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Meet Nikki Maxwell! She’s starting eighth grade at a new school—and her very first diary packed with hilarious stories and art in this SUPER SQUEE updated edition of Book One of the #1 New York Times bestselling Dork Diaries series!
Nikki confesses all in her first diary ever: her epic battle with her mom for an iPhone, meeting her new soon-to-be BFFs Chloe and Zoey, falling for adorably sweet crush Brandon, dealing with her zany little sister Brianna’s antics—and the immediate clashes with mean girl Mackenzie, who becomes Nikki’s rival in a schoolwide art competition.
Nearly 30 million books in print worldwide!
- Sales Rank: #14248 in eBooks
- Published on: 2009-05-20
- Released on: 2009-06-02
- Format: Kindle eBook
From School Library Journal
Grade 5-8–Fourteen-year-old Nikki J. Maxwell has been awarded a scholarship to a prestigious private middle school as a part of her father's bug extermination contract. Her angst as she deals with the resident mean girl, her embarrassing parents, her crush on the hot boy, and making new friends are all recorded alongside numerous sketches of her life. Although occasionally amusing, Nikki is not a very likable character. She is shallow and self-centered and fails to show any growth in the book, even as she one-ups popular and cruel MacKenzie in the end. In fact, Nikki, who steals her neighbor's hearing aid and plays pranks on her little sister, is somewhat of a mean girl herself. All the other characters are underdeveloped, including Nikki's family and her new BFFs, Chloe and Zoey. Black-and-white drawings, which are often witty, appear throughout the text, which is printed on lined pages as though from a diary. Fans of Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Abrams) may enjoy this book, but it's an additional purchase.–Terry Ann Lawler, Phoenix Public Library, AZ
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Of Dorks and Diaries: Rachel Renee Russell
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Rachel Renee Russell debuted her Dork Diaries series last year, and the result was anything but dorky. In fact, it was an astounding success, as Russell’s recent win from the Children’s Choice Awards shows. The next book in the series, Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl, is coming June 8, so we caught up with Russell to talk about both books, her plans for the series, and what the next book will be about.
Had you written before starting Dork Diaries?
I had other projects. Actually, Dork Diaries is my third book. I had a young-adult project that had a 16-year-old main character. I completed that one, and I had another one I had only gotten maybe halfway through; it was a middle-grade book. And the strange thing is, I had originally sent it in; it was called There’s a Fairy in the Bug Zapper, which is weird, but it’s about two little girls—I guess the dork, outcast, fish-out-of-water thing is a theme for me. They don’t get invited to a party, so they decide to have their own party and camp out in the backyard. They notice what they think is a little comet or something, this streak of lightning comes out of the sky and it’s kind of whizzing around the yard and then it bashes into the bug zapper, and the bug zapper explodes in color and lights, like a Disney movie. So then they jump out of their tent and run to it, and there’s a little fairy in there. When she hit the electrical current, it goofed up her electrical current, her being able to fly, so basically she can’t fly and she can’t use all of her fairy powers. So they take her inside and they give her some water and some apple, and she starts talking to them. It’s a really cute story. But since the electrical current messed up her powers, she’s basically having to recuperate, so they put her in a Barbie Doll house, and over the next month, she gets stronger and stronger and she needs to go back to fairyland. So it’s kind of a contemporary thing.
