Jennifer's Diary is about two girls, Jennifer and Iolanthe.Jennifer has a very tempting diary with a rainbow cover and 365 shiny, blank pages. Unfortunately Jennifer's mind is as blank as the pages.She is greatly in awe of Iolanthe whose head is swimming with ideas to fill a diary. The trouble begins when when Iolanthe stumbles across the diary and completes January 8th with a tale of an heroic rescue by Jennifer. Anne Fine cleverly intersperses the narrative with wild imaginative diary excerpts written by Iolanthe. The book humorously spotlights the character of junior girls and makes it a delight to read by those who might recognise the traits within their own personality. The year three and four children at St John's thouroughly enjoyed sharing this book, picking up on inferences and predicting the outcome of many a tense moment. Iolanthe's vivid imagination inspired the children to write their own chapter stories. If only the same had happened for poor Jennifer!
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