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Tales from a Not-so-talented Pop Star

Tales from a Not-so-talented Pop Star

Children's BooksMiddle Grade
Pages
311
Published
2011
Language
English

Synopsis

In this third book of the Dork Diaries series, self-proclaimed dork Nikki Maxwell is desperate to win the Westchester Country Day talent show — the prize is a full scholarship, which would finally free her family from the secret arrangement that pays her tuition: her dad's job as the school's exterminator. Nikki forms a band with her best friends Chloe and Zoey and her crush Brandon, but her rival MacKenzie Hollister is determined to sabotage the act and expose Nikki's secret before the big night.

Prose complexity
1/10

Vibe

FunnyLightheartedHopefulWhimsical
Rivals

Genres

Children's Books Middle Grade Graphic Novels Humor Comics Contemporary Literature Young Adult

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
MacKenzie HollisterAntagonist

Nikki's rival at school; leads a popular clique and repeatedly tries to sabotage Nikki's chances in the talent show.

Chloe GarciaSupporting

One of Nikki's two best friends; joins her band for the school talent show.

Zoey FranklinSupporting

One of Nikki's two best friends; joins her band for the school talent show.

Brandon RobertsSupporting

Nikki's crush, who joins her band for the talent show.

All characters in Tales from a Not-so-talented Pop Star