5 Great Books To Hold You Over Until Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School is Here!

Greg Heffley and the gang are back in the latest installment of author Jeff Kinney’s beloved Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School is the tenth book in the series and finds Greg’s facing one of the biggest challenges of his life: His entire town has decided to go “old school” and live without electronics. Greg is faced with a life without modern conveniences and a family in turmoil. What’s a wimpy kid to do?
We won’t find out until Diary of A Wimpy Kid: Old School is released on November 3, 2015 but if you (like me) are craving some great reads that will tide you over until November, here are books for every kind of Wimpy Kid fan will love.

Cody and the Fountain of Happiness, by Tricia Springstubb and Eliza Wheeler
Cody is a middle-school girl who loves summer vacation. Unfortunately, this year’s summer break isn’t starting out so well. Cody’s mom is worried about her new job, her dad’s always working, and her brother Wyatt won’t stop mooning over a girl. Cody’s feeling pretty bummed until she meets Spencer, who needs help finding his cat Mew Mew. With a new friend to make and a mystery to solve, Cody starts to think that maybe she’s going to have an amazing summer after all. Beautifully illustrated by artist Eliza Wheeler, Cody’s story jumps off the page and will have young readers rooting for Cody as she searches for her very own fountain of happiness.

Last in a Long Line of Rebels, by Lisa Lewis Tyre
In keeping with the old school theme, author Lisa Lewis Tyre’s Last in a Long Line of Rebels follows Lou Mayhew’s adventures as she fights to keep her family’s 176 year old house from being torn down and her life from being upended. Resourceful Lou figures out that the only way to save her home is hidden in a Civil War era diary she and her friends found. The only problem? Digging up the past may lead to more trouble than Lou realized.

The Astounding Broccoli Boy, by Frank Cottrell Boyce
Author Frank Cottrell Boyce’s bestselling children’s novels Millions and Cosmic have won him awards and fans all over the world. As touching as it is funny, his newest novel The Astounding Broccoli Boy introduces readers to Rory Rooney. Rory’s got a few problems: he’s the smallest boy in his class and the school bully Tommy-Lee lives to torment him. Things go from bad to worse when Rory is stricken with a strange ailment that turns him the color of broccoli, which lands him in the hospital and baffles his doctors. At first, Rory thinks everything is hopeless, but before long he realizes that his ailment just might be a superpower.

The Worst Class Trip Ever, by Dave Barry
Renowned author and humor columnist Dave Barry catapults readers into a world of middle-school angst and international intrigue with his children’s novel The Worst Class Trip Ever. Eighth-grader Wyatt Palmer just wants a nice, educational trip to Washington, D.C., but his best friend Matt is convinced that something weird is going on. Matt’s suspicions are confirmed when he is kidnapped by international terrorist. No one believes Wyatt and he realizes that he (and his middle-school crush) are the only ones up to the job of saving Matt. While the premise may be a little dark for some young readers, Barry’s comedic timing increasingly silly scenarios keep The Worst Class Trip Ever both funny and light-hearted.

Field Trip, by Gary Paulsen and Jim Paulsen
The father and son writing duo of Gary and Jim Paulsen are back with the hilarious follow-up to their family adventure novel Road Trip. In Road Trip, Ben and his dad are forced to commander an old school bus when their planned father-son road trip doesn’t go as planned. In Field Trip, the pair is back along with some old and new sidekicks including Atticus, the family’s beloved border collie, Conor, the rambunctious new puppy, and Jacob and Charlotte, Ben’s classmates who are eager to expand their middle-school education. All Ben wants is for his dad to attend a new ice hockey academy, but his attempts to convince him keep getting sidelined by one adventurous mishap after the other.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School is in stores November 3!