{"product_id":"the-last-straw-diary-of-a-wimpy-kid-3-9781419741876","title":"The Last Straw (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #3)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe highly anticipated third book in the critically acclaimed and bestselling series takes the art of being wimpy to a whole new level. \u003c\/i\u003e Let's face it: Greg Heffley will never change his wimpy ways. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSomebody just needs to explain that to Greg's father. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou see, Frank Heffley actually thinks he can get his son to toughen up, and he enlists Greg in organized sports and other \"manly\" endeavors. Of course, Greg is able to easily sidestep his father's efforts to change him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut when Greg's dad threatens to send him to military academy, Greg realizes he has to shape up . . . or get shipped out. Greg and his family and friends, who make the \u003ci\u003eDiary of a Wimpy Kid \u003c\/i\u003ebooks a must-read for middle school readers, are back and at their best in this hilarious new installment of the series, which is sure to please current fans while attracting new ones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e-1\/19\/2009: The third book in this genre-busting series is certain to enlarge Kinney's presence on the bestseller lists, where the previous titles have taken up residence for the past two years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKinney's spot-on humor and winning formula of deadpan text set against cartoons are back in full force. This time, Greg starts off on New Year's Day (he resolves to \"help \u003ci\u003eother\u003c\/i\u003e people improve,\" telling his mother, \"I think you should work on chewing your potato chips more quietly\") and ends with summer vacation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs he fends off his father's attempts to make him more of a man (the threat of military school looms), Greg's hapless adventures include handing out anonymous valentines expressing his true feelings (\"Dear James, You smell\"), attempting to impress his classmate Holly and single-handedly wrecking his soccer team's perfect season.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKinney allows himself some insider humor as well, with Greg noting the \"racket\" children's book authors have going. \"All you have to do is make up a character with a snappy name, and then make sure the character learns a lesson at the end of the book.\" Greg, self-centered as ever, maybe the exception proving that rule. Ages 8-12. \u003ci\u003e(Jan.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e F\u0026amp;P level: T\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeff Kinney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harry N. Abrams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/13\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.70w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781419741876\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.4\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e127979 \/ Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeff Kinney\u003c\/b\u003e is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and five-time Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award winner for Favorite Book. Jeff has been named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World. He is also the creator of Poptropica, which was named one of Time magazine's 50 Best Websites. He spent his childhood in the Washington, D.C., area and moved to New England in 1995. Jeff lives with his wife and two sons in Plainville, Massachusetts, where he owns a bookstore, An Unlikely Story.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harry N. Abrams","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":39826591678579,"sku":"141974187X","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_070627fe-d829-4d17-81ab-f2efba5f582c.jpg?v=1644551910","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-last-straw-diary-of-a-wimpy-kid-3-9781419741876","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}