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Diary of a Wimpy Kid

by Jeff Kinney (Harry N. Abrams, 2007)

If your grandsons have not heard of this book and its sequels yet, you are about to become the world�s greatest grandparent. Every preteen boy I know is wild for this bestselling series, and for good reason: The books are sharp, funny, and just plain great. Boys can identify with Greg Heffley, the title character, who is just starting middle school, and who documents all of the unexpected things he finds there in terrific drawings and prose.

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about the author

Amy Scheibe is the author of the acclaimed novel What Do You Do All Day (Picador, 2005), a humorous look at the life of a stay-at-home-mother of two in Manhattan. She lives in New York City with her husband and two children.

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