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Kinney's popular Web comic, which began in 2004, makes its way to print as a laugh-out-loud "novel in cartoons," adapted from the series. Middle school student Greg Heffley takes readers through an academic year's worth of drama. Greg's mother forces him to keep a diary ("I know what it says on the cover, but when Mom went out to buy this thing I specifically told her to get one that didn't say 'diary' on it"), and in it he loosely recounts each day's events, interspersed with his comic illustrations. Kinney has a gift for believable preteen dialogue and narration (e.g., "Don't expect me to be all 'Dear Diary' this and 'Dear Diary' that"), and the illustrations serve as a hilarious counterpoint to Greg's often deadpan voice. The hero's utter obliviousness to his friends and family becomes a running joke. For instance, on Halloween, Greg and his best friend, Rowley, take refuge from some high school boys at Greg's grandmother's house; they taunt the bullies, who then T.P. her house. Greg's journal entry reads, "I do feel a little bad, because it looked like it was gonna take a long time to clean up. But on the bright side, Gramma is retired, so she probably didn't have anything planned for today anyway." Kinney ably skewers familiar aspects of junior high life, from dealing with the mysteries of what makes someone popular to the trauma of a "wrestling unit" in gym class. His print debut should keep readers in stitches, eagerly anticipating Greg's further adventures. Ages 8-13. Price is for each book. Simplified Chinese characters version is available.

《遜咖日記》是一本用字淺顯的生活小說，絕對讓你笑破肚皮的情節，完全不同於沉悶教材的枯燥乏味。引人入勝的故事情節，讓讀者在字裡行間無形中學會單字，熟悉句型用法，更開啟了解英美文化的視窗。详细内容请参阅每本书的中文简介。

Book Titles:
Vol.1 葛瑞的中學求生記
Vol.2 葛瑞不能說的祕密
Vol.3 改造葛瑞大作戰
Vol.4失控的暑假
Vol.5 不願面對的真相
Vol.6 暴風雪驚魂記
Vol.7 變調的情人節
Vol.8 神奇8號球
Vol.9 往日情懷
Vol.10 公路旅行落難記
Vol.11 衰神大導演
Vol.12 假期大暴走
Vol.13 零度的逆襲
Vol.14 搬家大作戰
Vol. 15 露營大逃殺