Diary of a Wimpy Kid (original 2007; edition 2007)

I liked that when he went to sit down he said "I don't want to sit by morns."
I wouldn't change anything about this book: It is good how it is and it was funny and cool. My favorite part was when he said "this is not a diary, it's a journal." I know what it says on the cover so I think this book is one of the best books it is so funny it is cool so you should read this book. --Review by E.A., 6th grader ( )

Characters: 1.1 Greg Heffley
Rowley Jefferson
Susan Heffley
Frank Heffley
Manny Heffley
Rodrick Heffley

Setting: Setting is in the school and home during this century.

Theme: THe theme in the story is courage, friendship, and family.

Genre: Children's literature, realistic humor

Summary: This story is about a middle school student who goes to school and tries to manage going to his classes without getting bullied.

Audience: Adolescents and Teenagers who are trying to deal with bullying and growing up.

Curriculum ties: Ties to development where students are learnimg about how to deal with bullies.

Personal response: I remember seeing the movie with my students and I rememmebered how they reacted to the movie. They really loved it and it seems like they can relate to the movie in some way. In terms of the book. the illustrations present a comical view of getting bullied. The book's writing is great in a way that it puts the story in the persective of the Greg, the main character. On the area of the story, I really enjoyed the different scenarios that Greg narrrated about and I can remember how I experienced similar ordeeals when I was young. On the side of it being a picture novel, the art and the layout of the book presents it as a journal. This makes the story interesting to read, where it makes you want to flip the book to see what would be on the next page of the journal. I especially like the art, it makes the book liek its a comic strip of some sort. In a way, this can put bullying as an ordeal that is comical and that every kid can overcome it. Overall, I like this book and I thought it was a great realistic fiction and was really humorous. ( )

very homourous and a great start to the series be ready for the next book ( )

Such an awesome book, especially for boys sometimes it is difficult to provide male students with material that they would actually enjoy but this book here really captivates male readers because it is from the perspective of a young boy. As a teacher I could use this book to talk about bullying and how we as a class could help put an end to bullying as well as talk about the character traits in the story because you have so many different characters. ( )

Such an awesome book, especially for boys sometimes it is difficult to provide male students with material that they would actually enjoy but this book here really captivates male readers because it is from the perspective of a young boy. As a teacher I could use this book to talk about bullying and how we as a class could help put an end to bullying as well as talk about the character traits in the story because you have so many different characters.

Students would like this story because it is written from the view of a young boy. ( )