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The Complete List: What NPR's Backseat Book Club Has Read So Far
by NPR Staff
Looking for a great read for a kid age 9-14? Here are all the titles our kids' book club has read since we launched in 2011. We revisit classics like Black Beauty and The Phantom Tollbooth and explore new stories like Diary of a Wimpy Kid and The Graveyard Book.
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Gross-Out Gags AND Life Lessons In 'Wimpy Kid'
by NPR Staff
Author Jeff Kinney is a rock star in the middle school literary scene. His Diary of a Wimpy Kid books follow the misadventures of sad-sack sixth-grader Greg Heffley, who just wants to fit in. Kids love the gross-out humor, but librarians and teachers say the books also help them laugh at the indignities of life.
NPR's Backseat Book Club
June Kids' Book Club Pick: 'Diary Of A Wimpy Kid'
Back in 2009, our interview with author and cartoonist Jeff Kinney sparked the idea for a special NPR book club for kids. So it's only fitting that NPR's Backseat Book Club will read Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Kinney's beloved cartoon staring Greg Heffley, a beleaguered middle-schooler.
Books
Cheese, Wimpy Kids And The Perils Of Middle School
Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid book series centers on a smart-mouthed sad sack named Greg Heffley who just can't seem to win.
Excerpt: 'Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Dog Days'
by Jeff Kinney
Read an excerpt from the latest book in Jeff Kinney's Wimpy Kid series.
Book Reviews
'Wimpy Kid': A Hilarious Take On Middle School Life
If a comic book about surviving middle school doesn't sound like a must read to you, think again. Critic Maureen Corrigan says that Jeff Kinney's Dog Days — the latest in his Diary of a Wimpy Kid series — hits home with any crowd.
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'Wimpy Kid' Keeps Kids of All Ages in Stitches
In Diary of a Wimpy Kid by author and illustrator Jeff Kinney, the most mundane details of a middle school student's life are uproarious. Kinney's illustrated diaries remind readers about the dramas of junior high.
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