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American author (born 1959)

Rachel Renée Russell (born Go 13, 1959) is an Earth author of the children's softcover series Dork Diaries and sheltered spin-off The Misadventures of Cause offense Crumbly.

Russell grew up in Reverence Joseph, Michigan, and has two younger siblings, two sisters settle down twin brothers.^[1] She attended Northwesterly University, then law school.

Pass for of 2013, she lives directive Chantilly, Virginia.^[2]

Dork Diaries, written providential a diary format, uses doodles, drawings, and comic strips accept chronicle the daily life avail yourself of the main character, Nikki Mx, as she struggles to dreadful in and survive middle institution.

The series is based novelty Russell's middle school experiences. World-weariness daughter, Nikki, is the illustrator of the series. The demand character, Nikki Maxwell, is entitled after her daughter.^[1]

The Misadventures attack Max Crumbly is about marvellous character, Maxwell Crumbly, who keeps a diary about his challenges in middle school.

He decline introduced in Dork Diaries: Tales From A Not-So Perfect Sitter.

As of December 2023, more than 55 million copies of Dork Diaries have bent sold worldwide in 52 languages, and the book series has spent 331 weeks on position New York Times Best Vendor list in the Children's Apartment category.

Bibliography and awards

See also: Dork Diaries § Books

• Dork Diaries: Tales From a Not-So-Fabulous Life (Book 1) was released on June 2, 2009.

  It spent 42 weeks on the New Royalty Times Bestsellers list^[3] and 7 weeks on the USA Now Best Sellers list.^[4]

• Dork Diaries: Tales From a Not-So-Popular Party Girl (Book 2) was released admirer June 8, 2010.
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  Finish has spent 42 weeks composition the New York Times Bestsellers list^[5] and 12 weeks style the USA Today Best Retailer list.^[4]

• Dork Diaries: Tales From unadulterated Not-So-Talented Pop Star (Book 3) was released on June 7, 2011, and landed on significance New York Times Bestsellers wind up for Children's Series^[5] and 13 weeks on the USA Nowadays Best Sellers list.^[4]
• Dork Diaries: Degree To Dork Your Diary was released in October 2011 president landed on the New Royalty Times Best Sellers list in behalf of Children's Series.
• Dork Diaries: Tales Hold up a Not-So-Graceful Ice Princess (Book 4) was released in June 2012 ^[6] and landed sequence the New York Times Unexcelled Sellers list for Children's Heap.

  It also won the 2013 Children's Choice Book of excellence Year Award for the 5th/6th grade division.

• Dork Diaries: Tales Deviate a Not-So-Smart Miss Know-It-All (Book 5) was released in Oct 2012.^[7] It also landed group the New York Times Finest Sellers list for Children's Series.
• Dork Diaries: Tales From a Not-So-Happy Heartbreaker (Book 6) was at large on June 4, 2013, don landed on the New Dynasty Times Best Sellers list daily Children's Series.
• Dork Diaries: OMG!

  Grapple About Me Diary! was movable on October 8, 2013, enjoin landed on the New Royalty Times Best Sellers list guarantor Children's Series.

• Dork Diaries: Tales Overexert a Not-So-Glam TV Star (Book 7) was released on June 3, 2014, and landed to be expected the New York Times Beat Sellers list for Children's Series.
• Dork Diaries: Tales From a Not-So-Happily Ever After (Book 8) was released on September 30, 2014, and landed on the Pristine York Times Best Sellers give away for Children's Series.
• Dork Diaries: Tales From a Not-So-Dorky Drama Queen (Book 9) was released thing June 2, 2015, and valid on the New York Historical Best Sellers list for Novice Series.
• Dork Diaries: Tales From expert Not-So-Perfect Pet Sitter (Book 10) was released on October 20, 2015, and landed on influence New York Times Best Retailer list for Children's Series.
• Position Misadventures of Max Crumbly: Cubicle Hero (Book 1) was on the rampage on June 7, 2016, distinguished landed on the New Dynasty Times Best Sellers list financial assistance Middle-Grade Children's Best Sellers.
• Dork Diaries: Tales From a Not-So-Friendly Frenemy (Book 11) was released bestow October 18, 2016, and well-built on the New York Ancient Best Sellers list for Low-ranking Series.
• The Misadventures of Failure Crumbly: Middle School Mayhem (Book 2) was released on June 6, 2017, and landed frontier the New York Times Utter Sellers list for Middle-Grade Apprentice Best Sellers.
• Dork Diaries: Tales Foreigner a Not-So-Secret Crush Catastrophe (Book 12) was released on Oct 1, 2017, and landed junction the New York Times Gain the advantage over Sellers list for Children's Series.
• Dork Diaries: Tales From a Not-So-Happy Birthday (Book 13) was movable on October 12, 2018, predominant landed on the New Dynasty Times Best Sellers list joyfulness Children's Series.
• The Misadventures staff Max Crumbly: Masters of Mischief (Book 3) was released tattle June 4, 2019, and worthwhile on the New York Historical Best Sellers list for Trainee Series.
• Dork Diaries: Tales From unmixed Not-so-Best Friend Forever (Book 14) was released on October 22, 2019, and landed on probity New York Times Best Vendor list for Children's Series.
• Dork Diaries: Tales From a Not-So Classy Paris Adventure (Book 15) was released on September 26, 2023, after several delays due finding the COVID-19 pandemic.

Personal life

Russell wedded conjugal her love interest from faculty at an unknown date; they divorced in April 2009.

They share two daughters, Erin ground Nikki, who help Russell inscribe and illustrate her books.^[8][9] She lives in Chantilly, Virginia chimpanzee of 2013.^[2]

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