It was a graphic novel too. I was writing it and I had an artist who was working with me. Her name is Lisl Adams. So that was the project that I had originally submitted to my agent, Daniel Lazar. He loved it. He was reading it over and getting back to me with notes, so we could polish it up and have it be the best it could be. We were in the process of writing up a contract and he thought it would sell. About a week later, I got a nice prize from the Fire and Ice writing competition, which is sponsored by the Romance Writers of America. The Chicago division of RWA is Fire and Ice, which has a contest where you submit 30 pages of a work. It’s then reviewed by editors and agents. I can’t remember if I won second or third place. I emailed Daniel and told him about it and how happy I was, and he asked what it was about, and I told him: This is about a dorky girl in middle school, and she doesn’t have any friends. She’s switching to a new school, and she’s an aspiring artist, so she has a lot of doodles. He said, “Oh, that sounds really good. Why don’t you send me that?” He emailed me back a couple days later and said, “To be honest, this new thing is a lot stronger and it has the flavor of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, and at that time, Wimpy Kid was already on the New York Times bestseller list. And you know, I think I had a fairy in it too, and he said, you know what, this middle-grade girl, her voice is so strong and she’s so funny, let’s get rid of the fairy and just make it a slice of life. This would probably do better than your other project.” So we dropped The Fairy in the Bug Zapper, took the other one, took out the fantasy elements, and had a very insecure, dorky, artistic eighth grader named Nikki Maxwell. He submitted that and the rest is history.
Has The Fairy in the Bug Zapper been published?
No, it hasn’t. The other strange thing is I think I won the award in April or May, and then I think I got in contact with Daniel in April. The whole thing was like a 60-day period. Within 60 days, it went to auction and it sold. I think we signed a contract in maybe June or July, and they wanted Dork Diaries in the stores 11 months later. And you know, you don’t get the 11 months to write it! You get four months to write, because they have to send it to the printer much earlier. So I said of course I can do it. But it was a lot to do in a short amount of time! So I asked my youngest daughter, Nikki, who’s an artist, to help me out, which she did—but then she ended up moving to Virginia. So I went back to Lisl Adams, who I had worked with before, and it ended up that my daughter and Lisl and I all worked on it to get that first book done on time.
Who does the illustrations now?
I did about 70 percent, and the rest was my daughter and Lisl. Lisl is very, very talented. She has her own projects that she’s working on. That’s what she’s doing now.
Would you like to revisit The Fairy in the Bug Zapper sometime?
I would! Not only would it be a graphic novel, but I would still want Lisl to do it.
In addition to doing Dork Diaries so quickly, you were going through a lot in your life at the same time.
Yes, it was crazy. I was getting divorced, and I was very, very sad. I was depressed, and it was really weird that in that state of mind, I was writing this. Book 1 is the funniest. Books 2 and 3 are funny too, but Book 1 really is the funniest. I don’t even know how I was writing such funny material when I was so brokenhearted and my family was falling apart and my kids were moving away, but I got through it. And maybe that’s part of the reason why I was able to get through it without getting on medication and therapy! I could sit down and speak through the book. I would laugh at the stuff as I was writing if it was funny. That’s how I knew if it was good: if I would laugh. When my daughters were around, they’d go, “There’s my crazy mom, just laughing away!”
You mentioned Book 3. What’s it going to be about?
Actually, I’m still at the moment maybe 90 pages in, but part of the plot is going to be music. I love Glee. In between Glee and American Idol and High School Musical, I tried to write about what the girls in the age group, 9–14, would really like and music is really in now, so music is going to be a big part of Book 3. There’s going to be maybe a talent show or maybe some kind of competition. Nikki Maxwell and her friends are going to make a girl group and compete, and of course Mackenzie will have her girl group.
Will romance blossom too?
Yes, we have to do a little of that every time too.
It’s sweet how you pace the romance in these books. Do you have a complete storyline in mind?
I’d love to do 12 books, because it’s a diary and each one covers one month. At this point, Simon & Schuster has purchased books three and four, so I’m working on three now and I’ll start four next winter.
Did you feel like a dork growing up?
Most definitely! Most of the time. You just feel like you’re not normal, like everybody else has it together and you don’t. Yeah, that’s been a big issue with me.
What made you set the series in Westchester County in New York?
I wanted to pick an affluent community. Nikki’s father is an exterminator, and he’s a small-business owner. I wanted to have the fish-out-of-water thing, so I thought, Where can I take my middle-class, blue-collar family with the dorky girl and put her where she will totally not feel comfortable? So that’s why I picked it.
