Summer holidays turn out to be harder to enjoy than expected in the fourth Diary of a Wimpy Kid, which follows Greg straight through the season.
Jeff Kinney again builds the book from short dated entries and cartoon drawings, a structure that lets young readers stop and start without losing the thread. This Penguin UK paperback comes to 224 pages, and like the rest of the series it works as well for rereading as for a first pass, which is usually how the books end up being used at home.
Series notes:
• Fourth instalment, set across a school summer break
• Dated entries paired with the series' familiar cartoons
• A 224-page paperback from Penguin UK
• A stop-and-start structure that suits younger readers
A dependable pick for middle-grade readers, school libraries and anyone collecting the series in order, published by Penguin UK and available at Boipoka.