Jane Griffiths, fiction editorial director, acquired UK & Commonwealth rights (excluding Canada) from Cecilia de la Campa at Writers House. Bacle, Ariana. "Summits nabs rights to 'Dork Diaries' book series." Entertainment Weekly. Mar. 25, 2014 And, just in case you’re wondering, it’s obviously… DORK DIARIES BOOK 9 – TALES FROM A NOT-SO-DORKY DRAMA QUEEN! But you can only see them for 90 SECONDS because I don’t want you people STEALING my AWESOME style.The link to my EXCELLENT GAME is also below. Kids love wearing sportswear to school so why not embrace this? If your son or daughter is in a football team, get them dressed up in their kit to go as Frankie from Frank Lampard's book Frankie's Magic Football.

Marcus Marcus is a recurring character in the Dork Diaries series. He is the guitarist of Nikki's band, Actually, I'm Not Really Sure Yet. He appears in Dork Diaries: Tales From a Not-So Talented Pop Star and Dork Diaries: Tales From a Not-So Happy Heartbreaker. He appears to be a shy, nice, and thoughtful character in Dork Diaries and is also known as one of the smartest people in school along with Theodore L. Swagmire III. He also has a crush on Chloe Garcia, and the both of them went on a date at the Sweetheart Dance in Dork Diaries: Tales From a Not-So Happy Heartbreaker. Why not ask your friends and family to recommend their favourites books to you. Your aunt’s best book may surprise you, and your grandad’s favourite book could teach you something new. It’s all an exciting adventure of discovery and even better, you may learn something new about each other.

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When Nikki asked ME to write a guest post about a Dork Diaries book, I thought it was the STUPIDEST. IDEA. EVER! The eighth book, Tales of a Not-So-Happily Ever After, won the 2015 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Children award. [12] Film adaptation [ edit ] Griffiths said: "Dork Diariescontinues to be one of Simon & Schuster’s biggest children’s brands, with a hugely loyal existing fanbase as well as an ever-growing readership as new fans discover the dork-tastic life of Nikki Maxwell. I’m thrilled that there will be a new dorky instalment in 2020 andam sure this latest book from Rachel Renée Russell will once again prove to be a huge global publishing moment for Simon & Schuster." Audiobooks for books 1 and 2 were released on September 28, 2010. [3] The Misadventures of Max Crumbly spinoff [ edit ] Dork Diaries OMG!: All About Me Diary! (October 8, 2013) is an activity book which offers a prompt for the reader to answer for each day of the year.

How to Dork Your Diary (October 8, 2011), presented as the third-and-half entry in the main series, is an activity book containing activities for the reader to write their own diary in the style of the books. It starts with the premise of Nikki losing her diary and then presenting her diary tips to make up for the loss.Write down your top ten books, this can include books you’d like to read again. Why not set a target for when you’d like to read them all.

A stripy jumper could easily pass for Where's Wally or Dennis the Menace. And, if you're really struggling, a school uniform is just the job for a character from Malory Towers or Harry Potter. Recycle your Halloween and Christmas outfits If illustrations are important to this reader, try The Extremely Embarrassing Life of Lottie Brooks by Katie Kirby, which has similar doodle pictures, and the two-colour graphic novel Frankie’s World by Aoife Dooley. Both chart the main character’s often hilarious progress through the choppy waters of secondary school and friendship. Similarly, Loki by Louie Stowell has scribbles and drawings throughout it, and is the very funny story of the Norse god Loki forced to go to school as a human boy. World Book Day falls on Thursday March 2 this year. The day is all about celebrating a love of reading and kids enjoy getting dressed up as their favourite book characters for school. If you have a brightly coloured T-shirt, your child could easily pass as a Mr Men or Little Miss character of that colour. Think blue for Mr Sneezy, green for Mr Nosey and yellow for Little Miss Sunshine. Best Friends by Jacqueline Wilson is a classic and asks the question what would you do if your best friend moved miles away?Welcome to Nikki Maxwell's aDORKable world abd the mega-selling Dork Diaries series – now with over 50 million copies in print worldwide! With a HUGE global fanbase, Dork Diaries is the perfect series for fans of Lottie Brooks, Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Tom Gates. Also take a look at our World Book Day gallery to see all the fabulous pics of costumes families have sent in over the past couple of years. The series, written in a diary format, uses drawings, doodles, and comic strips to chronicle the daily life of its initially 14 (later 15)-year-old protagonist, Nikki Maxwell. [1]

Got a blonde daughter? Put her hair in bunches and send her as Lola from Charlie and Lola. Harry Potter just needs a lightning strike and a pair of round glasses. Go for a 'Blue Peter style' outfit with a bit of cardboard, paint or felt tips Millions of fans love reading about Nikki Maxwell and her adorkable mishaps at high school. The doodles, sketches and short diary entries make the Dork Diaries series super appealing. Plus, all the cringe moments with her family, and the fun with her BFFs are so relatable. There are currently 23 Dork Diaries books printed in the UK, including a World Book Day special and five Double Dork collections. Last year, 2019,marked a decade of the series.Washington, Arlene (February 6, 2015). "2015 Image Winners". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved June 22, 2020. If it’s the diary format that’s particularly captivating, try The Accidental Diary of B.U.G. by Jen Carney. Follow the feisty Billie’s ups and downs as she tries to work out who the school purse thief is. Could it be the annoying new girl trying to steal her BFF? Bea in Diary of an Accidental Witch by Perdita and Honor Cargill also has school troubles – her dad’s sent her to a school for witches! Finally, for a slightly older read, Glow Up, Lara Bloom by Dee Benson follows Lara, star of the school football team, as she and her friends ‘glow up’ to become the best possible versions of themselves. Funny friends Simon & Schuster also plans to release the sixth Double Dork Diaries editionin December 2020 as part of a major "Christmas of Dork"campaign. Many book characters are pretty ordinary kids, which is one of the reasons why children love them so much. Think of characters that wear normal clothes and add accessories to make them into their bookish persona.