|
We have picked our favorite books that appeal to Diary of a Wimpy Kid fans. You can find these in the Juvenile section of the library.
|
|
|
|
Max & the Midknights
by Lincoln Peirce
Max wants to be a knight! Too bad that dream is about as likely as finding a friendly dragon. But when Max's uncle Budrick is kidnapped by the cruel King Gastley, Max has to act...and fast! Joined by a band of brave adventurers--the Midknights--Max sets out on a thrilling quest: to save Uncle Budrick and restore the realm of Byjovia to its former high spirits
|
|
|
|
Kidnapped at Birth
by Louis Sachar
Red-haired Marvin is convinced that the reason he looks different from the rest of his family is that he is really the lost prince of Shampoon
|
|
|
|
Hilo: The Boy Who Crashed to Earth
by Judd Winick
When a mysterious boy falls from the sky, friends D.J. and Gina must discover the secrets of his identity and help him save the world.
This title can be found in the Juvenile Graphic Novel section of the library.
|
|
|
|
Penny Draws a Best Friend
by Sara Shepard
When her best friend Violet doesn't want to hang out anymore, spending all her time with the meanest girl in school, fifth-grader Penny Lowry, riddled with anxiety, wonders what she did wrong, in this story about friendship, feelings, and finding your people.
|
|
|
|
The Pudding Problem
by Joe Berger
Sam has a reputation for not telling the truth, but after his family adopts a cat and strange things start happening in his house, he has to make a decision about telling his family the truth about the events.
|
|
|
|
Squirrel Do Bad: Trubble Town
by Stephan Pastis
Wendy the Wanderer's overprotective father never lets her go anywhere alone, so when he hires a babysitter, Wendy decides to venture out into Trubble Town alone where she meets Squirrely McSquirrel and other townsfolk.
|
|
|
|
Tim Possible & All that Buzz
by Axel Maisy
When brainiac bugs try to use super-size fly swatters on humans, Tim, Tito, and a time-traveling T-Rex must save their hometown from being swarmed by evil.
|
|
|
|
The Last Kids on Earth and the Forbidden Fortress
by Max Brallier
Faced with a monstrous mission, Last Kids, Jack, Quint, June and Dirk, must infiltrate the other-dimensional stronghold of the evil Thrull before he completes the mysterious Tower: a structure that could spell doom for this dimension.
|
|
|
|
Once Upon a Tim
by Stuart Gibbs
This first book in a hilarious new series follows Tim, a peasant with big dreams of being a knight. In this story, Tim finally gets the opportunity to change his station in life when he joins the quest to rescue a princess.
|
|
|
|
The Dragon's Dookie
by Aaron Reynolds
High in the Frostflung Mountains lies the lair of a fearsome dragon named Glacierbane. Pan, Moxie, Fart, and TickTock must venture there and fish a dragon-digested object from deep within a pile of dragon doo. But Pan isn't having it. She's not sure why, but she doesn't trust Kevin. But when she learns of a kidnapped prince that needs rescuing from Glacierbane, suddenly this quest seems a whole lot more heroic.
|
|
|
|
Stuntboy, In the Meantime
by Jason Reynolds
While leading a double life as Stuntboy, who secretly keeps all the other superheroes super safe, Portico Reeve tries to keep his parents’ marriage together, deal with his anxiety, and beat an enemy who vows to prove there is nothing super about him.
|
|
|
|
Ben Yokoyama and the Cookie of Doom
by Matthew Swanson
Simultaneously alarmed and inspired by a fortune-cookie fortune that advises him to live every day as if it were his last, literal-minded Ben tackles a bucket list of unfinished tasks that get him in and out of trouble before his parents realize what is going on.
|
|
|
|
Marcus Makes a Movie
by Kevin Hart
Stand-up comedian and Hollywood box-office hit, Kevin Hart, keeps the laughs coming in an illustrated middle-grade novel about a boy who has big dreams of making a blockbuster superhero film.
|
|
|
|
Pug Blasts Off
by Kyla May
Baron von Bubbles (Bub) is a pug who wants nothing more than to help his human, Bella, in her craft projects for school, though he is a little apprehensive about the rocket she is making for the Inventor Challenge. When he ruins the rocket while trying to get at Nutz the squirrel, he needs to find a way to make it up to Bella.
|
|
|
|
The Smartest Kid in the Universe
by Chris Grabenstein
A series debut by the best-selling author of Escape From Mr. Lemoncello’s Library finds 12-year-old Jake rendered a child genius by the accidental ingestion of experimental information pills, before using his newfound smarts to save his middle school from being shut down.
|
|
|
|
My Life as a Potato
by Arianne Costner
Believing himself to be cursed by potatoes, Ben moves to a formidable potato-laden community in Idaho, where an accident leads him to become his school’s secret potato mascot.
|
|
|
|
New Kid
by Jerry Craft
Enrolled in a prestigious private school where he is one of only a few students of color, talented seventh grade artist Jordan finds himself torn between the worlds of his Washington Heights apartment home and the upscale circles of Riverdale Academy.
This book can be found in the Juvenile Graphic Novels section of the library.
|
|
|
|
Accidental Trouble Magnet
by Zanib Mian
Imaginative Omar goes through the ups and downs of starting a new school and making new friends with the help of his wonderful (and silly) Muslim family.
|
|
|