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Diary of a Wimpy Kid
is an ongoing
series
of
books
written by
Jeff Kinney
. 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.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
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Author
| Jeff Kinney
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Country
| United States
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Language
| English
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Genre
| Children's comedy
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Publisher
| Amulet Books / Puffin Books
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Published in English
| April 1, 2007 - present
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No. of books
| 18
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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.
- Greg Heffley
is a middle school student who wants to be popular. He gets upset when things don't usually go his way. He is addicted to
video games
.
- Rodrick Heffley
is Greg's older brother. He is a
teenager
, later on an
adult
who likes
heavy metal music
. Rodrick plays the
drums
in his
band
,
Loded Diper
.
- Manny Heffley
is Greg's younger brother. Greg thinks that his parents like Manny more than him and Rodrick. Manny’s parents spoil (do good things for) him.
- Frank Heffley
is Greg's father. He thinks Greg is weak. Frank wants Greg to stop playing
video games
and play sports instead.
- Susan Heffley
is Greg's mother. She is nice, but does not know very much about things that Greg and Rodrick like. She does not like
technology
and
smartphones
.
- Rowley Jefferson
is Greg's best friend. Greg sees Rowley as immature and childish because he acts younger than he actually is. Rowley has also made journals (he was inspired by his best friend Greg). His journal is about his and Greg's middle school life and their ordinary lives.
- Holly Hills
is a popular girl at Greg's school. Greg has a crush on her in the early books but it seems like she doesn't like him back. She has a larger role in the movies.
- Chirag Gupta
is a student at Greg's school who Greg was friends with. After Chirag moves away but returns not long after, Greg makes the rest of the school pretend that Chirag is invisible.
- Fregley
is an annoying character who lives in Greg’s neighborhood. Greg doesn't like Fregley and once crawled through a
sewer
to avoid passing by his house. Greg has reason to dislike Fregley because he often does strange and disgusting actions. Fregley appears in nine of the books, but lately has not been mentioned.
- Patty Farrell
is another student at Greg's school. She is disliked by everyone in the class because she is very rude to everyone else. In the movies, she is portrayed as Greg's enemy.
- Nasty Pants
is a 5-year-old character who does not like guests in his house. He is known to
bully
Greg and Rowley whenever they walk in his
neighborhood
. He appears in Cabin Fever and Wrecking Ball.
- Mackie
is one of Rodrick's friends and is a former member of Loded Diper. He got accepted in a school for robotics and appears in Diper Overlode.
- Drew
is one of Rodrick's friends, and is a former member of Loded Diper. Drew has an older brother who works at the Deli Counter and lets the band play a song over the speakers. The song only played for thirty seconds before the manager turned it and fired Drew’s brother. He appears in Diper Overlode.
- Bill Walter
is the main
singer
of Loded Diper. He is the only member of Rodrick’s band to not be in
high school
. In high school, Bill was voted to be “Most Likely to become a Rock Star”, and this is why Rodrick invited him to join his band. Bill appears in five of the books, and was a major character in Diper Overlode.
- Christopher Brownfield
is one of Greg's friends and is shown to have been a great mosquito magnet while hanging out with Greg in the
summer
. However, Greg does not see him as a close friend because he is "not a school-year friend". Later in "The Ugly Truth", he is on Greg's team for a game and hides behind a soda machine after the teachers told them they would call all of their parents.
List of Diary of a Wimpy Kid Books
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 Overlode
|
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]
Three
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.
- ↑
"Diary of a Wimpy Kid · Books · Wimpy Kid · Official"
.
Wimpy Kid
. Retrieved
2023-10-20
.
- ↑
"Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules · Books · Wimpy Kid · Official"
.
Wimpy Kid
. Retrieved
2023-10-20
.
- ↑
"Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw · Books · Wimpy Kid · Official"
.
Wimpy Kid
. Retrieved
2023-10-20
.
- ↑
"Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days · Books · Wimpy Kid · Official"
.
Wimpy Kid
. Retrieved
2023-10-20
.
- ↑
"Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth · Books · Wimpy Kid · Official"
.
Wimpy Kid
. Retrieved
2023-10-20
.
- ↑
"Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever · Books · Wimpy Kid · Official"
.
Wimpy Kid
. Retrieved
2023-10-20
.
- ↑
"Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel · Books · Wimpy Kid · Official"
.
Wimpy Kid
. Retrieved
2023-10-20
.
- ↑
"Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck · Books · Wimpy Kid · Official"
.
Wimpy Kid
. Retrieved
2023-10-20
.
- ↑
"Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul · Books · Wimpy Kid · Official"
.
Wimpy Kid
. Retrieved
2023-10-20
.
- ↑
"Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School · Books · Wimpy Kid · Official"
.
Wimpy Kid
. Retrieved
2023-10-20
.
- ↑
"Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Double Down · Books · Wimpy Kid · Official"
.
Wimpy Kid
. Retrieved
2023-10-20
.
- ↑
"Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway · Books · Wimpy Kid · Official"
.
Wimpy Kid
. Retrieved
2023-10-20
.
- ↑
"Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Meltdown · Books · Wimpy Kid · Official"
.
Wimpy Kid
. Retrieved
2023-10-20
.
- ↑
"Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Wrecking Ball · Books · Wimpy Kid · Official"
.
Wimpy Kid
. Retrieved
2023-10-20
.
- ↑
"Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Deep End · Books · Wimpy Kid · Official"
.
Wimpy Kid
. Retrieved
2023-10-20
.
- ↑
"Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Big Shot · Books · Wimpy Kid · Official"
.
Wimpy Kid
. Retrieved
2023-10-20
.
- ↑
"Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Diper Overlode · Books · Wimpy Kid · Official"
.
Wimpy Kid
. Retrieved
2023-10-20
.
- ↑
"Diary of a Wimpy Kid: No Brainer · Books · Wimpy Kid · Official"
.
Wimpy Kid
. Retrieved
2023-10-20
.
- ↑
"Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hot Mess · Books · Wimpy Kid · Official"
.
Wimpy Kid
. Retrieved
2024-02-05
.
- ↑
"Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson's Journal · Books · Wimpy Kid · Official"
.
Wimpy Kid
. Retrieved
2023-10-20
.
- ↑
"Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Adventure · Books · Wimpy Kid · Official"
.
Wimpy Kid
. Retrieved
2023-10-20
.
- ↑
"Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories · Books · Wimpy Kid · Official"
.
Wimpy Kid
. Retrieved
2023-10-20
.
- ↑
"Diary of a Wimpy Kid, the Movie · Wimpy Kid · Official"
.
Wimpy Kid
. Retrieved
2023-10-20
.