Tales from a notsofabulous life by rachel renee russell. Dork diaries 12 book by rachel renee russell official. Tales from a notsofabulous life kindle edition by russell, rachel renee, russell, rachel renee. To make matters worse, she has a locker right next to the schools most popular girl, mackenzie hollister. Take your favorite entry from the book, and compose a brief text message summary. Tales from a not so fabulous life has 304 pages in the hard cover. Dork diaries 1 dork diaries by rachel renee russell. This book is about a girl mackenzie and nicki and mackenzie is really rude and then she becomes friends with nicki. What is the theme or message of dork diaries 2 answers. Dork diaries 1 book by rachel renee russell official publisher.
They feature drawings, doodles and comic strips that chronicle the daily drama of her life in and outside of middle school. She couldnt wait to wear the tattoo and take the book to school to share or flaunt in front of her friends. Russell was inspired to write the books after seeing her own daughters struggle with the dork label. In nikki maxwells newest diary, its the countdown to the end of the school year, and nikkis juggling some big questions about how shell spend her summer.
Tales from a notsopopular party girl book 3 dork diaries. The main character is okay, but shes not particularly memorable. Rachel wrote her frist book, in grade 6, for her twin brothers for there birthday. May 21, 20 read alikes to keep your young one reading on past the dork diaries series see more ideas about dork diaries, dork diaries series and chapter books.
This video is not sponsored and all ideas are mine. Nikki often underestimates herself despite her many talents. I definitely want to see more of nikki and her family and friends. This series comes under the humorous category and shows the personal life experiences of the main character nikki maxwell in a comic way. The wimpy kid books are not usually that high in point value. Dork diaries tales from a not so happy birthday by rachel renee russell is about a girl named nikki maxwell and her and her friends chole and zoey want to throw a huge party for nikki. These books are the personal diary of 14year old nikki maxwell. With a huge global fanbase, dork diaries is the perfect series for fans of diary of a wimpy kid, tom gates and jacqueline wilson. Dork diaries 1 by rachel renee russell meet nikki maxwell. Rachel renee russell wrote the dork diaries series. Nikki the main character is such a brat all she wants is to be popular and she is so dumb and is just a whiny.
Mizz dork diaries is so laughoutloud funny and original i stayed up late reading it, just to see what would happen next and to get that next laugh. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading dork diaries 1. She was just thrilled to find the new book as well as nail polish, popcorn, lip gloss, a ring pop, a hair accessory and dork diaries tattoos. Fourteenyear old nikki maxwell is not happy when her father arranges a scholarship for her to attend a private middle school called westchester country day. Tales from a notsofabulous life book 2 dork diaries. The novel begins shortly before nikki is set to begin school at westchester day school. Theres just one problemnikkis mom says no way to the budget they need to make it happen. Shes a selfproclaimed dork and chronic doodler with big dreams and an even bigger addiction to writing in her diary.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Tales from a notsopopular party girl discussion questions 1. This collectible boxed set chronicles the ohsofabulous life of nikki maxwell as she navigates the halls of middle school, mean girls, bff drama, and first crushes. The dork diaries are written by nikki maxwell, a misfit at a new school. Jun 08, 2009 since dork diaries is supposed to read like nikkis actual diary, the book had a really cool format with interesting fonts and amazing illustrations. Check out dork diaries for dorktastic competitions, news and photos. Dork diaries is a humorous childrens book series written and illustrated by rachel renee russell the series, written in a diary format, uses drawings, doodles, and comic strips to chronicle the daily life of its 14yearold protagonist, nikki maxwell, in and outside of middle school rachel renee russell said that this series was inspired by her own middle school experiences as well as. Books 3 and 3 1 2 were also on the list for a few weeks. The books 1 and 2 of the series appeared for 17 weeks simultaneously on the new york times bestsellers list. While some side characters prove to be good friends, the main character, nikki, is fairly shallow, dramatic, and selfcentered. Dork diaries is a humorous childrens book series written and illustrated by rachel renee russell the series, written in a diary format, uses drawings, doodles, and comic strips to chronicle the daily life of its 14yearold protagonist, nikki maxwell, in and outside of middle school. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 282 pages and is available in hardcover format. I am sincerly hoping that its going to be the first in a series.
