Hard Luck (Diary of a Wimpy Kid book 8)
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By Jeff Kinney
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1310 reviews
Winner of the Nickelodeon 2014 Kids Choice Awards for ‘Favourite Book’*
The Wimpy Kid is back! In the most hotly-anticipated children’s book release of the year, the hilarious, globally-bestselling and award-winning Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, sees BOOK 8 hit our shelves this November!
Greg Heffley’s on a losing streak. His best friend, Rowley Jefferson, has ditched him, and finding new friends in middle school is proving to be a tough task. To change his fortunes, Greg decides to take a leap of faith and turn his decisions over to chance. Will a roll of the dice turn things around, or is Greg’s life destined to be just another hard-luck story?
Perfect for readers of 8+ and also reluctant readers. You can also discover Greg on the big screen in any one of the three Wimpy Kid Movie box office smashes.
Praise for Jeff Kinney:
‘The world has gone crazy for Jeff Kinney’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ – Sun
‘Kinney is right up there with J K Rowling as one of the bestselling children’s authors on the planet’ – Independent
‘The most hotly anticipated children’s book of the year is here – Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ – Big Issue
‘Hilarious’ – Telegraph
As well as being the international bestselling author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Jeff Kinney is also an online developer and designer. He is the creator of the children’s virtual world, Poptropica. Jeff has been named one of TIME magazine’s most influential people in the world. His original Diary of a Wimpy Kid was voted ‘Best Children’s Book of the Last 10 Years’ by UK readers. Jeff lives with his family in Massachusetts, USA.
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Fun how Greg wanted to buy a jetpack when he found a ring inside the egg
It was a very nice book
Prety good one, enjoyed.
A good humorous book. The best character is Greg Heffley. second best one
I love the series but this book is great because, it was so funny how Greg snuck the eight ball into school. I read this in a day!
It’s fiction, it’s funny and exciting to read. I would definitely recommend.
Greg gets a lot of bad luck all the way through the book.
It is quite a funny book.
Hilarious
it is very funny
a good read recommend to others
I enjoy it
I liked Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck because it was funny and surprising. Greg trying to find new friends made the story interesting
Really good at because it was funny and had lots of crazy things happening in it
Rowley gets a girlfriend
It was really funny and helps me to understand myself at school when
I am frustrated I can just pick up a book and read it.
The book is also very predictable and it just makes me want to chuckle!
Very funny
It’s ok and it was a little interesting at one point but the other part of the book was boring. I wouldn't recommend it.
I liked the magic 8 ball because Greg was using it to cheat in his test and it was funny! He actually got some answers out of it!
I liked it because it’s talking about someone else’s life and I find that interesting.
It was very funny. My favourite bit was when Greg got stuck in a body blankie.
Exciting, lovey and crazy story. I liked when Greg found the diamond ring the best.
It's a very funny book.
like it
it is a great book about Rowley getting a girlfriend and Greg being lonely
It is good
My favourite character was Rowley because he was funny. YES I would recommend it to my friends.
I thought it was like a diary by Gregg Hefly but he was telling it to you.
It is good but has ups and downs in it
I recommend this book if you’re a funny person who like diaries
At the end, Greg find the ring and kept in his mom‘s closet
I would recommend this book to my friends and family. I love the diary of a wimpy kid series and I am still collecting them all!
