DIARY of a WIMPY KID

     Diary of a wimpy kid is a series of fiction books for kids written by Jeff Kinney, American author and cartoonist. The books are the diaries of a main character kid named Greg Heffley which are filled by hand-written notes and simple drawings of his adventures. Diary of a Wimpy Kid series were released online in 2004 and since then gained popularity and commercial success worldwide. The books are being made into a film series by 20^th Century Fox. There are three movies by now, Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010), Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2011), Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (2012). When asked what inspired Kinney to write the novel, he replied “I wanted to write about a kid who was imperfect in the same ways I was imperfect as a kid, someone who wasn’t really fully formed as a person yet”.

     I have watched the first movie although I am not really interested in semi-teen comedies and in fact, I liked it. Kinney’s close simulation of a kid writing the diary, seemed extremely believable so that it seems like the author really was a kid. Also the work is credible for its use for parents or potential parents to understand early teenagers’ mindset.       
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid