Tales from a Not-So-Smart Miss Know-It-All
by Rachel Renée Russell · Dork Diaries, Book 5 series · Grade 3-7 · Ages Ages 9-13
Nikki Maxwell writes in her diary about school, friends, crushes, and lots of middle-school drama. In this book, she gets involved with the school newspaper and tries to handle being an advice columnist—even though her own life feels pretty messy!
Key vocabulary
A columnist is a person who writes regular articles for a newspaper, magazine, or website.
Advice is a helpful idea someone gives you when you are trying to decide what to do.
Something embarrassing makes you feel shy, awkward, or like you want to hide.
A reputation is what other people think or say about someone based on how they act.
A deadline is the time or day when something must be finished.
Dramatic means full of big feelings, excitement, or action.
Popularity means being liked or known by many people.
Anonymous means someone’s name is not shared or known.