Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School

Author	Jeff Kinney
Illustrator	Jeff Kinney
Country	United States
Language	English
Series	Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Genre	Children's novel Graphic Novel Comedy
Publisher	Amulet Books
Publication date	November 3, 2015 (worldwide)
Media type	Print (paperback, hardcover)
Pages	217 story pages (224 altogether)
ISBN	978-1-4197-1701-7
Preceded by	The Long Haul
Followed by	Double Down

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School is a 2015 children's novel written by American author Jeff Kinney. It is the tenth book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, preceded by Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul and followed by Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Double Down. The book was released on November 3, 2015 worldwide, and an extract from the book was released online on October 28, 2015.^[1]This book was debuted at No.1 on bestseller charts in India.

Plot

Greg's Grandpa has been living with his family.Greg's father is extremely annoyed and stressed about how his three sons are acting as he knows Grandpa doesn't approve.

Greg soon learns about a school trip to Hardscrabble farms, which is located in the woods, however, he decides not to go, but Susan tries to get him to change his mind.

Greg's mother has made a petition to get everyone in town to unplug from their electronic devices for 48 hours, and to Greg's surprise she is able to gather enough signatures and is able make the town unplug. Greg's mother decides to have the town clean up the park.

Greg decides to leave the park to avoid work with one of Rodrick's former friends Billy and his Homework Buddy, Frew. Billy was a criminal because he stole a pack of gummy worms. Greg's mother eventually finds him by using a tracking device attached to Greg's shoe, thus ruining her electronic-free weekend.

The next day, Greg needs his Grandpa's help to get him out of a situation, which involves driving to the hardware store. His Grandpa is a horrible driver, and eventually runs out of gas. While his Grandpa gets help, Greg waits in the car, where he sees a convict who was helping clean up the park. He hides in the car, but accidentally hits the brake and the car rolls into a ditch.

Greg decides to go onto the Hardscrabble Farms trip, after realizing his dad will find out about the car. While on the trip, Greg hears a rumor of Silas Scratch, a crazy farmer who lives in the woods. The final night, the campers are forced to stay in the woods, where they fear that they will be eaten. While getting firewood, Greg discovers Silas's shack. Inside, he finds his dad.

Greg's dad said that he made up the Silas Scratch rumor after he discovered the shack had a shower and a toilet when he was a kid. He wanted to keep it a secret, so he thought the rumor would keep people away. Greg then agrees to keep it a secret, and after spreads the word about the lunatic Silas Scratch to help his dad keep his shed for himself.

Marketing

The book was announced on March 9, 2015. The cover, color, and title were revealed on April 27, 2015 during a live stream co-hosted by Jeff Kinney, with appearances from Robert Capron live on stage, and Zachary Gordon through a video call.^[2] At the 2015 Diary of a Wimpy Kid Virtually Live Event, Jeff Kinney stated that the book was black because he believes that black is a cartoonist's favorite color. An extract from the book was released exclusively by The Guardian on June 29, 2015.^[3]

Release

The book was released on November 3, 2015, in more than 90 countries and territories around the world,^[4] setting a publishing record.

Sequel

A sequel was announced in March 2016 and the title, color, and cover of the book was revealed on April 28, 2016.^[5] The sequel is called Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Double Down and was released on November 1, 2016.^[6]

References

External links

• Official Website