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Title details for Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl by Rachel Renée Russell - Wait list

Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl

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by Rachel Renée Russell
Rachel Renée Russell
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Nikki Maxwell is torn between two incredible parties in this second installment of the #1 New York Times bestselling Dork Diaries series!
Recipe for disaster:
4 parties.
Add 2 friends and 1 crush.
Divide by 1 mean girl out to RUIN Nikki.
Mix well, put fingers over eyes, and CRINGE!

Settled in at her new school and flanked by awesome friends Chloe and Zoey, life is looking up for Nikki Maxwell, especially since her crush, Brandon, asked her to be his lab partner—a seriously awesome development. However, when Nikki overhears mean girl MacKenzie bragging that Brandon's taking her to the Halloween dance, a bummed Nikki signs on to spend Halloween at a kids' party with her little sister, Brianna, instead. After she finds out Mackenzie was lying and her dream of going to the party with Brandon could be a reality, Nikki has two events to juggle...plus plenty of other entertaining trials and tribulations along the way!

  • Creators

  • Series

    Dork Diaries

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    June 8, 2010

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781416986560

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781416986560
      • File size: 80163 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 5.1
    • Lexile® Measure: 840
    • Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
    • Text Difficulty: 3-5

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      May 3, 2010
      In this follow-up to her popular Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not So Fabulous Life, Russell offers a slight but amusing tale of a middle-school nerd who finds she is not so nerdy after all. The book is structured as the diary of Nikki Maxwell, with pages designed to look like handwritten, heavily illustrated entries. The story follows Nikki’s trials and tribulations in the face of harassment from the most popular girl in class, a possibly requited crush on her lab partner, kooky plans from her boy-crazy best friends, and complications from her pesky little sister. Things spin out of control when Nikki finds herself with three commitments the night of the big dance. The most affecting, original parts of the book are Nikki’s attempts to balance her excitement over her budding romance and her loyalty to her friends. The rest of the plot covers the well-trod territory of the lonely but lovable outsider. Filled with manga-inspired artwork, the story should amuse younger readers, but not challenge them. Ages 9–13.

    • School Library Journal

      September 1, 2010

      Gr 5-8-This book continues in the same vein as the first, sharing many of its flaws. In this installment, Nikki volunteers to help with the Halloween dance but overextends herself by committing to multiple duties in different places on the same night. Presented in diary format, the lined-paper pages and manga-style illustrations provide levity, but too frequently Nikki's adventures slip from amusing into improbable farce. The simplistic and highly unrealistic story; flat characters; and predictable ending will not appeal to readers who can handle the fairly advanced vocabulary. Strictly for fans of the first book.-Natasha Forrester, Multnomah County Library, Portland, OR

      Copyright 2010 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

    • The Horn Book

      July 1, 2010
      In her second book, self-professed dork Nikki Maxwell must save her middle school's Halloween dance after mean girl MacKenzie tries to sabotage the party and stick Nikki with the blame. Nikki's social fiascoes--while not the most original or logical--are funny and fast paced. As in the first book, her diary entries are full of exclamation points, smiley faces, and smart illustrations.

      (Copyright 2010 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

Formats

  • Kindle Book
  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:5.1
  • Lexile® Measure:840
  • Interest Level:4-8(MG)
  • Text Difficulty:3-5

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