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Rachel Renée Russell

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Born March 13, 1959 (67 years old)
St. Joseph, United States
Also known as: Rachel Renee Russell, rachel renee russell
49 books
4.3 (665)
7,494 readers

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Rachel Renée Russell (born on Mar 13, 1959; not to be confused with Rachel Russell, Baroness Russell) is an American cartoonist, attorney and author of the children's book series Dork Diaries and its spin-off The Misadventures of Max Crumbly. Russell grew up in Saint Joseph, Michigan, and has four younger siblings, two sisters and twin brothers. She has two children. Dork Diaries, written in a diary format, uses doodles, drawings, and comic strips to chronicle the daily life of the main character, Nikki Maxwell, as she struggles to fit in and survive middle school. The series is based on Russell's middle school experiences. Her daughter, Nikki, is the illustrator of the series. The main character, Nikki Maxwell, is named after her daughter. The Misadventures of Max Crumbly is about a character, Maxwell Crumbly, who keeps a diary about his challenges in middle school. He is introduced in Dork Diaries: Tales From A Not-So Perfect Pet Sitter. As of January 2019, more than 45 million copies of Dork Diaries have been sold worldwide in 42 languages. Source:[Rachel Renée Russell](

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The Misadventures of Max Crumbly

5.0 (2)
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The misadventures of Max crumbly 3 or otherwise known as the misadventures of Max crumbly: masters of mischief is a wonderful book that will imerse children and rouse the interest of adults.

Tales from a not-so-friendly frenemy

4.2 (44)
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It’s a frenemy showdown in the eleventh installment in the blockbuster #1 New York Times bestselling Dork Diaries series! Nikki Maxwell has the worst luck. Of all the schools she could have been assigned to for the student exchange week program, she’s stuck at North Hampton Hills, her archnemesis MacKenzie Hollister’s new school. Even worse, there might just be someone at NHH who can out-MacKenzie MacKenzie! Can the queen of dorks survive a week at the head CCP’s new school or will it be a dorky disaster?

Dork diaries

4.8 (6)
113

It's pink, the tittle is in yellow and it has stars.

Tales from a not-so-happy birthday

4.4 (19)
326

It’s Nikki Maxwell’s birthday!! Will it be a blast or a bust? Find out in Nikki’s newest diary, the thirteenth installment in the #1 New York Times blockbuster bestselling Dork Diaries series! Nikki and her BFFs Chloe and Zoey have been planning a birthday party of epic proportions! There’s just one problem—Nikki’s mom says no way to the budget they need to make it happen. Nikki’s ready to call the whole thing off, but some surprising twists might take that decision out of her hands, and help comes from the person Nikki would least expect. One way or another, this will be a birthday that Nikki will never forget!

Max Crumbly, Band 01

5.0 (4)
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Very entertaining this is the first book of max crumbly

Tales from a not-so-happily ever after

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After a bump on the head by a dodgeball throne by MacKenzie n gym class on April Fools Day, Nikki Maxwell has a wild dream in which she , her BFFs Chloe Garcia and Zoey Franklin, her crush Brandon Roberts, and mean girl MacKenzie all end up playing the roles of some familiar classic fairy tale characters.

The Misadventures of Max Crumbly 2

4.0 (6)
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228 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.670L Lexile

Tales from a not-so-secret crush catastrophe

4.3 (22)
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Nikki Maxwell has to juggle two kids’​ feelings in the twelfth installment in the blockbuster #1 New York Times bestselling Dork Diaries series! In Nikki Maxwell’s newest diary, it’s the countdown to the end of the school year, and Nikki’s juggling some big questions about how she’ll spend her summer. She’s also facing an unexpected crush catastrophe—there’s a new kid interested in Nikki, but the last thing she wants to do is accidentally hurt Brandon! It all comes down to a big decision Nikki has to make, and drama like she’s never faced before!

Tales From A Not-So-Perfect Pet Sitter

4.5 (42)
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Nikki and her friends Brandon, Chloe, and Zoey are teamed up on an important mission in the tenth book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Dork Diaries series. Nikki has to hide seven ADORKABLE puppies from two parents, one nosy little sister, an entire middle school, and…one mean girl out for revenge, MacKenzie Hollister. If anyone can do it, it’s Nikki…but not without some hilarious challenges along the way!

Tales from a Not-so-talented Pop Star (Dork Diaries #3)

4.3 (60)
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When scholarship student Nikki Maxwell, whose father is the school exterminator, decides to enter the talent show at her expensive private school, her nemesis MacKenzie threatens to reveal Nikki's status to the rest of the school. Book #

How To Dork Your Diary

3.8 (4)
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In this book, Nikki lost her diary and became very sad about it. Nikki continued to write in a doodle book of her younger sister, Brianna. Nikki started suggesting tips for herself in order to find her diary. Nikki also left some space for the readers in order for them to dork their own diary.

Crónicas de una vida muy poco glamurosa

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Fourteen-year-old Nikki Maxwell writes in her diary of her struggle to be popular at her exclusive new private school, then of finding her place after she gives up on being part of the elite group.

Tales from a Not-So-Graceful Ice Princess

4.7 (24)
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When her crush, Brandon, reveals the animal shelter where he volunteers is in danger of being closed, Nikki and her friends enter an ice-skating competition to help raise money, an effort that is compromised by an interfering MacKenzie. Book #4

Tales from a not-so-happy heartbreaker

4.4 (21)
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Middle-school drama queen Nikki Maxwell worries about asking a boy to her school's "sweetheart dance."

Dork Diaries 5, Tales from a Not-So-Smart Miss Know-it-All

5.0 (7)
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When Nikki discovers that her arch-nemesis, Mackenzie, has started writing a gossip column for the school newspaper she's worried that Mackenzie might reveal a secret about Nikki's crush, Brandon, that she knows he won't want the whole school to find out about. To keep an eye on what Mackenzie's up to, Nikki joins the newspaper too.

Dork Diaries 7

4.4 (73)
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This is yet another book of Dork Diaries. Nikki is getting her shot to become famous on the news, but there's obstacles. 1.Mackenzie. Will there be another Big Mac attack? 2.Brianna. You think that Brianna is nothing but a cute child, or maybe you think she's a Category 5 hurricane in pigtails? Let's see if Brianna strikes again. You probably know Dork Diaries: Middle School Mayhem, enemies, little sisters, and ROMANCE! Will Nikki Maxwell and Brandon Roberts officially KISS?! Read the book to find out :)

Dork Diaries 15

4.6 (26)
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Nikki Maxwell deals with the trials and triumphs of middle school in this fifteenth installment of the #1 New York Times bestselling Dork Diaries series! Ooh la la! Nikki Maxwell and her band are on their way to Paris, but they run into some roadblocks on the way… And Nikki’s French skills may not be as reliable as she hoped! Can she get them moving again in time to reach their destination?