Big Shot (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series #16)

by Jeff Kinney

Overview

Notes From Your Bookseller

Greg Heffley is back with another laugh-out-loud adventure, and this time he’s trying his hand on a less-than-talented basketball team. Are Greg and his team doomed to lose every game? As usual, hilarity ensues.

In Big Shot, book 16 of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series from #1 international bestselling author Jeff Kinney, Greg Heffley and sports just don’t mix.

After a disastrous field day competition at school, Greg decides that when it comes to his athletic career, he’s officially retired. But after his mom urges him to give sports one more chance, he reluctantly agrees to sign up for basketball.

Tryouts are a mess, and Greg is sure he won’t make the cut. But he unexpectedly lands a spot on the worst team.

As Greg and his new teammates start the season, their chances of winning even a single game look slim. But in sports, anything can happen. When everything is on the line and the ball is in Greg’s hands, will he rise to the occasion? Or will he blow his big shot?

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781419749155
Publisher:	Amulet Books
Publication date:	10/26/2021
Series:	Diary of A Wimpy Kid
Pages:	224
Sales rank:	4,904
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.90(d)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Jeff Kinney is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series and the Awesome Friendly Kid series. He is a six-time Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Award winner for Favorite Book and has been named one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World. He spent his childhood in the Washington, D.C., area and moved to New England, where he and his wife own a bookstore named An Unlikely Story.

Hometown:

Southern Massachusetts

Date of Birth:

February 19, 1971

Place of Birth:

Maryland

Education:

University of Maryland

Website:

http://www.wimpykid.com/

Editorial Reviews

"Kinney’s fondness for these characters shines through in this accomplished installment. . .The gags are good, the characters endear, and the story crackles. . .Another winning shot for the well-oiled Wimpy Kid machine." —Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

2021-11-16
The wimpy kid tries to throw away his shot.

After a dreadful performance at his school’s field day games, Greg Heffley is content to sit out any and all organized sports. Greg’s mom refuses to let him give up, pushing him to try out for the school basketball team. Unsurprisingly, Greg doesn’t make the cut, but a series of peculiar events leads him to join a ragtag crew of ne’er-do-wells who form a brand-new team. Needless to say, things do not go well. As the losses mount and exasperation builds, Kinney keeps the laughs coming at the usual run-and-gun pace. Fans of the long-running series will find what they expect here: wry humor, petulant tweens, and the single-panel comics that round out the Wimpy Kid universe. At this point, the series that single-handedly created an entire middle grade genre built around smarmy cartoon protagonists could easily rest on its laurels, but Kinney’s fondness for these characters shines through in this accomplished installment, proving that he is no lion in winter. The gags are good, the characters endear, and the story crackles. There are too many Wimpy Kid books to rank here, but when those Buzzfeed articles eventually get written, Big Shot will be near the top.

Another winning shot for the well-oiled Wimpy Kid machine. (Graphic novel. 7-12)

Kirkus Reviews