The dork diaries set by rachel renee russell abebooks. These names were popular from the 50s to the 70s, now are mostly for dads. Because nikki feels completely out of place among all the wealthy, designer clad students, she spends most of her time alone writing in her diary. Put her in charge of her own story and encourage her to reach for the stars with one of these personalized books.
I did not read all of it, considering most of it is very confidential, meaning names, addresses, etc. He is one of the main antagonists in the newer books but turned into protagonist in the story. There were some funny bits but some passages were quite revolting. The dork diaries set ebook by rachel renee russell official. Nikkis dad is the bug exterminator at nikkis snobby prep school. I like that this book is both wholesome and entertaining. Weve compiled a list of some of the nerdiest pet names to be found anywhere. Order of david walliams books david walliams is an english author of childrens novels, in addition to being a television writer, actor and comedian. Always threatens to write about you in his future book. These books tell about the daily problems that 14yearold nikki maxwell has. It has great humour and real life sutiations for a dork in high school. The ultimate friendship kit for every dork diaries fan packed with stickers, a personal dork diaries notebook, a pen just like the one nikki maxwell uses, friendship cards, a friendship bracelet kitand the special super squee edition of dork diaries. Nikkis arch nemesis mackenzie continues torturing her in this second dork diaries volume by calling her names, making fun of her clothes, and dissing her friends and artistic talent. All books vary on words, especially in a teens novel.
Even if he claims to know every dad pun in the book, hes bound to find a few new crowdpleasing jabs to add to his joke collection. Salingers the catcher in the rye, his world is turned upside down. The oldest recorded birth by the social security administration for the name dork is monday, april 12th, 1915. Dork diaries is a humorous childrens book series written and illustrated by rachel renee. The books are similar to the diary of a wimpy kid series in that theyre written diarystyle with a font that looks like handwriting, along with doodles, drawings, and cool text features. The dork diaries series has received two childrens choice awards for book of the year 5th6th grade division and a nickelodeon kids choice award nomination for best book. Narrate your very own dork diary with this writein journal, filled with questions for every day and complete with art and quotes from nikki maxwell herself. Adults are fueling a boom in sales of books aimed at 8to12 year olds. Give your daughter a wholesome alternative to the dork. The state were in, by ann beattie this year ann beattie brought us the bean bible, a whole book of short stories of or related to maine, the promised land of l.
She is a selfproclaimed dork and goes to westchester country. He is described as not the sharpest knife in the box. Mackenzie hollister is by far the most famous ccp of wcdnikkis school. She has a younger sister brianna maxwell who often gets into trouble. Ratburger was a good book but it grossed me out a bit. Nikki maxwell the main protagonist who is best friends with chloe and zoey.
I guess you could say i was pleasantly surprised by my reaction to this book basically, i didnt want to put it down. The name is norse in origin and means church, and this name is nothing but holy to a devoted trekkie. Mar 02, 2009 im writing a storybookwhatever and i cant think of a good name for the main characters dad. She was born and raised in michigan and was always interested in writing and drawing. The name of this book is secret the secret series take quiz. Wonder and dork diaries are hits because of mom and dad wsj. Childrens book author who wrote the popular dork diaries series. The dork diaries series opens up tons of relevant and meaningful discussion with tweens, which is one of. She is best known for her series of children books known as dork diaries and a spinoff book titled the misadventures of max crumbly. My diary book is named my junky journal, but thats a series name, i need a name for the book that i can use for all the books but alter it a little.
Wilsons early jabs at an acting career will likely resonate with your dad, because many dork dads are former theater dorks. See more ideas about dork diaries, dork diaries books and dork diaries series. I may spell things incorrect because my sister wont tell me how to spell. Im writing a story book whatever and i cant think of a good name for the main characters dad. The dork diaries book series by rachel renee russell includes books tales from a notsofabulous life, tales from a notsopopular party girl, tales from a notsotalented pop star, and several more. Nikki is a little worried when her frenemy, mackenzie hollister, weasels her way into a social media intern position with the tour. Dork diaries is a humorous childrens book series written and illustrated by rachel renee russell the series, written in a diary format, uses drawings, doodles, and comic strips to chronicle the daily life of its 14yearold protagonist, nikki maxwell, in and outside of middle school. Computer graphic design nerds, math science nerds, film tv nerds, gamer nerds. Rachel renee russell was born on the 11th of december, 1945. Confessions of a dork lord takes a long time to tell its story, and the story feels like a rewrite of other funny fantasy adventures with more convoluted names and descriptions. Nikkis family includes her dad and mom, her sister brianna, grandma. So, if you have a baby on the way or are planning ahead, here are some fabulously geeky and brilliantly nerdy baby names for you.
