![]() Her father picks her up from school to go to a funeral with him.a funeral for someone she doesn't even know, so he can schmooze with other exterminators. What's secret and covert about that, exactly? Even before cell phones we still had the sense to fold the note and pass it. That's possibly the dumbest thing I've ever heard. ![]() For God's sake, her friends *tape a note to the front of her locker* to tell her where they will be. And when I say that, I mean middle school kids don't talk like this, act like this, communicate this way, etc. When was the last time you met an art dork who actually wanted to hang out with the cool kids? Ridiculous. Most kids with this ambition don't have much else going on. Her primary preoccupation is whether she'll ever be popular, but it's never explained why this is so important to her. She hates the pretty girl for being pretty, draws a number of pictures mocking the people who are actually dorks, constantly gripes about people who are "weird" or "different" and spends a majority of her time pursuing social acceptance from the people she claims to hate. When was the last time you encountered a middle school kid who met any of those qualifications? Every character appears to be thin, well-groomed, and immaculately dressed. Even "Pretty Little Liars" is dorkier than this. ![]() Even the twins from Sweet Valley High were bigger dorks than this. Her friends don't seem to suffer much, either, unless you call "looking like Beyonce" suffering. In other words, Jenny Humphrey.except Jenny actually got rejected by boys every once in awhile, and it's all a cakewalk for this "dork". She's desperate to be cool, the only not-rich kid in an elite private school, with curious artistic talent that she somehow finds the time to nurture in between thinking exclusively shallow, uninteresting thoughts. It bummed me out that my niece didn't have a similarly cynical, selfish protagonist to root for, and thought that might be the case for Dork Diaries.įirst of all, who is the dork in this series, exactly? When I think of a dork, I think of someone with an eccentric personality perpetually rejected by her peers, but who maybe manages to have a blast anyway (with her fellow band/art/ writing dorks). She burned through the "Wimpy Kid" series, and I read one of those in the bookstore cafe in a single sitting, openly guffawing at several hilarious lines. Small parts.I discovered this book when my sister clued me in that my niece has been reading them, and asked me to pick up a few. ![]() Not suitable for children under 3 years of age. If you could swap places with anyone for a day, who would it be and why? What song could you listen to 100 times? What TV show are you totally obsessed with right now and why? What’s the most stylish outfit in your wardrobe? Put your personal spin on these questions and many more – and since this is an authentic Dork Diary, Nikki chimes in with her answers and artwork as well! This is a must have title for Dork Diaries fans!Ī journal edition (with a new shiny cover!) of the internationally bestselling Dork Diaries series by Rachel Renee Russell, author of The Misadventures of Max Crumbly. Well, grab a notebook and your favourite pen and get ready to make your own Dork Diary! Use the questions in this book that Nikki Maxwell has created just for you to help you write your very own daily dairy.Īs Nikki Maxwell knows, keeping a journal is a great way to get to know the most important person in your life: YOU! This special Dork Diaries guided journal features questions for every day of the year.
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