I love Nikki’s friends, too. They’re really supportive and have a great relationship. Will the focus ever be more on them?
I’d love to do a book or two from their point of view. Chloe is Hispanic and Zoe is African-American, and I’d love to do a book or two with them as the main character, their diaries. But it’s Nikki’s diary right now, and by being her diary, she can talk about them but she can’t really get in their heads.
Did you know people like Mackenzie?
Oh, yes. I bet if you talked to your sisters, they could tell you all about girls like this!
Who were your writing inspirations?
I loved Harriet the Spy, and when people ask me “What’s your inspiration?” I’ll say obviously Wimpy Kid and then Harriet. I loved the character and was really close to her. She had the same feelings that I felt. Wimpy Kid didn’t inspire the writing so much. I could see that there was definitely a market for this, though. Because normally you have to write about the paranormal if you want to write something that has the potential for being humongous, but seeing Wimpy Kid, I thought, wow, you can write something slice of life. It doesn’t have to be vampires and angels and demons and stuff like that. Oh, and I loved The Princess Diaries and Meg Cabot. She’s really humorous and witty and smart.
How much interaction do you have with kids reading these books?
I get about a dozen fan letters a day. Some days more, especially when kids are out of school.
Is it difficult to write to this age group?
Not at all! You know, I’m a mom, so I’m well aware of them and how they act. My group is 9 to 14, but Nikki Maxwell is actually 14 and an eighth grader. I didn’t want to make it about high school. I picked a 14-year-old because I figured younger girls would want to read about her. Plus, she can have a crush on a boy. But still in a sweet way. For my first project, the young-adult book with the main character who was 16, my writers group labeled it “Sweet Young Adult,” which is stuff that’s more innocent. She had a crush too and they basically just looked at each other from across the room. That’s where I’m a little more comfortable writing, I think—on the sweet side of things. You know, I have two daughters. They’re adults now, but still! It’s the mommy side of me.
So if you end up doing eight more Dork Diaries books, where do you plan the series to go?
That will take her right up to high school. And since each of the books are slice of life, I’ll throw Thanksgiving into the November book and with December, we’ll get into Christmas. Summer would involve summer camp. I’ll keep it interesting. I’d also love to do independent books from Chloe and Zoe’s points of view. But I’m having a hard enough time keeping up with the deadlines I already have!
About the Author
Rachel Renée Russell is an attorney who prefers writing tween books to legal briefs. (Mainly because books are a lot more fun and pajamas and bunny slippers aren’t allowed in court.) Rachel lives in Chantilly, Virginia.
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36 of 37 people found the following review helpful.
LIKE OMG! This Book is OH-SO-Fabulous
By T. Adlam
Dork Diaries was a complete impulse buy. After leafing through a few pages and deciding to take it home (mostly because I thought the drawings were cute), I zipped through it in an afternoon.
The story recounts, in gory detail, how fourteen year old Nikki Maxwell is adjusting to life in her new school. She comes from an average middle class family, but the school is an upper class haven; she only attended because her father received the pest extermination contract and cajoled a scholarship for his daughter. Of course, if anyone--especially MacKenzie, the uber-rich mean girl and leader of the CCP (Cute, Cool & Popular crowd)--found out that she was the daughter of the man driving around town with a GINORMOUS cockroach on his van, her life would be over before it even began.
Nikki's mother, in an attempt to open her daughter's lines of communication, gets her a diary. Of course, Nikki was expecting a new iPhone, so she had a minor meltdown. But as she warms up to the idea of writing in a diary, we come to see who Nikki is as a person, and ultimately, what matters most to her. She's a multi-dimensional (and far from perfect) character, which made her charming.