Although she finds herself knee deep in drama no thanks to her little sister and arch nemesis, this dork embraces her dorkiness and always lands on her feet. The dork diaries series is a book series written by rachel renee russell and published by aladdin paperbacks. Nikki maxwell develops a sudden interest in student journalism that may or may not have to do with the fact that mean girl mackenzie has started writing a gossip column and there just might be. The main characters of this realistic fiction, childrens story are nikki j. Dork diaries is a book series written and illustrated by rachel renee russell and published by aladdin paperbacks these books are the personal diary of 14year old nikki maxwell. Russell returns to the journalstyle format of her bestselling dork diaries series as she introduces a hapless, comicsloving boy named max who recounts many of his woes while stuck inside his school. Dork diaries 1 book by rachel renee russell official. See more ideas about dork diaries, dork diaries books and dork diaries series. This book is all about cliches the same old middle school thing where the main character has a crush,mean girl,new school,shes in middle school,finds friend and is the leader in the group then everything goes well for her in the end. Nikkis ready to call the whole thing off, but some surprising twists might take that decision out of her hands, and help comes from the person nikki would least expect. The eighth book in the bestselling dork diaries series by rachel renee russell, author of the misadventures of max crumbly june 2016. The books 1 and 2 were also released as audio books in september 2010.
Books 3 and 3 12 were also on the list for a few weeks. Unfortunately, nikki has a budget of 100 dollars and she needs 500 dollars and she has a lot more problems. Chillax was one of the words, and that means chill and relax and you kind of. Nikkis little sister bites her and kicks mean girl mackenzie. Dork diaries is very easy to read with the font and pictures, and i think this book will appeal to even the most reluctant reader. Kate brian, author of private series filled with fun illustrations, and fonts that keep you looking, rachel renee russell has created for girls what jeff kinney did for boys with his wimpy kids. Tales from a notsosmart miss knowitall also known as dear dork is the 5th book in the dork diaries series. Tales from a notsosecret crush catastrophe ebook onlie. I loved the look of this book and thought that nikkis drawings really enhanced the story and allowed the reader to better understand nikki. Dork diaries is so laughoutloud funny and original i stayed up late reading it, just to see what would happen next and to get that next laugh. Dork diaries reveal secrets of notsofabulous teen life. Oct 05, 2015 another great story and a character you really can love, and another great book i would highly recommend. I have a feeling that this book is going to be a big hit with middle grade girls.
This set contains the first three books of the bestselling dork diaries series, which chronicles the life of nikki maxwell as she navigates the halls of middle school, mean girls, bff drama, and first crushes. So, now nikki would like to cancel her party and she sad. My dork diaries fans all over the world, who love nikki maxwell as much as i do. Top ten worst things about dork diaries thetoptens. Maxwell is a 14 year old middle schooler in 8th grade but she is still getting used to her new school, new friends, new enimies, new diary, and new crush. May 24, 2010 she was just thrilled to find the new book as well as nail polish, popcorn, lip gloss, a ring pop, a hair accessory and dork diaries tattoos. Writing each new dork diaries book has been more fun and exciting than the last one.
Tales from a notsofabulous life kindle edition by russell. Dork diaries 4 book by rachel renee russell official. Nikkis arch nemesis mackenzie continues torturing her in this second dork diaries volume by calling her names, making fun of her clothes, and dissing her friends and artistic talent. Coming of age involves the personal, spiritual, moral, or emotional growth and maturation of an individual often based on real world experiences. Coming of age is an important theme in the novel dork diaries. Another great story and a character you really can love, and another great book i would highly recommend. Tales from a notsofabulous life is a young adult novel by rachel renee russell which recounts 14yearold nikki maxwells first month andahalf in a new school where she must handle bullies, boys, and an art competition. Dork diaries by rachel renee russell dork diaries 1. Although the only sad thing is that i sometimes go ugh, again.
This collection contains books one through eleven including threeandahalf in the wildly popular new york times and usa today bestselling dork diaries series. The first edition of the novel was published in 2009, and was written by rachel renee russell. As i finish dork diaries book 7, i still have to pinch myself to make sure im not dreaming. Shes starting eighth grade at a new schooland her very first diary packed with hilarious stories. Get your dork on with the ultimate dork diaries boxed set. Fortunately, this gives nikki an idea to keep zoey and chloe from running away. Nikki and her bffs chloe and zoey have been planning a birthday party of epic proportions. The dork diaries series on the whole was a big hit and sold many copies worldwide. Find out what happens when nikkis worst nightmare becomes a reality. Dork diaries books 1, 2, 3, 3 12, 4, and 5 from the worlds largest community of readers. Dork diaries party time how to dork your diary pop star dear dork tv star skating sensation holiday heartbreak omg once upon a dork. A certain member of the ccp girls dork fans know all about has gotten her hands on nikkis diary and has decided to share some thoughts of her own.