Next month, the series will offer "Dork Diaries 9: Tales From a Not-So-Dorky Drama Queen," a story weighted toward MacKenzie instead of Nikki. The change didn't come without reservations.

Dork Diaries is making its return — in full color!. The first book in the popular middle grade series, first released in 2009, is illustrated by author Rachel Renee Russell's daughter, Nikki.

Rachel: “Dork Diaries” Book 9 is MacKenzie’s diary only because she stole Nikki Maxwell’s diary and wrote in it for a few weeks. I hadn’t thought about doing a series, though.

Debuting in 2009, "Dork Diaries" is told from the point of view of 14-year-old girl, Nikki Maxwell, who gets labeled a "dork" by a popular and spoiled classmate (MacKenzie Hollister) but then ...

Pop Star: Book 3 — Dork Diaries by Rachel Renée Russell, $14.99. ... must navigate the perils of a posh new school and the CPP (cute, cool and popular) group led by cruel queen-bee Mackenzie.

The book I read is “Dork Diaries,” by Rachel Renee Russell. Its characters are Lilly and her family, three popular girls and one cute guy. ... Mackenzie has lost her friends, ...

WASHINGTON — As the girl moved toward her, arms outstretched, Rachel Renée Russell needed a beat to react. She had rarely, if ever, experienced this with students. Kids sometimes sought hugs at ...

Next month, the series will offer "Dork Diaries 9: Tales From a Not-So-Dorky Drama Queen," a story weighted toward MacKenzie instead of Nikki. The change didn't come without reservations.