Nikki Maxwell is starting eighth grade at a new school and this book is her personal diary of the funny and disastrous events that she continuously finds herself in. I would compare this book to the girl's version of Diary of a Wimpy Kid. I recommend this book to kids who enjoy reading easy-to-read books that are funny and authentic and highlight true coming-of-age experiences that a kid goes through. I rate this book 3 out of 5 books.
Dork Diaries 1: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life
By Rachel Renée Russell
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 4 - 8 | Grades 4 - 7 | n/a | 5.4 | 29745 |
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!
Publisher: Aladdin
ISBN-13: 9781416980063
ISBN-10: 1416980067
Published on 6/2/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Number of pages: 304
Book Reviews (1301)
This book was awesome! The author did a great job of portraying the real middle school experience in such a humorous way. There is drama, boys, and three best friends that stick together throughout Middle School. I loved it!
I love, love, love this book!!!! Its got romance, its got drama, and its got humor!!!!! The next books in the book series are amazing too!!! full of drama and Romance!!!!!!
I wonder what this is about, oh wait, I think it is about a girl that has a hard life .
I thought the book was so funny! I liked the illustrations and how they weren't always illustrating the book but also adding more to the story and making funny comments.
i dont like this book because its about girls. i think it has to much DRAMA. i like the other series for boys better. from jaden 07
I love this book! I like how Nikki, the main character has the same crush as Makensie, the popular kid at her school. It's also really realistic. Can't wait to read the next book!
I just love the book! Nikki, Mackenzie, and Brandon are so awesome I would like to be friends with them! I recommend this book to you!
I like this book because, I understand that Nikki has a stressing life.She came across these mean girls at school and especially MacKenzie is making fun of her about what she wears and everything. But she's lucky right on time she gets cool new friends and this book has so much DRAMA.The book is kinda fun. I read the second book before but not the first. I really like the second book, I'm so exited to read the 3rd book of the Dork diaries series but I would not recommend the 1st book its a little boring but mostly fun. And I would rate this book a four star. I liked it 99% of the time, so I gave it a four star. The other books of the series is interesting I believe because if the 2nd book is interesting the rest will be interesting too.
Nikki Maxwellis moving to a new middle school, and instead of giving her a phone,(the thing she wants most,) her mom gave her a diary. At first she hates it, but then she starts to fill it with all her adventures in middle school. All around hilarious and i totally relate,( to a degree)