Hard Luck
Diary of a Wimpy Kid #8
Readers rate it 3.5 (90 on Hardcover)
217 pages · Amulet Books
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Hard Luck is a humorous middle-grade diary novel that follows Greg navigating friendship troubles and middle school social dynamics. The story gently explores themes of luck, friendship, and taking responsibility for one's choices, with mild age-appropriate humor and occasional minor conflict. There is virtually no concerning content, making this an excellent fit for the intended elementary to middle-grade audience.
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Greg Heffley and his family and friends are back in Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 8, the latest installment in the #1 bestselling series by Jeff Kinney and one of the most anticipated books of 2013. A global phenomenon, the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series has more than 85 million books in print around the world. Greg Heffle... Greg Heffley and his family and friends are back in Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 8, the latest installment in the #1 bestselling series by Jeff Kinney and one of the most anticipated books of 2013. A global phenomenon, the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series has more than 85 million books in print around the world. 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?
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- Humorous stories
- Fortune
- Diaries
- Middle schools
- Accelerated readers (BUR)
- Juvenile fiction
- Fiction
- Schools
- Friendship
- Luck
- Children's fiction
- Schools, fiction
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ISBN 9781419711329 · Amulet Books