The series follows a diary format and chronicles the struggles of middle school student, nikki maxwell. Weve compiled a list of some of the nerdiest pet names to be found anywhere. Dork diaries simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Nikkis family includes her dad and mom, her sister brianna, grandma. Finding a book when youve forgotten its title the new york. Candy ever wondered why candy is the most common stripper name. We have taken references from comic books, science fiction, and ancient mythology to please the geeks and nerds far and wide. In fact, if youre a nerd and proudly identify yourself as such which you should. Im writing a story book whatever and i cant think of a good name for the main characters dad.
Theres a couple of rude words in there so i wouldnt recommend it for children under 910. Childrens book author who wrote the popular dork diaries series. 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. It has great humour and real life sutiations for a dork in high school. She is considered a dork in the school she goes to, westchester country day, and her dad is a bug exterminator. Dork diaries pop star is a great book for girls in that preteen stage. Last year, in the interest of exposing dad to books by women, i bought him. 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. 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. I remember the guys name is nicholas and her fathers name was owen and her mothers name was lucy. 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.
Tales from a not so happily ever after tales from a notso happy heartbreaker tales from a not so dorky drama queen. Nikkis dad is the bug exterminator at nikkis snobby prep school. We get to learn that in the twelfth book of dork diaries nikkis full name is nicole but she. Get detailed summaries and analysis, character desctiptions, themes, and quotes. Dork diaries is a series of books directed at tween girls by rachel renee russell. 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. Maxwell, a slightly bratty and shallow but still wellmeaning and likable fourteen year old girl. Nikki and her bandmates are looking forward to an awesome summer on tour as the opening act for the world famous bad boyz. 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. 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.
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. 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. 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. All books vary on words, especially in a teens novel. Its halloween and kid detective morgan maxwell and her dorky dad are walking through their town at night collecting. Wilsons early jabs at an acting career will likely resonate with your dad, because many dork dads are former theater dorks. Tales from a notsosecret crush catastrophe ebook onlie. Shes sweet, girly, really sensitive, and loves to read all of the latest novels. The dork diaries set ebook by rachel renee russell official. Sixthgrader kaci drummond longs for excitement and to be noticed just as her sister. Tales from a notsofabulous life by rachel renee russell. How my dorky dad became a hero and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Pizza face a girl who has her face covered in spots.
Her last name hunter was revealed in dork diaries 3 12. 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. Fourteenyearold nikki maxwell is not happy when her father arranges a scholarship for her to attend a private middle school called westchester. Tales from a notsograceful ice princess dork diaries. In which book did the main character and her crush have their first kiss. Rachel renee russell was born on the 11th of december, 1945. He finds a collection of his fathers books from the 1960s, including the catcher in the rye, a novel tom particularly disdains. Shes a selfproclaimed dork and chronic doodler with big dreams and an even bigger addiction to writing in her diary.
The average words from 60,000 words to 200,000 or more words in a whole novel. From 1880 to 2018 less than 5 people per year have been born with the first name dork. Adults are fueling a boom in sales of books aimed at 8to12 year olds. So you can see that the name is still alive and well. Like his wife, his first name is never revealed throughout the entire. She is a selfproclaimed dork and goes to westchester country. Dork diaries 2009 is the first novel in the childrens book series of the same name. King dork will do that to youleave you speechless, not. Other famous kirks include actor kirk douglas, father to michael douglas, kirk hammett of metallica, and actor kirk cameron. Maxwell is the female protagonist and main character in all of the dork diaries books. Like his wife, his first name is never revealed throughout the entire series. For dork dads with a sense of humor and social justice. Dork diaries is a humorous childrens book series written and illustrated by rachel renee.
I have been reading the desperate diva diaries with my 8 year old daughter. 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. Weve broken down the best dad books of the year, by type of dad. Mainly because books are a lot more fun and pajamas and bunny slippers arent allowed in court. While her first name remains unknown,it is said that her name is dianne or diana from a deserted broadway cast list for dork diaries, but its unknown if this is real, or fan made. She is best known for her series of children books known as dork diaries and a spinoff book titled the misadventures of max crumbly. The complete series list for dork diaries rachel renee russell.
She has a younger sister brianna maxwell who often gets into trouble. Ratburger was a good book but it grossed me out a bit. She is nikkis enemy and the main antagonist of the series. For the best answers, search on this site charlie cheese pants stinky malinkey pee wee poppins clover dover i think the general public needs to be more original and i dont think its a good idea to call those names dorky. 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.
