RACHEL RENÉE RUSSELL is the New York Times bestselling author of the Dork Diaries series, which chronicles the life and misadventures of middle school student Nikki Maxwell and her best friends. The series has been translated into 42 languages worldwide and 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. Russell is also the author of the New York Times bestselling The Misadventures of Max Crumbly series, which received a Kids’ Book Choice Award. Her daughter, Nikki Russell, is the illustrator for both book series, and the mother-daughter team has released 19 consecutive New York Times bestsellers.