Diary of a Wimpy Kid 9 : Long Haul
Family road trips sound wonderful in theory. For the Heffleys, theory and reality are very different things. What begins with genuine optimism quickly spirals into a catalogue of catastrophes that only this particular family could attract. Grimy petrol station loos, dive-bombing seagulls, a minor car collision, and one very uncooperative runaway pig later, Greg Heffley is reconsidering his entire opinion of travel. It's the kind of holiday that looks absolutely nothing like the brochure. Yet Jeff Kinney has a knack for turning the gloriously disastrous into something genuinely funny, and this ninth instalment is no different. The chaos piles up in ways that feel both absurd and oddly believable, keeping young readers hooked from one misfortune to the next. Even when everything goes spectacularly wrong, there's a warmth running through it all. By the time the Heffleys finally reach their destination, battered and bewildered, you get the sense that this trip will live long in family memory, for better or worse. A thoroughly entertaining read for kids who enjoy their humour served with a healthy side of calamity.
- Author: Jeff Kinney
- Publisher: Puffin
- Genre: Classic Literature
- ISBN: 978-0141361819
- Pages: 240 pages