Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Kinney, Jeff (2007). Diary of a Wimpy Kid. New York: Amulet Books.

(I absolutely had to see what all the fuss was all about. My 5th graders got a kick out of seeing this book in my bag!!)

Greg Huffley is a middle school kid struggling to be himself. The story is told in diary format (which was his mother's idea only he asked for a "journal"). Greg and his goofy friend Rowley have a great time trying to be cool and trying to be everything everyone else expects them to be. Although Greg would much rather have a cooler best friend, it isn't until he looses him to a new kid at school, Collin, that he realizes how much he misses him.  One day Greg lies to save Rowley's repulation (because he touched the stinky cheese)  

and they are friends AGAIN :)

Although it is a chapter book, it has some great illustrations that made me LAUGH OUT LOUD!! The book is full of humor and now I can't wait to see how it was adapted to a movie.