Diary of a Wimpy Kid
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid is a realistic fiction novel by Jeff Kinney. It is the first book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series
. The book is about a middle-school child named Greg Heffley
and his struggles in middle school. Greg also had problems with his best friend, Rowley Jefferson. The books focuses on Greg's life as he enters middle school and faces many hardships with his family.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid first appeared on FunBrain.com
in 2004. The online book was read 20 million times.. The hardcover was released on April 1st 2007. Diary of a Wimpy Kid was named New York Times bestseller among awards and praise. A film of the same name
was released on March 19, 2010. The sequel to the film is Rodrick Rules
.
saying how embarrassing it is to be having a journal with "diary" on the front and that when someone sees him with it will call him a "sissy". Greg also goes to mention that one day he will become rich and famous but for now he is "stuck in middle school with a bunch of morons".
Greg faces too many hardships, including Halloween. As Greg and Rowley go Trick-or-Treating, they anger some teenagers who chase them. They barely escape but manage to get to Greg's grandma's house, the teenagers see them inside and so Greg and Rowley taunt them. Not all goes to plan though and when they get home and Greg's dad, who was hassled by kids, throws water at them and the water soaks their candy.
The Wizard of Oz play
is also a hardship for Greg, Patty Farell, who plays Dorothy, is coming on stage, and since Greg is a Tree, he thinks he can throw apples at her, but the director takes it out for health and safety. Mrs. Norton, the music director, tries to make the Trees sing an embarrassing song, but on the night nobody sings out of fear and the play is ruined.
Greg and Rowley's friendship is starting to fall apart. Greg invents a game where one person would throw a football to make the other fall off the Big Wheel, A gift Rowley got for Christmas, however when Rowley falls off ,he breaks his arm. Greg is jealous of the attention Rowley is getting. Rowley is also framed for scaring kindergardeners, when it was Greg wearing Rowley's hat. When Greg confesses, Greg is kicked out, and Rowley is promoted. Rowley also declares himself the owner of a comic strip, Zoo-Wee-Mama, that was created by Greg and Rowley, but Greg drops out to make his own comic strip. The two stop being friends.
Greg and Rowley get into a fight at the blacktop, when the teenagers from Halloween come, and grab Greg and Rowley. They make Rowley eat the cheese, and are to make Greg do it too, but Greg finds a way out. The students however notice the cheese is gone. Greg, being a good friend to Rowley, lies and says he threw it away, but this gives Greg the Cheese Touch. Greg and Rowley becomes friends again, and Greg begins to see the good advantages of having the Cheese Touch.
was released February 1, 2008, and has been on the sellers list for 117 weeks (peaking at number 4). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw
was released January 13, 2009, has been on the list for 65 weeks (peaking at number 1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
was released October 13, 2009. The book was peaking at #1 for all 25 weeks of publication, making Dog Days the #1 Best Selling Book of 2009. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth
was released November 9, 2010. The sixth book, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever
was released November 15, 2011.
According to an author interview, Jeff Kinney said the idea of Wimpy Kid came from "I wanted to write a story about the funny parts of growing up, and none of the serious parts. I had a pretty ordinary childhood, but lots of humorus stuff happened along the way. So, I decided to write a book about what it was really like to be a kid, or at least what it was like for me."
Wimpy Kid has sold in its top 150, peaking at number 8, for 141 weeks as of April 4, 2010.
directed by Thor Freudenthal
and based on Jeff Kinney
's book of the same name. The film was released on March 19, 2010. It was released on DVD
, iTunes
, and Blu-ray
on August 3, 2010.
The movie stars Zachary Gordon
as Greg, Robert Capron
as Rowley, Steve Zahn
as Greg's father, Rachael Harris
as Greg's mother, Devon Bostick
as Rodrick, Chloë Moretz
as a new character named Angie, and Connor and Owen Fielding as Manny. The film was released on March 19, 2010.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (series)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid is a series of fiction books written by American author and cartoonist Jeff Kinney. The books are the journals of the main character, whose name is Greg Heffley. Befitting a child's diary, they are filled with hand written notes and simple drawings of his daily adventures...
