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Puffin Podcast | Jeff Kinney chats The Getaway

Join Diary of a Wimpy Kid author Jeff Kinney and Konnie Huq in the Puffin studio as they chat about his latest book in the series: The Getaway. 

10 January 2018

Jeff brings in some objects to the studio that have inspired his writing including: An Uncle Scrooge Comic, a boom box and an airplane sickness bag. Listen below to get the lowdown! 

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Jeff Kinney - Konnie Huq
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway (Book 12)

  • Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway (Book 12)

    Diary of a Wimpy Kid

  • The new hilarious story from Jeff Kinney is the best yet in the brilliant, bestselling Diary of a Wimpy Kid series!

    Greg Heffley and his family are getting out of town.

    With the cold weather setting in and the stress of the Christmas holiday approaching, the Heffleys decide to escape to a tropical island resort for some much-needed rest and relaxation. A few days in paradise should do wonders for Greg and his frazzled family.

    But the Heffleys soon discover that paradise isn't everything it's cracked up to be. Sun-poisoning, stomach troubles and venomous creatures all threaten to ruin the family's vacation.

    Can their trip be saved, or will this island getaway end in disaster?

    Whether a loyal fan already or new to the Wimpy Kid books, THE GETAWAY is the perfect book for young readers this Christmas. With engaging writing, hilarious illustrations on every page and an action-packed holiday-based plot, THE GETAWAY is a winner.

    Praise for Jeff Kinney:

    'The world has gone crazy for Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid' - Sun

    'Kinney is right up there with J K Rowling as one of the bestselling children's authors on the planet' - Independent

    'The most hotly anticipated children's book of the year is here - Diary of a Wimpy Kid' - Big Issue

    'Hilarious' - Telegraph

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Jeff Kinney

Jeff Kinney is the #1 USA Today, New York Times, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series and a six-time Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award winner for Favourite Book. Wrecking Ball, book 14, was published in November 2019, and was an instant #1 global bestseller. Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson's Journal was published in April 2019, was an instant #1 global bestseller. Jeff has been named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World. He is also the creator of Poptropica, which was named one of Time's 50 Best Websites. He spent his childhood in the Washington, D.C., area and moved to New England in 1995. Jeff lives with his wife and two sons in Massachusetts, where they own a bookstore, An Unlikely Story.

Jeff Kinney

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