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Jeff Kinney was born in College Park, Maryland on February 19, 1971. He received a degree in computer science from the University of Maryland and created a comic strip Igdoof, which ran in the campus newspaper. Before becoming an author, worked as a computer programmer, online game developer, and designer. He is the author and illustrator of the children's series Diary of a Wimpy Kid. He originally developed the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series online in installments on Funbrain.com. In 2006, he signed a publishing deal to turn his work into a print series. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from Diary of a Wimpy Kid… (more)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid 12,750 copies, 693 reviews
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules 8,904 copies, 219 reviews
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw (Author) 8,288 copies, 166 reviews
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days 7,553 copies, 152 reviews
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth 6,440 copies, 139 reviews
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever 5,445 copies, 75 reviews
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel 4,413 copies, 53 reviews
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck 3,947 copies, 62 reviews
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul 3,534 copies, 44 reviews
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School 3,112 copies, 31 reviews
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Double Down 2,489 copies, 16 reviews
The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book 2,201 copies, 19 reviews
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway 2,194 copies, 8 reviews
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Meltdown 1,828 copies, 8 reviews
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Wrecking Ball 1,439 copies, 7 reviews
Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid 1,027 copies, 8 reviews
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Big Shot 797 copies, 6 reviews
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Books 1-4 133 copies, 6 reviews
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Books 1-5 88 copies, 10 reviews
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Guys Read: Funny Business (Contributor) 673 copies, 21 reviews
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