About the Book: Diary of a Wimpy Kid 1: A Novel In Cartoons
Greg Heffley finds himself thrust into a new year and a new school where undersize weaklings share the corridors with kids who are taller, meaner and already shaving. Desperate to prove his new found maturity, which only going up a grade can bring, Greg is happy to have his not-quite-so-cool sidekick, Rowley, along for the ride. But when Rowleys star starts to rise, Greg tries to use his best friends popularity to his own advantage. Recorded in his diary with comic pictures and his very own words, this test of Greg and Rowleys friendship unfolds with hilarious results.
About the Author: Jeff Kinney
Jeffrey Patrick Kinney, born in 1971, is an American author, cartoonist and designer of online games. While attending the University of Maryland, College Park, he started his own comic strip, titled Igdoof. He is also the creator of Poptropica, a website designed for children. Kinney had first published Diary of a Wimpy Kid online. On public demand, Diary of a Wimpy Kid was released in a book form in 2007 and it became a New York Times bestseller. Jeff Kinney was named on TIMEs list of 100 most influential People in the world in 2009. He lives in Plainville, Massachusetts.
