Dork Diaries: Tales of a Not So Fabulous Life by Rachel Russell
In
what will become an instant middle school classic novel (with sketches
throughout the book to get the feel of a real life diary), Dork Diaries is a series that focuses on Nikki Maxwell and her life
as her she and her family move to a new school. In the fashion of a diary
(which seems to be a very trendy writing style these days for tweens), Nikki
spills all, her feelings about moving and having to make new friends and how to
handle life as a middle schooler, because it’s just too difficult to be in the
eighth grade! She pulls off the whole, ‘no understands me or knows what I’m
going through’ very well and dishes about boys, dealing with sister, begging
for the latest iPhone and seriously ripping on the mean girl, Mackenzie in her
art class. Follow Nikki’s life in the first novel of the hit series, Dork Diaries: Tales of a Not So Fabulous
Life.
Much the book focuses on the struggle of
being popular and the coolest girl in eighth grade. But isn’t that everyone’s
problem in middle school? Now more than ever, popularity, being the coolest and
prettiest girl in school seems to be the most important part of school. With
bullying becomes more severe and much more of a problem, everyone is in a race
to be the most popular kid in school and afraid of being left out and becoming
invisible. More than ever, there is a heightened sense of pressure to be a part
of the in crowd and to be well known amongst your peers. The whole idea of fame
and self promotion is seeping into the classrooms of middle schools across the
country, even elementary schools. So what’s the deal, why is it so important to
be socially accepted as being number one?
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