The Long Haul

Narrator Ramon de Ocampo is delightfully spot-on as the voice of 11-year-old Greg Heffley. De Ocampo's wavering high tones and quick pacing capture the young teen's satirical observations on a family road trip--including his mortification at his mother's continued attempts at family bonding activities and his fondness for his little brother. De Ocampo also provides an entertaining medley of character voices. In spite of editing that interrupts the flow of the narration with some unusually long pauses between sentences, de Ocampo's performance makes for an engaging listening experience. M.F. © AudioFile 2014, Portland, Maine


Ann Arbor - Book Review by Lego Mac ’n Cheese - If easy, silly, long books are what you like, I’ve got something for you. The Long Haul by Jeff Kinney is my book. This book is in a series. This is a fiction book. The setting is Greg’s car because they’re on a car trip. The main characters are Greg’s family. One of the problems is when Greg’s family goes to Soak Central. When Greg comes back he saw that their stuff was on the ground. He found out that the Beardos took their lounge chair. He could not find his family. Eventually he found the rest of his family at the snack bar. They could not get any snacks because they did not have any money because their parents did not have their wallets. They needed their key to their locker. They were trying to figure out who had their key but they could not figure it out. Read to find out the rest of the problem and the solution. I give this book five stars because it was funny. There was a car trip and I like car trips. I liked the part when Rodrick wins a stinky shoe contest and when Manny guesses the right weight of a pig. I recommend this book for 1st grade and up because it has easy words. Even though there are 217 pages, it’s easy.