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Diary of a Wimpy Kid #8: Hard Luck Award-winning author by Jeff Kinney (author) (UK edition)

Hard Luck

Suitable for 9 – 11 years

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THE ONE WHERE GREG NEEDS A NEW FRIEND

The eighth laugh-out-loud, fully-illustrated Diary of a Wimpy Kid book from #1 international bestselling author Jeff Kinney! A global phenomenon with 250 million copies of the series sold worldwide!

Things haven’t been going all that well for Greg Heffley recently.

For one thing, his best friend Rowley has a GIRLFRIEND, so now Greg is in the market for a new best friend. But after he’s spent so long training him to be the perfect best friend, finding a ‘new Rowley’ won’t be easy.

And to top it off, his family (including his feral cousins) are coming to stay. Can Greg improve his luck before it’s too late?

WHAT’S IN DIARY OF A WIMPY KID? 50% words, 50% cartoons, 100% hilarious! Stories that all readers can’t wait to get their hands on Laughter guaranteed!

BRAND NEW DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: THE DEEP END IS OUT NOW!

And DON’T MISS an all-new fantasy from Greg’s best friend in Rowley Jefferson’s Awesome Friendly Adventure, the follow-up to the instant #1 bestseller Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson’s Journal.

‘Kinney is right up there with J K Rowling as one of the bestselling children’s authors on the planet’ Independent

Have you read all the DIARY OF A WIMPY KID series? 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!!

Product Details

Series

Diary of a Wimpy Kid (book 8)

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780141355481

Publisher

Puffin

Date published

January 29th, 2015

Lexile measure

1020L

Accelerated Reader

AR book level: 5.5; Middle years; 3.0 points

Condition

New

UK edition

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Part of this Series

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Author/Illustrator

Jeff Kinney

Photo of Jeff Kinney

Jeff Kinney is now a household name – The Diary of A Wimpy Kid series was an instant international bestseller and has now been made into two blockbuster films. As well as being a bestselling author, Jeff is also an online developer and designer. He lives with his family in Massachusetts, USA.

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  1. jackel106
    on 29 May 2015

    diary of a wimpy kid

    not red it yet but i want it

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  1. BeautifulFairy
    on 30 May 2021

    It was okay I liked it

    3 out of 5

  2. JaqHodgson17
    on 23 September 2017

    it was good. alot of humor.

  3. lulillyno
    on 8 April 2016

    One word for this and that is…...

    GREAT!!!

  4. bluepeter123456
    on 10 September 2015

    This is a good book. I like the part when Greg finds the magic 8 ball that can tell him his fortunes.

    4 out of 5

  5. Milogirl
    on 26 August 2015

    Awesome….. I love it Sooo much….. Read this, because it so beautiful.

  6. renae-marie-alex-kssandra
    on 20 July 2015

    It was good, the magic ball, the blanket shaped into a body, (sorry, I forgot it ’ s name).It was awesome and gave me good laugh !

  7. gregdude123
    on 20 May 2015

    i want to read this book so bad

  8. Shivangi-best
    on 1 April 2015

    It is an okay book… I think Greg is a waste of time… but, I can’t help reading it again and again, though…

    4 out of 5

  9. mrunu
    on 2 March 2015

    I am reading this now.

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