

Nikki Maxwell is an every-girl and her voice is one that many middle school girls will love. They’ll understand Nikki and they’re going to love her manga/anime inspired artwork. Her self-deprecation (dork!) and middle-school worries (fitting in, parties, friends & a cute boy!) mirror their own.
On the fringe of her thoughts are her parents, grandmother and little sister (true to the mind of a teen), and even though Nikki’s family doesn’t understand her and they seem to be no assistance with her social standing, author Rachel Renee Russell never ridicules them.
Instead, Nikki uses her own resources to maintain a pick-yourself-up mindset. And though Nikki is a positive voice for young girls, Dork Diaries
Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life
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Genre: Realistic Fiction in diary format Age: 9-12. Pages:288.



Themes: Perseverance, Friendship, Making Decisions



Publisher: Aladdin. Date: June 2009. ISBN-10: 1416980067 / ISBN-13: 978-1416980063
Buy Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life Here
Nikki has a cool blog HERE and you can watch the book trailer HERE.
There's also an author interview over on Little Willow's Live Journal Page.

Even Better???
Here's your chance to win Nikki's purse & Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life

Author Rachel Renee Russell is offering Reading Rumpus readers a chance to win the book along with a special purse filled with all the goodies Nikki Maxwell loves!
To enter, simply leave a comment.
For a second and/or third entry, Twitter, blog, link to the contest and leave a SEPARATE entry with each link. Good Luck :-)
Drawing will be held July 3rd, 2009 at 7:00 PM EST.
To enter, simply leave a comment.
For a second and/or third entry, Twitter, blog, link to the contest and leave a SEPARATE entry with each link. Good Luck :-)
Drawing will be held July 3rd, 2009 at 7:00 PM EST.
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58 comments:
Can I enter? - I'm from the UK.
Great contest :D
katiepinn@googlemail.com
you are entered Kate :-)
Please enter me (or rather my dd) in this giveaway.
Thanks
Please enter me (or rather my dd) in this giveaway.
Thanks
Saw your note on kidlitosphere. This would make a cool summer reading prize for my reading girls!
Can I enter? I'm in Argentina, and I'd love to read this books!
ella_press at live.com.ar
Thanks!
We actually saw this in the book store on Thursday and almost bought it! Please enter us (my daughter and I) in the contest. Thanks!
Why yes, Nikki, I DO love all those cute little buttons! Thanks for running the contest
Please enter me too! (and I also like the buttons)
I won't enter, on account of Australia being so far away, but just came by for a visit and to say I enjoyed your review!
Please enter me..
lovestoread0708(at)yahoo(dot)com
I have two teenagers but one specifically in this age group. Thanks.
gahome2mom at gmail dot com
No need to enter me. I'm dropping in to say thanks for the e-mail. I've got this posted at Win a Book -- I hope we can post more fun stuff for you.
Oh how cute! I have a tween in mind who would love this!
lahlstedt (at) gmail.com
Me please!
:D
I would love to win this!!
what an awesome giveaway!!!
sounds like a great book & great goodies!
Please enter me!
Sheri
A Novel Menagerie
I'd love to win this for my daughter. Thanks!
My daughter would like this :)
this looks fun!
http://twitter.com/valerie2350/status/2305677080
http://sweeps4bloggers.blogspot.com/2009/06/readingrumpus-dork-diaries-giveaway.html
Please enter me. Thank you very much!
Tweet.
http://twitter.com/katt_v/statuses/2306626646
Blogged.
http://katrina-v.blogspot.com/2009/06/giveaways.html
Looks like a good read, please enter me into this drawing.
Thanks for hosting this giveaway.
jake.lsewhere[at]gmail.com
I've also blogged about this giveaway here.
Thanks,
jake.lsewhere[at]gmail.com
oh, please do enter me too. I hope it's international.
elizascott2005 at yahoo dot co dot in
My sister would love this book!
Thanks a lot!
My niece would love this, please enter me!
Thanks!
Dottie :)
gymmom_027@yahoo.com
Mary D
zenrei57 (at) hotmail (dot) com
This giveaway rocks :) My daughter would absolutely love this!!!
Great contest, thanks.
Great site.
These would be great for my step-daughter. Please count me in to win.
partymix25(at)hotmail(dot)com
This would be great for my daugther, she would love everything!
daer0n_ at hotmail dot com
I blogged:
http://ohmygiveaway.blogspot.com/2009/06/dork-diaries-tales-from-not-so-fabulous.html
daer0n_ at hotmail dot com
I tweeted:
http://twitter.com/daer0n/statuses/2323178463
daer0n_ at hotmail dot com
What a sweet giveaway!
I'd love to be included. This would be a great book for my daughter and I would most likely "snag" it and read it too.
espressogurl at hotmail dot com
My niece would flip over this book! And I'd kind of like to read it myself. :0) Please enter me.
Thanks!
librarygrinch at gmail dot com
One more for the draw.
;)
carlos_durao[at]hotmail.com
Would love a chance to win this...
I would love to give this to my Niece
educhico [at] gmail.com
I'd love to win this book! I'm a new Reading Specialist, and can see this being a high interest books for my upper grade girls to read! Thanks for the opportunity!
christis at gmail dot com
Not only does this sound like a cool book but this prize is awesome! Love the graphic at the top :)
Ladytink_534(at)yahoo(dot)com
Wow, great chance!
:D
o_rei_de_havana[at]hotmail[dot]com
49, lucky number (I hope!).
catarina[dot]magoito[at]gmail[dot]com
39.5susy @ gmail . com
I would really like to win this book so thanks so much for the chance to win eaglesforjack@gmail.com
my daughter would love this. And what a great way to package the giveaway, with Nikki's bag.
cabadov(at)hotmail(dot)com
My niece would love this! Thanks for the chance:)
Contest closed. Good luck all and thanks for stopping by Reading Rumpus
Interesting!
Thanks for sharing.
Interesting!
Thanks for sharing.
-can I enter the contest?
thanks!
Oh my gosh! It would be the best thing ever if I was in this contest and I won!!!
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