Dork Diaries 4: Tales from a Not-So-Graceful Ice Princess

In this fourth installment of the popular Dork Diaries series, 14-year-old Nikki Maxwell faces a new challenge: saving a local animal shelter where her crush, Brandon, volunteers. Nikki, along with her best friends Chloe and Zoey, decides to enter an ice skating competition to raise funds. However, her nemesis MacKenzie Hollister is determined to sabotage their efforts and steal the spotlight. Written in a diary format with engaging doodles and comic strips, this book explores themes of friendship, perseverance, and standing up to bullies, all wrapped in a humorous and relatable middle school narrative. It's perfect for readers aged 10-14 who enjoy stories about navigating social challenges and finding their voice.

In the fourth book of the New York Times bestselling series that's as popular as it is dorky, Nikki Maxwell is determined to help out her crush Nikki Maxwell isn't at all surprised to find out that her crush Brandon volunteers at a local animal shelter. He's such a sweet guy--of course he wants to help those adorable puppies Then Brandon tells her that the shelter is in danger of closing, and Nikki knows she can't let that happen. Especially when she discovers a shocking secret about Brandon that makes keeping that shelter open more important than ever. So Nikki and her friends Chloe and Zoey enter an ice skating competition to help raise money for the shelter, but (big surprise) MacKenzie has to stick her nose in and cause trouble so that she can be the one to swoop in and save the day. No way will Nikki let that happen: She'll just have to come up with some extra creative ideas this time