Rachel Renée Russell

Author of Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life

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About the Author

Rachel Renée Russell grew up in Saint Joseph, Michigan. She was born on December 11, 1965. She is an attorney who also writes children's books. She writes and illustrates the Dork Diaries series. Rachel wrote her first book in 6th grade as a birthday present for her younger twin brothers. Dork show more Diaries dramatically chronicles the daily life of the main character, Nikki Maxwell, as she struggles to fit in and survive middle school. The book series is written in a diary format and includes doodles, drawings and comic strips. According to the author's website, the Dork Diaries books are based on Rachel Renee Russell's experiences in middle school, as well as those of her two daughters, Erin and Nikki. Her older daughter, Erin, helps with writing and her younger daughter, Nikki, helps with illustrations. The main character, Nikki Maxwell, is named after her daughter. Currently, there are over 10 million copies of the Dork Diaries books in print in the United States. Publishing rights have been sold in 36 countries with translation into 32 different languages. Dork Diaries was awarded the 2010 Children's Choice Book of the Year Award for the 5th/6th grade division. She made The New York Times Best Seller List iwith her title OMG!:All about Me Diary! and her title Dork Diaries. The latest in the series is book 11, Frenemies Forever. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Image credit: Rachel Renée Russell and Nikki Russell 2018 National Book Festival By Gamaliel - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=72320955

Series

Dork Diaries

Misadventures of Max Crumbly

Works by Rachel Renée Russell

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Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life (2015) 2,879 copies, 66 reviews

Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl (2010) 2,283 copies, 24 reviews

Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star (2011) 2,038 copies, 13 reviews

Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Graceful Ice Princess (2012) 1,741 copies, 10 reviews

Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Happy Heartbreaker (2013) 1,558 copies, 14 reviews

Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Smart Miss Know-It-All (2012) 1,540 copies, 15 reviews

Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Glam TV Star (2014) 1,305 copies, 12 reviews

Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Happily Ever After (2014) 1,277 copies, 11 reviews

Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Dorky Drama Queen (2015) 1,193 copies, 7 reviews

Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Perfect Pet Sitter (2015) 1,174 copies, 8 reviews

Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Friendly Frenemy (2016) 900 copies, 3 reviews

Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Secret Crush Catastrophe (2017) 705 copies, 3 reviews

Dork Diaries: How to Dork Your Diary (2011) 605 copies, 5 reviews

Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Happy Birthday (2018) 560 copies, 1 review

Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Best Friend Forever (2019) 494 copies, 2 reviews

The Misadventures of Max Crumbly: Locker Hero (2016) 485 copies, 2 reviews

Dork Diaries: OMG! All About Me Diary! (2013) 277 copies

The Misadventures of Max Crumbly: Middle School Mayhem (2017) 267 copies, 1 review

The Misadventures of Max Crumbly: Masters of Mischief (2019) 151 copies

Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Posh Paris Adventure (2020) 119 copies

she acts weird 59 copies, 1 review

Double Dork Diaries #1 (2011) 58 copies

Dork Diaries Box Set (Book 1-3): Dork Diaries; Dork Diaries 2; Dork Diaries 3 (2011) 56 copies, 1 review

Double Dork Diaries #2 (2013) 50 copies

Dork Diaries Books 1 - 12 Collection Set by Rachel Renee Russell (Party Time, Popstar, Dear Dork, Tv Star, Drama Queen,… (2017) 42 copies, 1 review

The Dork Diaries Set: Dork Diaries Books 1, 2, 3, 3 1/2, 4, and 5 (2012) 30 copies, 1 review

Dork Diaries: How to be a Dork (2015) 28 copies

Double Dork Diaries #3 (2015) 26 copies

DORK DIARIES 17 copies

Dork Diaries Box Set (Ten Books Inside!): Dork Diaries; Dork Diaries 2; Dork Diaries 3; Dork Diaries 3 1/2; Dork… (2015) 16 copies

Dork Diaries Collection: Books 2, 3, 3-1/2 15 copies, 1 review

Dork Diaries Box Set (Books 4-6): Dork Diaries 4; Dork Diaries 5; Dork Diaries 6 (2013) 14 copies

Dork Diaries Collection: Books 2-6 + OMG! (2013) 10 copies

Dork Diaries Books 7-9: Dork Diaries 7; Dork Diaries 8; Dork Diaries 9 (2016) 9 copies

Dork Diaries Books 1-10 (Plus 3 1/2 & OMG!): Dork Diaries 1; Dork Diaries 2; Dork Diaries 3; Dork Diaries 3 1/2; Dork… (2016) 8 copies

Double Dork Diaries #4 (2017) 8 copies

Dork Diaries: Friendship Kit (2016) 5 copies

Dork Diaries Box Set (Books 1-6): Dork Diaries; Dork Diaries 2; Dork Diaries 3; Dork Diaries 4; Dork Diaries 5; Dork… (2013) 5 copies

