Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life (Dork Diaries #1)

by Rachel Ren Russell (Author) Rachel Ren Russell (Illustrator)

Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade
Series: Dork Diaries
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. 

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School Library Journal

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 fathers 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 neighbors hearing aid and plays pranks on her little sister, is somewhat of a mean girl herself. All the other characters are underdeveloped, including Nikkis 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 Kinneys "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" (Abrams) may enjoy this book, but its an additional purchase.--Terry Ann Lawler, Phoenix Public Library, AZ

Copyright 2009 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

tales from a not-so-fabulous(dork diaries)

i thought that the book was good and i liked the main character but i don't think that it was my taste but kind of towards the end i started to like it and wanted to read it again but i had to return it

Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781416980063
Lexile Measure
890
Guided Reading Level
V
Publisher
Aladdin Paperbacks
Publication date
June 02, 2009
Series
Dork Diaries
BISAC categories
JUV008000 - Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | General
JUV039020 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Adolescence
Library of Congress categories
Friendship
Artists
Schools
Diaries
Popularity
Diary fiction
Delaware Diamonds Award
Winner 2010 - 2011
Colorado Children's Book Award
Runner-Up 2012 - 2012
Colorado Blue Spruce Award
Nominee 2013 - 2013

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