Q. My child really enjoys the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series by Jeff Kinney. Could you recommend some other books or series like it?
A. In “Diary of a Wimpy Kid,” Greg Heffley is thrust into middle school, where he and his best friend, Rowley, undersized weaklings amid boys who need to shave twice daily, hope just to survive. However, when Rowley grows more popular, Greg must take drastic measures to save their friendship. The hazards of growing up are uniquely revealed through words and drawings as Greg records them in his diary.
One book your child might enjoy is “Elvin Link, Please Report to the Principal’s Office!” by Drew Dernavich. Meet Elvin Link — slacker, notorious doodler, and the only kid in fifth grade who hasn't (yet) received a wedgie from the school bully Peter Zorber. Can Elvin navigate the last few weeks of school without getting into trouble for his incessant doodling? How will he steer clear of the class wedgie-master? And is it possible to turn a hobby into a crime fighting skill and solve a school mystery? Elvin Link is about to find out all the answers, and he'll do it with a flip disc in one hand and a bottle of hot sauce in the other
