First of all, let me get something straight: This is a JOURNAL, not a diary. I know what it says on the cover, but when Mom went out to buy this thing I SPECIFICALLY told her to get one that didn't say \"diary\" on it. Great. All I need is for some jerk to catch me carrying this book around and get the wrong idea.
The other thing I want to clear up right away is that this was MOM's idea, not mine. But if she thinks I'm going to write down my \"feelings\" in here or whatever, she's crazy. So just don't expect me to be all \"Dear Diary\" this and \"Dear Diary\" that.
The only reason I agreed to do this at all is because I figure later on when I'm rich and famous, I'll have better things to do than answer people's stupid questions all day long. So this book is gonna come in handy.
Let me just say for the record that I think middle school is the dumbest idea ever invented. You got kids like me who haven't hit their growth spurt yet mixed in with these gorillas who need to shave twice a day.
And then they wonder why bullying is such a big problem in middle school. If it was up to me, grade levels would be basedon height, not age. But then again, I guess that would mean kids like Chirag Gupta would still be in the first grade.
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Jeff Kinney's popular character takes center stage as Greg's cartoon diary becomes a hilarious and heartfelt musical. Will Greg's plans to become popular lead him to sacrifice his one true friend? Can anyone avoid the dreaded Cheese Touch? Grab a hall pass and don't be late for an adventure familiar to anyone who actually survived middle school.
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Stephan Pastis is a cartoonist, so like Diary of a Wimpy Kid, the six graphic novels in the Timmy Failure series all feature cartoons along with text. Also appealing is the title character, an 11-year-old detective with a BIG imagination and a lazy polar bear (yes, polar bear) partner.
The candid and humorous diaries of middle school student Jamie Kelly actually debuted in 2004, three years before Wimpy Kid hit shelves in 2007. But readers who enjoy the first-person diary format will find much to enjoy in this series.
This award-winning fantasy graphic novel series features the adventures of main character, Emily, and her younger brother, Navin. The siblings overcome a variety of challenges as they enter the fictional world of Alledia. Readers will encounter more suspense than in Wimpy Kid, but the same type of comic illustrations.
Reading is reading. I would much rather a child be reading a book (at grade level or not) that they enjoy rather than having them read something they abhor and put off reading for the rest of their life.
Jeremiah just finished 1st grade and he found a total love for reading because of diary of a wimpy kid!! Glad he found some at the school library. We baight one and he read the whole thing age 6 this summer w little help from is. Thankful for these books
Last weekend I had a first encounter with the multimedia juggernaut that is Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Started online by Jeff Kinney as a web comic, with daily entries exploring the world of middle school angst and pranks, the stories moved to print starting in 2007 (there are now five books), followed in 2010 by the first wimpy kid movie. The movie sequel, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, opened 3/25/11 to big box office.
The middle-school-aged fans of Jeff Kinney's "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" books will, of course, appreciate the big-screen version. That's a gimmie. Not only are they a generally easy-to-please lot, but the book's characters are easy to identify with, the booger jokes are plenty and the omnipresent threat of "the Cheese Touch" ("worse that nuclear cooties!") is compelling enough to capture any kid's rapt attention.
But the true measure of director Thor Freudenthal's big-screen, live-action version is that it's the rare kid's flick that their parents won't have to merely tolerate. Rather, they will actually enjoy it, too, laughing right along with their munchkins.
The reason: Because most of us - at least those who are the slightest bit truthful - can remember being wimpy kids, too. Even better, Freudenthal ("Hotel for Dogs") also apparently remembers it, which helps bring a universality to Kinney's playful "novel in cartoons," about a pre-teen desperate to find an identity and to fit in at his new school school.
That's no small achievement considering that the book on which it's all based - the first in what is (so far) four books in Kinney's franchise - is, for all of its charm, little more than a collection of goofy doodles and a series of likable but skimpy day-in-the-life vignettes written in the voice of its main character, Greg.
Their plot is simple enough: Greg Heffley (played by a deadpan Zachary Gordon who, since I've already invoked "The Wonder Years," has a distinct Fred Savage quality about him) is heading into sixth grade with a sneering big brother intent on tormenting him and a dorky best friend intent on embarrassing him.
Along the way, a series of misadventures foil his plans at every turn. By the time it's all over, however, he's learned the obligatory lessons about the importance of being yourself and what a true friend is and blah, blah, blah.
Where "Wimpy Kid" really soars is in its casting. The film, like the school in which it's set, is populated with a range of kids - from Gordon's unconfident Greg to the happily clueless Rowley (Robert Capron) to the disturbingly nerdy Fregley (Grayson Russell), and all the way down to menacing toddler Manny (Connor and Owen Fielding). Each is entirely, hilariously believable in his or her role.
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.
Secrets have a way of getting out, especially when a diary is involved. Whatever you do, don't ask Greg Heffley how he spent his summer vacation, because he definitely doesn't want to talk about it. As Greg enters the new school year, he's eager to put the past three months behind him...and one event in particular. Unfortunately for Greg, his older brother, Rodrick, knows all about the incident Greg wants to keep under wraps. "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules" chronicles Greg's attempts to navigate the hazards of middle school, impress the girls, steer clear of the school talent show, and most important, keep his secret safe.
Life was better in the old days. Or was it? That's the question Greg Heffley is asking as his town voluntarily unplugs and goes electronics-free. But modern life has its conveniences, and Greg isn't cut out for an old-fashioned world. With tension building inside and outside the Heffley home, will Greg find a way to survive? Or is going "old school" just too hard for a kid like Greg?
Greg Heffley's on a losing streak. His best friend, Rowley Jefferson, has ditched him, and finding new friends in middle school is proving to be a tough task. To change his fortunes, Greg decides to take a leap of faith and turn his decisions over to chance. Will a roll of the dice turn things around, or is Greg's life destined to be just another hard-luck story?
The pressure's really piling up on Greg Heffley. His mom thinks video games are turning his brain to mush, so she wants her son to put down the controller and explore his "creative side. " As if that's not scary enough, Halloween's just around the corner and the frights are coming at Greg from every angle. When Greg discovers a bag of gummy worms, it sparks an idea. Can he get his mom off his back by making a movie . . . and will he become rich and famous in the process? Or will doubling down on this plan just double Greg's troubles?
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