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  • Bibliography:
    22 Books (2 Series)
  • First Book:
    June 2009
  • Latest Book:
    October 2024
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Full Series List in Order

Dork Diaries

1 - Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life (Jun-2009)
2 - Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl (Jun-2010)
3 - Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star (Jun-2011)
3.5 - How to Dork Your Diary (Oct-2011)
4 - Tales from a Not-So-Graceful Ice Princess (Jun-2012)
5 - Tales from a Not-So-Smart Miss Know-It-All (Oct-2012)
6 - Tales from a Not-So-Happy Heartbreaker (Jun-2013)
7 - Tales from a Not-So-Glam TV Star (Jun-2014)
8 - Tales from a Not-So-Happily Ever After (Oct-2014)
9 - Tales from a Not-So-Dorky Drama Queen (Jun-2015)
10 - Tales from a Not-So-Perfect Pet Sitter (Oct-2015)
11 - Tales from a Not-So-Friendly Frenemy (Nov-2016)
12 - Tales from a Not-So-Secret Crush Catastrophe (Oct-2017)
13 - Tales from a Not-So-Happy Birthday (Jun-2018)
14 - Tales from a Not-So-Best Friend Forever (Oct-2019)
15 - Tales from a Not-So-Posh Paris Adventure (Oct-2023)

The Misadventures of Max Crumbly

1 - Locker Hero (Jun-2016)
2 - Middle School Mayhem (Jun-2017)
3 - Masters of Mischief (Jun-2019)

Book List in Order: 22 titles



  • New school. New mean girl. New crush. New diary so Nikki can spill about all of it......



  • 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 Nikk...




  • Since we first met Nikki Maxwell, she's been doing everything she can to keep everyone at school from learning the truth--that she's there on scholarship in exchange for her Dad working as the school's exterminator. The last thing Nikki needs is havi...



  • Nikki Maxwell has been writing in a diary since the start of the school year, and she usually takes it everywhere she goes--so she can't believe it when one morning she can't find her diary! The hunt is on, and while she looks, pursuing various theor...



  • In an all-new addition to the New York Times bestselling series that’s as popular as it is dorky, Nikki Maxwell is determined to help out her crush! Nikki Maxwell isn’t at all surprised to find out that her crush Brandon volunteers at a local ...



  • Nikki Maxwell authors an advice column for the school newspaper in this fifth book of the New York Times bestselling Dork Diaries series. Nikki Maxwell develops a sudden interest in student journalism that may or may not (okay, definitely does) ha...



  • Love -- and crushes -- are in the air for Nikki Maxwell in this sixth book of the New York Times bestselling Dork Diaries series. Its the biggest dance of the year and Nikki Maxwell is hoping her crush, Brandon, wants to be her date. But time is r...



  • Everyone’s been rooting for Nikki Maxwell and her crush, Brandon -- and fans will finally learn if they had their first kiss in this seventh book of the New York Times bestselling Dork Diaries series! Nikki’s juggling a lot this month. A reali...






  • After a bump on the head in gym class on April Fool's Day, Nikki has a wild dream in which she, her BFFs Chloe and Zoey, her crush Brandon, and mean girl Mackenzie all end up playing the roles of some familiar classic fairy tale characters. Of course...



  • Nikki Maxwell’s worst nightmare comes true in book nine of the #1 New York Times bestselling Dork Diaries series! A certain member of the CCP girls Dork fans know all about has gotten her hands on Nikki’s diary and has decided to share some th...



  • Nikki and her friends Brandon, Chloe, and Zoey are teamed up on an important mission in the tenth book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Dork Diaries series. Nikki has to hide seven ADORKABLE puppies from two parents, one nosy little sister, an...



  • A brand-new series from #1 New York Times bestselling Dork Diaries author Rachel Renee Russell! Introducing Max Crumbly! Max Crumbly is about to face the scariest place he’s ever been: South Ridge Middle School. There’s a lot that’s great...



  • It’s a frenemy showdown in the eleventh installment in the blockbuster #1 New York Times bestselling Dork Diaries series! Nikki Maxwell has the worst luck. Of all the schools she could have been assigned to for the student exchange week program,...



  • From #1 New York Times bestselling Dork Diaries author Rachel Renee Russell comes the second book in an all-new series about Max Crumbly and his daily ups and downs in middle school. When we last left our hero, Max Crumbly, he had crash-landed on ...



  • In Nikki Maxwell’s newest diary, it’s the countdown to the end of the school year, and Nikki’s juggling some big questions about how she’ll spend her summer. She’s also facing an unexpected crush catastrophe -- there’s a new kid intereste...



  • Nikki Maxwell’s adventures continue in the thirteenth installment in the blockbuster #1 New York Times bestselling Dork Diaries series! ...



  • From #1 New York Times bestselling Dork Diaries author Rachel Renée Russell comes the third book in a series about Max Crumbly and his daily ups and downs in middle school. When we last left our courageous hero, Max Crumbly, and his trusty sideki...



  • Nikki Maxwell’s summer is packed with drama in this fourteenth installment of the #1 New York Times bestselling Dork Diaries series! Nikki and her bandmates are looking forward to an AWESOME summer on tour as the opening act for the world famous...






  • Nikki Maxwell deals with the trials and triumphs of middle school in this fifteenth installment of the #1 New York Times bestselling Dork Diaries series!Ooh la la! Nikki Maxwell and her band are on their way to Paris, but they run into some roadblock...



  • Nikki Maxwell’s diary enters her bratty little sister’s clutches in this sixteenth installment of the #1 New York Times bestselling Dork Diaries series!It’s almost time for school to start again, and Nikki is a little worried—...



  • Nikki Maxwell’s diary enters her bratty little sister’s clutches in this sixteenth installment of the #1 New York Times bestselling Dork Diaries series!It’s almost time for school to start again, and Nikki is a little worried -- but, as always,...


Award-Winning Books by Rachel Renee Russell

Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life
2010 Delaware Diamonds Award -- Middle School


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Rachel Renee Russell has published 22 books.

Rachel Renee Russell does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Tales from a Not-So-Bratty Little Sister, was published in October 2024.

The first book by Rachel Renee Russell, Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life, was published in June 2009.

Yes. Rachel Renee Russell has 2 series.