Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Kinney, J.  (2007).  Diary of a wimpy kid.  New York, NY:  Amulet Books.

Greg Keffley is in middle school, his mother got him a journal so that he can write his "feelings" in his book.  Greg finds bullies in middle school and at home with his brother.  Greg does not seem to be always the victim.  He seems to always take advantage of his friend, Rowley.  He tricks him and convinces him to do things that he normally would not do.  When Rowley decides not to be his friend anymore, Greg realizes that things are not the same without his friend.

Many authors have taken the idea of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and created books similar to this one.  Some of the successful books are:

Russell, R.R.  (2009).  Dork diaries.  New York, NY:  Aladdin.

Peirce, L.  (2011).  Big Nate in a class by himself.  New York, NY:  HarperCollins Publishers.

Kinney, J.  (2013).  Diary of a wimpy kid:  hard luck.  New York, NY:  Amulet Books.