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Gross-Out Gags AND Life Lessons In 'Wimpy Kid'

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&quot;Let me just say for the record that I think middle school is the dumbest idea ever invented,&quot; laments <em>Wimpy Kid </em>protagonist Greg Heffley. &quot;You got kids like me who haven't hit their growth spurt yet mixed in with gorillas who need to shave twice a day.&quot; <a href=&quot;http://n.pr/LiWSpO&quot;>Click Here To Read An Excerpt From Diary Of A Wimpy Kid<em></em></a> (Abrams)
"Let me just say for the record that I think middle school is the dumbest idea ever invented," laments Wimpy Kid protagonist Greg Heffley. "You got kids like me who haven't hit their growth spurt yet mixed in with gorillas who need to shave twice a day." Click Here To Read An Excerpt From Diary Of A Wimpy Kid (Abrams)

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