As a response to her bratty demands, Nikki’s mom buys her a diary, so Nikki starts writing down her thoughts – this diary is the novel. Worried about fitting in with the wealthy kids she will find there, Nikki sets her sights on ways to achieve popularity: a new iPhone and a designer wardrobe. Other characters remain stereotypes: the jocks, the mean, popular blond girls, the irritating little sister, the embarrassing parents, the dorky good friends, the one honest guy.” When Nikki Maxwell is fourteen, her exterminator father gets a contract to work at Westchester Country Day School, which includes a scholarship for his daughter to attend this prestigious private institution. Even at the book's end, it is hard to know what is actually likable about Nikki. As Common Sense Media notes, “While some kids may find Nikki's daily dramas humorous, her obsession with fashion, tech gadgets, pop stars, TV, and makeup make her come across as shallow. Although the novels are modeled after other similar successful children’s series such as Diary of a Wimpy Kid, critics complain about their generic characters, stereotypical plotting, and off-putting materialism. Written in the form of diary entries accompanied by drawings, each novel covers a month in the life of the protagonist. Written by Rachel Renée Russell and illustrated by her daughter Nikki Russell, the books feature the adventures of a middle school girl as she makes her way through a new school rife with problems related to her low social status, her crush on a classmate, and her torment at the hands of a popular girl. Dork Diaries (2009) is the first novel in the children’s book series of the same name.
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