![]() ![]() While she loves hanging out with her friends, she likes being alone every now and then, to daydream or draw or sulk or shout. She really wants to enter the school art contest, but her confidence in her abilities depends on her mood. ![]() She gets stung by the words of super popular MacKenzie, who unfortunately has the locker next to hers. She sometimes feels embarrassed by her parents, and other times, she embarrasses herself in front of her classmates and her crush, Brandon. Nikki has her good days and bad days, that's for sure. She sounds more content as the book goes on and she becomes more comfortable with herself and her new surroundings. Yes, she does complain about her life being unfair or horrible at times, but that is simply keeping in the voice of a middle school narrator. Even better, her desires for popularity and the latest gadgets fade over the course of the book. Happily, she finds friends in Zoey and Chloe. She feels as though she's invisible to her classmates, especially the CC&P (Cute, Cool, and Popular) crowd. ![]() Her first impression of her classmates: they are all cooler and wealthier than she is, with their brand name clothing and electronics, while she's only there because her father, a bug exterminator, got a contract with the school. Nikki's new school, Westchester Country Day, is a private school. She surprises herself with how much she likes journaling, and she decorates her entries with her artwork (also drawn by the auhor). Even though Nikki thinks it's dorky and she'd really rather have a cell phone, she starts writing in the diary. When Nikki Maxwell transfers to a new school in eighth grade, her mother gives her a diary. Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life, Rachel Renee Russell's debut, is an illustrated novel sure to appeal to tweens. ![]()
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