Product Description
Greg starts off on New Year's Day (he resolves to "help other people improve," telling his mother, "I think you should work on chewing your potato chips more quietly") and ends with summer vacation. As he fends off his father's attempts to make him more of a man (the threat of military school looms), Greg's hapless adventures include handing out anonymous valentines expressing his true feelings ("Dear James, You smell"), attempting to impress his classmate Holly and single-handedly wrecking his soccer team's perfect season. Kinney allows himself some insider humor as well, with Greg noting the "racket" children's book authors have going. "All you have to do is make up a character with a snappy name, and then make sure the character learns a lesson at the end of the book." Greg, self-centered as ever, may be the exception proving that rule. Ages 8-12.
Reading level: Ages 9-12
Hardcover: 224 pages
Publisher: Amulet Books; 1 edition (January 13, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0810970686
ISBN-13: 978-0810970687
Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
