Plot: Nikki Maxwell has just moved to a new private junior high school. The only reason she was able to attend is due to a scholarship her father received for being the contracted exterminator. All she wants is a cell phone and an opportunity to be a member of the CCP (Cute, Cool & Popular) group. However, on the first day of school she realizes this will never happen. Her library is next to Mackenzie, a super snobby classmate that is destined to make Nikki’s existence miserable. Soon Nikki has friends and even though she isn’t one of the CCP group, she realizes she will survive eighth grade.
Review: This book is written in diary format and is super humorous. Nikki is an artist and fills in the diary with the happenings of each day as well as several illustrations to keep the reader intrigued. Tweens will love the honest neuroses of Nikki. Between Nikki and her eccentric family, the reader will stay interested. The situations that Nikki gets herself into are relatable, and many tweens will be anxious to read the next books in the series. Readers will also enjoy the minor love story that starts to develop between Nikki and her science lab partner.
Genre: Humor/Frienship
Interest Level: ages 9 and up
Related Books: Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series; Dear Dumb Diary Series
Characters:
Nikki Maxwell is the main character and the narrator of this hilarious diary.
Brianna Maxwell is Nikki's annoying little sister. Brianna gets Nikki into an interesting predicament with Mackenzie.
Mackenzie is the antagonist in the story. She believes that she is the hottest thing to ever happen to WCD Junior High School. She tries to make Nikki's life at WCD horrible.
Chloe Christina Garcia and Zoeysha (Zoey) Ebony Franklin become Nikki's best friends at WCD.
Brandon is Nikki's science lab partner and become her crush.
Awards/Honors: The book was on the New York Times Best Sellers list for 42 weeks; awarded the 2010 Children's Choice Book of the Year for 5th/6th grade division.
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