See the complete dork diaries series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. John green, new york times bestselling author of the fault in our stars when tom henderson finds his dead father s copy of j. Ive gone ice skating a few times and loved every minute of it. The average words from 60,000 words to 200,000 or more words in a whole novel. She is a selfproclaimed dork and goes to westchester. Sixthgrader kaci drummond longs for excitement and to be noticed just as her sister. She has a crush on brandon roberts and is rivals with mackenzie hollister. We get to learn that in the twelfth book of dork diaries nikkis full name is nicole but she. But now she is about to enter a talent show at her school, all she needs is a group, a song, and a group name. Pizza face a girl who has her face covered in spots. Brandon asks nikki out to help volunteer at a local animal shelter, and her little sister brianna messes things up. Dork diaries simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. He finds a collection of his fathers books from the 1960s, including the catcher in the rye, a novel tom particularly disdains.
Candy ever wondered why candy is the most common stripper name. Dont miss this dorkalicious boxed set of the first six dork diaries books that comes with a special collectible poster. And, if you are tired of the ordinary and runofthemill names, why not opt for a nerdy or geeky name for your little one. Top ten worst things about dork diaries thetoptens. In the diaries, nikki writes about her annoying parents and little sister, the problems she has with a popular girl named mackenzie hollister, and her crush brandon roberts. Nikki is aslo obsessed with popularity and calls herself a dork. Top ten favorite dork diaries characters thetoptens.
Give your daughter a wholesome alternative to the dork diaries. The complete series list for dork diaries rachel renee russell. I remember the guys name is nicholas and her fathers name was owen and her mothers name was lucy. Here is the list of some characters that have appeared in all or some of the ten dork diaries books so far, or have been mentioned in the official blog. A young girl and her neighbor are kidnapped during a burglary gone awry in this hairraising and fastpaced thriller from threetime edgar awardwinning author willo davis roberts. Rachel renee russell serves up more laughs and adorable illustrations in the next installment of the bestselling dork diaries series. Maxwell is a 14 year old middle schooler in 8th grade but she is still getting used to her new school, new friends, new enimies, new diary, and new crush. Dork diaries 3 book by rachel renee russell official publisher. Dork diaries 3 by russell, rachel renee and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Also, if you have time, a last name for a girl named rafaela. Although she finds herself knee deep in drama no thanks to her little sister and arch nemesis, this dork embraces her dorkiness and always lands on her feet.
With the resurgence and success of the superhero genre, as well as the immense success of all things supernatural or magical in the literary realm, theres really no mystery as to why parents are seek. Nikki maxwell has been doing everything she can to keep everyone at school from learning the truththat shes there on scholarship in exchange for her dad working as the schools exterminator. Other famous kirks include actor kirk douglas, father to michael douglas, kirk hammett of metallica, and actor kirk cameron. Rachel renee russell age, bio, personal life, family. Puppy love nikki babysit puppies and the mother secretly from her parents. Dork diaries series dork diaries books good books books to read my books amazing books 11 year old christmas gifts christmas ideas diary book dork diaries books tales from a not so fabulous lifetales from a not so popular girltales from a not so talented pop star dork diaries. Personalized books for girls books for girls put me in.
What are the names of the main characters two best friends name. Tales from a notsosecret crush catastrophe ebook onlie. What is the name of nikki maxwells school dork diaries. Who are all the characters from dork diaries answers. She is nikkis enemy and the main antagonist of the series. Dork diaries series in order rachel renee russell fictiondb. He is a bug exterminator for westchester country day. The dork diaries have multiple books in the series but it is basically a girl trying to make it through junior high i think thats right, though it might be high school and dealing with the mean. Jan 28, 2020 fantasy books are filled with epic quests and underdogs and magic and sometimes humor, and this one doesnt offer anything new. I have been reading the desperate diva diaries with my 8 year old daughter. In which book did the main character and her crush have their first kiss.
