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July 22, 1984-October 12, 1985

• The following version of this book was used to create this Lesson Plan: Lynch, Jennifer. The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer. Gallery Books, 1990. E-book.

• On July 22, 1984, Laura Palmer begins a diary on her twelfth birthday after it is the last present she has opened.

• She promises to write her most private thoughts and feelings in her diary, addressing the book as if it is a person.

• She says that upon waking up the morning of her birthday, she had found her dad playing a kazoo while wearing a party hat and her mom had decorated the whole house with streamers.

• Donna Hayward is her best friend whose father, Dr. Hayward, delivered Laura 12 years prior.

• Laura expresses that her mom had cried that morning about the fact the Laura had already gotten so grown up.

• She scoffs at her mom's sentiment since she feels like it will...

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