What is the buzz about these books? I cannot keep them on the shelf in my libraries!! Jeff Kinney has a winner in his series of the Wimpy Kid. His third book came out this week and I had several requests for the book, before it came out! The Wimpy Kid books follow the life of Greg Heffley. Greg is in middle school and like many other middle school students there is a lot to deal with. Greg's mom buys him a diary to help him record his thoughts - he specifically asked her NOT to buy anything that had the word "diary" on it - in Greg's words, "Don't expect me to be all 'Dear Diary' this and 'Dear Diary' that". And so it begins ...
Did you know that the books started out on Funbrain.com in 2004, as daily entries in Greg's journal? What makes these books so popular? "They are just a lot of fun to read.", is a comment from one of my students. Pick one up today and have fun! Kinney also published a Do-It-Yourself Book (the orange one above) that allows you to create your own diary - “First of all, let me get something straight: This is a journal, not a diary.” - from Greg.
Watch for book 4 and 5 to be published soon!
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