A festive school visit on June 9, organized by bbgb Books in Richmond, Virginia, helped launch a new series from Dork Diaries author Rachel Renée Russell. The debut title is The Misadventures of Max Crumbly: Locker Hero (Simon & Schuster), starring a boy braving the scariest place he's ever been: South Ridge Middle School. Here, the Max Crumbly creators visit Bettie Weaver Elementary School in Midlothian, Va. Top row: Jenny Maslink, library assistant; Lara Ivey, librarian; Bottom row: Erin Russell, Rachel Renée Russell, Nikki Russell. (Erin and Nikki are co-writers/illustrators with Rachel on the Dork Diaries and Max Crumbly books.) (Photo: Faye Bi)
