First volume of a planned three, this edited version of an ongoing
online serial records a middle-school everykid's triumphs and (more
often) tribulations through the course of a school year. Largely
through his own fault, mishaps seem to plague Greg at every turn,
from the minor freak-outs of finding himself permanently seated in
class between two pierced stoners and then being saddled with his
mom for a substitute teacher, to being forced to wrestle in gym
with a weird classmate who has invited him to view his "secret
freckle." Presented in a mix of legible "hand-lettered" text and
lots of simple cartoon illustrations with the punch lines often in
dialogue balloons, Greg's escapades, unwavering self-interest and
sardonic commentary are a hoot and a half - certain to elicit both
gales of giggles and winces of sympathy (not to mention
recognition) from young readers. (Fiction. 9-11) (Kirkus Reviews)
It's a new school year and Greg Heffley finds himself thrust into
the harsh landscape of secondary school, where undersized weaklings
have to share the hallways with kids who are six-feet-tall, dating
and already shaving. While Greg's days are focused on school
survival, he's happy to have Rowley, his reliable punching-bag
sidekick, along for the ride. But when his best friend's star
starts to rise at school, Greg tries to use Rowley's newfound
popularity to his advantage. "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" is about
everyday secondary school experiences and author/illustrator Jeff
Kinney makes us recall our own childhood as we look back on just
how perilous school can be. The warts-and-all experiences of his
alter ego, Greg Heffley, are recorded in a diary that Greg's mother
bought him to make him more "thoughtful." But as Greg says, "Just
don't expect me to be all 'Dear Diary' this and 'Dear Diary' that.
If she thinks I'm going to write down my 'feelings' or whatever in
here, she's crazy." However, as in all the best coming-of-age
stories, what Greg Heffley says he won't do and what he actually
does are two very different things.
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