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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck (Book 8)

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck (Book 8)

Summary


Everyone's favourite wimpy kid is back for his eighth appearance in Jeff Kinney's world-famous series.


Get stuck in to Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck to find out what scrapes Greg Heffley has gotten himself into this time!

Mom's always saying that friends will come and go but family is forever. Well, if that's true, I could be in for a rough ride.

Greg Heffley's on a losing streak. His best friend, Rowley Jefferson, has ditched him, and finding new friends in middle school is proving to be a tough task.

To change his fortunes, Greg decides to take a leap of faith and turn his decisions over to chance.

Will a roll of the dice turn things around, or is Greg's life destined to be just another hard-luck story?

Perfect for readers of 7+, including those more reluctant readers. Don't forget to catch Greg on the big screen in the three movie box office hits (after you've finished the books of course!).


Praise for Jeff Kinney:


'The world has gone crazy for Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid' - The Sun

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

'The most hotly anticipated children's book of the year is here - Diary of a Wimpy Kid' - Big Issue

'Hilarious' - Telegraph

Reviews

  • The world has gone crazy for Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid series
    Sun

About the author

Jeff Kinney

Jeff Kinney is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series and the Awesome Friendly Kid series. He is a six-time Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award winner for Favorite Book and has been named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World. He spent his childhood in the Washington, D.C., area and moved to New England, where he and his wife own a bookstore named An Unlikely Story.
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