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Nikki Maxwell, the popular fifth-grade student, finds herself as an advice columnist for the school newspaper after discovering a gossip column written by MacKenzie, a classmate who is also a mean girl. Nikki joins the school newspaper staff and discovers that Miss Know-It-All, the teacher, has a sudden interest in student journalism. Nikki’s sudden interest in student journalism may or may not have something to do with the fact that MacKenzie has started writing a gossip column. Nikki’s advice column becomes a source of guidance for other students, but Nikki feels the need for some help herself.
First publish date: 2012
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels/Graphic Fiction
Authors: Rachel Renée Russell
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