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Jeff Kinney

Author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid

128+ Works 87,215 Members 1,812 Reviews 23 Favorited
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About the Author

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 show more 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) show less

Series

Works by Jeff Kinney

Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2007) 13,202 copies
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw (2009) — Author — 8,629 copies
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (2007) 7,930 copies
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck (2013) 4,255 copies
Diary of a Wimpy Kid [2021 animated film] (2021) — Screenwriter — 2 copies
Brakkesyke (2013) 1 copy
Femte hjul på vogna (2013) 1 copy
[no title] (2017) 1 copy

Associated Works

Guys Read: Funny Business (2010) — Contributor — 688 copies
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul [2017 film] (2017) — Screenplay — 54 copies

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I know I'm not the intended audience for this book, but it is a series I think is funny, have read all the way through, and love talking my nephew and the kids who come into my work about it, so I gotta say - this is the worst one out of all 17. First, it's largely just Greg relaying Rodrick's antics, which has its charms at times, yet it's just NOT the same as witnessing Greg get through the trials of middle school life. Second, it's a little depressing?? So much of the story and the gags are just Rodrick and his grown friends trying to do something to better their band only to not have enough money or run into some washed-up rockstar who gives discouraging advice. Finally, the story (especially at the end) just utterly spirals into an unbelievable series of events that seems SO out of sync with the rest of the series. All around a big miss for me.… (more)
 
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deborahee | 7 other reviews | Feb 23, 2024 |
Still one of the best in the Wimpy Kid series
 
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deborahee | 155 other reviews | Feb 23, 2024 |
Although this one felt a little familiar (a little been there done that) it was still a fun read, and I know plenty of young readers are gonna enjoy it, too!
 
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deborahee | 17 other reviews | Feb 23, 2024 |
Still one of the best middle-grade book series out there today! The newest adventure has vibes very similar to book #9, "The Long Haul", but has enough fresh twists and takes that makes it a great addition to the series. This one also has a "happier" family ending than "Long Haul" which is nice to see. Dang, I love the Heffley family. :,)
 
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Gino Nichele Director
John Paesano Composer
Lex Lang Actor
Ed Asner Actor
Hanneke Majoor Translator
Marja Helanen Translator
Collin McMahon Translator
Elmar Feuerbach Cover designer, Layoutkonzeption
Sakari Hyrkkö Translator
Esteban Morán Traductor, Translator
Heiko Kist Autor der Annotationen
Achim Hutt Gestaltung und Satz
Owain Sion Translator
David Nel·lo Translator
İlker Akın Translator
Thomas Grundberg Translator
Thomas Clark Translator
Tamás Szabados Translator
Hans Gordijn Cover designer
Götz Rohloff Cover designer
Paul Newcomb Redaktion
Anna Nowak Translator
Isak Rogde Overs.
Chad W. Beckerman Cover designer
Job Schuring Narrator
Renato Carreira Translator
Hege Mehren Translator
Esteban Morán Translator
Dietmar Schmidt Translator
力安 朱 Translator

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Works
128
Also by
3
Members
87,215
Popularity
#122
Rating
4.0
Reviews
1,812
ISBNs
1,977
Languages
38
Favorited
23

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