How to Dork Your Diary

Dork Diaries Series

Author: Rachel Renee Russell

Pages: 288

Published: 2011

Age: 9+

Create your very own Dork Diary with this special, interactive addition to the 'New York Times' bestselling series. Nikki Maxwell is living her worst nightmare - her diary is missing! As she retraces her steps to find the lost book, Nikki offers a list of important tips and advice on how to keep a diary. Follow Nikki's efforts to recover the missing journal - and deal with the usual funny, wacky antics of her best friends Chloe and Zoey, crush Brandon, and mean girl Mackenzie. It's crisis management... Dork style!

About the Dork Diaries Series

Reading age: 9+ years

This series should be read in order.

It's 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' for girls in this hilarious series of illustrated novels!

'Dork Diaries' follows eighth grader Nikki Maxwell as she chronicles through text and sketches her move to a snooty new school; her epic battle with her mother for a smartphone; her enthusiasm for drawing and art; and a love/hate fascination with the new school's queen bee, a girl named Mackenzie, who becomes Nikki's rival in a school-wide art competition. Nikki writes about friendships, crushes, popularity, and family with a unique and fresh voice that still conveys a universal authenticity. Nikki's sketches throughout her diary add humour and interest to the books, which will be a surefire hit with tween girl readers.