Diary of a Wimpy Kid (series)

=Diary of a Wimpy Kid (series)=

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 * style=""|Jeff Kinney
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 * style=""|April 1, 2007 - present
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Contents
[hide]*1 Supplementary works
 * 2 About the books
 * 3 Audio Books
 * 4 Achievements
 * 4.1 Awards and honors
 * 4.2 Commercial success
 * 5 Other media
 * 5.1 Blog
 * 5.2 Film
 * 6 References
 * 7 External links
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[edit] Supplementary works

 * Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Do-It-Yourself Book (October 1, 2008) (color: orange in hardcover, red in paperback. 2009 international edition, gold)
 * An American Library Association poster endorsed by Jeff Kinney is also available. It features Greg Heffley reading a book on his toilet with the ALA slogan, "READ".[3]

[edit] About the books

 * "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" is about Greg, Rowley, Fregley, the wrestling unit, the school play, and the Cheese Touch.
 * "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules" is about Greg, Rodrick, the Mom Bucks program, a Civil War battlefield play set, and a talent show.
 * "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw" is about Greg, his father, Holly Hills, soccer, and Spag Union Military Academey.
 * "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days" is about Greg's summer vacation, his mother, Heather Hills, Sweetie, Lil' Cutie, and possibly the end of Greg's friendship with Rowley (implied but not shown).
 * "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: We're Moving" will be about Greg's last year of middle school[4].
 * The special book: Diary of a Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book (published after "Rodrick Rules"), is an activity book that features a blank section encouraging readers to keep their own journal in the style of the books.

[edit] Audio Books
Four audio books have been released for the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, and one for the upcoming one.
 * Diary of a Wimpy Kid (April 1, 2007)
 * Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (February 1, 2008)
 * Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw (January 13, 2009)
 * Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (October 12, 2009)
 * Diary of a Wimpy Kid: We're Moving (2010)

[edit] Awards and honors

 * 1) 1 New York Times Best Seller thrice
 * Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards: Favorite Book
 * ALA Notable Book

[edit] Commercial success
See also: List of best-selling books{| class="metadata plainlinks ambox ambox-notice" style="" The book has been on the New York Times Bestseller list for several months, and the author commented, "I didn't think for a minute that it'd go this far... Best seller?..."
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[edit] Blog
Jeff Kinney, writer of the series, also runs a blog that posts updates on new books and covers along with plot details and summaries.[5] The blog was established on February 16, 2007 and Jeff Kinney has been updating about the first, second, and third book's releases since that first post.[6]

[edit] Film
Main article: Diary of a Wimpy Kid (film)Jeff Kinney announced that a Diary of a Wimpy Kid film would be produced by 20th Century Fox and is being filmed.[citation needed] The film is scheduled to be released on March 19, 2010.[7] It will be directed by Thor Freudenthal, who also directed Hotel for Dogs. The film will star Steve Zahn as Frank (Greg's dad), Rachael Harris as Susan [Greg's Mom], Zachary Gordon as Greg, Devon Bostick as Rodrick (Greg's Brother), Chloe Moretz as a new character named Angie, Robert Capron as Rowley (Greg's best friend), and Greyson Russell as Fregley. [8] [9]