Dork Diaries


Dork Diaries is a humorous children's book series written and illustrated by Rachel Renée Russell.
The series, written in a diary format, uses drawings, doodles, and comic strips to chronicle the daily life of its 14-year-old protagonist, Nikki Maxwell, in and outside of middle school.
Rachel Renée Russell said that this series was inspired by her own middle school experiences 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. Dork Diaries is published by Aladdin Paperbacks.
Over 5 million copies of the Dork Diaries books are in print in the United States, and publishing rights have been sold in 32 countries with translation into 28 different languages.

Books

Side books

Audio books for books 1 and 2 were released on September 28, 2010.

''The Misadventures of Max Crumbly'' spinoff

This spin-off series focuses on Maxwell Crumbly, the character introduced in Tales from a Not-So-Perfect Pet Sitter and, also written in diary format, his life in middle school.
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Characters

Nikki J. Maxwell
MacKenzie Hollister
Chloe Christina Garcia
Zoeysha "Zoey" Ebony Franklin
Brandon Roberts
Brianna Lynn Maxwell
Jessica Hunter
Violet Baker
Theodore L. Swagmire III
Marcy Simms

Reception, awards, and honors

Kirkus Reviews review of Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life praises the humor and ability to reflect upon early adolescence experiences well, saying "Nikki’s journey of self-discovery will appeal to preadolescent readers struggling to find their places in the world."
As of August 2012, the Dork Diaries series has spent 43 weeks on The New York Times Best Seller list in the Children’s Series category.
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
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The eighth book, Tales of a Not-So-Happily Ever After, won the 2015 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Children award.

Film adaptation

In March 2014, Summit Entertainment acquired the movie rights to the series. Karen Rosenfelt is in negotiations to produce.