diaries

Alex Smith discovers that information about the future mysteriously appears in his diary.

Discusses journal writing as a useful and fun activity to help girls learn about themselves and express their thoughts and feelings.

Provides a history of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, including excerpts from journals that Lewis and Clark kept during the journey, and describes how historical documents such as these can be restored and preserved.

Eleven-year-old Melanie records in her diary how she rediscovers her hometown of Manhattan, copes with competing for her best friend's attention, enjoys a litter of baby mice, and anxiously awaits email from her Spanish friend, Miguel.

The twins' school trip to Florida starts off smashingly as Ashley is made captain of the triathlon team, but the adventure turns sour when Mary-Kate loses her diary and the dreaded Dana Woletsky shows up and tries to steal the loyalty of Ashley's team and the affection of her boyfriend.

While Ashley pines away for a dream job with a new fashion magazine, Mary-Kate wishes she had the money for her own snowboard to use on the White Oak winter sports team--so the twins search for a plan to both get what they want.

Lucy decides to use an electronic journal to record the events of her exciting summer.

A simple story about a boy named Josef and the journal he keeps introduces the letter "j".

Marty tries to cope after her father remarries as she documents her life in a diary, which is contrasted by letters written by her stepmother.

Colby Cavendish, having shed her dorky image along with her best friend, is looking forward to an exciting summer with the "in crowd," including handsome Levi Bonham, but she gains a new perspective on her life and priorities when she is shipped off to Greece instead to spend the season with her eccentric aunt Tally.