Dog Days (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 4) (Volume 4)

It's summer vacation, the weather's great, and all the kids are having fun outside. So where's Greg Heffley? Inside his house, playing video games with the shades drawn. Greg, a self-confessed "indoor person," is living out his ultimate summer fantasy: no responsibilities and no rules. But Greg's mom has a different vision for an ideal summer . . . one packed with outdoor activities and "family togetherness." Whose vision will win out? Or will a new addition to the Heffley family change everything? F&P level: T

it's Summer Vacation, The Weather's Great, And All The Kids Are Having Fun Outside. So Where's Greg Heffley? Inside His House, Playing Video Games With The Shades Drawn.

Greg, A Self-confessed Indoor Person, Is Living Out His Ultimate Summer Fantasy: No Responsibilities And No Rules. But Greg's Mom Has A Different Vision For An Ideal Summer…one Packed With Outdoor Activities And Family Togetherness.

Whose Vision Will Win Out? Or Will A New Addition To The Heffley Family Change Everything?

publishers Weekly

is There A Better Remedy For The Back-to-school Doldrums Than Getting To See How Greg Heffley Spent His Summer Vacation? If Nothing Else, The Comedy Of Errors And Indignities He Suffers Will Make Readers Feel A Whole Lot Better About Any Family Vacation Disasters Of Their Own. In The Fourth Book In Kinney's Bestselling Diary Of A Wimpy Kid Series, Greg Has A Falling-out With His Friend Rowley Over A Failed Lawn-care Business, Puts Up With His Parents' Attempts To Get Him Out Of The House (mom Organizes A Book Club For Boys—who Pick Out Titles Like “sudoku Insanity” And “ultimate Video Game Cheats”) And Tries To Shake Off The Twin Horrors Of The Murderous “muddy Hand” From A Horror Film He Watches And The Terrifying Sights In The Men's Locker Room At The Pool. Kinney's Gift For Telling, Pitch-perfect Details In Both His Writing And Art Remains (such As The Cursive Script And Cutesy Content Of Mom's Photo Album Captions). No Reason To Think Kids Won't Devour This Book As Voraciously As Its Predecessors. Ages 8–12. (oct.)

Boys don't keep diaries?or do they? The launch of an exciting and innovatively illustrated new series narrated by an unforgettable kid every family can relate to It's a new school year, and Greg Heffley finds himself thrust into middle school, where undersized weaklings share the hallways with kids who are taller, meaner, and already shaving. The hazards of growing up before you're ready are uniquely revealed through words and drawings as Greg records them in his diary. In book one of this debut series, Greg is happy to have Rowley, his sidekick, along for the ride. But when Rowley's star starts to rise, Greg tries to use his best friend's newfound popularity to his own advantage, kicking off a chain of events that will test their friendship in hilarious fashion. Author/illustrator Jeff Kinney recalls the growing pains of school life and introduces a new kind of hero who epitomizes the challenges of being a kid. As Greg says in his diary, ?Just don't expect me to be all 'Dear Diary' this and 'Dear Diary' that." Luckily for us, what Greg Heffley says he won't do and what he actually does are two very different things. Since its launch in May 2004 on Funbrain.com, the Web version of Diary of a Wimpy Kid has been viewed by 20 million unique online readers. This year, it is averaging 70,000 readers a day. F&P level: T In Dog Days, book 4 of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series from #1 international bestselling author Jeff Kinney, it's summer vacation, the weather's great, and all the kids are having fun outside. So where's Greg Heffley? Inside his house, playing video games with the shades drawn. Greg, a self-confessed "indoor person," is living out his ultimate summer fantasy: no responsibilities and no rules. But Greg's mom has a different vision for an ideal summer . . . one packed with outdoor activities and "family togetherness." Whose vision will win out? Or will a new addition to the Heffley family change everything? In the latest diary of middle-schooler Greg Heffley, he records his attempts to spend his summer vacation sensibly indoors playing video games and watching television, despite his mother's other ideas.