Diary Of A Wimpy Kid The Ugly Truth

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Jacquelin Retort says...

*** Dec. 6, 2010

My niece loves this book too. She loves the humor, the simple amusing cartoons, and the funny jokes in it.



*** Nov. 30, 2010

Greg and Rowley are best friends.

But Greg's dad didn't like Rowley too much, because he thought Rowley was an accident prone kid, so Rowley may ruin his 'warfield' accidently. And Rowley's dad didn't like Greg, either, because two kids liked to do silly things together at home. Nowadays, many parents hope that their kid behaves properly. Reading good books are very important for kids. A good book is a good teacher.This book presents humorous stories that could make kids become more considerate. I feel very happy when my kid read this book and talk to me about the stories in the book.



*** Nov. 27, 2010

Greg's mom and dad had very different interests. She tried to train him to become more romantic while he only wanted to play his war games. He had to sit beside her to watch the romantic movies as she said so, then he'd try to slip out whenever possible. This is what happens to many couples every day. Reading this book makes me think about own daily life more objectively.



***November 9, 2010

Greg's a very self-centered smart young schooler. His Dad wanted him to live up his potential, but often he had his own ideas. Greg had to learn how to communicate with his brother, though it's not a easy job. First he had to think and learn how to talk to his brother, because his brother was the person picking up Greg after school everyday. Greg's brother became really mad after Greg talked to him about how to drive his car. Finally Greg and his brother had a fight. Greg's mom had been a preschool teacher, so she thought she was very good at handle the situation. But Greg thought it didn't work at all. The book successfully illustartes Greg's thought processes. It seems like an actual diary in words and amusing pictures about Greg's daily life at home and at school.

My son is a reluctant reader, but he really likes to read this book. I also enjoyed reading it! I would like to recommend this book to all schoolers, parents, teachers, and librarians.

Posted on November 23, 2010

Magaly Obas says...

Let me start by saying, my just turned 9 year old does not like to read. He reads because he has to at school or because I tell him to. He doesn't enjoy it. He bought this book yesterday at the book fair. He read during silent reading time at school. He read on the bus. He read all evening. I heard him laughing out loud a bunch of times. He finished it last night before he went to bed! He even asked to spend part of his birthday money on the first 4 books today at the book fair!! Finally books that make him actually WANT to read!

Posted on November 23, 2010

Inocencia Jacobsen says...

Read in one sitting when it arrived.It has bee re-read and re-enjoyed.If you liked the others, you will like this one.

Posted on November 24, 2010

Kellye Funn says...

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth is a fantastic book full of hilarious moments that star a middle school student named Greg Heffley who is in his funniest book yet when he undergoes puberty and is in search of some relieve.

Not just that book is funny all of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books are funny. Actually all of the books are good and all but I really recommend people reading The Ugly Truth because it is the best I think in the whole series.

Greg Heffley is undergoing some problems. First, he has dumped his best friend Rowley and is in search of a new one. Second is his mom is going back to take some classes on kids and leaving Greg with a nanny. Not just that but he is also growing up. These are reasons I think Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth is a awesome book. Stay tuned for the next book coming in 2011!

-Alex

Posted on November 24, 2010

Burton Opoien says...

A kid named Greg Heffley is waiting to grow up.But, as he grows up he notices it's not as fun as it turns out to be.All the sudden he is invited to boy-girl parties but more and more responsibilities are being stacked on him.He has been experiencing some odd changes; witch wouldn't be so odd if he had his best friend Rowley right by his side to support him through it. Will he make it through it or will he need to call out for a friend?

Read and find out!

Posted on November 25, 2010

Cruz Showell says...

For any of you who have a child who does not want to read, I suggest any of the Wimpy Kid books!I wish Jeff Kinney could come out with a book a week!My son does not like to read and fights me tooth and nail to read, however, he usually reads these books within 24-48hours now and asks to "Pre-order" them when he knows there is one coming out.



Thank you Jeff Kinney! and continue the great work!

