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.

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.

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.