Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hardluck

The Wimpy Kid is back! In the most hotly-anticipated children's book release of 2013, the hilarious, globally-bestselling and award-winning Diary of a Wimpy Kid series Hard Luck is the eighth book in the series. Greg Heffley is on a losing streak! His best friend, Rowley Jefferson, has ditched him. Finding new friends in middle school is proving to be a tough task. To change his fortunes, Greg decides to take a leap of faith and turn his decision over to chance. Will a roll of the dice turn things around, or is Greg's life destined to be just another hard-luck story?

Hard Luck, the Puffin export edition contains an Exclusive Wimpy Kid door hanger inside!It follows Wimpy Kid: the Third Wheel, the bestselling children's book of 2012. 1 million copies of the book were sold in the first three months and 12 weeks at the number one. Diary of a Wimpy Kid was voted 'Best children's Book of the last 10 years' by UK kids in March 2012, beating JK Rowling to the top spot. Upgrade your child's reading ability with the book that captivated the minds of millions of children worldwide.

The Diary of a Wimpy Kid series is perfect for readers of 8 years old and older, as well as reluctant readers. Who knows, this book may just encourage your child to start writing. You can also discover Greg on the big screen in any one of the three Wimpy Kid movie box office smashes.

Browse through our large selection of children's books. Buy books online, it's the best way to buy while you turn the pages of your favourite title.

'The world has gone crazy for Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid series.
Sun

'Kinney is right up there with JK Rowling as one of the bestselling children's authors on the planet'
Independent

'The most hotly anticipated children'd book of the year is here- Diary of a Wimpy Kid'
The big Issue

As well as being the international bestselling author of Diary of a wimpy Kid, Jeff Kinney is also an online developer and designer. He is the creator of the children's virtual world, Poptropica. Jeff has been named one of Time magazine's most influential people in the world.