This may be due to an editing conflict or a large influx of vandalism or spam that may result from being a highly visited page. 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.

There are many books in the series that have made me sputter and given people around me a scare because of my sudden outburst of laughter. Greg thought Manny was a machine being controlled by a person in the background and then brings the subject that his family is robots and Greg is the only human.Greg talks incessantly about aliens, reality shows, dreams, his mother's classes at school, french horn lessons, Halloween parties, and oh yeah, making a movie to get rich quick. His mom thinks video games are turning his brain to mush, so she wnats her son to put down the controller and explore his "creative side". He gets bad grades at school, plays video games all day, joins a band jut to get invited to a party, etc. Greg later discusses how the Spinetickler's books give him nightmares and how he regrets reading them, like the dream he got a tail and people were jealous of him. However the people that found the balloon were people that didn't have tv or electronic games of any sort.

Later, Greg says his grandmother, Nana, is watching him from heaven, and he's got a lot of issues with it. Wheadon of Common Sense Media wrote that "when Kinney sticks to his Halloween theme, the story feels fresh and holds together well. His mom thinks video games are turning his brain to mush, so she wants her son to put down the controller and explore his “creative side. After the party, Greg loses interest in playing the French horn, but is made to play in a school concert by his father Frank. The backpack tipping over Greg on the cover is meant to be an ode to the backpack that makes Greg slouch on the first book's cover.The only highlight is that it can be read in under an hour because I don't think I could tolerate spending more time with Greg. Most of the balloons released crash into a brand new radio tower, but Greg's balloon rises slower due to his heavy letter and continues on. Greg saying that sometimes in later seasons of TV shows, a new main character is introduced to bump up the ratings is easily a reference to shows like Scooby-Doo, Fairly Oddparents and the Brady Bunch. There's is the most outrageous pet, the Pig, which the family adopted him since the last book ( are these considered spoilers?

While going to get paper towels, he finds gummy worms and comes up with the idea to make a horror movie. This is also the second odd-numbered book that doesn't have three words in its title (this book only has two words in its title). Greg still goes to the school and is struck in the onset of teenage where he's not yet into girls, crushes and stuff. It has a poorly written plot, you could even say there was no plot and there really wasn't the kind of "Jeff Kinney" word choice you'd see from a "Jeff Kinney" book. 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!Reasons include excessive amounts of filler, the boring and confusing plot, the video making plot not happening until the end, and possibly the main antagonist only appearing in 14 pages. Double Down is really special to me, because it reflects a renewed commitment to the series and a plan for the future.

So the moms (Greg's mom and the mother of the boy who found the balloon) set up a "play date" for the boys. He feels guilty when he tries to see Alex Aruda's test answers, because he knows that all his relatives see him when he cheats. The humor felt a bit more stale here than in Kinney's other releases, and this story suffers a lot from lack of an overarching theme, but it's okay.

There is a girl dressed like Hermoine Granger from the Harry Potter franchise at the Halloween party. 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! After the pig throws up multiple puddles of candy corn, Susan has a talk with Greg about his "pattern of deception" and punishes him by making him take three chores out of the chore bag each night. Greg remembers about Rodrick having a wolf mask he wore one Halloween, and he and Rowley go to the basement room to get it while trying to, the witch goes off and one of the shelves comes falling down on them.