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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Double Down (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 11)

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Book 11 in the phenomenally bestselling Diary of a Wimpy Kid series is out now!

The pressure's really piling up on Greg Heffley. His mom thinks video games are turning his brain to mush, so she wants her son to put down the controller and explore his 'creative side'.

As if that's not scary enough, Halloween's just around the corner and the frights are coming at Greg from every angle.

When Greg discovers a bag of gummy worms, it sparks an idea. Can he get his mom off his back by making a movie . . . and will he become rich and famous in the process? Or will doubling down on this plan just double Greg's troubles?

ISBN: 9780141373010
Pub Date: 1st November 2016
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint: Puffin
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 224

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Rylando Aged 8 33 books

29th June '18

Rylando read it themselves aged 8 aged 8

This book is funny because the illustrations are cool. At the start of the book, Greg thinks he's being filmed so he keeps doing funny things. I like the Halloween part when Greg is looking for leftover sweets and makes a movie with the gummy worms. I laughed so much when Greg has to go to Champs meetings to practise his Rs.

Rachy Aged 8 114 books

18th June '17

Rachy read it themselves aged 8 aged 8

This book is one of the series of wimpy kids and is a really good story about a boy called Greg Heffley and his friend Rowley. You would not want to put this book down because it is so funny. I recommend this book to you.

Bookmaster1 Aged 9 17 books

6th May '19

Bookmaster1 read it themselves aged 9 aged 9

I like this book because it’s action-packed with funny stuff. It is also a bit scary. My favourite part is when the electric witch cackles. I would recommend this book to everyone because when you read this series of books, you just can’t stop reading it!

Elliemai Aged 9 204 books

6th November '16

Elliemai read it themselves aged 9 aged 9

this book is part of a series and should be read in order
i enjoyed this book and it was very funny
i really like this series and cant wait for the next one to come out
my favourite character was greg because he is vewry funny
i would recommend this series to boys and girls aged 8 plus

Sophia_unicorn Aged 8 22 books

10th January '17

Sophia_unicorn read it themselves aged 8 aged 8

I absolutely loved this book just like I love every other wimpy kid book

Annabel10 Aged 8 2 books

18th October '18

Annabel10 read it themselves aged 8 aged 8

We have lots of these books and I love to read them. It was funny when gregg thought he was in the tv show. It made me want to read more

mattieavfc Aged 10 13 books

19th January '19

mattieavfc read it themselves aged 10 aged 10

Got the whole series for Christmas and read them all within two weeks. Loved every book and couldn't put them down. They're all fun and interesting books and all my friends are reading them as well. Definitely recommend!

trissebby Aged 9 45 books

18th October '17

trissebby read it themselves aged 9 aged 9

Very funny story about Greg and his friend Rowley. Greg is wanting to become famous and rich by doing an horror movie with gummy worms.

Lalam Aged 11 24 books

10th March '19

Lalam read it themselves aged 11 aged 11

I liked this book because I found it funny and also liked the illustrations and how he done anything for the candy and how he thought his family were robots or actors and how he kept having weird dreams about the spooky books he was reading and he thought the things Rodrick said were true .

thomasp Aged 10 1 book

3rd December '16

I read it myself aged 10 aged 10

The new Diary of a Wimpy book "Double Down" is one of my favourite of the amazing series. I like the book because it is hilarious. My favourite part was when they tried to make a movie. Although the book is great, it does have a bit of an odd story line. My favourite character is Greg because he is always very unlucky and funny! I would recoomend this book to any Wimpy Kid fans.

JackBeanie Aged 12 1 book

19th November '16

JackBeanie read it themselves aged 12 aged 12

I liked this book because I find these series of books funny and I like seeing what happens in each of Greg's adventures.
I would like to recommend this book to people who are 8 or over.
I like Greg the most because he is funny and he gets Rowley into funny situations.
I can't wait for the next one to come out hope its soon.

Esmerelda Aged 9 14 books

24th July '18

Esmerelda read it themselves aged 9 aged 9

i really liked this book, especially at the beginning because Greg thought that he had his own TV show! It was really funny! i read the whole book in just one day because i loved it so much!

Actionbro9 Aged 9 154 books

24th December '16

Actionbro9 read it themselves aged 9 aged 9

This book is about Greg who thinks people are watching him and making a TV show from his life.

He also tries to make a movie but it goes wrong and his friend gets famous rather than him.

I liked the movie bit the best.

cooper20 Aged 12 10 books

8th February '18

cooper20 read it themselves aged 12 aged 12

Another great edition to this Fab series, my son loves these book and will usually sit and read it in one go, loves the stories and the pictures.

Kate-jw Adult 201 book reviews

25th June '18

I read it to Callum2010 aged 7 aged 7

An entertaining book. Great humour which entices even the most reluctant of readers. Fun illustrations to break up the text.

Creeper8760 Aged 10 9 books

13th March '17

Creeper8760 read it themselves aged 10 aged 10

This book is so great! I really like the part when everyone (except Greg and Rowley, his best friend) tries to start the cheese touch and the part when Greg thinks that he is on a TV show!

