Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Happy Heartbreaker

Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Happy Heartbreaker by Rachel Renee Russell

Russell, R.R. Russell, N., & Russell, E. (2013). Tales from a not-so-happy heartbreaker. S.I.: Aladdin Books. 

ISBN: 978-1442449633

Hardback: $7.49

Annotation

Nikki has a crush on a boy, loves her BFF's (most of the time) and keeps track of it all in her very own Dork Diary.

Book Review

OMG! LOL! Squeeee! This installment of Dork Diaries is filled with tween talk. Nikki is in middle school and she is a little bit of a drama queen. She has a crush on a boy who she really wants to ask to the Sweetheart Dance but keeps getting some strange mixed signals from him. One second she thinks he likes her and the next he is hanging embarrassing pictures of her all around the school. Nikki uses her diary to chronicle her feelings about this akward situation and also to talk about her BFF's. She frequently gets annoyed by them. 

This book will appeal to readers of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and the Popularity Papers. It is a quick read with lined pages and many illustrations and will appeal to hi-lo readers. While the topics are fitting for middle school readers, the characters actions often come across more immature than this age would suggest. (grades 4-6)

Other Info

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