These books tell about the daily problems that 14yearold nikki maxwell has. Dec 16, 2015 what book should you get your dad for christmas. Ive gone ice skating a few times and loved every minute of it. I cant believe how much i enjoyed the new middle grade book dork diaries. 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. 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. 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. What are the names of the main characters two best friends name. He calls nikki by nicole nikkis real name and tells her that its a beautiful name. Dork diaries are funnier in numbers, which is why this complete collection of nikki maxwells entertaining adventures is a musthave for dorks everywhere.
What is the name of nikki maxwells school dork diaries. The name of this book is secret the secret series take quiz. Mar 02, 2009 im writing a storybookwhatever and i cant think of a good name for the main characters dad. Rachel renee russell is a lawyer who prefers writing childrens books to legal briefs. She was born and raised in michigan and was always interested in writing and drawing. Give your daughter a wholesome alternative to the dork. For example, if your book has about 20 chapters, you can put. Rachel renee russell began her dork diaries series began in 2009 with the book tales from a notsofabulous life. Wonder and dork diaries are hits because of mom and dad wsj. Jeff kinney wrote the childrens book series diary of a wimpy kid, which may have served as inspiration for russell. 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. He is one of the main antagonists in the newer books but turned into protagonist in the story. Bean dad s deep longing for the blustery beaches of far northern america, beatties stories are satisfying and weird, like eating lobster. See more ideas about dork diaries, dork diaries books and dork diaries series.
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. 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. Mackenzie hollister is by far the most famous ccp of wcdnikkis school. This might also be indicated by the fact that peter took the trouble to come to her from a neighbouring city, when requested by the community members. The main character of the series and a new student at westchester country day. I guess you could say i was pleasantly surprised by my reaction to this book basically, i didnt want to put it down. King dork is the first novel by frank portman, published in 2006. 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. 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. Dork diaries is a series of books written by rachel renee russell. See the complete dork diaries series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Salingers the catcher in the rye, his world is turned upside down. Nikki is aslo obsessed with popularity and calls herself a dork.
Also, if you have time, a last name for a girl named rafaela. She has a crush on brandon roberts and is rivals with mackenzie hollister. There were some funny bits but some passages were quite revolting. Brandon asks nikki out to help volunteer at a local animal shelter, and her little sister brianna messes things up. Put her in charge of her own story and encourage her to reach for the stars with one of these personalized books. The dork diaries set by rachel renee russell abebooks.
Rachel renee russell serves up more laughs and adorable illustrations in the next installment of the bestselling dork diaries series. She is a selfproclaimed dork and goes to westchester. 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. 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. Feb 06, 2016 i found this while going through my stuff, and decided on reading it to the grand public. I did not read all of it, considering most of it is very confidential, meaning names, addresses, etc.
Nikki maxwell the main protagonist who is best friends with chloe and zoey. Top ten favorite dork diaries characters thetoptens. 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. Because they share the same first name, he has tried to get his stepson to call him big tom. Nikki is a little worried when her frenemy, mackenzie hollister, weasels her way into a social media intern position with the tour. Buy your dad one of these books by women for fathers day. Rachel renee russell age, bio, personal life, family. This book is about highschooler nikki maxwell and her crush brandon.
And, if you are tired of the ordinary and runofthemill names, why not opt for a nerdy or geeky name for your little one. Tom aka king dork finds himself in the middle of mysteries involving dead people, naked people, fake people, a. Always threatens to write about you in his future book. The name dorcas is a greek translation of the aramaic name tabitha, meaning gazelle. I may spell things incorrect because my sister wont tell me how to spell. 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. I recommend this to little boys and girls who like gross books, and i. Dork diaries 3 book by rachel renee russell official publisher. Puppy love nikki babysit puppies and the mother secretly from her parents. This narrative concerning tabithadorcas indicates her prominence in the community at joppa. 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.
Order of david walliams books david walliams is an english author of childrens novels, in addition to being a television writer, actor and comedian. He is described as not the sharpest knife in the box. Dork diaries 3 by russell, rachel renee and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Who are all the characters from dork diaries answers. Dont miss this dorkalicious boxed set of the first six dork diaries books that comes with a special collectible poster. It can be tough to remember the title of a book you read a long time agoeven if it. Computer graphic design nerds, math science nerds, film tv nerds, gamer nerds. Kate maxwell first appears in the books when nikki maxwell writes her first diary entry. These names were popular from the 50s to the 70s, now are mostly for dads. Tales from a notsograceful ice princess dork diaries, no. Jan 28, 2020 fantasy books are filled with epic quests and underdogs and magic and sometimes humor, and this one doesnt offer anything new. 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. And you also happen to be racking your brain for a name for your new furkid, fear not.
The name is norse in origin and means church, and this name is nothing but holy to a devoted trekkie. He is a bug exterminator for westchester country day. 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.
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