# Diary of a Wimpy Kid

**Author:** Jeff Kinney
**Lexile:** 950L
**Grade range:** Grades 3–7
**Age range:** 8–12
**First published:** 2007
**Page count:** 217
**Genre:** Middle Grade Fiction
**ISBN-13:** `9780810993136`
**ISBN-10:** `0810993139`
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/book/diary-of-a-wimpy-kid
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## About this book

Greg Heffley records middle-school life — older and younger brothers, an embarrassing best friend, and his own schemes for popularity — in a journal ("it's NOT a diary") packed with cartoons. Jeff Kinney's hugely popular illustrated novel is a gateway book for grades 3-7, prized by teachers and reluctant readers for its humor and accessible format.

## Themes

- school
- friendship
- family
- humor
- growing up

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