Nikki and her bandmates are looking forward to an awesome summer on tour as the opening act for the world famous bad boyz. For example, if your book has about 20 chapters, you can put. Top ten best books of all time best book characters best william shakespeare plays anthonybecerra831 top ten dystopian novels best science fiction books decorulez97 top 10 book series for teens most influential books of all time vinyl top ten saddest books top 10 scariest books of all time beatlesboy9 top ten reasons why books are better than. The name dorcas is a greek translation of the aramaic name tabitha, meaning gazelle. Weve broken down the best dad books of the year, by type of dad. Feb 06, 2016 i found this while going through my stuff, and decided on reading it to the grand public.
In fact, if youre a nerd and proudly identify yourself as such which you should. We have taken references from comic books, science fiction, and ancient mythology to please the geeks and nerds far and wide. Her last name hunter was revealed in dork diaries 3 12. King dork is the first novel by frank portman, published in 2006. Nikki often underestimates herself despite her many talents. Bean dad s deep longing for the blustery beaches of far northern america, beatties stories are satisfying and weird, like eating lobster. The last thing nikki needs is having her friends andworst case scenarioher crush, brandon, associating her with the humongous roach on top of her dads van. Maxwell is the female protagonist and main character in all of the dork diaries books. Sneakily one of the most sensitive, entertaining books of the year, rainn wilson s memoir will delight all dork dads, but especially dork dads who enjoy the office wilson played dwight schrute. Like his wife, his first name is never revealed throughout the entire. Dork diaries is a series of books directed at tween girls by rachel renee russell. Tales from a notsofabulous life by rachel renee russell. Buy your dad one of these books by women for fathers day.
Nikki has to hide seven adorkable puppies from two parents, one nosy little sister, an entire middle school, andone mean girl out for revenge, mackenzie hollister. Last year, in the interest of exposing dad to books by women, i bought him. Tales from a not so happily ever after tales from a notso happy heartbreaker tales from a not so dorky drama queen. It can be tough to remember the title of a book you read a long time agoeven if it. Fourteenyearold nikki maxwell is not happy when her father arranges a scholarship for her to attend a private middle school called westchester. Below is a list of rachel renee russells dork diaries books in order of when they were originally published which is the same as their chronological order. For dork dads with a sense of humor and social justice. He calls nikki by nicole nikkis real name and tells her that its a beautiful name. And you also happen to be racking your brain for a name for your new furkid, fear not. Theres a couple of rude words in there so i wouldnt recommend it for children under 910. She is considered a dork in the school she goes to, westchester country day, and her dad is a bug exterminator. Dork diaries 2009 is the first novel in the childrens book series of the same name. And while youre at it, throw a few heartfelt dad quotes in as well to remind him how much he and his cheesy jokes matters to you.
Shes sweet, girly, really sensitive, and loves to read all of the latest novels. Maxwell, a slightly bratty and shallow but still wellmeaning and likable fourteen year old girl. Books seven, eight, and nine in the wildly popular new york times, usa today, and publishers weekly bestselling dork diaries series are all available in one dorktastic boxed set. From 1880 to 2018 less than 5 people per year have been born with the first name dork. Dork diaries is a series of books written by rachel renee russell. The main character of the series and a new student at westchester country day. Tom aka king dork finds himself in the middle of mysteries involving dead people, naked people, fake people, a. Dork diaries are funnier in numbers, which is why this complete collection of nikki maxwells entertaining adventures is a musthave for dorks everywhere. Dork diaries pop star is a great book for girls in that preteen stage.
Shes a selfproclaimed dork and chronic doodler with big dreams and an even bigger addiction to writing in her diary. Dec 16, 2015 what book should you get your dad for christmas. The series follows a diary format and chronicles the struggles of middle school student, nikki maxwell. This narrative concerning tabithadorcas indicates her prominence in the community at joppa. I recommend this to little boys and girls who like gross books, and i. Its halloween and kid detective morgan maxwell and her dorky dad are walking through their town at night collecting. How my dorky dad became a hero and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Rachel renee russell is a lawyer who prefers writing childrens books to legal briefs. Because they share the same first name, he has tried to get his stepson to call him big tom. Finding a book when youve forgotten its title the new york.
King dork will do that to youleave you speechless, not. Thats the series name but for the names of the books she does the tales of a not so or stuff like that and she reuses it. Mainly because books are a lot more fun and pajamas and bunny slippers arent allowed in court. Tales from a notsograceful ice princess dork diaries, no. Kate maxwell first appears in the books when nikki maxwell writes her first diary entry.