Diary of a Wimpy Kid
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 new-found popularity to his own advantage, kicking off a chain of events that will test their friendship in hilarious fashion. Filled with handwritten notes and hilarious sketches, ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ is the perfect way to encourage reluctant readers.
Borders Original Voices Award for YA or Independent Reader (2007); ALA Teens' Top Ten (2008); West Australian Young Readers' Book Award (WAYRBA) for Younger Readers (2009); Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award (2009)
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.