Kinney, Jeff. Diary of a Wimpy Kid. 2007. 217p. Book 1 of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. ISBN 978-0-8109-9313-6. Available as FIC KIN on the library shelves and as an eBook on Overdrive.
Greg Heffley is heading back to school in September, to the dreaded middle school. His mother offers him a diary in which he can write whatever he likes. Calling it a journal, Greg decides he will use it to comment on his middle school experience through text and drawings.
As an undersized middle schooler, Greg finds himself amid other students who have already bloom and who need to shave. They are taller and meaner than Greg, and he often becomes the victim of their actions. Through hilarious experiences shared with his best friend Rowley, Greg talks about his daily experiences with his peers, his brother Rodrick, and his family.
Greg also experiences jealousy when Rowley becomes more popular than him. The elaborate plots and plans to hitch himself to Rowley’s rising fame may lead to popularity for Greg, but it may also cost him everything.
The drawings are absolutely essential to appreciate this story, and it reads very quickly. Look no further for an entertaining look on the painful years of middle school.
The story continues in Diary of a Wimpy Kid #2: Rodrick Rules. For another entertaining look at the illustrated life of a middle schooler, take a look at Jake the Fake Keeps it Real or Diary of a Middle School Zombie.
The story continues in Diary of a Wimpy Kid #2: Rodrick Rules. For another entertaining look at the illustrated life of a middle schooler, take a look at Jake the Fake Keeps it Real or Diary of a Middle School Zombie.
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