Diary of a Wimpy Kid: the Last Straw - Book 3 of 19, Hardcover

The third book in this genre-busting series is certain to enlarge Kinney’s presence on the bestseller lists, where the previous titles have taken up residence for the past two years. Kinney’s spot-on humor and winning formula of deadpan text set against cartoons are back in full force. This time, 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.

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#4 Dog Days

#5 The Ugly Truth

#6 Cabin Fever

#7 The Third Wheel

#8 Hard Luck

#9 The Long Haul

#10 Old School

#11 Double Down

#12 The Getaway

#13 The Meltdown

#14 Wrecking Ball

#15 The Deep End

#16 Big Shot

#17 Diper Överlöde

#18 No Brainer

#19 Hot Mess

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About the Author

Jeff Kinney is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series and the Awesome Friendly Kid series. He is a six-time Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Award winner for Favorite Book and has been named one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World. He spent his childhood in the Washington, D.C., area and moved to New England, where he and his wife own a bookstore named An Unlikely Story.