Old School

preppygirl - Okay this is an awesome awesome book! I wish it was longer! I want to read it over and over again, it's just that awesome! Let me give you a description without spoiling it for you. Alright, so Greg is always hearing grown-ups talk about the 'good old days'. The grown-ups say that they used to know eachother really well and instead of being cooped up in a house all day with an electronic gadget, the kids would play outside while the grown-ups sat around and talked. But from the way the adults described it, Greg decided that he'd rather stay home because he wouldn't want everyone in his personal business. Everything is going fine in the Heffley household until Grandpa comes to live with them because they raised the rent at Leisure Towers, and he can't afford to live there anymore. Well, now dad is on the Heffley kids' case more. When Greg forgets to put the toothpaste cap back on, his dad is ready to pounce. Soon, dad leaves to go to a business trip. But something happens (including the toothpaste cap) that will make dad furious about something! So Greg decides to leave for his school fieldtrip that is for a week. But he learns of this made up farmer called Silas Scratch, and all these scary stories about him. But something involving his dad makes Greg change is whole opinion about this whole Silas Scratch story- and his dad. Read the book to find out!

November 9, 2015
"Mom says the problem with society these days is everybody's got their nose in a screen, and nobody takes the time to get to know the people who live around them," laments Greg Heffley, who reluctantly kicks it old school in this 10th installment of the über-popular Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. When Mrs. Heffley gets the town to unplug for 48 hours, Greg tries (but naturally fails) to cash in on neighborhood foot traffic with a lemonade stand ("One guy had a problem with the fact that we were using the same glass for every customer"). Grandpa, who has moved in with the Heffleys to save money, is also full of "back in the day" stories; Greg and Rowley finally try playing kick-the-can, but quit of boredom after 30 seconds. A weeklong trip to "Hardscrabble Farm," where Greg and his classmates sleep in primitive cabins and do chores, is the final affront, though it reveals that Greg may come by his artful dodging honestly. Kinney's fans will find the same winning formula: at least one joke every two pages. Expect readers to line up for Greg's latest. Ages 8â12. Agent: Sylvie Rabineau, RWSG Literary Agency.

The Wimpy Kid series marches on.Greg Heffley's diary continues with the 10th entry in the popular franchise. This volume revolves around several loosely connected plot threads, the most prominent of which is Greg's grandfather's coming to live with the Heffley clan and the hilarity that ensues. Other plots involve Rodrick's first job, Mrs. Heffley's determination to turn the town into an electronics-free zone, and a trip to Hardscrabble Farms, the traditional field trip location for the seventh-grade class. The novel definitely lacks focus, but how many seventh-grader's diaries come with a complex narrative arc? Greg's rambling, irreverent musings coupled with his doodles maintain their charm even after so many years, and at this point fans of the series know what they're getting. The novel delivers the series' trademark family dynamics and absurdist comic stylings. Fans will chortle at the Heffley's pet pig, which wears pants, and smile as Greg and his dad come to an understanding over the pitfalls of camp life. By novel's end the characters have returned to their status quo and are ready for further comic mishaps. These diaries continue to be solid steppingstones into the literary world for any reluctant reader.Harmless fun that neither rocks the boat nor swings for the fences. (Graphic/fiction hybrid. 8-12) COPYRIGHT(1) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.