. The book is about a middle-school child named Greg Heffley
Greg Heffley
Gregory "Greg" Heffley is the main protagonist of the realistic fiction book series Diary of a Wimpy Kid created by American cartoonist Jeff Kinney. Greg has appeared in Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Rodrick Rules, The Last Straw,. Dog Days,. The Ugly Truth, and will appear in Cabin Fever...
and his struggles in middle school. Greg also had problems with his best friend, Rowley Jefferson. The books focuses on Greg's life as he enters middle school and faces many hardships with his family.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid first appeared on FunBrain.com
FunBrain.com
FunBrain.com is an educational browser game website for children and adults. The website was founded in May 1992 and is owned by Family Education Network, a division of Pearson Education. The current publisher is Jess Brallier...
in 2004. The online book was read 20 million times.. The hardcover was released on April 1st 2007. Diary of a Wimpy Kid was named New York Times bestseller among awards and praise. A film of the same name
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (film)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid is a 2010 American comedy film directed by Thor Freudenthal and based on Jeff Kinney's book of the same name. The film was released on March 19, 2010. It was released on DVD, iTunes, and Blu-ray on August 3, 2010.-Plot:...
was released on March 19, 2010. The sequel to the film is Rodrick Rules
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules is a realistic fiction novel by Jeff Kinney. It is the second book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series released on February 1, 2008, and a film of the same name released March 25, 2011...
.
Plot
The book opens with Greg HeffleyGreg Heffley
Gregory "Greg" Heffley is the main protagonist of the realistic fiction book series Diary of a Wimpy Kid created by American cartoonist Jeff Kinney. Greg has appeared in Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Rodrick Rules, The Last Straw,. Dog Days,. The Ugly Truth, and will appear in Cabin Fever...
saying how embarrassing it is to be having a journal with "diary" on the front and that when someone sees him with it will call him a "sissy". Greg also goes to mention that one day he will become rich and famous but for now he is "stuck in middle school with a bunch of morons".
Greg faces too many hardships, including Halloween. As Greg and Rowley go Trick-or-Treating, they anger some teenagers who chase them. They barely escape but manage to get to Greg's grandma's house, the teenagers see them inside and so Greg and Rowley taunt them. Not all goes to plan though and when they get home and Greg's dad, who was hassled by kids, throws water at them and the water soaks their candy.
The Wizard of Oz play
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)
The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 American musical fantasy film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was directed primarily by Victor Fleming. Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson and Edgar Allan Woolf received credit for the screenplay, but there were uncredited contributions by others. The lyrics for the songs...
is also a hardship for Greg, Patty Farell, who plays Dorothy, is coming on stage, and since Greg is a Tree, he thinks he can throw apples at her, but the director takes it out for health and safety. Mrs. Norton, the music director, tries to make the Trees sing an embarrassing song, but on the night nobody sings out of fear and the play is ruined.
Greg and Rowley's friendship is starting to fall apart. Greg invents a game where one person would throw a football to make the other fall off the Big Wheel, A gift Rowley got for Christmas, however when Rowley falls off ,he breaks his arm. Greg is jealous of the attention Rowley is getting. Rowley is also framed for scaring kindergardeners, when it was Greg wearing Rowley's hat. When Greg confesses, Greg is kicked out, and Rowley is promoted. Rowley also declares himself the owner of a comic strip, Zoo-Wee-Mama, that was created by Greg and Rowley, but Greg drops out to make his own comic strip. The two stop being friends.
Greg and Rowley get into a fight at the blacktop, when the teenagers from Halloween come, and grab Greg and Rowley. They make Rowley eat the cheese, and are to make Greg do it too, but Greg finds a way out. The students however notice the cheese is gone. Greg, being a good friend to Rowley, lies and says he threw it away, but this gives Greg the Cheese Touch. Greg and Rowley becomes friends again, and Greg begins to see the good advantages of having the Cheese Touch.
