Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 1

Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 1

By Jeff Kinney

916 ratings 993 reviews 1904 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

Book Reviews (973)

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Ive read it :D

I really cant wait for the new one [the long haul]!

i read the entire series multiple times and loved it every time. It cool to read about a kid who is sort of a loner.

nicole 6 nicole 6

cool asome

nicole nicole

asome so cool

Its a pretty funny series i've read the whole series and i thought they were all 4 or 5 star books and i cant wait for the new book to come out. (The Long Haul)

This was a good book

Have read the whole series except for the new one (Hard Luck). Reading the story again. I can actually imagine everything in my head and mostly everything is quite funny. The story is set in a high school where popularity is everything, the family issues are ''normal''. My Perfect Book Series (one of them).. Just the book you need when you have holidays coming up and got nothing to do. LOVE IT.

i love it

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