<Tr> <Th> Publication date </Th> <Td> June 2009 - present </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Media type </Th> <Td> Print (Hardcover) </Td> </Tr> <P> Dork Diaries is a humorous children's book series written and illustrated by Rachel Renée Russell . </P> <P> The series, written in a diary format, uses drawings, doodles, and comic strips to chronicle the daily life of its 14 - year - old protagonist, Nikki Maxwell, in and outside of middle school . </P>

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