The Wimpy Kid series centers on the misadventures of Greg Hefley, the titular wimpy kid, a typical 13-year-old boy who is nervous around girls, fights with his older brother, and gets into trouble with his best friend Rowley. PHOTOS: How the Publishing World Covered Steve Jobs’ Death A third movie, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days, is scheduled to be released on August 3, 2011. The two live-action Wimpy Kid movies-2010’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid and the 2011 sequel Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules-have grossed more than $145 million worldwide. Lifetime sales for the series exceed 50 million copies. In 2011, the series sold 11.5 million hardcover books to displace Twilight as the best selling YA series. The Wimpy Kid franchise has been the hot seller in the hot young adult segment of the book market. PHOTOS: 10 Biggest Book-to-Big Screen Adaptations of the Last 25 Years Once again, the fans have spoken, and Jeff Kinney’s series has broken all sales records- both in kids’ books and adult-for the year,” said Michael Jacobs, president and CEO of Abrams. We’re thrilled that the new book has debuted so strongly. “Sales for Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever in the first week have exceeded all our expectations. STORY: Inside ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’s’ $500 Million Franchise The first is the first book, which doesn't have a title and the second is Double Down.At six million copies, the first printing for Cabin Fever is the largest for any book in 2011, beating Steve Jobs‘ biography, which sold more than 379,000 copies in its first six days of on the market and Chris Paolini‘s Inheritance, which logged 489,500 combined book digital and audio sales on its first day of availability. This is also the third odd-numbered book that doesn't have three words in its title (this book only has two words in its title).The first was the first book and the second was Double Down. This is the third odd-numbered book to not start with the word "The".This is the second book to have an animated cover, with the first being Big Shot.This is a reference to heavy metal bands having an "ö" on them for decorative purposes. This is also the first book to have umlauts, as all of the Os have an umlaut above it.This is the first book to use special characters in its title, namely the "ö"s.This is the second black-colored book, with the first being Old School.This is also the first book where Greg's eyes are closed on the cover.(excluding the first The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book) This is the first book where Greg isn't miserable or sad on the cover.The first time it was shown was in Double Down. This is the second book in which Greg's tongue is shown on the cover.The cover resembles a speaker, referencing the music/concert motif of this book.This is the sixth book to not have the word "Diary" in yellow.This is the second Rodrick-centered book, the first being Rodrick Rules.But he soon learns that late nights, unpaid gigs, fighting between band members, and money troubles are all part of the rock ’n’ roll lifestyle.Ĭan Greg help Löded Diper become the legends they think they are? Or will too much time with Rodrick’s band be a Diper Överlöde? When he decides to tag along with his brother Rodrick’s band, Löded Diper, Greg doesn’t realize what he’s getting into.
In Diper Överlöde, book 17 of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series from #1 international bestselling author Jeff Kinney, Greg Heffley is finding out that the road to fame and glory comes with some hard knocks.
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