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Tales from a Not-So Friendly Frenemy

Tales from a Not-So Friendly Frenemy

Children's BooksJuvenile
Pages
336
Published
2016
Language
English

Synopsis

Nikki Maxwell’s luck just hit a new low when she is sent to North Hampton Hills for a student exchange week. It is the fancy new school of her arch-rival MacKenzie Hollister, and things get even more complicated when Nikki meets a mean girl who might be worse than MacKenzie. Nikki has to navigate the halls of a strange school while dealing with double the drama and trying to keep her dork status intact.

Prose complexity
1/10

Vibe

FunnyLighthearted
RivalsEpistolaryFish Out of WaterAcademyComing of Age

Genres

Children's Books Juvenile Middle Grade Humor

About the author

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Rachel Renée Russell

Rachel Renée Russell (born on Mar 13, 1959; not to be confused with Rachel Russell, Baroness Russell) is an American cartoonist, attorney and author of the children's book series Dork Diaries and its spin-off The Misadventures of Max Crumbly. Russell grew up in Saint Joseph, Michigan, and has four younger siblings, two sisters and twin brothers. She has two children. Dork Diaries, written in a diary format, uses doodles, drawings, and comic strips to chronicle the daily life of the main c...

Characters

Nikki MaxwellProtagonist

The diary's narrator, sent to North Hampton Hills for Student Exchange Week just as her own rival's territory becomes the setting.

MacKenzie HollisterAntagonist

Nikki's longtime rival at Westchester Country Day, whose new school hosts the exchange week that drives this book's plot.

Tiffany DavenportAntagonist

North Hampton Hills' self-absorbed queen bee, who greets Nikki as her student ambassador before the friendship sours.

Brandon RobertsSupporting

Nikki's crush and fellow Westchester Country Day student, a recurring presence across her diary entries.

Chloe Christina GarciaSupporting

One of Nikki's two closest friends at Westchester Country Day, standing by her through the exchange-week drama.

All characters in Tales from a Not-So Friendly Frenemy