Author/Illustrator: Jeff Kinney
Graphic Novel
I have never read a book quite like this one before. Sure I have read books that are formatted as a journal but never alongside the comic book aspect, and I must say that I was a fan of this book. It is a first person story about Gregory's life in middle school. He is not a popular kid and goes through a lot of the same things that most kids do in middle school. In my opinion, all kids are strange in middle school as they make the transformation from little kids in elementary school to teenagers in high school. Everyone has issues with choosing friends, embarrassing parents, annoying siblings, and trying to be cool and popular. That is why I think this book is great for middle school aged students, especially boys. Everything Gregory talks about that is going on in his life, from his frustration with his baby brother Manny to being forced to try out for the school play to trying to win back his best friend Rowley after a mishap, could be related to the reader's personal middle school experience or someone they know. Also, I think this book is targeted more for boys and the comic book aspect makes it a hit. I did enjoy this book as well being a girl, but I know my thirteen year old brother and all of his friends read the book and saw the movie... and he never reads books. This being the first book in a series, gives young middle school boys a great option of literature. I do hope that I will one day read the rest of the series and also watch the movie based on this great book for kids.
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