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[ PDF ] Ebook Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 1 {PDF EBOOK EPUB KINDLE}[ PDF ] Ebook Diary ofa Wimpy Kid, Book 1{PDF EBOOK EPUBKINDLE}DescriptionFrom Publishers Weekly Starred Review. Kinney's popular Web comic, which began in 2004,makes its way to print as a laugh-out-loud 'novel in cartoons,' adapted from the series. Middleschool student Greg Heffley takes readers through an academic year's worth of drama. Greg'smother forces him to keep a diary ('I know what it says on the cover, but when Mom went out tobuy this thing I specifically told her to get one that didn't say 'diary' on it'), and in it he looselyrecounts each day's events, interspersed with his comic illustrations. Kinney has a gift forbelievable preteen dialogue and narration (e.g., 'Don't expect me to be all 'Dear Diary' this and'Dear Diary' that'), and the illustrations serve as a hilarious counterpoint to Greg's often deadpanvoice. The hero's utter obliviousness to his friends and family becomes a running joke. Forinstance, on Halloween, Greg and his best friend, Rowley, take refuge from some high schoolboys at Greg's grandmother's house; they taunt the bullies, who then T.P. her house. Greg'sjournal entry reads, 'I do feel a little bad, because it looked like it was gonna take a long time toclean up. But on the bright side, Gramma is retired, so she probably didn't have anything plannedfor today anyway.' Kinney ably skewers familiar aspects of junior high life, from dealing with themysteries of what makes someone popular to the trauma of a 'wrestling unit' in gym class. His printdebut should keep readers in stitches, eagerly anticipating Greg's further adventures. Ages 8-13.(Apr.) Copyright Â© Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rightsreserved. Read more From School Library Journal Grade 5â€“8â€”Greg Heffley has actually beenon the scene for more than two years. Created by an online game developer, he has starred in aWeb book of the same name on www.funbrain.com since May 2004. This print version is just asengaging. Kinney does a masterful job of making the mundane life of boys on the brink ofadolescence hilarious. Greg is a conflicted soul: he wants to do the right thing, but the constantquest for status and girls seems to undermine his every effort. His attempts to prove hisworthiness in the popularity race (he estimates he's currently ranked 52nd or 53rd) are constantlyfoiled by well-meaning parents, a younger and older brother, and nerdy friends. While Greg is notthe most principled protagonist, it is his very obliviousness to his faults that makes him such anappealing hero. Kinney's background as a cartoonist is apparent in this hybrid book that fallssomewhere between traditional prose and graphic novel. It offers some of the same adventures asthe Web book, but there are enough new subplots to entertain Funbrain followers. This version ismore pared down, and the pace moves quickly. The first of three installments, it is an excellent
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