Russell, R. (2009). Dork
diaries: tales from a not-so-fabulous life. New York, NY: Aladdin.
New York Times
Bestseller Children’s Series List for 71 weeks
(It was rated as #5 last week, but it is not on this
week’s list.)
After struggling to make
it through Diary of a Wimpy Kid, I
was pleasantly surprised by Rachel Renee Russell’s Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life. Essentially, the two stories are the same,
but I found Dork Diaries a much
easier read, most likely due to the fact that it was told from a girl’s
point-of-view, making it much easier for me to relate. The main character, Nikki J. Maxwell, is a
very realistic fourteen year old girl who struggles with being accepted and trying
to become popular, just as many girls her age do today. She is faced with going to a new school, meeting
new friends, dealing with bullies, finding her first love, and ultimately
accepting herself. Most girls (and even
some boys) who read this book will find it easy to relate to Nikki’s story and
hopefully will come to the same conclusion she does at the end of the book –
that it is okay to be a dork sometimes and to just accept yourself for who you
are. This book was an easy read, funny,
and realistic, and I can definitely see why it is one of the top five books
checked out in my elementary library.
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