovers Michelangelo, gelato, and the joy of penning poetry, she also discovers how much her crazy family really means to her. Maybe she won’t trade them in after all.
Hey! I’m so glad that you clicked onto this page! I’m Carol Weston and I could tell you where I was born and where I went to school, but you can find all that out at carolweston.com. What I really… More about Carol Weston
"Charming. . . . A right-as-rain take on the life of a typical, modern girl."—Family Fun
Kentucky Bluegrass Award WINNER 2002
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