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California Diaries
California Diaries
Series ·
15
books · 1997-2000
By
Ann M. Martin
Books in series
#1
Dawn
1997
What kind of friend am I? Actually, I think I mean what kind of person am I? What kind of friend, sister, stepsister, daughter, stepdaughter? I'm not always a very good person. I know that. But sometimes I can't help it. Friends. Changes. Together. Alone. Dawn Shafer has moved from California and everything's changing—way too fast.
#2
Sunny
1997
Unable to cope with the anger and grief she is experiencing in regard to her mother's terminal illness, Sunny cuts school, hangs out at the beach, and considers running away. Original.
#3
Maggie
1997
Amalia Vargas knows she should feel lucky. She is the band manager for Vanish and her boyfriend is the guitarist, James, a sixteen-year-old high school junior. James is so into her that he can’t stand for her to be with anyone else. That should be a good thing, but what seemed kind of sweet at first is suddenly getting annoying and even kind of scary. James’s jealousy doesn’t just mean Amalia can’t see other guys. He doesn’t want her giving her attention to anyone: not her friends, her family, or even a toddler she’s visiting at a shelter. When you’re thirteen, love can be tricky, but is this the kind of love that Amalia wants, and is it even love at all?
#4
Amalia
1997
Adjusting well to her new school, Amalia Vargas makes a new group of friends and is soon living by a new set of rules, but her life spins out of control when her boyfriend will not let her break up with him. Original.
#5
Ducky
1998
While he once considered Jay and Alex to be his best friends, Ducky begins questioning the friendships when he sees Jay sacrificing everything for popularity and Alex following paths that he himself would avoid. Original.
#6
Sunny
1998
Face it, Winslow. Read between the lines. Dr. Merwin has stopped talking about "good signs." There are no good signs. She's not going to get better.
#7
Dawn
1998
Dawn finds herself confronting a host of changes in her life as she faces the difficulties of adolescence, family turmoil, and a breakup with her best friend, Sunny. Original.
#8
Maggie
1998
Maggie's weight-consciousness truly takes a turn for the self-destructive when she decides she can only be happy if she reduces her weight from 103 to 90 pounds, recording every bite of food she takes in her journal. Original.
#9
Amalia
1998
Although she no longer loves him, Amalia still feels the pain of separating from her ex-boyfriend, James
#10
Ducky
1998
Ducky works hard to be the best friend possible. But when it comes to Alex, who is very depressed, Ducky doesn't seem to be able to do enough.
Author
Ann M. Martin
Author · 486 books
#11
Dawn
1999
Although Dawn and Sunny are no longer best friends, both share a concern for Sunny's mom who is dying of cancer and she may be the one thing that brings the two girls back together. Original.
#12
Sunny
1999
In this latest in the first-person journal-format series, Sunny's mother's battle with cancer reaches its final chapter, leaving Sunny with many unresolved issues about love and loss. Original.
#13
Maggie
1999
Maggie's dad is working on a new movie starring teen idol Tyler Kendall, but Maggie's not interested. Stars are just self-absorbed and shallow, she thinks—until she meets Tyler.
#14
Amalia
1999
Upset by racist taunting, Amalia turns to her family and new boyfriend to regain her self-confidence and her faith in people
#15
Ducky
2000
Christopher, better known as Ducky, recounts in his diary his summer working in a bookstore, his relationship with the owner's daughter, Sunny, his friend Maggie's role in intervening in her mother's alcoholism, and his plans for an end-of-summer party.