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Diary of a Wimpy Kid
	File:Diary of a Wimpy Kid series.png The logo of the series, appearing on the book covers, blogs, and webcomic.
Author	Jeff Kinney
Language	English
Genre	Realistic fiction
Publisher	Amulet Books
Publication date	April 1, 2007 - present
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (Paperback), (Hardback)

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid is a pentalogy of realistic 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 stick drawings of his daily adventures.^[1]^[2] The series is based on an visual novel featured on FunBrain.

Books

Diary of a Wimpy Kid was well received from the Princeton Review, Gold Card Association, The Dallas News, The TRR Editors, The NW Press, and The JJ Printing Company.

There will be six books, including one do-it-yourself book, in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series:^[3]

Diary of a Wimpy Kid (April 1, 2007) (color: red)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (February 1, 2008) (color: blue)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw (January 13, 2009) (color: green)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (October 12, 2009) (color: yellow)
Book 5 (title not yet announced). (Scheduled for 2010^[3]) (color:unknown)

Secondary Books

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Do-It-Yourself Book (October 30, 2008) (color: orange (color) in hardcover, red in paperback. 2009 international edition, gold)

About the Books

Book 1, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, is about Greg, his best friend Rowley, the wrestling unit, and the Cheese Touch.

Book 2, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, is about Greg, his older brother Rodrick, the Mom Bucks program, and the talent show.

Book 3, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw, is about Greg, his father, the soccer team, and Spag Union Military Academy.

Book 4, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days, is about Greg, his mother, the town pool, and the trip with Rowley's family.

Book 5 will be about Greg's last year of middle school^[3].

The special book: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Do-It-Yourself Book (published after "Rodrick Rules"), is an activity book including featuring a blank section encouraging readers to keep their own journal in the style of the books.

Audio Books

Four audio books have been released for the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid (April 1 2007)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (February 1 2008)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw (January 13 2009)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (October 12 2009)

Achievements

Awards and honors

#1 New York Times Best Seller thrice
Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards: Favorite Book
ALA Notable Book

Commercial success

The book has been on the New York Times Bestseller list for several months, and the author commented, "I didn't think for a minute that it'd go this far... Best seller?..."

Other media

Blog

Jeff Kinney, writer of the series, also runs a blog that posts updates on new books and covers along with plot details and summaries.^[4] The blog was established on February 16, 2007 and Jeff Kinney has been updating about the first, second, and third book's releases since that first post.^[5]

Film

Jeff Kinney announced that a Diary of a Wimpy Kid film would be produced by 20th Century Fox and is being filmed.^{[citation needed]} The film is scheduled to be released on April 2, 2010.^[6] It will be directed by Thor Freudenthal,heyy who also directed Hotel for Dogs (film). The film will star Steve Zahn as Frank [Greg's dad], Rachael Harris as Susan [Greg's Mom], Zachary Gordon as Greg, Devon Bostick as Rodrick[Greg's Brother], Chloe Moretz as a new character named Angie, Robert Capron as Rowley [Greg's best friend], and Grayson Russell as Fregley. ^[7]"Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010)" on ComingSoon.net

References

^ Kinney, Jeff. Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Amulet Books. ISBN 0810993139. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Unknown parameter |origmonth= ignored (help)
^ Kinney, Jeff. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules. Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Amulet Books. ISBN 0810993139. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Unknown parameter |origmonth= ignored (help)
^ ^a ^b ^c Jeff Kinney. "About the Books". Retrieved 2008-08-01.
^ Jeff Kinney. "Diary of a Wimpy Kid Blog". Retrieved 2008-08-10.
^ Jeff Kinney (2007-02-16). "Diary of a Wimpy Kid Blog - Book Launches in New York City". Retrieved 2008-08-10.
^ Zachary Gordon cast as "Wimpy Kid" from Reuters. July 24, 2009
^ "Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010)" on IMDb.com

External links

[1] Kinney, Jeff. Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Amulet Books. ISBN 0810993139. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Unknown parameter |origmonth= ignored (help)

[2] Kinney, Jeff. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules. Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Amulet Books. ISBN 0810993139. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Unknown parameter |origmonth= ignored (help)

[official_website-3] Jeff Kinney. "About the Books". Retrieved 2008-08-01.

[4] Jeff Kinney. "Diary of a Wimpy Kid Blog". Retrieved 2008-08-10.

[5] Jeff Kinney (2007-02-16). "Diary of a Wimpy Kid Blog - Book Launches in New York City". Retrieved 2008-08-10.

[6] Zachary Gordon cast as "Wimpy Kid" from Reuters. July 24, 2009

[7] "Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010)" on IMDb.com

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-[[Jeff Kinney]] announced that a [[Diary of a Wimpy Kid]] film would be produced by [[20th Century Fox]] and is being filmed.{{Citation needed|date=September 2009}} The film is scheduled to be released on April 2, [[2010 in film|2010]].<ref>[http://www.reuters.com/article/filmNews/idUSTRE56L1H120090722 Zachary Gordon cast as "Wimpy Kid"] from [[Reuters]]. July 24, 2009</ref> It will be directed by [[Thor Freudenthal]], who also directed [[Hotel for Dogs (film)]]. The film will star [[Steve Zahn]] as Frank [Greg's dad], [[Rachael Harris]] as Susan [Greg's Mom], [[Zachary Gordon]] as Greg, [[Devon Bostick]] as Rodrick[Greg's Brother], [[Chloe Moretz]] as a new character named Angie, [[Robert Capron]] as Rowley [Greg's best friend], and [[Grayson Russell]] as Fregley. <ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1196141 "Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010)" on IMDb.com] </ref>[http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=52034 "Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010)" on ComingSoon.net]
+[[Jeff Kinney]] announced that a [[Diary of a Wimpy Kid]] film would be produced by [[20th Century Fox]] and is being filmed.{{Citation needed|date=September 2009}} The film is scheduled to be released on April 2, [[2010 in film|2010]].<ref>[http://www.reuters.com/article/filmNews/idUSTRE56L1H120090722 Zachary Gordon cast as "Wimpy Kid"] from [[Reuters]]. July 24, 2009</ref> It will be directed by [[Thor Freudenthal]],heyy who also directed [[Hotel for Dogs (film)]]. The film will star [[Steve Zahn]] as Frank [Greg's dad], [[Rachael Harris]] as Susan [Greg's Mom], [[Zachary Gordon]] as Greg, [[Devon Bostick]] as Rodrick[Greg's Brother], [[Chloe Moretz]] as a new character named Angie, [[Robert Capron]] as Rowley [Greg's best friend], and [[Grayson Russell]] as Fregley. <ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1196141 "Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010)" on IMDb.com] </ref>[http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=52034 "Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010)" on ComingSoon.net]
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