Sunday, February 24, 2008

Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney

This book is a must have for all middle schoolers. Greh Heffley is a 6th grader who wants to make his mark in the school. In his attempts of making his mark his has tried weightlifting, creating the ultimate haunted house, trying for class treasurer, and trying to bet the World Record for the biggest snowman. However his attempts never work because he is always caught in the wrong place at the wrong time. Middle school readers can relate to the typical teenage problems. The author is clever is using cartoons to play up the humor of the book.

Originally posted on Best Books by Ms. Monroe at 12:11 PM on Jan 2, 2008

1 comment:

Betsy said...

This book is developing a huge following at my school. Many of the readers are my reluctant readers and it's so fun to see their positive reactions.

I got the sequel Diary of... Roderick Rules! and it's proving to be as successful as the first.