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Amalia (California Diaries, No. 4) Paperback – December 1, 1997

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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.

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12 years and up
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176 pages
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English
Grade level

7 - 9
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5.5 x 0.25 x 7.5 inches
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Scholastic Paperbacks
Publication date

December 1, 1997
ISBN-10

0590298380
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978-0590298384
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Scholastic Paperbacks (December 1, 1997)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 176 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0590298380
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0590298384
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 12 years and up
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 7 - 9
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.9 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.25 x 7.5 inches

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Ann M. Martin is the bestselling author of the momentous series The Baby-sitters Club, as well as the Main Street series. Her other acclaimed novels include “A Dog’s Life,” “Belle Teal,” “Here Today,” and the Newbery Honor Book “A Corner of the Universe.” She lives in upstate New York. For more information, visit www.scholastic.com/bsc.

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AMALIA VARGAS another reason whythe CD are theBESTbooksEVER

Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2002

I VE JUST READ CD#4. IT IS WONDERFUL.probably one of the best books in the seires.i read sunny &dawn,s diaries first.then ducky &maggie. i never thought that amalias diaries were worth reading.But then i decided to give it a try. iread cd#14 first.and to my surprise i liked it a lot.soi decided to buy another one. this was #4.it was a great success too,because i loved amalias style in writing in her journal,like the drawings.[i LOVE to draw,too].i was glad she got rid of james .i liked it when she decides to face him.ilike her strong personality.i also loved linda and her son mikey. Ann Martin did a wonderful job on that book.what i like most about CALIFORNIA DIARIESis that every one has a different story,problem,style,feelings,circumstances,ideas&personality. ann martin enables the reader to go deep into all this stuff.in amalia diary one we get to know alot about her. she is strong,caring,sarcastic,and awonerful daughter,sister&friend. but ann ,here,in amalias diaries is highligting very serious problemS LIKE BEING of another color[in cd#14and the racists]but in cd#4 she highlights the problem of selfishness which is naturally leading to the idea of OWNING PEOPLE. BETWEEN AMALIA AND JAMES AND its complications of course.selfishness is the problem.every one wants what ishis mind ,like james and LINDAS HUSBAND. BUT IN THE END SELFISHNESS NEVER WINS. CD#4 IS A WONDERFUL BOOK. I RECOMMEND IT TO ALL TEENS.WELL DONE,ANN. AND KEEP THE GOOD WORK.

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Lianne

A Wonderful Book for Teens!

Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 1999

In Amalia Diary 1, it deals with a young girl about age 13 and she is going through a difficult "love life" She begins going out with a boy who is 16 years old, which is a major age difference, throughout the book complications begin to appear, jealousy, fights, etc. It all turns out well but you'll have to read it to see how good it is! I can never put down California Diary books because they are so interesting, its like I'm in that persons life. Especially in Amalia's books she draws doodles on some of the pages on what is going on in her life, so your anxious to see what the next drawing looks like. Ann M. Martin is an excellent author of this series and I recommend it to everyone! I'm 13 myself and she's got a great idea of what goes on in our minds!

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Good Book

Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2000

I absolutly give this book a 5! I think that it is a great book for young adults. It tells a very good story about a girls life. It really feels like reading someones diary. I have read about 6 of the books in this series and i give them all 5's too. anne is just such a wonderful writer (except for the babysitters club).

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a girl who is in love

Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 1999

its a great book. Its about a girl named amelia. she is in love with james. She can't stand james after a while. He loves her but she hates him. He trys to get her back. but makes her life even worse.

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Aileen

Amalia is cool

Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 1998

This was the fourth CALIFORNIA DIARIES book I read. I read them all in order. I've read the BSC books for a couple years now,a nd a lot of it is unrealistic. These books are real, and they deal with real problems. I find them very interesting, it's so cool that they are written in diary-form. Amalia was a great book! She is so cool. I love that she's in a band.

Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 1999

Amalia's first diary was good, and I liked it a lot. But it is implied by the reviewers and the summary that Amalia's boyfriend James is abusive. He isn't. James might be emotionally abusive, but he has never hit or touched Amalia. Other than that, the book rocked!!

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