05023cam a2200445 4500 289360911 TxAuBib 20170406120000.0 ||||||s2008||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781461813996 1461813999 0e694e53-8abf-4a2a-9b95-1f67b38c9055 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 339266 OverDrive (Product ID) 78111 339266 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Kinney, Jeff. Diary of a Wimpy Kid [Libby] : Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series, Book 1. Recorded Books, LLC, 2008. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 54MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 54MB. Juvenile Fiction. Humor (Fiction.) "[This] should keep readers in stitches ...". Publishers Weekly, starred review. HTML:Starred review from March 5, 2007 Kinney's popular Web comic, which began in 2004, makes its way to print as a laugh-out-loud "novel in cartoons," adapted from the series. Middle school student Greg Heffley takes readers through an academic year's worth of drama. Greg's mother forces him to keep a diary ("I know what it says on the cover, but when Mom went out to buy this thing I specifically told her to get one that didn't say 'diary' on it"), and in it he loosely recounts each day's events, interspersed with his comic illustrations. Kinney has a gift for believable preteen dialogue and narration (e.g., "Don't expect me to be all 'Dear Diary' this and 'Dear Diary' that"), and the illustrations serve as a hilarious counterpoint to Greg's often deadpan voice. The hero's utter obliviousness to his friends and family becomes a running joke. For instance, on Halloween, Greg and his best friend, Rowley, take refuge from some high school boys at Greg's grandmother's house; they taunt the bullies, who then T.P. her house. Greg's journal entry reads, "I do feel a little bad, because it looked like it was gonna take a long time to clean up. But on the bright side, Gramma is retired, so she probably didn't have anything planned for today anyway." Kinney ably skewers familiar aspects of junior high life, from dealing with the mysteries of what makes someone popular to the trauma of a "wrestling unit" in gym class. His print debut should keep readers in stitches, eagerly anticipating Greg's further adventures. Ages 8-13.. Publisher's Weekly. The main character wants to make one thing clear: this is NOT a diary--it's a journal. And it's his mother's idea for him to chronicle his life as a tortured sixth-grader, not his. One day Greg will be famous, but "for now I'm stuck in middle school with a bunch of morons." In a voice that brings to mind Holden Caulfield and David Sedaris rolled into one, Greg discusses the fleeting nature of popularity, the logic of bullying, and the fickleness of the fairer sex. Narrator Ramon de Ocampo is completely tuned in to Greg's angst-filled point of view. Though Greg is not always what you'd call a sympathetic character, de Ocampo's well-dramatized, insightful presentations of his various plights evoke our empathy--and laughter. J.C.G. (c) AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine. AudioFile Magazine. HTML:Acclaimed debut author Jeff Kinney brilliantly re-creates the typical humor and logic of middle school boys sidling into adolescence. Sixth grader Greg Heffley doesn't understand his annoying younger brother, obnoxious older one, or well-meaning parents. But he knows enough to record his daily thoughts in a manly journal—not some girly diary. In a unique novel brimming with laugh-out-loud moments, Greg chronicles his first turbulent year of middle school.. Media Type: Audiobook. Teen's Top Ten. Children's Choices Selection. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2017-04-06 23:00:02. Ocampo, Ramon de. ©2007 Jeff Kinney. http://sandoval.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=0e694e53-8abf-4a2a-9b95-1f67b38c9055 https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/1694-1/339266-TheDiaryOfAWimpyKid.wma Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1694-1/339266-TheDiaryOfAWimpyKid.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=0E694E53-8ABF-4A2A-9B95-1F67B38C9055&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/1694-1/339266-TheDiaryOfAWimpyKid.wma Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1694-1/339266-TheDiaryOfAWimpyKid.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=0E694E53-8ABF-4A2A-9B95-1F67B38C9055&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)