![]() Um, she gets in trouble a lot, just like me. Well, do you have a younger brother or sister?ĭoes she get in trouble much, or is she a little bit spoiled? In my other books the characters kind of vanish from time to time, but in this book they’re there in every single scene.ĭo you think Manny might finally get in trouble in one book that you might write? So they’re off in the world, and I think this book-I’ve got all five Heffleys in every scene, so it’s really different from the other books, because the characters are always doing something. Yeah, it’s called The Long Haul, so I figured. I heard-are they going on a road trip or something in this next book? Huh? Um, no, I don’t really like one any more than the others. You won’t actually believe what the characters do in this book. Do you think Greg’s luck could get any worse? You know, it’s sort of more fun when your main characters are in trouble. I’ve really caused him a lot of problems and then I don’t let up. And that’s what I’ve really done with Greg. You know, they say that when you’re writing fiction, you should give your characters some problems and then keep piling on. I think his luck definitely gets worse in this book. Yeah, have you guys read this book yet? Did they give you a copy? Um, do you think you might write a book where Greg’s luck might even get worse, if possible? Jen Shotz: You’re going to give me a heart attack if you talk about Emmett having a girlfriend. But yeah, I think that Greg-it’s more fun if he doesn’t have good luck. I think you’re probably going to get a girlfriend before Greg does. Do you think you might actually write a book where Greg’s luck is better? Where maybe like a really cute girl might ask him out or something? If Rowley was interviewing me? I think he’d ask why he’s been stuck in middle school for so long. What do you think Rowley would say if he was interviewing you? My friends are super jealous that I get to talk to you today. And I really love your books.Īs everyone does right now. Thank you so much for being able to spare some of your time to talk to us today. Names you need to know are Rowley, Greg’s best friend Rodrick, Greg’s bad-boy older brother Manny, Greg’s kid brother, who knows how to work the system Uncle Gary, Greg’s slacker uncle who moves in with the Heffleys Bryce Anderson, the effortlessly popular kid at Greg’s school and Lil Cutie, a massively embarrassing comic Greg definitely doesn’t like. Emmett wrote all the questions (up until the speed round) himself. Emmett is a Wimpy Kid superfan, and Kinney spoke to him like his books speak to millions of kids: with humor, respect for his intelligence, and full appreciation of his curiosity. ![]() Kinney, who, amazingly, has kept his day job (at ), spent a relaxed stretch of time chatting with my son, Emmett, when he probably wanted to get home for Halloween prep with his own two kids. The last book, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck, sold more than 1.3 million copies in all formats in its first week, and had an initial print run of 5.5 million-putting Greg Heffley firmly in Harry Potter territory. 1 spot on the bestseller list, with more than 115 million copies in print around the globe. The eight books in the series (not including the Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book and the Wimpy Kid Movie Diary…yes, there was also a movie) have routinely dominated the No. While Greg can’t get ahead, author and illustrator Kinney has proven that Wimpy Kids don’t always finish last. We were all Greg at one point or another, but he gets to say the things we never could…and he says them hilariously. When he isn’t enumerating his nerdy best friend Rowley’s shortcomings, he’s keeping tabs on The Cheese (you’ll just have to read about it). ![]() He wakes up each day and braves the injustices of middle school, life as the middle child, and a permanently unimpressive status on the social scale. If you’ve ever been in the same room as a kid between the ages of 7 and 12, you’ve most likely heard of Jeff Kinney’s cartoon creation, eternal sadsack Greg Heffley-the original Wimpy Kid. ![]()
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