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Rachel Renée Russell

Rachel Renée Russell (born on Mar 13, 1959; not to be confused with Rachel Russell, Baroness Russell) is an American cartoonist, attorney and author of the children's book series Dork Diaries and its spin-off The Misadventures of Max Crumbly.

Russell grew up in Saint Joseph, Michigan, and has four younger siblings, two sisters and twin brothers. She has two children.

Dork Diaries, written in a diary format, uses doodles, drawings, and comic strips to chronicle the daily life of the main character, Nikki Maxwell, as she struggles to fit in and survive middle school. The series is based on Russell's middle school experiences. Her daughter, Nikki, is the illustrator of the series. The main character, Nikki Maxwell, is named after her daughter.

The Misadventures of Max Crumbly is about a character, Maxwell Crumbly, who keeps a diary about his challenges in middle school. He is introduced in Dork Diaries: Tales From A Not-So Perfect Pet Sitter.

As of January 2019, more than 45 million copies of Dork Diaries have been sold worldwide in 42 languages.

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Born 13 Mar 1959

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  • Cover of: dork diaries: Tales from a not so fabulous life
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    First published in 2009 — 14 editions
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American author

Born 13 Mar 1959

Subjects

Children's fiction, Schools, fiction, Diaries, fiction, Juvenile fiction, Friendship, fiction, Diaries, Fiction, Humorous stories, Schools, Friendship, Middle schools, Popularity, fiction, Popularity, Spanish language materials, Ficción juvenil, Artists, fiction, Comics & Graphic Novels, Escuelas, Nikki Maxwell (Fictitious character), Social Themes, Adventure and adventurers, fiction, Amistad, Humorous Stories, School stories, Bullies, fiction

Places

Home, America, Boston, Highschool, Middle school, N/A, School, School and at home, Westchester, Westchester Country Day Middle School, Westchester Country Day middle school, fuzzy friends, home, nikki home, paris, the cupcakery, usa, wcd school

People

Nikki Maxwell, Brandon, MacKenzie, Brianna, Chloe, Chloe Garcia, Nikki, Nikki J. Maxwell, Zoey, Brandon Roberts, Mackenzie Hollister, Zoeysha Franklin, & a few more of Niki's dorky friends., Brandon (hot asf), Brandon Robert's, Brandon Roberts', Brianna Maxwell, Chloe Christina Garcia, Chloey and Zoey, Chole, MacKenzie Hollister, Mackenzie, Makenzie, Max crumbly and Erin, Mom

Time

& Middle school drama, 200's, 2016-2017, 2021, A ""heartbreak"", Diaries, Early 2000's, Highschool, I suppose?, Middle school dorks, Modern, Modern Day, Nikki and her crush, Nikki moves to WCD, Present, The middle ages., a teenage girl, a very cute crush, and makes two BFFs', and one VERY powerful enemy., month of febuary, now, present

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Alternative names

  • Rachel Renee Russell
  • rachel renee russell
  • Rachel Reene Russell
  • Rachel Rene e. Russell
  • Rachel Ren Russell
  • RACHEL RENEE RUSSELL

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March 25, 2025 Edited by Drini merge authors
April 23, 2024 Edited by Drini merge authors
December 19, 2022 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
May 24, 2022 Edited by dcapillae remove wrong alternative names
December 12, 2008 Created by ImportBot Imported from Library of Congress MARC record