Rachel Renée Russell Explained

Rachel Renée Russell
Birth Date:13 March 1959
Nationality:American
Occupation:Author, cartoonist, attorney
Children:2

Rachel Renée Russell (born March 13, 1959) is an American 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.[1] She attended Northwestern University, then law school. As of 2013, she lives in Chantilly, Virginia.[2]

Dork Diaries, written in a diary format, uses doodles, drawings, and comic strips to chronicle the daily life of the main character, Nikki Maxwell, as she struggles to fit in and survive middle school. The series is based on Russell's middle school experiences. Her daughter, Nikki, is the illustrator of the series. The main character, Nikki Maxwell, is named after her daughter.

The Misadventures of Max Crumbly is about a character, Maxwell Crumbly, who keeps a diary about his challenges in middle school. He is introduced in Dork Diaries: Tales From A Not-So Perfect Pet Sitter.

As of December 2023, more than 55 million copies of Dork Diaries have been sold worldwide in 52 languages, and the book series has spent 331 weeks on the New York Times Best Sellers list in the Children's Series category.

Bibliography and awards

Personal life

Russell married her love interest from college at an unknown date; they divorced in April 2009.They share two daughters, Erin and Nikki, who help Russell write and illustrate her books.[8] [9] She lives in Chantilly, Virginia as of 2013.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Meet the author. Dorkdiaries.com. June 11, 2016.
  2. News: The Grown-Up Behind a Tween Phenomenon . The New York Times . 25 March 2013 . Kaufman . Leslie .
  3. https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2011-02-13/chapter-books/list.html "The New York Times Best Sellers: Children's Books"
  4. http://content.usatoday.com/life/books/booksdatabase/default.aspx "Best-Selling Books Database on USA Today"
  5. https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2011-02-20/chapter-books/list.html "The New York Times Best Sellers: Children's Books" on nytimes.com"
  6. Web site: Books: Dork Diaries 4. Publisher's website. Simon and Schuster. 7 August 2012.
  7. Web site: Books: Dork Diaries 5. Publisher's website. Simon and Schuster. 7 August 2012.
  8. Web site: Children’s Author of “The Dork Diaries,” Rachel Renee Russell Teaches Girls to Journal: Who’s a Dork? « Inkandescent Women magazine . 2024-07-28.
  9. Web site: Rachel Renee Russell (@rachel-russell) / Passes . 2024-07-28 . Passes . en.

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