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    Dork Diaries 3: Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star
    Dork Diaries 3: Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star
    Dork Diaries 3: Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star
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    Dork Diaries 3: Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star

    By Rachel Renée Russell

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    Nikki Maxwell enters a talent competition in this third installment of the #1 New York Times bestselling Dork Diaries series!

    Nikki Maxwell has been doing everything she can to keep everyone at school from learning the truth—that she’s there on scholarship in exchange for her Dad working as the school’s exterminator. When a major talent competition is announced with a school scholarship offered as the top prize, it’s the perfect opportunity Nikki has been waiting for. Can she sing and dance her way to letting her dad (and her reputation!) off the hook?
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAladdin
    Release dateJun 7, 2011
    ISBN9781442411913
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    Rachel Renée Russell

    Rachel Renée Russell is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dork Diaries, an international blockbuster series chronicling the life and misadventures of middle school students, Nikki Maxwell and her best friends Chloe and Zoey. With humor and wit, Rachel’s books encourage tweens to embrace their individuality and always let their inner dork shine through. The Dork Diaries series has been translated into forty-two languages worldwide and its characters are as diverse as the millions of tweens who read the books. With more than fifty-five million books in print, the series has garnered such honors as two Kids’ Book Choice Awards, an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work for Children, the Milner Award for Children’s Literature, and a Nickelodeon Kid’s Choice Book of the Year nomination. Rachel is also the author of a second New York Times bestselling series, The Misadventures of Max Crumbly, which received a Kids’ Book Choice Award. Her daughter, Nikki Russell, is the illustrator for both book series. The mother-daughter team has released nineteen consecutive New York Times bestsellers.

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    • 5/5
      OMG best book ever like no fricking way like ????????????????????????????????????? please make morrrrrrreeeeee
    • 4/5
      I really love this series,but I wanna continue it and I am on the third book,but its not available for my country.Some of them are not available but I still love this series,but please fix this bug for me.BTW great job writing this series!
    • 5/5
      I loved it! The story was interesting and the characters are really funny!
    • 5/5
      I liked it because it reminds me of myself. :)
    • 5/5
      I think this book is awesome for young readers who like drama and like to hear the interesting life of characters. Great job for writing the book Rachel Renee Russell!!!
    • 5/5
      Awesome what is f Rschel made a 13,14,25,26,27,28,29 this is am am
    • 5/5
      the friends standing up for her was beatiful that what I loved about it

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      XD just like diary of a wimpy kid lolz
    • 5/5
      Rachel Renee Russel is amazing! I can’t wait for the next book! (It’s when she goes to Paris)

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      It's nice to use and relax when having a bad day and it is really funny

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    • 5/5
      i ♥♥♥♥♥ it
    • 5/5
      I really enjoyed reading Dork Diaries 3. This book is about Nikki, Chloe, Zoey, and Brandon. It is pretty much the same characters as the other books in the series. In this book Nikki's friendship grows more with Chloe, Zoey, Brandon and more people. There is a new story where Nikki and her friends form a band to enter in the school talent show. Bad news, Mackenzie and her friends formed their own group to enter too. Whoever wins the talent show gets a big prize.Who will win? This is a laugh-out-loud book by Rachel Renee Russell.

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    • 5/5
      I really loved this book! It is really funny and had me laughing at every page. This is the third book in the Dork Diaries Series, so I recommend you start with the first book. This is just like Diary of a Wimpy Kid, but for girls. It is about an unpopular girl trying to get through middle school, dealing with crushes, mean girls, and a lot of homework. It's just like my middle school. I really loved this book and hope you will too!

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    • 5/5
      This book is about a girl named Nikki and she is trying out for the talent show. Along the way she has to deal with crush problems, mean girls, and a crazy family. Her month starts off with having to watch her sister, Brianna,at the mall and then her sister goes into the fountain in search for money and they get enough money to go to a pizza place. While they are there they get invited to go up on stage and sing the place's theme song and while they are there the popular mean girl, MacKinzie, is there with her little sister and friends also and get a video of them dancing. Then Nikki has a problem with the tution bill she gets for school since her dad "can't" work and the only way to pay the tution off is to win the talent show. There is only on problem, MacKinzie is out to ruin Nikki's life and her chances with winning the talent show. What will happen? Find out in Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star. This book is amazing and it show the life of a teen. Teens have to go through drama,family problems, and so much more. Rachel Renee Russell is able to put all of that in one series. This book keeps you waiting for more and rolling on the floor laughing. If the words won't keep you laughing the pictures sure will. The pictures and illustrations look like a teen drawled them and they go perfectly with the text. If Rachel Renee Russell writes another book, I want to be one of the first to read, her books are just that good.

