Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever is the sixth book in the popular children's series. It follows Greg Heffley as he deals with bullies at school and tries to get published in the school newspaper before winter break. When a surprise blizzard hits, it traps Greg and his family indoors. Stuck inside with his brothers Rodrick and Manny, Greg finds their constant torment and competition for parents' attention even more unbearable. The book focuses on Greg and Manny's sibling relationship and how Manny always seems to get his way, unlike Greg.
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever
1. P R E S E N T E D B Y : A D R I A N K N I G H T - J O H N S O N
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin
Fever
3. A short bio on Jeff Kinney
Jeffrey Patrick Kinney is
an American game
designer, cartoonist,
producer, actor and
author of children's
books.
He was born February
19, 1971 (age 43)
Fort Washington,
Maryland, United States
of America.
4. Factual Page
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever is a 2011
bestselling and an award winning children's novel and
the sixth book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series,
written by American author Jeff Kinney.
The book was released on November 15, 2011 and was
the fastest selling book of 2011, giving him the third
strongest opening week of sales for a children's author.
Cabin Fever had a first printing run of six million copies
and in 2012 Kinney won a "Best Author" Children's
Choice Award from the Children's Book Council for
Cabin Fever.
The genre of the book is comedy, it has 218 pages and is
followed by Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel.
5. Main Characters
Greg Heffley- The middle brother and ignored child.
Rodrick Heffley- Elder Brother
Rowley Jefferson- Best Friend
Manny Heffley- Younger Brother
Frank Heffley- Father
Susan Heffley- Mother
6. The book in depth
This book is about Gregory's "horror" experience before
Christmas that includes dealing with bullies, fighting for
publication of his newspaper, remembering to be on his best
behavior to get presents and the constant fear in his mind
about the involvement in damage of school property. Greg
knows that the police are coming for him when the surprise
blizzard hits. The plot thickens as the snow does too,
surrounding their house and trapping them inside.
This book portrays the dark side of Greg's family and his daily
urge to play videogames. He meets his old friend Alfrendo
who, he discovers, makes a perfect comic stand. He must
suffer the torment of living with his brothers Rodrick and
Manny who he feels get more attention than him.
7. The book in depth contd
This book focuses on the relationship of Manny and
Greg and shows that Manny is very pampered and
always gets his way whereas Greg never gets away
with anything that he does. Greg is the perfect
average child who has his life "ruined" by siblings.
This book will stand the test of time to represent the
ups and downs of having siblings.