Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl [Hardcover]

Rachel Renee Russell (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Release date: June 8, 2010 | Age Range: 9 and up | Lexile Measure: 840L (What's this?)

Recipe for disaster:

4 parties.

Add 2 friends and 1 crush.

Divide by 1 mean girl out to RUIN Nikki.

Mix well, put fingers over eyes, and CRINGE!

Settled in at her new school and flanked by awesome friends Chloe and Zoey, life is looking up for Nikki Maxwell, especially since her crush, Brandon, asked her to be his lab partner—a seriously awesome development. However, when Nikki overhears mean girl Mackenzie bragging that Brandon’s taking her to the Halloween dance, a bummed Nikki signs on to spend Halloween at a kids’ party with her little sister, Brianna, instead. After she finds out Mackenzie was lying and her dream of going to the party with Brandon could be a reality, Nikki has two events to juggle . . . plus plenty of other entertaining trials and tribulations along the way!

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Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Gr 5-8–This book continues in the same vein as the first, sharing many of its flaws. In this installment, Nikki volunteers to help with the Halloween dance but overextends herself by committing to multiple duties in different places on the same night. Presented in diary format, the lined-paper pages and manga-style illustrations provide levity, but too frequently Nikki's adventures slip from amusing into improbable farce. The simplistic and highly unrealistic story; flat characters; and predictable ending will not appeal to readers who can handle the fairly advanced vocabulary. Strictly for fans of the first book.Natasha Forrester, Multnomah County Library, Portland, OR
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About the Author

Rachel Renee Russell is an attorney who prefers writing children’s books to legal briefs. She currently resides in Michigan.

Product Details

• Age Range: 9 and up
  
• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Aladdin; 1 edition (June 8, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1416980083
• ISBN-13: 978-1416980087
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (196 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,765 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #50 in Books > Children's Books > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Comics & Graphic Novels
  • #58 in Books > Children's Books > Social Situations > School

More About the Author

Rachel Renee Russell is an attorney who prefers writing children's books to legal briefs. She lives in Aldie, VA.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great follow-up in the Dork Diaries series! June 7, 2010

By Mint910 VINE™ VOICE

Format:Hardcover

I was SO excited to hear that the Dork Diaries series would be continuing with this second book, Dork Diaries: Tales From A Not-So-Popular Party Girl. I adored the the first book, the author has such a way with humor that I think all her jokes are funny and I just adore Nikki! And the situations Nikki finds herself in, oh man, I'm not the target audience but they were hilarious! There is something about the way that Nikki writes her journal that is so innocent and genuine that she's instantly lovable.

In this book nemesis MacKenzie really starts to show her claws so it's really interesting to see how Nikki will handle these situations in her polite and innocence manner. Nikki's friends Chloe and Zoey are also a great backup duo to Nikki and her crazy ideas! While I would have loved to have seen Nikki's little sister Brianna a bit more in this book, she was still as funny as I remember her from the first book.

I can see the Dork Diaries series going on for a long time and with each book Nikki is maturing a bit more and learning new things about herself. I love how this book ended and it's set up for what I'm sure will be a great third book to the series! Can't wait to read it!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars The Next Level April 16, 2011

By Mom of One

Format:Kindle Edition

Dork Diaries has been my daughter's favorite series since the first book came out. It is now mine. We have been "totally" (as you kiddos call it) excited for this big sequel. It's hilarious. Even BETTER than the first! There HAS to be a third one!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Best book ever February 10, 2011

By D. Mathis

Format:Kindle Edition

I read this book once and totally LOVED it. A week later I read it again and again. I have read it about ten times now and it never gets old. I definetely reccomend this to anyone who likes the diary of a wimpy kid books and anyone who is looking for a book that they can read over and over and never gets old.