Big Shot
Greg Heffley and sports just don’t mix.
After a disastrous field day competition at school, Greg decides that when it comes to his athletic career, he’s officially retired. But after his mom urges him to give sports one more chance, he reluctantly agrees to sign up for basketball.
Tryouts are a mess, and Greg is sure he won’t make the cut. But he unexpectedly lands a spot on the worst team.
As Greg and his new teammates start the season, their chances of winning even a single game look slim. But in sports, anything can happen. When everything is on the line and the ball is in Greg’s hands, will he rise to the occasion? Or will he blow his big shot?
About the Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series
Books in series order
- 1.Diary of a Wimpy Kid(2007)
- 2.Rodrick Rules(2008)
- 3.The Last Straw(2009)
- 4.Dog Days(2009)
- 5.The Ugly Truth(2010)
- 6.Cabin Fever(2011)
- 7.The Third Wheel(2012)
- 8.Hard Luck(2013)
- 9.Long Haul(2014)
- 10.Old School(2015)
- 11.Double Down(2016)
- 12.The Getaway(2017)
- 13.Meltdown(2018)
- 14.Wrecking Ball(2019)
- 15.The Deep End(2020)
- 16.Big Shot(2021)
- 17.Diper Överlöde(2022)
- 18.No Brainer(2023)
- 19.Hot Mess(2024)
- 20.Partypooper(2025)
- +The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book(2011)
- +The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary: How Greg Heffley Went Hollywood(2010)
Reading age: 8+ years
This series should be read in order.
Written in journal style and filled with hand written notes and simple drawings, this hilarious series chronicles the daily disasters of a less-than-average wimpy kid. It's a new school year, and wise-cracking pre-teen 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 a montage of words and drawings as Greg records them in his diary. Author/illustrator Jeff Kinney recalls the growing pains of school life and introduces a new kind of hero who epitomises 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 often two very different things.