Gr 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
Nikki Maxwell is starting eighth grade at a new school-and her very first diary is packed with hilarious stories and art in this SUPER SQUEE first book in 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 school-wide art competition.
Nearly 30 million books in print worldwide!
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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 school-wide art competition.
Nearly 30 million books in print worldwide!
Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life (Dork Diaries Series #1)
Nikki Maxwell is starting eighth grade at a new school-and her very first diary is packed with hilarious stories and art in this SUPER SQUEE first book in 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 school-wide art competition.
Nearly 30 million books in print worldwide!
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 school-wide art competition.
Nearly 30 million books in print worldwide!
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BN ID: | 2940171177997 |
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Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
Publication date: | 09/28/2010 |
Series: | Dork Diaries Series |
Edition description: | Unabridged |
Sales rank: | 744,577 |
Age Range: | 8 - 11 Years |
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