Double Dork Diaries #5 (2019) 4 copies

Dork Diaries and, the misadventures of Max Crumbly (2009) 3 copies

The Misadventures of Max Crumbly Books 1-3: The Misadventures of Max Crumbly 1; The Misadventures of Max Crumbly 2; The… (2019) 3 copies

Double Dork Diaries #6: Frenemies Forever and Crush Catastrophe (2020) 3 copies

Dork Diaries Friendship Box (2018) 3 copies

Dork Diaries x 12 2020 flex box (2020) 3 copies

Dork Diaries: Drama Queen 2 copies

Dork Diaries Books 1-11 (Plus 3 1/2): Dork Diaries 1; Dork Diaries 2; Dork Diaries 3; Dork Diaries 3 1/2; Dork Diaries… (2017) 2 copies

Povestirile unei Printese a Ghetii nu chiar atat de gratioase (Insemnarile unei pustoaice, #4) 1 copy

Histórias de uma baladeira nem um pouco glamourosa 1 copy

Diário de uma garota nada popular - História de uma babá de cachorro nem um pouco habilidosa 1 copy

Diário de uma garota nada popular - História de uma falsiane nem um pouco simpática 1 copy

Histórias de uma patinadora nem um pouco graciosa 1 copy

Diário de uma garota nada popular - Diário de um crush nem um pouco secreto 1 copy

Egy zizi naplója - Egy nem túl tehetséges jéghercegnő meséi 1 copy

Egy zizi naplója - Egy nem túl eszes okoska meséi 1 copy

Histórias de uma vida nem um pouco fabulosa 1 copy

Egy zizi naplója - Egy nem túl népszerű bulikirálynő meséi 1 copy

Diário de uma garota nada popular - Histórias de um crush nem um pouco secreto 1 copy

Diário de uma garota nada popular - Histórias de uma pop star nem um pouco talentosa 1 copy

Povestirile unui Pop Star nu chiar atat de Talentat (Insemnarile unei Pustoaice, #3) 1 copy

Dork Diaries: Once Upon a Dork Hardcover September 25, 2014 1 copy

Egy zizi naplója - Egy nem túl boldog randiguru meséi 1 copy

Egy zizi naplója - Mesék nem valami mesés életemről 1 copy

Egy zizi naplója - Egy nem túl lelkes celebecske meséi 1 copy

I diari di Nikki: feste in arrivo: racconti di un catastrofico anno di scuola 1 copy

Povestirile unei Domnisoare Atotstiutoare nu chiar atat de istete (Insemnarile unei Pustoaice, #5) 1 copy

Dork Diaries x 8 title Slipcase (2014) 1 copy

Dork Diaries: Crush Catastrophe 1 copy

Dork Diaries: TV Star: 7 1 copy

Dork Diaries: Pop Star: 3 1 copy

Dork Diaries Journal (w.t.) — Author — 1 copy

Dork Diaries Book Collection Boxed Set - Books 1 -8 - Paperback - Free Poster (2014) 1 copy

Dork Diaries Collection Rachel Renee Russell 4 Books Set (2011) 1 copy

Dork Diaries Books 10-12 (Boxed Set): Dork Diaries 10; Dork Diaries 11; Dork Diaries 12 (2018) 1 copy

Dork Diaries 16: Tales from a Not-So-Bratty Little Sister (16) (2024) 1 copy, 1 review

DIARIO SECRETO DE NIKKI (OCEANO) (2014) 1 copy

Le journal d'une grosse nouille, Tome 08: Un conte chaud bouillant (2015) 1 copy

Diario de Nikki 15 - ¿¡Aventura en París!? (2021) 1 copy

Diari d'una penjada 3. KFT! Ha nascut una friqui del pop (2023) 1 copy

Diari d'una penjada 2. Quan no ets la reina de la festa: Nou format en rústica (2023) 1 copy

Diari d'una penjada 15. Marcant estil a París (Diari d´una penjada) (Catalan Edition) 1 copy

Journal d'une grosse nouille t04 -le: JOURNAL D'UNE GROSSE NOUILLE T04 -LE (2019) 1 copy

Histórias de uma sabichona nem um pouco esperta 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Birthdate: 1965-12-11
Gender: female
Places of residence: Saint Joseph, Michigan, USA
Chantilly, Virginia, USA
Education: Northwestern University

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Dork Diaries 16: Sister Showdown by Rachel Renee Russell

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Dork Diaries 6: Tales from a Not-So-Happy He… by Rachel Renee Russell

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Dork Diaries 1: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life by Rachel Renée Russell

My name is Nikki Maxwell, and my BRAIN DEAD mom bought me this stupid diary! And I was like NO. NO SHE DIDN'T!

So anyway, my life is HORRIBLE!!! I'm completely invisible in this snobby school! Oh, and my locker is right next to Mackenzie Hollister, the most popular girl! I hate how she walks down like she's on some catwalk. I HATE Mackenzie, but I'd also be her friend... EXCEPT I WOULDN'T cause that would be DISGUSTING!

If you enjoy what I wrote above, you'd love Dork Diaries. If you found it irritating, than I'd stay away from it like it's the plague.… (more)