Dear Diario,

Yay! It’s almost Halloween! And since Halloween is on a Sunday this year, it’s going to be a Halloweekend! I am so excited. Halloween is one of my favorite holidays, and not just because I love witches and ghosts and monsters, but also because I love candy! And I really don’t get to eat a lot of candy, except for Halloween. My parents don’t let me. Mom says that candy doesn’t help build strong bodies. When we want something sweet, she sometimes suggests raisins, which she says are “nature’s candy.” About two days after Halloween, Mom always has the idea that we should trade what’s left of our candy for something else, like a new book or toy. It’s her idea, not ours, but it seems like we always end up agreeing to Mom’s ideas. I’m getting sleepy now, so…

Shalom and good night,

Lola Levine