To celebrate the release of their newest Dork Diaries book, mother-daughter team Rachel Renée Russell and Nikki Russell are visiting Gaithersburg library!

Registration is now full, but you can still add your name to the waitlist here. Registrants on the waitlist will be contacted via email as soon as a spot becomes available.

MCPL, the Gaithersburg Book Festival and Friends of the Library Montgomery County (FOLMC) are excited to bring you Rachel Renée Russell and Nikki Russell, the author-illustrator team of the wildly popular Dork Diaries series.

In this sixteenth installment of the #1 New York Times bestselling Dork Diaries series, Tales from a NOT-SO-Bratty Little Sister, Nikki Maxwell’s diary enters her bratty little sister’s clutches. It’s almost time for school to start again, and Nikki is a little worried—but, as always, she has her BFFS to help. Only, it turns out her friends need Nikki’s help. Nikki quickly gets overwhelmed and even starts feeling sick…which is when her little sister, Brianna, takes her chance to steal Nikki’s diary! How much damage can Brianna do before Nikki is back on her feet.

The author presentation and Q&A will be from 2-3 p.m. followed by a book signing. Rachel Renée and Nikki will only be signing copies of Tales from a NOT-SO-Bratty Little Sister sold by the Friends of the Library Montgomery County (FOLMC) the day of the event. Book sales will begin at 1:30 p.m. on the Second Floor.

Registration is required for this program. Registration is now full, but you can still add your name to the waitlist. Registrants on the waitlist will be contacted via email as soon as a spot becomes available. Please add additional members of your group when you register yourself.

For families of all ages.  Parents/caregivers MUST accompany children under the age of 8 during the program.

If the library’s parking lot is full, additional parking is available in the office building next door at 18310 Montgomery Village Ave, Gaithersburg, MD 20879.

Author Bio:

Rachel Renée Russell is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dork Diaries, an international blockbuster series chronicling the life and misadventures of middle school students, Nikki Maxwell and her best friends Chloe and Zoey. With humor and wit, Rachel’s books encourage tweens to embrace their individuality and always let their inner dork shine through. The Dork Diaries series has been translated into forty-two languages worldwide and its characters are as diverse as the millions of tweens who read the books. With more than fifty-five million books in print, the series has garnered such honors as two Kids’ Book Choice Awards, an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work for Children, the Milner Award for Children’s Literature, and a Nickelodeon Kid’s Choice Book of the Year nomination. Rachel is also the author of a second New York Times bestselling series, The Misadventures of Max Crumbly, which received a Kids’ Book Choice Award. Her daughter, Nikki Russell, is the illustrator for both book series. The mother-daughter team has released nineteen consecutive New York Times bestsellers.

Illustrator Bio:

Rachel Renee Russell’s daughter, Nikki Russell, is the illustrator for both book series. The mother-daughter team has released nineteen consecutive New York Times bestsellers. Nikki Russell graduated from the University of Michigan with a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education.  She taught first grade until landing her dream job as the illustrator for the award-winning New York Times best-selling children’s book series, DORK DIARIES.  She also illustrates for the best-selling children’s book series, THE MISADVENTURES OF MAX CRUMBLY. In her spare time, Nikki enjoys shopping, listening to music, playing computer games and watching the Home & Garden channel.

Questions about this program? Please contact Gaithersburg Library at 240-773-9490.

This author event is co-sponsored by the Gaithersburg Book Festival and Friends of the Library, Montgomery County (FOLMC).

Library Program Attendance (both virtual and in the branch) is limited to participants within the suggested age range of the program. Adults attending a program intended for children must have an accompanying child.

By joining this MCPL program, you agree to abide by our rules of conduct. Library staff has the authority to remove you from this program if we deem your behavior to be inappropriate, to ensure the safety of staff and customers.

Accommodation Requests

People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing should request English-language captioning or sign-language interpretation at least five days before the library-sponsored program they plan to attend. Contact the Assistant Facilities and Accessibility Program Manager at 240-777-0002 with all other accommodation requests.