Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 1

Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 1

By Jeff Kinney

913 ratings 994 reviews 1897 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
ISBN-13: 9781439582633
ISBN-10: 1439582637
Published on 4/9/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Number of pages: 217

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this book is awsome i love reading diary of a wimpy kid and we have book fair at my school so i can get one of the diary of a wimpy kid books

abel abel

i love the books of diary of a wimpy kid it is a funny book.It is sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo awsome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.My bother four books of diary of a wimpy kid.

i love the wimpy kid books its soooooooooooooooo funny i showed every body they loved it they thoutght it was soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo funny!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i love this book its sooo funny i showed my friends they said it was funny i i wish it was in real life that will be awsome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I don't like this book. Greg is putting himself down by calling himself wimpy, he makes fun of other people, and he acts terribly to his best friend Rowley! It's also really easy for me and I don't consider it good literature.

I figured that I'd rather just do one review on all of the books instead of five separate reviews. These books are really funny and enjoyable. They are a little low on my reading level, though. I still like the books anyway.

All of the Dairy of a Wimpy Kid books are really good. I think the who wrote these books is a BILLIONAIR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This book was a fun book to read and I found it very funny. It was an interesting book and I read it about 10 times before I got bored of it.

isabella isabella

this bookis amazing I really recamend it, for peaple who like a fun and funny book, it is just really cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

luv this book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! soooooooooo classic so funny and a little silyy i can't wait for book 7! !!!!!

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