Dear Book!

Dear Book! is a 2009 Animated Series created by Patrick Dempste. The show is known for animating characters a live action environment, which are actually dioramas created by Patrick.

Plot
Kenny Bishop is a socially awkward middle-schooler living in the fictional city of Saguaro Falls, California (Based on the real life towns of Orange and San Juan Capistrano), which is stated to be “somewhere between Los Angeles and San Diego”. His only friends include Eric “Balti” Baltimore, Who longs to become rich and famous and leave the all too perfect suburbs of Saguaro Falls, And Tara Roberts, who is much more down to earth. High Schooler Derrick Collins has taken a liking to him, which is why Kenny often consults him for advice. Kenny regularly writes about his daily frustrations in his journal he keeps in his room.

Kenny’s mom Ashley is the family breadwinner, working at the local convenience store as a cashier, while his uncle Porter is a freeloader who often wanders around the house in a bathrobe and sells ice cream on the street for extra cash.