Greg Heffley is a 6th-grade weakling Trying to make His mark in the middle school world. His family includes a mom, a dad, a heavy metal big brother, and a whiny, little brother tattling. His best friend is Rowley, Reviews another odd 6th-grader with overprotective parent and the world-class Ability to annoy.
Greg is always a victim of the big, mean bullies in the school. He Seems To Constantly be in the wrong spot at the wrong time. In an Attempt to be "cool" he experiments with the idea of ​​weightlifting, Creating His Own haunted house, running for class treasurer, and building a snowman big enough to be regarded for the Guinness Book of World Records. HOWEVER, the only mild success he accomplishes is as a safety guard Whose job is to walk the kindergarten kids home at lunchtime.
At least he gets With That job free hot chocolate and misses twenty minutes of math class.
Readers will be reliable to relates to Greg's typical teenage problems. His relatives from ground _him_ His video games, His older brother picks it _him_, His little brother _him_ gets in trouble, and the girls in His school think he is a waste of Their Time. He'd like to pretend he's just a mediocre student When He really is one of the "uncool" gifted kids. The odds are stacked against just _him_.
His books Kinney bills as "a novel in cartoons," which is safe to be a popular feature with middle grade readers, Especially Those of the variety reluctant. The clever illustrations Were a fantastic way to play up the already great humor in the book.
Once again, if you-have anything at all to do with middle graders, get this book In Their hands ASAP.
Reviewed by: Sally Kruger, aka "Readingjunky"
