Rachel Renée Russell
| Rachel Renée Russell | |
|---|---|
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| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Author, attorney |
| Children | 2 |
Rachel Renée Russell is an American author of the children’s book series Dork Diaries and The Misadventures of Max Crumbly.
Dork Diaries chronicles the daily life of the main character, Nikki Maxwell, as she struggles to fit in and survive middle school. The book series is written in a diary format and includes doodles, drawings and comic strips.
"The Misadventures of Max Crumbly" is a spinoff of Dork Diaries about a character who appeared in Dork Diaries: Tales From A Not-So Perfect Pet Sitter.
The Dork Diaries books are based on the middle school experiences of Russell's two daughters, Erin and Nikki. Her older daughter, Erin, helps with writing and her younger daughter, Nikki, helps with illustrations. The main character, Nikki Maxwell, is named after her daughter.[1]
Personal life
The oldest of five siblings, Russell grew up in Saint Joseph, Michigan and resides in Northern Virginia. She is also an attorney.
Bibliography and awards
- Dork Diaries: Tales From a Not-So-Fabulous Life (Book 1) was released on June 2, 2009. It spent 42 weeks on the New York Times Bestsellers list.[2] and 7 weeks on the USA Today Best Sellers list.[3]
- Dork Diaries: Tales From a Not-So-Popular Party Girl (Book 2) was released on June 8, 2010. It has spent 42 weeks on the New York Times Bestsellers list[4] and 12 weeks on the USA Today Best Sellers list.[5]
- Dork Diaries: Tales From a Not-So-Talented Pop Star (Book 3) was released on June 7, 2011 and landed on the New York Times Bestsellers list for Children's Series.[6] and 13 weeks on the USA Today Best Sellers list.[7]
- Dork Diaries: How To Dork Your Diary was released in October 2011 and landed on the New York Times Best Sellers list for Children's Series.
- Dork Diaires: Tales From a Not-So-Graceful Ice Princess (Book 4) was released in June 2012 [8] and landed on the New York Times Best Sellers list for Children's Series. It also won the 2013 Children’s Choice Book of the Year Award for the 5th/6th grade division.
- Dork Diaries: Tales From a Not-So-Smart Miss Know-It-All (Book 5) was released in October 2012.[9] It also landed on the New York Times Best Sellers list for Children's Series
- Dork Diaries: Tales From a Not-So-Happy Heartbreaker (Book 6) was released on June 4, 2013 and landed on the New York Times Best Sellers list for Children's Series
- Dork Diaries: OMG! All About Me Diary! was released on October 8, 2013 and landed on the New York Times Best Sellers list for Children's Series
- Dork Diaries: Tales From a Not-So-Glam TV Star (Book 7) was released on June 3, 2014 and landed on the New York Times Best 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 New York Times Best Sellers list for Children's Series
- Dork Diaries: Tales From a Not-So-Dorky Drama Queen (Book 9) was released on June 2, 2015 and landed on the New York Times Best Sellers list for Children's Series
- Dork Diaries: Tales From a Not-So-Perfect Pet Sitter (Book 10) was released on October 20, 2015 and landed on the New York Times Best Sellers list for Children's Series
- Dork Diaries: Tales From a Not-So-Friendly Frenemy (Book 11) was released on October 18, 2016 and landed on the New York Times Best Sellers list for Children's Series.
- As of May 15, 2017, the Dork Diaries book series has spent 206 weeks on the New York Times Best Sellers list in the Children’s Series category
References
- ↑ "Meet the author". Dorkdiaries.com. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
- ↑ "The New York Times Best Sellers: Children's Books"
- ↑ "Best-Selling Books Database on USA Today"
- ↑ "The New York Times Best Sellers: Children's Books" on nytimes.com"
- ↑ "Best-Selling Books Database on USA Today"
- ↑ "The New York Times Best Sellers: Children's Books" on nytimes.com"
- ↑ "Best-Selling Books Database on USA Today"
- ↑ "Books: Dork Diaries 4". Publisher's website. Simon and Schuster. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
- ↑ "Books: Dork Diaries 5". Publisher's website. Simon and Schuster. Retrieved 7 August 2012.