The book's existence was announced at the end of the previous book in the series, The Third Wheel. ![]() With the addition of sports, even with Greg's somewhat negative take on them, this will be a hugely popular title.Hard Luck (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #8), c2011, Jeff Kinneyĭiary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck is a children's novel written by Jeff Kinney and the eighth book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. Other competitors in this field are Peirce's Big Nate, Kalicky's My Life in Smiley, and Pichon's Tom Gates, which have similar formats but differing levels of plot and character development. The big appeal of these books is partly due to the line illustrations and hand drawn style of font that gave rise to the trend of Notebook Novels. There is even some talk of the team getting together again, but Greg thinks it might be wise to quite while he's ahead. Haddock Skin Chips, Sweet Potato Cookies or Seaweed Bars, anyone? Greg does try his best to be a good team mate and sportsman, even if his efforts are sometimes misguided. I worry about his toxic relationship with Greg, but here he only has to deal with Greg hosting him for "tasting parties" for the weird snacks his mother buys. ![]() We see very little of Rowley in this installment, which is okay. Big Shot has more of a plot arc than Hard Luck, but not as much as The Getaway. This narrative structure must be wildly appealing to the target demographic, but causes me to struggle. Like most Wimpy Kid books, this is a bit light on plot, focusing instead of humorous anecdotes about situations such as Greg at his father's gym, an unlikely Field Day fixing scheme, an adventure at a major league baseball stadium, and a rivalry with the nearby town of Slacksville. When Greg's mother finds out about a tournament for teams that haven't won a single game, she is eager to enter them, hoping that under her coaching, they will be able to win and she can rectify her own fraught basketball past. including Greg! They are predictably bad, have horrible gym schedules, and can't even hold their own against a group of older men who are practicing in the gym they've reserved. When star player Preet doesn't make the team because he's out of town for try outs, his father puts together a team of all of the players who were cut. Eventually, he agrees to try out for a basketball team, thinking that there is no chance he will make it. He'd much rather be playing video games, but his mother, a former basketball player, is determined to get him to play something. This is fine as far as he is concerned sports, to him, are more about the snacks. No matter what sport he's tried, from soccer as a kindergartner to baseball to field day, he's been a spectacular failure. ![]() See the Wimpy Kid World in a whole new way with the help of Greg Heffley’s best friend in the instant #1 bestsellers Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson’s Journal, Rowley Jefferson’s Awesome Friendly Adventure, and Rowley Jefferson’s Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories!Īs squirrely as Greg is, he's never been portrayed as a sports fanatic, and we find out why in Big Shot. ![]() When everything is on the line and the ball is in Greg’s hands, will he rise to the occasion? Or will he blow his big shot? But he unexpectedly lands a spot on the worst team.Īs Greg and his new teammates start the season, their chances of winning even a single game look slim. Tryouts are a mess, and Greg is sure he won’t make the cut. But after his mom urges him to give sports one more chance, he reluctantly agrees to sign up for basketball. In Big Shot, book 16 of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series from #1 international bestselling author Jeff Kinney, Greg Heffley and sports just don’t mix.Īfter a disastrous field day competition at school, Greg decides that when it comes to his athletic career, he’s officially retired.
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