Diary of a wimpy kid Big shot

Jeff Kinney

Book - 2021

"After a disastrous field day competition at school, Greg decides that when it comes to his athletic career, he's officially retired. But after his mom urges him to give sports one more chance, he reluctantly agrees to sign up for basketball. Tryouts are a mess, and Greg is sure he won't make the cut. But he unexpectedly lands a spot on the worst team. As Greg and his new teammates start the season, their chances of winning even a single game look slim. But in sports, anything can happen. When everything is on the line and the ball is in Greg's hands, will he rise to the occasion? Or will he blow his big shot?"--

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Subjects
Genres
Basketball stories
Humorous stories
Sports fiction
Diary fiction
Humorous fiction
Novels
School fiction
Published
New York : Amulet Books 2021.
Language
English
Main Author
Jeff Kinney (author)
Physical Description
217 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
ISBN
9781419749155
9781544461892
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Review by Kirkus Book Review

The wimpy kid tries to throw away his shot. After a dreadful performance at his school's field day games, Greg Heffley is content to sit out any and all organized sports. Greg's mom refuses to let him give up, pushing him to try out for the school basketball team. Unsurprisingly, Greg doesn't make the cut, but a series of peculiar events leads him to join a ragtag crew of ne'er-do-wells who form a brand-new team. Needless to say, things do not go well. As the losses mount and exasperation builds, Kinney keeps the laughs coming at the usual run-and-gun pace. Fans of the long-running series will find what they expect here: wry humor, petulant tweens, and the single-panel comics that round out the Wimpy Kid universe. At this point, the series that single-handedly created an entire middle grade genre built around smarmy cartoon protagonists could easily rest on its laurels, but Kinney's fondness for these characters shines through in this accomplished installment, proving that he is no lion in winter. The gags are good, the characters endear, and the story crackles. There are too many Wimpy Kid books to rank here, but when those Buzzfeed articles eventually get written, Big Shot will be near the top. Another winning shot for the well-oiled Wimpy Kid machine. (Graphic novel. 7-12) Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

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