Once Upon a Dork by Rachel Renee Russell

Once Upon a Dork (Dork Diaries)

by Rachel Renee Russell

Welcome to Nikki Maxwell's aDORKable world and the mega-selling Dork Diaries series – now with over 50 million copies in print worldwide!

After a bump on the head, Nikki has a dream in which she, her BFF's Chloe and Zoey, her crush Brandon, and mean girl MacKenzie are playing the roles of some familiar classic fairy tale characters... with a very special dorky twist!

Will Nikki find her happily ever after, or will it be an epic fairy fail for this dorkarella?

With a HUGE global fanbase, Dork Diaries is the perfect series for fans of Lottie Brooks, Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Tom Gates. 

Don’t miss out! I LOVE PARIS, the brand new DORK DIARIES, is out now! 

Have you read all the DORK DIARIES series?
Dork Diaries   
Dork Diaries 2: Party Time  
Dork Diaries 3: Pop Star  
Dork Diaries 4: Skating Sensation  
Dork Diaries 5: Dear Dork  
Dork Diaries 6: Holiday Heartbreak  
Dork Diaries 7: TV Star  
Dork Diaries 8: Once Upon a Dork  
Dork Diaries 9: Drama Queen 
Dork Diaries 10: Puppy Love  
Dork Diaries 11: Frenemies Forever  
Dork Diaries 12: Crush Catastrophe  
Dork Diaries 13: Birthday Drama 
Dork Diaries 14: Spectacular Superstar   
Dork Diaries 15: I Love Paris!
- Out now!

Reviewed by stressedrach on

5 of 5 stars

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My 8 year old daughter really enjoyed this book, she loved the characters and how it was revolved around fairy tale stories that she knew well. She also liked that there were illustrations in the book as this not only made it more real for her but also made her forget the length of the book and made her want to read more.
She laughed out loud with the jelly, peanut butter and pickle sandwich getting stuck to Nikki’s jumper.

I think this is a fantastic book for children, the book is written just like a girl would write a diary and even in ‘handwriting’ to instead of printed text.

My daughter now wants to read all the other books in the series.

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  • 24 August, 2015: Finished reading
  • 24 August, 2015: Reviewed