Nikki Maxwell authors an advice column for the school newspaper in this fifth book of the "New York Times "bestselling Dork Diaries series. Nikki Maxwell develops a sudden interest in student journalism that may or may not (okay, definitely does) have to do with the fact that mean girl Mackenzie has started writing a gossip column. And there just might be some juicy info involving Nikki s crush, Brandon, that Nikki doesn t want Mackenzie reporting to the world. So Nikki joins the school newspaper staff and ends up as an advice columnist It s fun at first, answering other kids letters. But when Miss Know-It-All s inbox is suddenly overflowing with pleas for guidance, Nikki feels in need of some help herself. Fortunately she has BFFs Chloe and Zoey on her side and at her keyboard