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Mimi, a typical 10th‑grader, has always played it safe among her closest friends. When her best friend dares her to step into the popular crowd and document the experience in a diary, Mimi’s routine flips on its head.
What starts as an innocent experiment—recording the ups and downs of 10th‑grade life—takes an unexpected turn when the diary falls into the wrong hands. Mimi soon faces the fallout of her own choices, reevaluating what true friendship and authenticity mean in a high school full of social climbers and whispered rumors.
First publish date: 2005
Genre: Children's Fiction/Early Readers
Authors: Lauren Mechling
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