Boysdon’tkeepdiaries—ordothey?ThelaunchofanexcitingandinnovativelyillustratednewseriesnarratedbyanunforgettablekideveryfamilycanrelatetoIt’sanewschoolyear,andGregHeffleyfindshimselfthrustintomiddleschool,whereundersizedweaklingssharethehallwayswithkidswhoaretaller,meaner,andalreadyshaving.Thehazardsofgrowingupbeforeyou’rereadyareuniquelyrevealedthroughwordsanddrawingsasGregrecordstheminhisdiary.Inbookoneofthisdebutseries,GregishappytohaveRowley,hissidekick,alongfortheride.ButwhenRowley’sstarstartstorise,Gregtriestousehisbestfriend’snewfoundpopularitytohisownadvantage,kickingoffachainofeventsthatwilltesttheirfriendshipinhilariousfashion.Author/illustratorJeffKinneyrecallsthegrowingpainsofschoollifeandintroducesanewkindofherowhoepitomizesthechallengesofbeingakid.AsGregsaysinhisdiary,“Justdon’texpectmetobeall'DearDiary’thisand'DearDiary’that.??Luckilyforus,whatGregHeffleysayshewon’tdoandwhatheactuallydoesaretwoverydifferentthings.SinceitslaunchinMay2004onFunbrain.com,theWebversionofDiaryofaWimpyKidhasbeenviewedby20millionuniqueonlinereaders.Thisyear,itisaveraging70,000readersaday.F&Plevel:T