Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life
by Rachel Renee Russell • Book 1 of the Dork Diaries Series • Related Edition: Spanish-Language
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
Year Published 2009
Word Count 29,745
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 890L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 132957, 5.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Schools
- Artists--Fiction
- Diaries
- Popularity
- Artists
- Diary fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | General
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Schools--Fiction
- Friendship--Fiction
- Popularity--Fiction
- Friendship
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Adolescence & Coming of Age
- Diaries--Fiction
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Awards & Distinctions 1
Kids’ Book Choice Awards, 2008-2021
Winner, 2010
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