Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 1

Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 1

By Jeff Kinney

917 ratings 994 reviews 1907 followers
Book 1 of 17 in the  Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series
Interest LevelReading LevelReading A-ZATOSWord Count
Grades 4 - 8Grades 10 - 8T5.219784
Boys don’t keep diaries—or do they?

The launch of an exciting and innovatively illustrated new series narrated by an unforgettable kid every family can relate to

It’s a new school year, and Greg Heffley finds himself thrust into middle school, where undersized weaklings share the hallways with kids who are taller, meaner, and already shaving. The hazards of growing up before you’re ready are uniquely revealed through words and drawings as Greg records them in his diary.

In book one of this debut series, Greg is happy to have Rowley, his sidekick, along for the ride. But when Rowley’s star starts to rise, Greg tries to use his best friend’s newfound popularity to his own advantage, kicking off a chain of events that will test their friendship in hilarious fashion.

Author/illustrator Jeff Kinney recalls the growing pains of school life and introduces a new kind of hero who epitomizes the challenges of being a kid. As Greg says in his diary, “Just don’t expect me to be all ‘Dear Diary’ this and ‘Dear Diary’ that.” Luckily for us, what Greg Heffley says he won’t do and what he actually does are two very different things.

Since its launch in May 2004 on Funbrain.com, the Web version of Diary of a Wimpy Kid has been viewed by 20 million unique online readers. This year, it is averaging 70,000 readers a day.
 
F&P level: T
Publisher: Amulet Books
ISBN-13: 9781419729454
ISBN-10: 1419729454
Published on 8/8/2017
Binding: Hardcover
Number of pages: 224

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This is the first book of the diary of a wimpy kid and it was really fun to read. This book is mainly introducing things that Greg do and what usually happens in his life everyday. I think that this book is really funny and also cool to read because I like to read about things that happen to the other's. I recommend this book to anyone that likes funny books.

This is DA BEST BOOK ERMERGERD

This Book Is Awesome :D

I like how the book is made with some writing and also some pictures with word bubbles which are called Graphic novels. I would go to the library and would pick out all the 4 graphic novels I would want and that would go with a certain book series. And sometimes I would go and get Diary Of A Wimpy Kid if my mom would let me. And I typed this because I want to let people know that I liked the book a lot.

I love diary of a wimpy kid

This is very good

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This book is talking about Greg in his school, he was a middle school student, and he has two brothers let him crazy everyday. In the school, there is a nasty cheese sticky on the basketball court, but Greg was interesting about that thing, I think he know the story about this yucky cheese. A person who ate the sandwich and threw the cheese on the basketball court, then the cheese started getting sticky. So no one want to touch it and play the basketball on this court.Then one day, a person named Darren Walsh touched the cheese, and Cheese Touch was started. I finished this book,and I think this book is interesting and funny. I think writer is a humor person, so that why he made Wimpy Kid. If someone want to read some books, I will recommendation to him.

Have not Read it Before Want to though

Very good book. I love the series

Greg is finally going to middle school. However, he thinks that middle school is the dumbest thing in the entire world. Middle School is a place with boys that is taller, stronger and SHAVING!!! They bully students who seem to be shorter and thinner. As all these nightmares continue annoying Greg, his middle school life starts in an unexpected way. He sits with two nausea boy. Greg feels like this is the worst thing he could ever met. However, as the time goes by, he still get along well with Rowley, his best friend since elementary school. They hang out together. They patrolled together. They wrote comics together. But...one thing, made their friendship get terrible and deteriorate...What happened?

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