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Loading... Diary of a wimpy kid : Greg Heffley's journal (edition 2007)by Jeff KinneyThis book is about a middle school student who illustrates his life in his diary. This book is a very easy read and his experiences can be connected to other students today. I recommend having this book in a classroom because middle school students can really use it to read and it may help a student cope if they are in similar situations. The Diary of a Wimpy Kid is a comedy book and the story is funny and very entertaining because they talk about real life people and certain scenarios that might be true to some children. The characters are not based on true events. The story was fun to read when I was younger because it was a time where I was the same age as the characters and it was funny being able to relate to some of the scenarios. I got a bit nostalgic recently and decided I was going to reread the early books in this series and then read the newer ones, just because. :) The first time I read a Wimpy Kid book was when I was 13, and I remember thinking it was downright hilarious. This book really does hold up well and I can easily see why the series continues to be so popular! I actually really admire the balance of humor Kinney has created; it's part middle school drama, part bathroom humor (which, lets be honest, is truly peak comedy for many middle school kids), and part slice of life/family humor which I think it relatable to not just kids but older readers, too! All around just a fun book that I'm going to keep recommending to people. Best Moments in Book #1: -Greg accidently making Manny eat a "spider" -the whole idea/presence of the Cheese Touch - this cheese is ICONIC. If you read these books as a kid then you know this to be a straight up fact -"ZooWeeMama!" I thought I would give this book a try, but was disappointed to find the character to be a little jerk with no redeeming kindness or thought for anyone but himself. This book makes me question my librarian theory that any reading is good reading; I am not sure kids need to read about smart-ass kids with no redeeming qualities. This made me LOL more than a few times. What killed me about it is that Greg, the main character/diarist, is kind of despicable. He treats his BFF pretty badly and he stoops so low to get his way. Still, you could say he's just a normal, un-idealized middle school guy. The half-comic-half-prose format lightens the whole thing so you don't take Greg too seriously, and in the end the book is a quick, fun read. And I finally know what the "cheese touch" is! I liked this book a lot, it was funny. Clearly the author remembers what it was like to be in junior high, it's spot on. As a tool to improve my German it was perfect because the grammar and vocabulary were at my speed, and the story was made up of incidents and observations that were funny enough to stand alone, but which linked back to previous incidents so that there was a feeling of plot/momentum to carry me along. Diary of a Wimpy kid is a great graphic novel for early readers and can be very relatable to most middle school or older students. The novel follows the life of Greg Hefley and his life throughout middle school be it dealing with his family or turning into a vampire from gaming all day during the summer the book finds a way to be relatable and funny and allows for almost all readers to find the series addicting. |
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