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by Jeff Kinney (Author)
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  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Puffin (6 Aug 2009)
  • ISBN-10: 0141324929
  • ISBN-13: 978-0141324920
  • Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.8 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 101 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Greg's dad, Frank, is on a mission - a mission to make this wimpy kid, well, less wimpy. All manner of 'manly' physical activities are planned, but Greg just about manages to find a way out of them. That is until military academy is is mentioned and Greg realizes that he's going to have to come up with something very special to get out of this one . . .

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Jeff Kinney is the author of the bestselling Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. Diary of a Wimpy Kid was his debut novel and the comic adventures of his protagonist, Greg Heffley, began online in 2004 on funbrain.com where almost 100,000 children read about him every day. To date the series has sold over 11 million copies in the US alone. Jeff is an online developer and designer. He lives with his family in southern Massachusetts, USA.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars more wimpy kid fun, 26 Aug 2009
By sammie "'one-click' on!!" (Hertfordshire, England) - See all my reviews
What can I say? My son waited for this book and promptly read it in 2 evening sessions. He loves the wimpy kid books and is already waiting for the next one. Anything that has them reading and laughing out loud has to be good.... maybe I ought to read it myself!!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars another good book in the series, 18 Nov 2009
By K. Kan (Suffolk, UK) - See all my reviews
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My son is 11, like most boys he doesn't like reading. This book, like all others in the series, is funny with lots of pictures, and it talks about children about my son's age and things they encountered. My son reads it again & again, and laughs everytime, he also read out to me so I can laugh with him! I think this book + its series are good for encouraging children to read, particularly for those who are not keen in reading. I bought all the books in the series, and my son loves it all and still reading them repeatedly. Can't wait for the next one to come out.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Talking to Girls, Not Changing Dirty Clothes, Sitting on the Bench, and Pleasing Dad, 24 Jan 2009
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This review is from: The Last Straw: Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Hardcover)

If your fourth grader reads this book, he'll be ready for the worst to come in Middle School . . . and be able to laugh at it all when it arrives.

It's very awkward to be in Middle School. Bigger kids are either tripping you (or worse) or you are afraid you'll be embarrassed by something (almost anything!). Jeff Kinney gets it right.

One of the major story lines is that Greg wants Holly Hills to notice he's alive. But like most boys that age, it's hard for him to do anything other than wish to be with her. Everyone who was ever a boy that age will remember going through what Greg is.

Another major story line involves Greg being expected to do his own laundry (which means NOT doing any laundry . . . and wearing dirty clothes). Reading that section brought back memories of the aroma of my unwashed gym clothes in eighth grade.

There's a seemingly innocent story line about neighbors who want to shoot a funny video that turns out to have more potential than I would have expected.

Greg's dad also wants to toughen him up . . . to make a man out of him. And Greg will do anything to avoid that! All boys who prefer video games to hiking will relate to these stories.

Greg has his usual complaints about Rodrick and Manny, but they are so expected that you'll feel like you could have written those parts.

I liked the part, too, where Greg decides to write a book. There is also a funny section about writing a four-page paper that may inspire youthful imitation.

As with the earlier books, the illustrations are great. The printing also makes it seem a little more like a diary (except that such a boy's diary would never be this neat).

I had fun, recalled lots of my youthful moments, remembered similar circumstances my boys went through, and laughed aloud quite a lot. What more can a book do? It's a winner!




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