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    • 5/5
      Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star is about a girl named Nikki who receives a tuition bill. The easiest way to earn a scholarship is to win the talent show, so she organizes a band and signs up for the talent show. I like this book because it is like a female version of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, which I like. Also, I like it because she comes up with a strategy to solve a big problem. If I were her I would have told my parents first, but I would have also tried to solve the problem. I would totally recommend this book to other kids.

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    • 4/5
      SOOOO much better than the last two. It's still a cliched rip-off of the ever-popular Battle of the Bands prize solves all protagonist's problems, but Nikki is far more likable in this one.
    • 3/5
      This book was kind of like Diary Of A Wimpy Kid but for girls. It's an amazing book. I was laughing at every page. I really enjoyed this book.
    • 5/5
      its funny
      I like it how shes so dorky and her life is not that perfect.

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    Dork Diaries 3 - Rachel Renée Russell

    FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1

    OMG!

    I think yesterday was probably the BEST day of my entire life !!

    Not only did I have a FABTASTIC time at the Halloween dance with my crush, Brandon, but I think he might actually like me! SQUEEEEEEEEE!!!! !!

    By like, I mean as a REALLY good friend.

    Definitely NOT as a serious girlfriend or anything. I’m sure THAT would NEVER happen in a million years!

    WHY? Mostly because I’m the biggest DORK in the entire school.

    And with three zits, two left feet, one cruddy social life, and zero popularity, I’m not exactly the type of girl who’ll one day be crowned prom queen.

    But thanks to my wicked case of CRUSH-ITIS, the slightly-goofy-blissfully-lovesick-shabby-chic style I’m currently rockin’ would definitely put me in the running for…

    PRINCESS OF THE DORKS!

    It’s just that I’m NOT a tag hag (also known as a totally obsessed fashion SNOB).

    And I’m NOT hopelessly addicted to spending twice the gross national product of a small third-world country on the latest designer clothes, shoes, jewelry, and handbags, only to REFUSE to wear the stuff one month later because it’s like, OMG! Practically more ANCIENT than YESTERDAY!!

    UNLIKE some people I know.…

    People being shallow, self-centered girls like…

    MACKENZIE HOLLISTER !!

    Calling MacKenzie a mean girl is an understatement. She’s a RATTLESNAKE in pink plumping lip gloss and ankle boots.

    But I’m NOT intimidated by her or anything. Like, how juvenile would THAT be?!

    I constantly wonder how girls like MacKenzie always manage to be so… I don’t know…

    PERFECT.

    I wish I had something that could magically transform ME into my perfect self.

    It would have the amazing power of Cinderella’s fairy godmother, be easy to use, and be small enough to fit inside a purse or backpack.

    Something like, I dunno, maybe…

    MAXWELL’S ENCHANTED LIP GLOSS !

    My special lip gloss would make each and every girl look as beautiful on the OUTSIDE as she is on the INSIDE!

    How COOL would THAT be?!

    AVERAGE NICE GIRL (LIKE ME)

    AVERAGE MEAN GIRL (LIKE MACKENZIE)

    After spending hours studying the potential global impact of the Enchanted Lip Gloss phenomenon, I was shocked and amazed by my scientific findings:

    Enchanted Lip Gloss does NOT look CUTE on EVERYONE! Too bad, MacKenzie !!

    Anyway, I really hope Brandon calls me today.

    I would totally FREAK if he actually did. But I’m pretty sure he probably won’t. Which, BTW, brings me to this VERY important question.…

    HOW ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO KNOW WHEN A GUY ACTUALLY LIKES YOU IF HE NEVER BOTHERS TO CALL???!!!

    CRUSH IQ TEST: Carefully examine the following two pictures for sixty seconds. Can you spot the DIFFERENCE between them?

    CUTE CRUSH WHO ACTUALLY LIKES YOU

    CUTE CRUSH WHO DOESN’T LIKE YOU

    ANSWER: There is NO DIFFERENCE! These two dudes are IDENTICAL!

    Which, unfortunately, means your crush basically IGNORES you whether he actually LIKES YOU or NOT!

    ARRRGGGGHH!!!

    (That was me tearing my hair out in frustration!)

    Lucky for me, my BFF Chloe is an expert on guys and romance. She learned everything she knows from reading all the latest teen magazines and novels.