Funbrain
In 2004, FunBrain released an online version of Diary of a Wimpy Kid. The book became an instant hit and the online version received about 20 million views as of 2009. The success of the online book made Jeff decide to make a printed copy of Diary of a Wimpy Kid.Sequels
Diary of a Wimpy Kid is the first book in a six book franchise. The sequel, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick RulesDiary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules is a realistic fiction novel by Jeff Kinney. It is the second book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series released on February 1, 2008, and a film of the same name released March 25, 2011...
was released February 1, 2008, and has been on the sellers list for 117 weeks (peaking at number 4). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw is a novel written by American author and cartoonist Jeff Kinney, the third book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. The book acts as a journal and follows the adventures of Greg Heffley, the narrator of the book, who is in the second half of his seventh grade...
was released January 13, 2009, has been on the list for 65 weeks (peaking at number 1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days is a realistic fiction novel written by American author and cartoonist Jeff Kinney, the fourth book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series It was released on October 12, 2009 in the USA and October 13, 2009 in Canada....
was released October 13, 2009. The book was peaking at #1 for all 25 weeks of publication, making Dog Days the #1 Best Selling Book of 2009. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth, written by American author and cartoonist Jeff Kinney, is the fifth book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. It was released on November 9, 2010.-Plot:...
was released November 9, 2010. The sixth book, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever is the sixth book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, written by American author Jeff Kinney. It was first announced in The Ugly Truth as "More Diary of a Wimpy Kid", then it was announced in The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book as "Diary of a Wimpy Kid 6". The title...
was released November 15, 2011.
Development and reception
Wimpy Kid has sold in its top 150, peaking at number 8, for 141 weeks as of April 4, 2010.
Adaptations
Diary of a Wimpy Kid is a 2010 American comedy filmComedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
directed by Thor Freudenthal
Thor Freudenthal
Thor Freudenthal is a German director and screenwriter who generally works in film.Freudenthal was born and raised in West Berlin, West Germany. He attended the Berlin Academy of Arts, and later moved to Southern California as an exchange student at CalArts. He started out as an animation director...
and based on Jeff Kinney
Jeff Kinney (writer)
Jeffrey "Jeff" Kinney is an American game designer, cartoonist, producer, and author of children's books including the Diary of a Wimpy Kid book series. He is also attributed to be the creator of the children-oriented website Poptropica...
's book of the same name. The film was released on March 19, 2010. It was released on DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
, iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
, and Blu-ray
Blu-ray Disc
Blu-ray Disc is an optical disc storage medium designed to supersede the DVD format. The plastic disc is 120 mm in diameter and 1.2 mm thick, the same size as DVDs and CDs. Blu-ray Discs contain 25 GB per layer, with dual layer discs being the norm for feature-length video discs...
on August 3, 2010.
The movie stars Zachary Gordon
Zachary Gordon
Zachary Adam Gordon is an American film and television actor, best known for playing Greg Heffley in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid films which are based on Jeff Kinney's #1 New York Times best seller Diary of a Wimpy Kid....
as Greg, Robert Capron
Robert Capron
Robert Capron is American child actor who is best known for starring as Rowley Jefferson, Greg Heffley's best friend in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid movies. He started off with a role in Bride Wars and later had small parts in Hachiko: A Dog's Story and the Disney film The Sorcerer's Apprentice...
as Rowley, Steve Zahn
Steve Zahn
-Early life:Zahn was born in Marshall, Minnesota, the son of Zelda, who worked for the YMCA, and Carleton E. Zahn, a retired Missouri Synod Lutheran pastor. Zahn spent part of his childhood in Mankato, Minnesota, attending Kennedy Elementary School...
as Greg's father, Rachael Harris
Rachael Harris
Rachael Elaine Harris is an American actress and comedian.-Early life:Harris was born in Worthington, Ohio. She graduated from Worthington High School...
as Greg's mother, Devon Bostick
Devon Bostick
Devon Bostick is a Canadian actor, best known for playing the lead role in the Atom Egoyan-directed film Adoration and Rodrick Heffley in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid movies.- Life and career :Bostick was born in Toronto, Ontario...
as Rodrick, Chloë Moretz
Chloe Moretz
Chloë Grace Moretz is an American actress, known for her role as Hit-Girl in the 2010 superhero film Kick-Ass. She also appeared in The Amityville Horror, Days of Summer, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Hugo, and portrayed Abby, the child vampire, in Let Me In.-Personal life:Moretz was born in Atlanta,...
as a new character named Angie, and Connor and Owen Fielding as Manny. The film was released on March 19, 2010.
External links
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid on FunBrain.com
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Channel One News Interview with Jeff Kinney on Channel One News
- The Wonderful World of Wimpy - Parade magazine An interview with Jeff Kinney in Parade Magazine