Ali Aged 11 63 books

31st March '17

Ali read it themselves aged 11 aged 11

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Double Down is an amazing book. I'd already read all of the other Diary of a Wimpy Kid books, so when this book came out, I couldn't wait to get my hands on it. When I finally got it, I never put it down, and finished it in two days! This book is extremely funny, and contains many jokes that is bound to make anybody any age laugh. I recommend this book to everyone.

Ali Hassan - Lost In The World Of Books Adult 1 book review

27th May '17

I read it myself (an adult)

All of the books in this series are extremely hilarious and this one was no exception. Exactly the same quality as the rest of the books in this series. I for one cannot wait for the next hilarious adventure. An amazing read for all ages I really recommend this book to anyone who wants a light-hearted good book to enjoy.

Vampire Aged 10 38 books

24th October '18

Vampire read it themselves aged 10 aged 10

This was very funny. Greg has got double the trouble in his whole life.

liamwilliams1 Aged 10 2 books

22nd November '17

liamwilliams1 read it themselves aged 10 aged 10

My son Liam loves this book! He finds the books so easy to read, and funny too. He really relates well to Greg, the main character

Mcity Aged 9 10 books

27th November '16

Mcity read it themselves aged 9 aged 9

Absolutely hilarious read from start to finish! The best bit was when Greg joined a band, blew his French horn so hard that he passed wind!! Illustrations are great too.

Yoloman Aged 11 112 books

13th November '16

Yoloman read it themselves aged 11 aged 11

Book 11 is as fun as all the other diary of a wimpy kid books. There are lots of funny parts, my favourite is were they try and make a film.
Lots of fun illustrations make the book good to read. As well as Greg you meet new characters in this book. It doesn't matter if you haven't read the first ten books, you should still read this.

Lego boy Aged 8 104 books

13th December '16

Lego boy read it themselves aged 8 aged 8

I was soooooo excited to get this book. I think I broke my record of how fast I can read, as I had read it within about two hours of it coming through the post!
I love the Wimpy Kid books, and Double Down is a fantastic read. I didn't like it quite as much as 'Old School' - I can't really say why but I just enjoyed that book more.

Double Down made me laugh a lot, and I've read it another two times since.

Definitely get the whole Wimpy Kid series!

Rubz Aged 10 6 books

27th January '18

Rubz read it themselves aged 10 aged 10

Ruby aged 10 I love the film and the book so funny

NicoleM Aged 8 1 book

15th May '17

NicoleM read it themselves aged 8 aged 8

Everyone in our family read this book already. Parents were laughing the most. It is as good as all other parts. Hilarious, unpredictable, one of my favourite books!

TomatoBoy20 Aged 7 41 books

9th April '18

TomatoBoy20 read it themselves aged 7 aged 7

I liked this book because it has lots of features like funny characters. I have only read 2 of the other titles in this series but it didn’t matter(it still made sense). I would like to read more.

c.steer Aged 6 2 books

15th December '16

c.steer read it themselves aged 6 aged 6

I loved everything about this book as I do all the diary of the wimpy kids books.so much that I read the whole book the first night I got it.
Greg is my favorite character he is so funny
This is my favorite of the collection up to now and I cannot wait for more of these

Lara4eva Adult 194 book reviews

21st November '16

I read it to Mads1811 aged 9 aged 9

I got bought this for my birthday I was very excited.
I wasn't disappointed it is very good and funny just like the other books

Grace2007 Aged 9 1 book

6th December '16

Grace2007 read it themselves aged 9 aged 9

The things that happen in this book make you want to carry on until you finish the book.I hope Jeff Kinney will make more because it made me think " what if that happened to me".I definitely am going to read this book on and on and on until Ive read it 1,000 times

Bee Aged 8 148 books

21st November '16

Bee read it themselves aged 8 aged 8

This is the latest book in the wimpy kid series. It is book 11. I have read all of them except Old School and I have enjoyed all of them. I haven't read them in order but it doesn't matter.

I like this one the best because it was quite funny in places, especially the bit about the stolen apple and when they tried to make a movie.

The funniest character is Greg, who the story is about. It is written as a series of Greg's diary entries.

I recommend this book to boys and girls aged 7+ who want to read a good story by an amazing author.

EH Aged 7 55 books

29th November '16

EH read it themselves aged 7 aged 7

I enjoyed this book a lot .The book was very,very funny to read and the book inspired me.This book is about a boy called Greg Heffley, who has an annoying big brother and an annoying little brother.Greg has a best friend [Rowley]. My favorite funny bit is when Halloween comes and Greg finds some gummy worms ...Greg and Rowley make a Halloween show and at the start of the Halloween show Rowley tricks Greg by eat some of the gummy worm.

AJH Aged 10 50 books

29th November '16

AJH read it themselves aged 10 aged 10

This book immediately caught my interests because I really like the Wimpy Kid books and I find them amusing and easy to read.

It is about a wimpy kid called Greg, who has two annoying brothers as well as an annoying mum! Greg is always trying to be more popular in his school and normally his plans don't go the way he wants them too..... When Greg tries to film a horror movie, everything seems to be against him and when a flock of wild geese come after his film props (gummy worms), he has to admit defeat. This book was great , I really enjoyed it. You don't need to have read other Wimpy Kid books to enjoy this one!

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