    And my BFF Zoey is a human Wikipedia and a self-help guru. She’s basically a fourteen-year-old Dr. Phil in lip gloss and hoop earrings.

    The three of us are going to meet at the mall tomorrow to shop for jeans. I can’t wait to talk to them about all this guy stuff because, seriously, I don’t have a CLUE!

    SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2

    Can someone PLEASE tell me WHY my life is so horrifically PATHETIC ?!

    Even when something FINALLY goes RIGHT, something else ALWAYS goes terribly WRONG!!!

    My mom was supposed to be taking me to the mall today to hang out with Chloe and Zoey. So I was TOTALLY BUMMED when she told me I had to watch my bratty little six-year-old sister, Brianna, for forty-five minutes while she shopped for a new toaster !

    In spite of her cute little angelic face and pink sneakers, Brianna is actually a baby Tyrannosaurus rex. On STEROIDS!

    There was no way I was going to hang out with my BFFs with HER tagging along.

    So I told Chloe and Zoey I’d try to meet up with them as soon as my mom finished shopping.

    I found a quiet, comfortable spot to chillax with my diary. Then I ordered Brianna to park her little butt right beside me on the bench and not move.

    I hadn’t taken my eyes off Brianna for more than a minute (or two or five) when I discovered she’d climbed into the mall fountain to hunt for coins!

    Thank goodness that water was really shallow!

    Then I made the mistake of asking Brianna what the heck she was doing in that fountain. She put her hands on her hips and glared at me impatiently.

    Can’t you see it’s an emergency?! A mean old witch has kidnapped Princess Sugar Plum. And Miss Penelope needs to get this money out of the water so we can buy a real, live baby unicorn from the grocery store and fly to save the princess!

    Hey, you ask a SILLY question, you get a SILLY answer!

    I dragged her out of the fountain and made her toss back the big pile of coins she’d gathered.

    Of course, Brianna was supermad at me for ruining her little treasure hunt.

    So to distract her, I suggested we take a little stroll through the food court to try to find some FREE food samples to snack on. YUMMY!

    That’s when Brianna started nagging me to take her to her favorite kiddie pizza joint, Queasy Cheesy.

    I don’t have the slightest idea why little kids love that place so much. It has these huge, stuffed, robotic animals that dance and sing off-key.

    Personally, I think it’s supercreepy the way their eyes roll around in their heads and their mouths are always out of sync with their voices.

    Maybe it's just me, but WHO would actually want to EAT in a restaurant that has a six-foot-tall, mangy-looking RAT scampering around? I don't care that it sings Happy Birthday and gives out free balloons!

    To me, the ONLY thing SCARIER was that evil clown who used to live under my bed when I was really little.

    My parents always insisted he was just a figment of my imagination. But he was VERY real to ME!

    OMG! I was absolutely TERRIFIED he’d grab my ankles and pull me under my bed and I’d be STUCK there for, like, ETERNITY.

    Thank goodness I’m older and more mature and NOT scared of silly, childish stuff like evil clowns.

    Except maybe during thunderstorms on really dark nights when I see these strange shadows.…

    Anyway! I was like, Sorry, Brianna! I don’t have any money. We’ll have to wait until Mom gets back.

    But I can pay for it! Brianna whined. With my baby unicorn money from that magical fountain. I’m a RICH people practically! I wanna go to QUEASY CHEESY! NOW!!

    That’s when I noticed that all of Brianna’s pockets were stuffed with coins from that fountain.

    My little sister WASN’T a rich people practically.

    But she DID have enough loose change to buy us a medium sausage pizza with drinks.

    WOO-HOO!! !!

    The pizza was actually pretty good! For Queasy Cheesy, anyway.

    Just as we were finishing up our meal, a waitress pulled a random number out of a bowl and excitedly announced that the guests at table 7 were the lucky ducks she’d selected to come up onstage and sing the I Luv Queasy Cheesy theme song.

    I was like, Oh, CRUD!! Brianna and I were sitting at table 7 !!

    There was just NO WAY I was going up on that stage in front of all those people to sing that stupid song. And I made that fact VERY clear to the nice waitress lady.

    Of course, that’s when Brianna got an attitude about the whole thing.

    She actually threw a hissy fit right there in the restaurant and—get this—REFUSED TO PAY FOR OUR FOOD!!!!

    OMG!

    I had never been SO embarrassed in my life!

    I totally panicked because all I had in my pocket was thirty-nine cents and some lint.

    But the superSCARY part was that Brianna’s silly little prank was

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