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Diary of a Wimpy Kid 1 英文版 (無中英對照)
有一天我一定會很有名，但現在我還跟一群白痴困在中學裡。中學生活真不是普通人過的，這點葛瑞最清楚了。
同儕壓力、霸凌問題、女生把他當空氣，葛瑞面對周遭的囧事，一向採取「頭過身就過」的保命原則，以此逢凶化吉。
偏偏葛瑞最好的朋友榮利跟他鬧彆扭，而且起司抓人的遊戲又東山再起，究竟他能不能擺脫衰運、平安度過這一年呢？
Boys don’t keep diaries―or do they?
The launch of an exciting and innovatively illustrated new series narrated by an unforgettable kid every family can relate to
It’s a new school year, and Greg Heffley finds himself thrust into middle school, where undersized weaklings share the hallways with kids who are taller, meaner, and already shaving. The hazards of growing up before you’re ready are uniquely revealed through words and drawings as Greg records them in his diary.
In book one of this debut series, Greg is happy to have Rowley, his sidekick, along for the ride. But when Rowley’s star starts to rise, Greg tries to use his best friend’s newfound popularity to his own advantage, kicking off a chain of events that will test their friendship in hilarious fashion.
Author/illustrator Jeff Kinney recalls the growing pains of school life and introduces a new kind of hero who epitomizes the challenges of being a kid. As Greg says in his diary, “Just don’t expect me to be all ‘Dear Diary’ this and ‘Dear Diary’ that.” Luckily for us, what Greg Heffley says he won’t do and what he actually does are two very different things.
Since its launch in May 2004 on Funbrain.com, the Web version of Diary of a Wimpy Kid has been viewed by 20 million unique online readers. This year, it is averaging 70,000 readers a day.
Jeff Kinney
生於1971年，畢業於美國馬里蘭州立大學，取得computer science/criminal justice雙學位。大學時期，即在校園報紙《Diamondback》以漫畫專欄「Igdoof」初試啼聲，旋即獲得《華盛頓郵報》和《巴爾的摩太陽報》的介紹。
《遜咖日記》是他第一部正式出版的作品，不但上市後即躍居全美暢銷書排行榜，並獲選為《出版人週刊》、美國獨立書商協會的「年度最佳圖書」，而作者更於2009年被《TIME》雜誌選為「全球最具影響力人物」。本書已售出32種語言的國際版權，並改編成電影《遜咖冒險王》。
