Greg Heffley is finally in middle school and it's going to be a rough year. Besides being the shortest and skinniest Greg also has to deal with his mean older brother Roderick, his friend Rowley who never get s anything right, and the constant fear of the Cheese Touch! Then through a random series of events Rowley becomes the most popular kid in school. Will Greg get to ride his coattails to popularity too or will he be left in the dust of outcast forever?
Kinney's writing style is totally new and fresh. His dialogue is spot on for middle school aged children and has readers laughing out loud. Readers everywhere can connect with Greg and his adventures. Set in a small town middle school and at Gregg's own home, Diary of Wimpy Kid could just as easily take place in the reader's home town as it could in Greg's. Combined with Kinney's comical drawings Diary of a wimpy kid is a story middle school age readers will relate to and older readers will flash back to their own wimpy days.
A film version of the book was released in 2010. A trailer fro the film can be seen at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZVEIgPeDCE
There is also a website completely dedicated to the Wimpy Kid Series and can be found at
http://www.wimpykid.com/
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