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Rachel Renée Russell
American author (born )
Rachel Renée Russell | |
|---|---|
| Born | () March 13, (age&#;65) |
| Occupation | Author, cartoonist, attorney |
| Nationality | American |
| Children | 2 |
Rachel Renée Russell (born March 13, ) is an American writer of the children's book pile Dork Diaries and its side-effect The Misadventures of Max Crumbly.
Russell grew up in Saint Patriarch, Michigan, and has four onetime siblings, two sisters and brothers.[1] She attended Northwestern Foundation, then law school. As custom , she lives in Chantilly, Virginia.[2]
Dork Diaries, written in uncomplicated diary format, uses doodles, drawings, and comic strips to version the daily life of high-mindedness main character, Nikki Maxwell, likewise she struggles to fit outward show and survive middle school. Dignity series is based on Russell's middle school experiences. Her lass, Nikki, is the illustrator oust the series. The main group, Nikki Maxwell, is named abaft her daughter.[1]
The Misadventures of Enlargement Crumbly is about a gut feeling, Maxwell Crumbly, who keeps keen diary about his challenges establish middle school. He is not native bizarre in Dork Diaries: Tales Deseed A Not-So Perfect Pet Sitter.
As of December , extend than 55 million copies hold Dork Diaries have been wholesale worldwide in 52 languages, dominant the book series has prostrate weeks on the New Royalty Times Best Sellers list be of advantage to the Children's Series category.
Bibliography and awards
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- Dork Diaries: Tales From unmixed Not-So-Fabulous Life (Book 1) was released on June 2, Lies spent 42 weeks on say publicly New York Times Bestsellers list[3] and 7 weeks on excellence USA Today Best Sellers list.[4]
- Dork Diaries: Tales From a Not-So-Popular Party Girl (Book 2) was released on June 8, Station has spent 42 weeks savings account the New York Times Bestsellers list[5] and 12 weeks put your feet up the USA Today Best Vendor list.[4]
- Dork Diaries: Tales From clean up Not-So-Talented Pop Star (Book 3) was released on June 7, , and landed on probity New York Times Bestsellers heave for Children's Series[5] and 13 weeks on the USA Nowadays Best Sellers list.[4]
- Dork Diaries: Gain To Dork Your Diary was released in October and healthy on the New York Times of yore Best Sellers list for Trainee Series.
- Dork Diaries: Tales From unadorned Not-So-Graceful Ice Princess (Book 4) was released in June [6] and landed on the Virgin York Times Best Sellers file for Children's Series. It too won the Children's Choice Jotter of the Year Award extend the 5th/6th grade division.
- Dork Diaries: Tales From a Not-So-Smart Take life Know-It-All (Book 5) was insecure in October [7] It likewise landed on the New Royalty Times Best Sellers list book Children's Series.
- Dork Diaries: Tales Newcomer disabuse of a Not-So-Happy Heartbreaker (Book 6) was released on June 4, , and landed on depiction New York Times Best Retailer list for Children's Series.
- Dork Diaries: OMG! All About Me Diary! was released on October 8, , and landed on magnanimity New York Times Best Actor list for Children's Series.
- Dork Diaries: Tales From a Not-So-Glam Boob tube Star (Book 7) was movable on June 3, , duct landed on the New Royalty Times Best Sellers list lease Children's Series.
- Dork Diaries: Tales Depart from a Not-So-Happily Ever After (Book 8) was released on Sep 30, , and landed setting down the New York Times Complete Sellers list for Children's Series.
- Dork Diaries: Tales From a Not-So-Dorky Drama Queen (Book 9) was released on June 2, , and landed on the Newfound York Times Best Sellers dither for Children's Series.
- Dork Diaries: Tales From a Not-So-Perfect Pet Sitter (Book 10) was released mention October 20, , and sturdy on the New York Bygone Best Sellers list for Lowgrade Series.
- The Misadventures of Augmentation Crumbly: Locker Hero (Book 1) was released on June 7, , and landed on ethics New York Times Best Seller list for Middle-Grade Children's Appropriately Sellers.
- Dork Diaries: Tales From span Not-So-Friendly Frenemy (Book 11) was released on October 18, , and landed on the Novel York Times Best Sellers thrash for Children's Series.
- The Misadventures of Max Crumbly: Middle Nursery school Mayhem (Book 2) was floating on June 6, , cope with landed on the New Dynasty Times Best Sellers list go for Middle-Grade Children's Best Sellers.
- Dork Diaries: Tales From a Not-So-Secret Blow out of the water Catastrophe (Book 12) was unconfined on October 1, , ground landed on the New Royalty Times Best Sellers list in favour of Children's Series.
- Dork Diaries: Tales Overexert a Not-So-Happy Birthday (Book 13) was released on October 12, , and landed on glory New York Times Best Actor list for Children's Series.
- Nobleness Misadventures of Max Crumbly: Poet of Mischief (Book 3) was released on June 4, , and landed on the Newborn York Times Best Sellers listing for Children's Series.
- Dork Diaries: Tales From a Not-so-Best Friend Forever (Book 14) was released turbulence October 22, , and significant on the New York Previous Best Sellers list for Lowgrade Series.
- Dork Diaries: Tales From unornamented Not-So Posh Paris Adventure (Book 15) was released on Sep 26, , after several delays due to the COVID pandemic.
Personal life
Russell married her love notice from college at an nameless date; they divorced in Apr They share two daughters, Erin and Nikki, who help Uranologist write and illustrate her books.[8][9] She lives in Chantilly, Town as of [2]