Books in Jungle Journals series

Hi, I'm Liz Jackson. I'm 13 (almost).I'm also a latchkey kid since Mam walked out: now it's just me and Dad and big-bum Marjorie, oh, and my best friend Bumble (soon to be ex-best friend).Things I love: White Musk perfume, Eminem, pepperoni and pineapple pizza and the pizza delivery boy.Things I hate: the girl next door, my Dad's lumpy porridge and my gross chin dimple.Things I'm terrified of: my first date (coming up soon), my first date (not long now), and my first date (just around the corner).This is my diary. Anyone who opens it will die a slow and horrible death.So Don't Even Think About It!Don't Even Think About It is part of the O'Brien Press's new Journal series for girls.

Dear Diary, I'm in despair! My name's Tia, I'm fourteen and I'm in exile!I'm stuck here in the remote countryside, left to the mercies of one very unfortunate mutt, a bunch of locals who think that wearing black is a sin, Bob (master of the armpit fart!) and Jackson – a guy who believes that just because he dances like a film star he's God!Without Jenny – who is the shiniest, happiest girl in the world –life here would be unbearable.Oh well, between the two of us I'm sure we'll manage to have some fun this summer!Welcome to Tia's summer, which ends up being much more exciting than she imagined!

My name's Tammy and I'm 15 years old.I've decided that this summer I am going to spend more time at the stables – sometimes I think the horses are the only ones who get what I'm all about. If only moody Martin wasn't always there, but I suppose I can put up with him. Just. He's not so bad really.My other resolution is to do something that is not a) embarrassing or b) boring!If Dad would let me have an actual, real LIFE instead of working in the shop, I just might surprise everyone. Even me.

'DAY ONE I have NO friends. None. Count them. It's OFFICIAL since last night, and I can't even feel angry any more these days. I don't feel anything now, it's like having pins-and-needles in the places where I used to feel happy or sad. I mean, God, you'd think that I could make one person like me after six months here. I can't believe people are still annoyed that I had lunch with Danny from Chemistry when I didn't even know he was that girl's boyfriend for the last million years. I think they just like having someone easy to hate.' Ever since her family moved to the country to live on a farm, Poppy's been miserable. She has a new life and a new school but unfortunately no new friends. Luckily, that's all about to change...

Welcome to Lemony’s summer: Lights, camera, action!My name’s Lemony, I’m nearly 15, and this is my journal. Things I like: my best friend Ro, Nick Collins, chinchillas, reading and hanging out with friends. Things I DON’T like: my glasses, the way I talk too fast around boys … I’m too tall and too geeky, and I spend FAR too much time sitting around dreaming my life away.But with a movie being filmed in town, it looks like real life might be getting just as exciting as daydreams – even if they only hire me to make cups of tea while my cool friends get to swan around in front of the camera.Anyway, Ro, my brother Paul and I are going to have fun on the film set – as long as boring Stephen Brown doesn’t try to hang out with us…

Two schools, one in Ireland and one in England, have decided to set up a pen-pal programme between their pupils. Luke is hoping to get an English boy to write to, but instead he gets stuck with Elma, who would prefer an Irish girl as her penpal. Reluctantly, the two begin their correspondence.Life is not going well for either Luke or Elma, so they invent new, more glamorous lives for themselves in their letters, little realising how similar their true lives actually are.However, when things take a turn for the worse, Elma has no one to confide in except Luke. He offers some useful advice and in turn tells the truth about his life and family.Together they realise that things are beginning to look up....

She's fun, she's sassy, she's "it." She's totally Lili--introducing Lili Chantilly, the new line of cool stationery products for tween girls.One of six titles that launch the list, the look is hip and fresh--each product is purse-shaped, with handle, in happy designs of hot pinks and purples and acid greens, printed on durable plastic vellum. The interiors go far beyond the usual blank book. And the journals come with starter questions--"If I were a stuffed animal, I would be . . . ," "The top five things I love are . . . "--and tips and projects for scrapbooking and collage-making. Making these just the best accessories ever for the fabulous lives of school-age girls.