Posted on November 26, 2010

Alise Heuring says...

This is the fifth book in the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series.It immediately follows the previous book (which was about summer vacation), by covering the first three months of the school year.Greg Heffley is pretty much still the same delusional, clueless kid as before.This book is as funny as the previous book in the series.

Posted on November 27, 2010

Alethia Scheitlin says...

I really like the book The Ugly Truth by Jeff Kinney because it had a lot of funny comics.One of my favorite parts was The Lock In because it ended up with Greg and Rowley together when they weren't even friends.My Mom was happy for me to get the book so I would read.She knows that these books are the only books I really read.I would recommend this to anybody who wants a good laugh and wants to read a book with a lot of pages but is easy to read.

Posted on November 28, 2010

Arianna Lanfranco says...

I wish there was a separate forum for reviewing Amazon's customer service, because it's really not fair for an author to collect ten one-star reviews on its release date because people are upset that Amazon failed to deliver the book to them on time. I suppose a best-selling author like Jeff Kinney will survive, but it's still truly unfair to him.These reviews persist forever and they're supposed to be about the book.



So, on to the book! "The Ugly Truth" was laugh-out loud funny. My middle-schooler called out from the next room many times to get my attention to read the funny parts out loud to me.After she finished, I read the whole book myself before she scooped it up again to share with friends at school.



It's refreshing to finally see a comic character grow up because let's face it, puberty isn't pretty, but it is funny.Our Wimpy Kid Greg finally realizes that he is no longer a cute little kid. Now he's finding out the top secrets about puberty (which Rowley hopes not to "catch") in boys-only health class.Going to the harsh grown up dentist instead of the cuddly kids' version, Greg ends up with not only the fear of gingivitis instilled in him, but even worse, HEADGEAR.My favorite scene was the school "lock-in" that went awry in so many ways. I won't spoil the main silliness but the only way the teachers can think of to get the boys to settle down is to turn the heat off and air conditioning on so that they have to stay in their sleeping bags.Meanwhile, the girls are living the sweet life in the heated library media room.



Rowley and Greg were kept apart for much of the book, but their on-and-off friendship, and the attempts by Rowley's parents to find a more mentoring "pal" to replace Greg, were understandable, and funny.



The extended Heffley family factors into the book, featuring Greg's Uncle Gary as a much-married, possibly future version of Greg.Gary is half cautionary tale, half inspiration--in Greg's mind, compared to Greg's parents, Gary seems to be having much more fun.



I was disappointed that the Heffley boys couldn't get it together enough for their Mom to keep up her renewed school studies...that was truly a bummer.Kinney includes a few digs at helicopter parents throughout the book. I hope in the next sequel their Mom will get to stay in school.



Kids will find this book hilarious, and as an adult reader I have to applaud the little details that Kinney comes up with, such as the health teacher's unfeeling reaction to the girls who have lovingly cared for the eggs that they have to protect as though they were babies; and many small touches like Greg's hope that inheriting a textbook from a cool kid will magically make him cool too.



As an author covering middle-school mayhem, he's not just coasting--Jeff Kinney still has his touch!

Posted on November 29, 2010

Brittaney Werling says...

I teach 4th grade and the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books are a perennial favorite. I've read all of the books and have had them readily available in my classroom. My students were practically salivating as they awaited the arrival of this book.



I read it. I enjoyed it and thought it was humorous. If I taught middle school or MAYBE even 5th grade, I would highly recommend it. However, I am really struggling with whether or not to include it in my classroom library. As other reviewers have said, kids who don't like to read devour each and every one of these books. My students beg me to make them available. However, the puberty theme gives me pause. For most kids and their parents, I don't think there's an issue. However, I can see this series opening a can of worms with "that one parent". Even in our society where kids grow up so much faster than we did and are more savvy, not all kids are. In middle school, these issues are happening, whether parents want to face them or not. In 4th grade... I'm not sure if I feel comfortable making that call.

Posted on November 30, 2010