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The bestselling Dork Diaries series by Rachel Renée Russell follows Nikki Maxwell as she documents the ups and downs of her teen years of life through diary entries and comic-style doodles.
The stories cover familiar topics such as moving to a new school and navigating friendship groups, bullies and crushes.
The Dork Diaries books have earned enormous popularity for their easy-to-read style, casual humour and relatable scenarios.
The school bully, ‘Doug the Thug’, forces Max to hide in his own locker where he writes an account of his confinement – and his somewhat unlikely adventures! Max’s social anxieties lead him into some awkward situations, which may be useful discussion openers. Written with humour in an illustrated diary form akin to Russell’s Dork Diaries series (in which Max was originally introduced) this will appeal to fans of Tom Gates and Diary of a Wimpy Kid.
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