Reg istration is now full\, but you can still add your name to the waitlist. R egistrants on the waitlist will be contacted via email as soon as a spot b ecomes available.
\nMCPL\, the \;Gaithersburg Book Festival and Friends of the Library Montgomery County (FOLMC) are
excited to bring you Rachel René\;e Russell and Nikki Russell\, the
author-illustrator team of the wildly popular Dork Diaries series. \;<
/p>\n\n In \;this sixteenth installment of the #1 New York Ti
mes bestselling Dork Diaries series\, \;Tales from a NOT-SO-B
ratty Little Sister\, \;Nikki Maxwell&rsquo\;s diary
enters her bratty little sister&rsquo\;s clutches. It&rsquo\;s almost tim
e for school to start again\, and Nikki is a little worried&mdash\;but\, a
s always\, she has her BFFS to help. Only\, it turns out her friends need&
nbsp\;Nikki&rsquo\;s \;help. Nikki quickly gets overwhelmed and even s
tarts feeling sick&hellip\;which is when her little sister\, Brianna\, tak
es her chance to steal Nikki&rsquo\;s diary! How much damage can Brianna d
o before Nikki is back on her feet. The author presentati
on and Q&\;A will be from 2-3 p.m. followed by a book signing. \;Rachel René\;e and Nikki will only be signing copies of Ta
les from a NOT-SO-Bratty Little Sister sold by the Friends of the Lib
rary Montgomery County (FOLMC) the day of the event. \;
Registra tion is required for this program. \;Registration is now full \, but you can still add your name to the waitlist. Registrants on the wai tlist will be contacted via email as soon as a spot becomes available.&nbs p\;Please add additional members of your group when you register y ourself.
\nFor families of all ages. \ ; Parents/caregivers MUST accompany children under the age of 8 during the program. \;
\nIf 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.
\n \;
Autho
r Bio:
Rachel René\;e Russell is the #1 \;New Y ork 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 Zoe y. With humor and wit\, Rachel&rsquo\;s books encourage tweens to embrace their individuality and always let their inner dork shine through. The&nbs p\;Dork Diaries \;series has been \;translated into forty-two lang uages worldwide and its characters are as diverse as the millions of tween s who read the books. With more than fifty-five million books in print\, t he series has garnered \;such honors as two \;Kids&rsquo\; Book Ch oice Awards\, an NAACP Image Award \;for Outstanding Literary Work for Children\, \;the Milner Award for Children&rsquo\;s Literature\, \;and a Nickelodeon Kid&rsquo\;s Choice Book of the Year nomination. Rache l is also the author of a second \;New York Times \;bestselling se ries\, The Misadventures of Max Crumbly\, which received a Kids&rsquo\; Bo ok Choice Award. Her daughter\, Nikki Russell\, is the illustrator for bot h book series. The mother-daughter team has \;released nineteen consec utive \;New York Times \;bestsellers.
\nIllustrator Bio:
\nRachel Renee Russell&rsquo\;s daughter\, Nikki Russe ll\, is the illustrator for both book series. The mother-daughter team has released nineteen consecutive New York Times bestsellers. Nikki Russell g raduated from the University of Michigan with a bachelor&rsquo\;s degree i n Elementary Education. \; She taught first grade until landing her dr eam job as the illustrator for the award-winning New York Times best-selli ng children&rsquo\;s book series\, DORK DIARIES. \; She also illustrat es for the best-selling children&rsquo\;s book series\, THE MISADVENTURES OF MAX CRUMBLY. In her spare time\, Nikki enjoys shopping\, listening to m usic\, playing computer games and watching the Home &\; Garden channel.
\n\nQuestions about this program? Please co ntact Gaithersburg Library at 240-773-9490.
\n\nThis author e vent is co-sponsored by the Gaithersburg Book Festival and Friends of the Library\, Montgomery County (FOLMC).
\nLibrary Program Attendance (both virtual and in the br anch) is limited to participants within the suggested age range of the pro gram. Adults attending a program intended for children must have an accomp anying child.
\nBy joining this MCPL program\, you agree to abide by our \;rules of conduct. \;Library staff has the authority to remo ve you from this program if we deem your behavior to be inappropriate\, to ensure the safety of staff and customers.
\nAccommo dation Requests
\nPeople who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing sh ould request English-language captioning or sign-language interpretation at least five day s before the library-sponsored program they plan to attend. Contact the As sistant Facilities and Accessibility Program Manager at 240-777-0002 with all other accommodation requests.
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