
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck
by Jeff Kinney
Interest age: 8+
Reading age: 9+
Published by Puffin Books, 2013
About this book
In this, the eighth book in the bestselling Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, Greg Heffley's on a losing streak. His best friend, Rowley Jefferson, has abandoned him, and finding new friends in middle school is proving to be a tough task. To change his fortunes, Greg decides to take a leap of faith and turn his decisions over to chance. Will a roll of the dice turn things around, or is Greg's life destined to be just another hard-luck story?
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