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Book 9 Cover Reveal

Join us on April 28 at 9:00 a.m. EST for a live, interactive webcast with Jeff Kinney where he’ll reveal the cover of Diary of a Wimpy Kid book 9. Register today.

 

What will the cover of book 9 look like?

Click the image to download a blank cover, draw your best guess, then send it to wkvirtuallylive@gmail.com! Select covers will be featured during the live global cover reveal webcast on April 28th.

 

April is Wimpy Kid Month

All month long we’re bringing you tons of great events, resources, activities, and prizes.

 

Wimpy Kid Book 9

Greg Heffley and his family hit the road in author-illustrator Jeff Kinney’s latest installment of the phenomenal bestselling Diary of a Wimpy Kid series.

 

The Wimpy Kid School Planner

Don’t miss the must-have back-to-school item of 2014. Preorder today.

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DIARY OF WIMPY KID SERIES

There are eight books in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, and two additional books: The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book, and The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary.

The series started off online on Funbrain.com in 2004 and made its print debut in April of 2007. There are now more than 75 million copies of Diary of a Wimpy Kid books in print in 41 different languages.

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About the Author About the Author

JEFF KINNEY

Diary of a Wimpy Kid author Jeff Kinney didn’t grow up wanting to be a children’s author. His dream was to become a newspaper cartoonist, but he wasn’t able to get his comic strips syndicated.

In 1998 Jeff came up with the idea for Diary of a Wimpy Kid, a story about a middle-school weakling named Greg Heffley. Jeff worked on his book for almost eight years before showing it to a publisher in New York.

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Sunday, April 27, 2014
2:00 PM
The Boston Public Library, Boston, MA
The Diary of a Wimpy Kid Phenomenon: 
Jeff Kinney Talks about Drawing in Reluctant Readers
A book sale and author signing will follow. 
Doors open at 1:30 p.m. 
Seating in Rabb Lecture Hall is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. 
No advance reservations are available.

Monday, April 28, 2014
9:00 AM EST
Worldwide
Live Global Webcast
Join Jeff Kinney, the best-selling creator of
Diary of a Wimpy Kid, at this exciting interactive
webcast where the cover, color, and title of book 9
will be revealed!
Register for this event here.

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