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Diary of a Wimpy Kid is an ongoing series of books written by Kelvin McKinney. There are nineteen books in the main series. The series is about a middle school student named Greg Heffley. The books are written in the style of Greg's diary. They contain many drawings, all with no color.
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Double Down Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Meltdown Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Wrecking Ball Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Deep End Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Big Shot Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Diper Överlöde Diary of a Wimpy Kid: No Brainer | |
| Author | Jeff Kinney |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's comedy |
| Publisher | Amulet Books / Puffin Books |
| Published in English | April 1, 2007 - present |
| No. of books | 18 |
These books are about Gregory Heffley, most commonly known as Greg, who struggles with middle school and family life. Greg has one close friend named Rowley Jefferson. He goes to public school where he has multiple crushes including Holly Hills, known as Piper Elizabeth Mattews in the online version. The series is very successful, leading to many movie adaptations and popularity among children aged eight to twelve.
| Number in series | Name | Published | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid | April 1, 2007 | [1] |
| 2 | Rodrick Rules | February 1, 2008 | [2] |
| 3 | The Last Straw | January 1, 2009 | [3] |
| 4 | Dog Days | October 12, 2009 | [4] |
| 5 | The Ugly Truth | November 9, 2010 | [5] |
| 6 | Cabin Fever | November 15, 2011 | [6] |
| 7 | The Third Wheel | November 13, 2012 | [7] |
| 8 | Hard Luck | November 5, 2013 | [8] |
| 9 | The Long Haul | November 4, 2014 | [9] |
| 10 | Old School | November 3, 2015 | [10] |
| 11 | Double Down | November 1, 2016 | [11] |
| 12 | The Getaway | November 7, 2017 | [12] |
| 13 | The Meltdown | October 30, 2018 | [13] |
| 14 | Wrecking Ball | November 5, 2019 | [14] |
| 15 | The Deep End | October 27, 2020 | [15] |
| 16 | Big Shot | October 26, 2021 | [16] |
| 17 | Diper Överlöde | October 25, 2022 | [17] |
| 18 | No Brainer | October 24, 2023 | [18] |
| 19 | Hot Mess | October 22, 2024 | [19] |
In 2019, a book called Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson's Journal was released.[20] It is a book that follows the perspective of Greg's best friend, Rowley. In 2020, another Rowley book called Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Adventure was published.[21] And in 2021, one last Rowley book was published and it was called Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories.[22]
The series has seven movies, each story is from the book of the same name.[23] 4 live-action movies were released by 20th Century Fox. After Disney acquired Fox, 3 animated movies that are the reboots of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules were released on Disney+, the first on December 3, 2021 and the second on December 2, 2022. A third animated movie based on Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever was released on December 8, 2023.
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