Review: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw by Jeff Kinney

October 22nd, 2009 | 2.5-3 Treasure Chests, Graphic Novel, J-L, School Situations, YA Genre

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by Captain Lyaf Yarr

Title: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw
Author Jeff Kinney
Page Count: 217
Format: Paperback
Grade Reading Level: Ages 9-12

Summary: Greg is writing in his journal (diary) again and is facing more problems than ever before. He is getting into more trouble while trying to fix each of these problems. According to his dad, Greg should act more like his ex-neighbor, Lenwood Heath. His dad wants to send him to a summer conditioning program at Spag Union to change him from a troublemaker to a normal kid. Will Greg have to spend his entire summer at a conditioning program? Will he convince his dad to not send him to the program? What will be the last straw?

Why I Started This Book:

I already read the other two books of this series and enjoyed them both.

Likes:

The idea of the diary is still pretty awesome. It just appeals to me. I think it would be fun to read another diary or journal by a different author and compare it to the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series.
Greg is a fun character. I love that he is so wimpy in appearance, but that his attitude isn’t wimpy. It's funny that he thinks he’s perfect as can be.
I like Greg's best friend, Rowley. He's immature. my favorite things he did was getting into a pillow fight with six year olds.
Oh and one last note: Greg's mom is funny. Hehe.

Dislikes:

I didn't like Greg's dad; he hears what Greg says but he doesn't listen. That's just bad parenting!
Some things were so stupid that they became funny. I wish it had been more funny and less stupid. Boys!
When he was wearing his mom's bathrobe and stood under the heat vent - why did he get in trouble for this? Makes no sense to me.

Last minute thoughts: I didn’t enjoy this book as well as the first one, but liked it better than the second one. I would like to read Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days soon and other books by Jeff Kinney.

Buy: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw

Book Rating: I give this book 3 Treasure Chests.
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