LEXILE 950
Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney. Don't be fooled by the scrawling font or the 950 LEXILE rating, this is a quick read. In two nights—less than 4 hours total—I read two books in the series. These books are amusing, and they definitely capture the perspective of a middle-school-aged boy, albeit a quirky one. Gregory Heffley, our protagonist, isn't embarrassed to ride a girls' bike or to admit he requested a Barbie Dream House for Christmas one year or to have a super-quirky best friend named Rowley.
The writing and the cartoony drawings are witty; no wonder it has been made into a movie which is coming out next month. After reading two volumes of Wimpy Kid, I don't feel compelled to read another, but at least now I understand the appeal for so many fifth grade students. I learned a lot about this series searching for an image of the jacket cover for this blog post. For instance, I didn't know that the author originally published it in daily installments on Funbrain. Or that Jeff Kinney is the creator of Poptropica.
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