In 2007, author and illustrator Jeff Kinney published his first book of the wildly-popular Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. His round-headed main character, Greg Heffley, was a middle school boy trying to navigate the ins and outs of the junior high experience, a time when kids are still trying to figure themselves out and making a few mistakes in the process. That relatability, and the hilarious situations that Greg created, or was victim to, quickly earned Diary of a Wimpy Kid legions of fans, both young and old. And I am one of them.
It wasn't quite how Kinney pictured his career. Originally, he wanted to be a cartoonist for newspapers (remember those?). According to the Wimpy Kid website, Kinney began writing down his ideas for Diary of a Wimpy Kid in 1998 with plans to make it into a book. After six years, he published it online at funbrain.com in daily installments.
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