Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 1

Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 1

By Jeff Kinney

912 ratings 994 reviews 1896 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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Elizabeth Elizabeth

This book is funny. I can read it over and over again.

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This book is so much fun full of laughy laughs I reccomend ot highly so much fun i love the book

I loved this series it's really funny

who read it who wants to be my friend

This book was very popular and a great comedy

i read it in fun braen that is fun is book ever i live pages 111 that won i like.

ohno ohno

this book is good for people for ages 6 to 13 it is a really a good book you should read it.

This is an awsome book this was the first diary of a wimpy kid book and then I read the others after.

Kyran Kyran

I have read all of these books and really liked them! THe only thing is that I like harder books, so these lliterally took me like a day to read two of them. They are still really good books though, but I would recommend them to younger people than my age.

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