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Dork Diaries: Once Upon a Dork

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Dork Diaries: Once Upon a Dork by Rachel Renee Russell

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By Rachel Renee Russell

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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!

Reviews

05 Sep 2025

I could not put it down it was so interesting and funny.

31 Aug 2025

I loved it it was so interesting to read and it was so good I definitely recommend reading it

29 Aug 2025

This was a fiction book from a series I love. It was funny!

20 Aug 2025

It was such a good book, and had such a spin on those fairy tales!

18 Aug 2025

I like it because it was interesting

14 Aug 2025

This book was fun and easy to read and would be great for any reluctant reader or indeed for any young tween navigating social relationships at school. A girl friendly version of the Wimpy Kid books look.

10 Aug 2025

Amazing Nikki has a hard time but she always gets through it with her best friends Chloe and Zoey by her side the three of then can do anything!

09 Aug 2025

This book, had a lot mayhem it made you want to keep reading it: I really enjoyed it.

06 Aug 2025

i like how Nikki went into fairy tale land and met princeses that were her friends in real life

05 Aug 2025

AMAZING

27 Jul 2025

What makes this book stand out is how Nikki grows throughout the story. She learns about confidence, being herself, and how to stand up for what’s right—even when things aren’t going perfectly. Her friendship with Zoey and Chloe is as strong as ever, and I seriously love their group dynamic. It’s funny and feels really real, like you can totally imagine being part of their squad.

26 Jul 2025

The story is about Nikki, a girl who gets smacked right in the head with a dodgeball—ouch! After that, she starts imagining she’s in a crazy, silly world where everything is weird and wild. It’s like her brain is on a super funny rollercoaster! Nikki has to deal with a super annoying mean girl named Mackenzie who thinks she’s the queen of the school (spoiler: she’s not). And then there’s Brandon, Nikki’s crush, who is kinda cute but also totally confusing. The book is full of goofy drawings and diary secrets that made me laugh so much, I almost snorted!

24 Jul 2025

It had characters from other books

14 Jul 2025

I like it

06 Jul 2025

This book was good because nikki got hit in the face with a ball then she woke up in a whole different world

06 Jul 2025

This book was good because nikki got hit in the face with a ball then she woke up in a whole different world

24 Jan 2025

I really enjoyed the twist in this book with the fairytales.

09 Sep 2024

l love the part when brianna found her crush

04 Sep 2024

Magical and SUPER dorky!Dorks rule !

03 Sep 2024

Very entertaining

02 Sep 2024

a girl wakes up in a fairy tale land but has to get back home

30 Aug 2024

I like this type of books but this one wasn't as good

27 Aug 2024

I don’t really like it because it’s a bit scary.
I hate the part when Makenzie throws the ball to Nikki.
I recommend it to people who like dork series.

21 Aug 2024

I liked Niki Maxwell the best in this book because she shows anything is possible. I would recommend this to someone else.

20 Aug 2024

After wicked Mackenzie Hollister threw a Dodgeball at Nikki she passed out and had a great adventure of good, evil, scary and fun. I'll totally recommend this to someone else.

18 Aug 2024

Was disappointed in this book I expected it to be as good as the others but I just couldn’t get into it.

11 Aug 2024

I liked the fact it is an easy read, my favourite character is Nikki. I recommend people read it

10 Aug 2024

I found this one quite boring to read .

09 Aug 2024

It was good but a bit silly.

07 Aug 2024

This is really amazing book I am happy to of found it on borrow box since I was going to read it in school back in December but it went missing this is all about when mean girl Mackenzie Hollister throws a dodgeball at Nikki Maxwell very hard and said “eat rubber DORK” then Nikki passed out and had a dream about a wacky fairy tale first as she was falling she had hit the wicked witch of the west Mackenzie and after she meets the munchkins then she later met the good witch of the north aka the...

This is really amazing book I am happy to of found it on borrow box since I was going to read it in school back in December but it went missing this is all about when mean girl Mackenzie Hollister throws a dodgeball at Nikki Maxwell very hard and said “eat rubber DORK” then Nikki passed out and had a dream about a wacky fairy tale first as she was falling she had hit the wicked witch of the west Mackenzie and after she meets the munchkins then she later met the good witch of the north aka the fairy godmother Brianna and like all people she knew from her world were fairy tale characters! Well not all of the but I will name ones I have not mentioned Chole as goldielocks Zoey as little red riding hood Marcy Violet and someone else as Princesses Victoria Steel as the queen of harts the school newspaper person (sorry I forgot how to spell his name) Brandon as the prince the principal as the wizard of oz but in Nikki’s dream it was the wizard of odd. I also have somthing say for cat and dork diaries lovers that me and my friend are making a book series called cat diaries!

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