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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Wrecking Ball by Jeff Kinney

It seems that things are – amazingly – looking up for Greg and his family! An unexpected inheritance has given the Heffley’s a chance to make some major home improvements. But as always, stuff doesn’t quite go to plan… 

05 November 2019
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Wrecking Ball (Book 14)

  • Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Wrecking Ball (Book 14)

    Diary of a Wimpy Kid

  • THE ONE WITH THE HOME IMPROVEMENTS

    The fourteenth laugh-out-loud, fully-illustrated     Diary of a Wimpy Kid book from #1 international bestselling author Jeff Kinney! A global phenomenon with 250 million copies of the series sold worldwide!

    Big changes are in store for Greg Heffley and his family. They are making home improvements!

    But with unwelcome critters, toxic mould and the walls coming down, soon Greg discovers renovations aren't all they are cracked up to be.

    When the dust finally settles, will the Heffleys be able to stay . . . or will they need to get out of town?

    WHAT'S IN DIARY OF A WIMPY KID?
    50% words, 50% cartoons, 100% hilarious!
    Stories that all readers can't wait to get their hands on
    Laughter guaranteed!

    *BRAND NEW* DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: THE DEEP END IS OUT NOW!

    And DON'T MISS an all-new fantasy from Greg's best friend in Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Adventure, the follow-up to the instant #1 bestseller Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson's Journal.

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

    Have you read all the DIARY OF A WIMPY KID series?
    Diary of a Wimpy Kid
    Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Roderick Rules
    Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw
    Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
    Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth
    Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever
    Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel
    Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck
    Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul
    Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School
    Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Double Down
    Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway
    Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Meltdown
    Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Wrecking Ball
    Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Deep End - the BRAND NEW Wimpy Kid book - out now!!

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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 Favorite Book. The Deep End, Book 15, was published in November 2020 and was an instant #1 global bestseller. Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson's Journal was published in April 2019, was an immediate #1 international bestseller, and has remained at the top of the New York Times bestseller list since publication, along with the follow-up book, Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Adventure. Jeff has been named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World and is one of the Top 10 bestselling authors of all time. 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.

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Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid by Jeff Kinney

We're all familiar with wimpy kid Greg Heffley, but this time it's his best friend Rowley who's keeping a diary. Rowley has agreed to write about Greg (so when Greg is rich and famous, everyone knows how he got there) but Rowley's stories might not be quite what his friend had in mind...
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