She was artistic, creative, sometimes self-centered, and sometimes self-conscious. I found myself relating because people don't always see the forest for the trees, and we become paranoid that our friends aren't being true friends, that the world truly will end if we don't fit in with the popular people, and lose sight of what's important. And we watch as she matures through her various experiences and learns valuable lessons: the grass isn't always greener on the other side, be true to yourself, don't judge a book by its cover, and running away from problems won't solve them.
The writing itself was pleasant and witty, but sometimes the overzealous use of all-caps wore on me. The illustrations throughout, which highlighted Nikki's commentary, were adorable. One in particular--when she's forced to reveal the cell phone she purchased for $12.99 on eBay--was hilarious; I laughed until a tear sprang forth. Unfortunately, the subsequent illustrations didn't illicit the same reaction, but they were still well done and comical. I did make one other observation about the artwork and its continuity--sometimes Nikki was right-handed and sometimes left. It's possible she's ambidextrous, but somehow I believe it was a minor oversight.
All-in-all, this was a delightful and quick book. Although I don't believe too many boys would be interested in Nikki's story, I would certainly recommend it to girls who are coming of age and even adults who want to reminisce.
48 of 51 people found the following review helpful.
Perfect Book for Middle Grade Girls!
By Julie Peterson
I can't believe how much I enjoyed the new middle grade book DORK DIARIES: TALES FROM A NOT-SO-FABULOUS LIFE by Rachel Renee Russell. I guess you could say I was pleasantly surprised by my reaction to this book -- basically, I didn't want to put it down. It was just so much fun to read, and I absolutely couldn't wait to hear what my nine year old daughter thought.
I just adored this book. I loved the character of Nikki and felt that almost all young girls are going to be able to relate to her. She has the "normal" middle school insecurities such as the desire to be popular, wondering who she can trust as a friend, and fear of being laughed at. It's been a long time since I was in eighth grade, but I could definitely relate to being the new girl in school -- it's very hard at that age!
While there were certainly times that I felt Nikki's pain, I'd say for the most part this book was a hoot! Nikki was a terrific character who had a great perspective on her life. I found myself laughing hysterically at her attempts to get an iPhone, and I also thought the scenes with her little sister to be fantastic. (Like Nikki, I had a sister who was a good bit younger.) And her parents....well, as a parent I probably shouldn't have thought they were so funny, but the way Nikki described their actions was hilarious. I can't even begin to tell you how many times I laughed out loud while reading this story.
Since DORK DIARIES is supposed to read like Nikki's actual diary, the book had a really cool format with interesting fonts and amazing illustrations. I loved the look of this book and thought that Nikki's drawings really enhanced the story and allowed the reader to better understand Nikki. Ms. Russell is not only a fantastic writer but also a terrific artist! The various pictures of Nikki's life were just adorable while also being extremely funny. 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. I am sincerly hoping that it's going to be the first in a series. I definitely want to see more of Nikki and her family and friends.
I have a feeling that this book is going to be a big hit with middle grade girls. When my daughter took this book to school, the girls were all over it -- asking her questions like "where did you get it?," "how did you get it?," "can I borrow it?," etc. I think the cover alone will attract many young girls because it is just so cute.
I definitely recommend this book for any middle grade girl in your life, although I have to admit that I enjoyed it a great deal too! The messages in this book are fantastic -- ones that young girls need to hear over and over again. I like that the book focused on what's really important in our lives such as family and friends. This book also showed that it's normal to feel insecure at this age, but I'm hoping that young girls will see how Nikki coped and learn from her. In fact, my daughter thought Nikki was great and didn't understand why she thought she was a "dork." I jumped at this opportunity and told her that maybe some people would say the exact same thing about her! (I think it's sometimes easier to see things in others.) I also liked the message that girls who seem to have it all, sometimes don't; and that it does pay to be a nice girl and a good friend.
I wasn't surprised when my daughter absolutely devoured this book. I don't think we saw her face the entire time she was reading DORK DIARIES because she had her nose buried in the pages. Here are some of her thoughts:
I liked DORK DIARIES because it was really made me laugh. It was kind of sad too in parts of the story, but it was still funny. I liked Nikki because she is really funny. I liked her drawings of the characters. I sometimes feel geeky and nerdy at school, so I understood how Nikki felt.
