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I, Nikki Maxwell, had a different idea. A brilliant idea. An idea that was about to ruin my life.

“Where did you get it?” Zoey Franklin hissed, peering over Nikki’s shoulder as if the book might bite her.

“It’s not even supposed to be out until next month,” whispered Chloe Garcia, her eyes as wide as dinner plates.

Then, Brandon started laughing. Not a mean laugh. A real laugh. "You guys are hilarious. This is going to be a great article. 'Nikki Maxwell and the Chaos Cows'?" dork diaries books new

Chloe and Zoey gasped. Mr. Grumbles looked up. And MacKenzie… MacKenzie blinked. Her lips twitched. The carefully constructed fortress of her coolness cracked.

An idea sparked. It was risky. It was dorky. It was perfect.

But as Nikki stared at MacKenzie’s smug face, a line from page one-seventy-two echoed in her head: “Sometimes, the best way to deal with a bully isn’t to fight back. It’s to make them laugh… at themselves.” I, Nikki Maxwell, had a different idea

"Um, Nikki?" Chloe said gently. "I don’t actually know how to play the guitar. I just own one because it looks cool in the corner of my room."

Then she drew a tiny hamster wearing a crown and smiled.

"Oh, pfft! Details!" I waved my hand dismissively. "We have three weeks! I can teach you! I’ve been taking online lessons. We’ll be amazing!" “Where did you get it

Then came the sound. A sound more terrifying than a pop quiz on fractions.

Behind me, Zoey hit a wrong note, and the keyboard made a loud, booming BONG sound. Chloe dropped her guitar pick, and it rolled across the floor with a hollow clatter .

For the next forty-eight minutes, the world ceased to exist. Nikki, Chloe, and Zoey huddled in their corner table, devouring chapter after chapter. MacKenzie Hollister, who normally patrolled the library like a perfume-soaked shark, was too busy facetiously ‘studying’ by the window to notice.

Brandon blinked.