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Comedy

Dork Diaries

2014344 pagesComedy
Mood
Whimsical, Wry
Protagonist
Nikki Maxwell, an eighth-grader navigating a snobby new.
Parental Rating
G
Pace
Fast

Themes & atmosphere

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Aspiring artist Nikki Maxwell starts eighth grade at a swanky new private school where she immediately runs into a queen-bee bully. She fills her journal with sketches and very honest, very dramatic feelings.

Rachel Renee Russell has written more than 15 Dork Diaries novels, plus several spinoff books and journals. New entries continue to release.

Dork Diaries is middle grade, recommended for readers 9 to 13. The hand-drawn diary format and humor have made it a long-running bestseller alongside Diary of a Wimpy Kid.

Dork Diaries was written by Rachel Renée Russell, published in 2014 by Aladdin.

Dork Diaries is 344 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.

At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, Dork Diaries takes most readers 5 to 7 hours to finish.

Dork Diaries is a standalone novel by Rachel Renée Russell, not part of a series.

Dork Diaries is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.

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