37 of 39 people found the following review helpful.
This should have been titled "Gossip Girl with Illustrations"
By Amanda Sledz
I discovered this book when my sister clued me in that my niece has been reading them, and asked me to pick up a few. She burned through the "Wimpy Kid" series, and I read one of those in the bookstore cafe in a single sitting, openly guffawing at several hilarious lines. It bummed me out that my niece didn't have a similarly cynical, selfish protagonist to root for, and thought that might be the case for Dork Diaries.
Um...no.
First of all, who is the dork in this series, exactly? When I think of a dork, I think of someone with an eccentric personality perpetually rejected by her peers, but who maybe manages to have a blast anyway (with her fellow band/art/ writing dorks). Nikki isn't a dork. She's Jenny Humphrey from Gossip Girl. She's desperate to be cool, the only not-rich kid in an elite private school, with curious artistic talent that she somehow finds the time to nurture in between thinking exclusively shallow, uninteresting thoughts. In other words, Jenny Humphrey...except Jenny actually got rejected by boys every once in awhile, and it's all a cakewalk for this "dork". Her friends don't seem to suffer much, either, unless you call "looking like Beyonce" suffering. Even the twins from Sweet Valley High were bigger dorks than this. Even "Pretty Little Liars" is dorkier than this. Every character appears to be thin, well-groomed, and immaculately dressed. When was the last time you encountered a middle school kid who met any of those qualifications?
Second, this "dork" is actually mean. She hates the pretty girl for being pretty, draws a number of pictures mocking the people who are actually dorks, constantly gripes about people who are "weird" or "different" and spends a majority of her time pursuing social acceptance from the people she claims to hate. Her primary preoccupation is whether she'll ever be popular, but it's never explained why this is so important to her. Most kids with this ambition don't have much else going on. When was the last time you met an art dork who actually wanted to hang out with the cool kids? Ridiculous.
Third, it's completely unrealistic. And when I say that, I mean middle school kids don't talk like this, act like this, communicate this way, etc. For God's sake, her friends *tape a note to the front of her locker* to tell her where they will be. That's possibly the dumbest thing I've ever heard. What's secret and covert about that, exactly? Even before cell phones we still had the sense to fold the note and pass it. Her father picks her up from school to go to a funeral with him...a funeral for someone she doesn't even know, so he can schmooze with other exterminators. Is this a joke? Why would you schmooze with other exterminators, exactly? I suppose it could be, except the book isn't funny -- at all.
A third grader should not read this book. A third grade girl doesn't need to think that all she should think about is boys and popularity. They should not think this is the pink version of the Wimpy Kid books. This is a pink version of pink. Even Strawberry Shortcake hates this book.
Fourth, it's a total rip off. Almost every idea, image, and scene from this book is a rip off of some other teen book or television show. Roach on top of the car of the exterminator? King of the Hill. Snoopy dance? Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Did they select editors for this series that have recently returned from a deserted island where there was no exposure to books, movies, television shows, magazines, or any other facet of pop culture?
Fifth, the writing is terrible. And it isn't funny -- at all. Several of the attempts to be funny are so bad I rolled my eyes and almost stopped reading. It's actually painful to read. When I think of what I want my niece to read, it's funny, rich, interesting books that offer an idea of girlhood that differs from a subscription to Us Weekly. This is likely reading about the perspective of that Barbie Doll that used to say "I Hate Math!" when you turned her head a certain way. The author doesn't seem to know what to make Nikki do, so she strung together a bunch of tropes and cliches, and somehow got a book deal. Even worse: people buy these books.
Not me. I took them back, and exchanged them for some journals to encourage my niece to keep writing her own stories. That seems a way better option than exposing her to this.
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