Maggie: Diary One
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Maggie Blume does everything right. She gets straight A’s, is a talented pianist, and was just named the youngest poetry editor of the school’s literary magazine, Inner Vistas. She makes the life of a successful thirteen-year-old look easy.
For Maggie’s father, nothing but perfect will do. Not only is he obsessed with his job as a studio executive, he expects Maggie to have a detailed plan for her life, which unfortunately leaves no room for her true passion: music.
Once Maggie’s friends learn of her talent, they help her land a spot as the lead singer for Vanish, the band managed by her friend Amalia. Maggie could never share this news with her dad, so when she has to choose between going to his movie opening and the battle of the bands, she takes a huge risk to make sure she’s able to do it all—perfectly.
This ebook features an illustrated personal history of Ann M. Martin, including rare images from the author’s collection.
Maggie: Diary One is the 3rd book in the California Diaries, which also includes Sunny: Diary One and Amalia: Diary One.
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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- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Because she writes the babysitter's club series, I figured this may be an easy read for some of my 7th grade girls. I couldn't get into it, and I'm 3/4 finished. The protagonist is really into singing, is an over-achiever, goal-oriented, and totally rich. She writes and revises her own songs throughout, which was kind of cool, but really, nothing sparked my interest. Blah, blah. I don't even know to whom I'd recommend it, so I guess I'll get rid of it and make room on my shelves for something I can get excited about. When I'm excited, the kids get excited. That's what I've learned.
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Maggie - Ann M. Martin
Maggie: Diary One
California Diaries
Ann M. Martin
Contents
Sunday 11/9
Monday 11/10
Tuesday 11/11
Wednesday 11/12
Thursday morning 11/13
Friday morning 11/14
Friday 11/14
Saturday 11/15
Sunday 11/16
Monday 11/17
Tuesday 11/18
Wednesday 11/19
11/20
Friday 11/21
Saturday 11/22
Sunday 11/23
Monday 11/24
Tuesday 11/25
Wednesday 11/26
Friday 11/28
Sunday 11/30
Monday 12/1
Tuesday 12/2
Preview: Amalia: Diary One
A Personal History by Ann M. Martin
Sunday 11/9
10:43 A.M.
God, that is sad.
No, sad isn’t the word.
Bad.
That’s what it is. Bad.
Awful.
Who ever told me I could be a songwriter?
No one. Just myself.
I was wrong.
Monday 11/10
5:57 P.M.
Feeling better today. Even though (1) I have tons of homework, (2) I am about to flunk Wednesday’s math test, and (3) dinner is delayed because Dad is arguing on the phone with some studio exec about his upcoming movie, Fatal Judgment (which may be one of his worst ever, judging from the rough cut we saw).
The reason I am feeling better is this:
At 3:50 P.M., during Inner Vistas elections after school, I, Maggie Blume, was chosen as poetry editor. I remember the time because I was staring at the clock, trying not to look jittery. Parker Price, the editor-in-chief, announced I was the first eighth-grader ever elected to the editorial staff. (Not so impressive, considering this is the first year Vista eighth-graders have been switched to the high school building.) After the election, Parker told me she hopes I’ll take over as editor-in-chief someday. Now, THAT was impressive.
Magazine editor. The more I think about it, the more I like the idea. For my life’s work.
It’s perfect. Get paid to read. Judge other people’s writing and tell them what to do. Launch the careers of talented writers. Hire a music reviewer so the magazine can receive free CDs from record company PR departments.
This is almost as good an idea as becoming a veterinarian (which is what I’ll probably decide to be).
I swear I am going to be the best editor Inner Vistas has ever seen. When I’m editor-in-chief, who knows? Maybe I’ll lead us to a national award.
Then the sky’s the limit.
I just have to remember not to tell Dad. He’d decide to manage my career. He’d have the presidents of all the major magazine companies over for dinner, just to meet me. He’d make me recite my poems. Sing my lyrics. Show how I edit, using an overhead projector.
He might even forget about making me play my latest piano piece for all his guests.
That, at least, would be a relief.
Tuesday 11/11
2:07 P.M.
Where would I be without laptops? I am so glad Vista allows them in the classroom.
Ms. Newell has given us 15 minutes of independent work time. She thinks we’re all typing our book reports. But I finished last night. So I have plenty of time to write in my journal.
Thought for the day:
Sunny Winslow is a high-maintenance friend. These days, you give her a lot more than you get.
It’s hard enough dealing with this rebel phase she’s in. I mean, I know what she’s going through. The black lipstick, weird hair, funky clothes—been there.
But for me it was a stage. I never had body piercings. I never cut school. And I never shut myself off from my friends. You can’t even talk to her anymore. She’s in another world.
I thought she was coming out of it today at lunch. She sat right down with Dawn and me, all friendly and excited.
But then I learned the reason. She wanted to show me her copy of Variety, with every mention of Dad’s name highlighted.
I tried to be polite. But how many times can I stand reading the ads for Fatal Judgment?
When she was the old Sunny, I never minded her starry-eyed attitude about the movie business. She thought it was so cool that we had intercoms in every room. Infrared burglar sensors. The landscaped pool. Movie people visiting the house all the time. All my private at-home lessons. Never mind that the alarms go off by themselves in the middle of the night. Or that Dad holds loud poolside meetings outside my bedroom window. Or that I have to play piano all the time for strangers in power suits. Or that Dad’s mood swings go up and down with the box office grosses. And so does Mom’s drinking.
I even showed Sunny that pathetic photo of me as a newborn, with the words A HAYDEN BLUME PRODUCTION taped onto my bassinet. She thought that was cool too.
But Sunny was always so much fun to be with. If she thought my life was glamorous, fine. However, since she’s decided to be Punk Dropout of the Year, I’m having much less patience with her.
Now she also thinks she’s a casting director. Variety decided to print the casting notice of Dad’s NEXT film, even though Fatal Judgment hasn’t opened yet. Right there in the cafeteria, Sunny read aloud one of the character descriptions—something like, Male, late teens, dark, drop-dead handsome, young Pierce Brosnan features with Harrison Ford swagger.
She announced that only one person in the world was destined to play the role.
Yes. Justin Randall.
Here we go again.
One time in my life I just happen to mention I think he’s good-looking. (And he IS. Anyone would agree.) But it’s an OBSERVATION. Like judging a work of art.
Not to Sunny, however. To Sunny it is a declaration of love.
Sunny made sure to point out he’s a junior. And he has a car. Then she warned that I should not blow this opportunity.
But of course I shouldn’t make it easy for him either. Let him twist in the wind,
advised Sunny. "Tell him you may let your dad audition him. Seduce him. Then call me right away with the details."
Seduce him.
I could not believe her. I mean, the nerve.
I should have told her off. But I didn’t. I was chicken. I said something stupid like, Dad is looking for professional actors only.
Sunny had an answer for that too. She told me Justin played the Gentleman Visitor
in last year’s high school production of The Glass Monastery. Plus he’s dying to be a movie star and he has head shots.
I did not tell her the character was "Gentleman Caller" and the play was The Glass Menagerie. I did not want to lengthen the ridiculous conversation.
Good old Dawn the Peacemaker was trying valiantly to change the subject. She kept remarking about how healthy the new vegetarian menu is. She made a few cracks about how the entire school reeks whenever the cafeteria serves beef. Typical Dawn stuff. But it