Tales From a Not-So-Graceful Ice Princes (Skating Sensation)

333 Pages·2012·61.02 MB·English

by  Russell Rachel Renee

DorkDiaries.com
ALADDIN * Simon & Schuster, New York * Cover designed by Lisa Vega * Cover illustrations Copyright © 2012 by Rachel
Renée Russell * Ages 9–13 * 0612 *
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ALSO BY
Rachel Renée Russell
Dork Diaries:
Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life
Dork Diaries 2:
Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl
Dork Diaries 3:
Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star
Dork Diaries 31/ :
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How to Dork Your Diary

This book is a work of fiction. Any references to historical events, real people, or real locales are used
fictitiously. Other names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination,
and any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
ALADDIN An imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division 1230 Avenue of the
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Copyright © 2012 by Rachel Renée Russell All rights reserved, including the right of reproduction in
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Library of Congress ISBN 978-1-4424-1192-0 ISBN 978-1-44241193-7 (eBook)
To my daughter Erin, the original, slightly insecure Dork, who
grew up to be a bold, brainy, and beautiful Dork
Contents
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Sunday, December 1
Chapter 2: Monday, December 2
Chapter 3: Tuesday, December 3
Chapter 4: Wednesday, December 4
Chapter 5: Thursday, December 5
Chapter 6: Friday, December 6
Chapter 7: Saturday, December 7
Chapter 8: Sunday, December 8
Chapter 9: Monday, December 9
Chapter 10: Tuesday, December 10
Chapter 11: Wednesday, December 11
Chapter 12: Thursday, December 12
Chapter 13: Friday, December 13
Chapter 14: Saturday, December 14
Chapter 15: Sunday, December 15
Chapter 16: Monday, December 16
Chapter 17: Tuesday, December 17
Chapter 18: Wednesday, December 18
Chapter 19: Thursday, December 19
Chapter 20: Friday, December 20
Chapter 21: Saturday, December 21
Chapter 22: Sunday, December 22
Chapter 23: Monday, December 23
Chapter 24: Tuesday, December 24
Chapter 25: Wednesday, December 25
Chapter 26: Thursday, December 26
Chapter 27: Friday, December 27
Chapter 28: Saturday, December 28
Chapter 29: Sunday, December 29
Chapter 30: Monday, December 30
Chapter 31: Tuesday, December 31
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
To all of my Dork Diaries fans—thank you for allowing these books into your hearts. There could be no
Nikki Maxwell without you. Why? Because YOU are HER! Stay uniquely you and always remember to let
your inner DORK shine through.
Liesa Abrams Mignogna, my fabulous editor, who makes writing these books so inspiring and so much fun
that I STILL pinch myself to make sure I’m not dreaming. Like Nikki Maxwell, you’re an amazing real-life
Dork with a hot photographer crush (your hubby!). Thank you for being my dream editor!
Lisa Vega, my supertalented art director, who works tirelessly on this book series and knows the Dork
Diaries character art SO well you’re able to tell ME when MacKenzie is having a bad hair day. That’s just
too awesomely weird.
Mara Anastas, Paul Crichton, Carolyn Swerdloff, Matt Pantoliano, Katherine Devendorf, Alyson
Heller, and the rest of my wonderful team at Aladdin/Simon & Schuster, thank you for taking this series
into the stratosphere with your vision and hard work.
Daniel Lazar, my supersweet, hardworking agent at Writers House, thank you for your blood, sweat,
and tears. There’s just no way I could have done any of this without you. Most of all, thank you for
supporting my dreams and slightly wacky ideas. You are truly a dear friend.
A special thanks to Stephen Barr for all your help on our How to Dork Your Diary book and for
keeping me laughing. And to Torie Doherty for keeping everything organized and sending me those exciting
e-mails.
Maja Nikolic, Cecilia de la Campa, and Angharad Kowal, my foreign rights agents at Writers House,
thank you for putting the Dork Diaries books into the hands of children around the world.
Nikki Russell, my supertalented assistant artist, and Erin Russell, my supertalented assistant writer.
OMG! Where do I begin? I am so happy and blessed to be your mom. Thank you for helping me bring this
book series to the world. You’re the original Dorks, who were (and still ARE) my inspiration for writing
these books. I love you both SO much!
Sydney James, Cori James, Presli James, Arianna Robinson, and Mikayla Robinson, my nieces, for being
brutal critique partners and willing to work for a shopping spree at the mall and cheese fries.