Dork Diaries 1: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life

Dork Diaries 1: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life

By Rachel Renée Russell

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Grades 4 - 8Grades 4 - 7n/a5.429745

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

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I already read this book (I have it) but decided to re-read it. Just as funny as the first time! It is about a girl called Nikki as she survives middle school. Its actually really good, I read all books in series

I've read these about a gabillion times, and they are funny every time. Super quick reads, but they are fun and funny nonetheless! Definitely try it!

Such a good book!!!Nikki Maxwell stars in her first diary and to be fare I love this on a lot because I think that this diary is were it all started!!!!!!!!!!!I love you Dork Diaries and Nikki Maxwell!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I love this book, and I recommend it to all of you! I really want to spoil some of the amazing pages, but I want you to read it yourself!

This book is about a girl named Nikki. Nikki got a scholarship to a prep school only because her dad is the bug exterminator. Nikki always gets teased by this mean girl named Mackenzie. Mackenzie has a locker next to Nikki's and Nikki hates Mackenzie. I recommend this series to people who want a girl version of "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" Thanks! (:

This is the first Dork Diaries book. I is about a girl named Nikki. Nikki's moves to a prep school where her dad is the bug exterminator. There is a mean girl Mackenzie who has a locker next to her's. Nikki's also has a annoying sister.

The book is great! I absolutely loved it! It was great writing too. I wouldn't suggest it to little kids, because they might not completely understand and get the wrong message. One girl I knew read it in third grade and started acting like a drama queen, a total Mackenzie. The series is one of my favorites though, but i'm about to start sixth grade. I rated this a five star, for the appropriate age.

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People are saying on other websites that this book isn’t good, but really, it’s just trying to humor people. This WAS Rachel’s FIRST book, she wouldn’t be perfect at writing, so there could be mistakes. It takes a lot of courage to put forward your story ideas, so would people stop being such critics! This book is for fun, not education! If you want your kids to learn, but them an encyclopaedia! Now that Rachel has written like this, she has to stick with the plot line! That is why she tried to start a new book series, but can you all give it a rest? I think Rachel’s books are great, and if you want to be mean, go and write your own story! Then you can criticise! You people don’t know HOW long it takes to write! You can’t just be all: this book is terrible, blah blah blah! Write an awesome book, then we’ll see! I’m sorry for rambling, and screaming virtually, but I just wanted to get my point across. I hope you considered well, Nintendogirl123 xxx

Nikki Maxwell is my fave character. Mackenzie is so EVIL! :(

THIs Dork Diarie is an amazing book that tell you how everything starts.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.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.

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