Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck will be the eighth book in the Wimpy Kid series, following The Third Wheel. After finishing the seventh book, Jeff Kinney announced that he was working on the eighth book. The second teaser confirmed it will be released in November 2013, and the third teaser confirmed it will be released on the 5th of that month. On 8 August, 2013, the cover's color, title and a synopsis were revealed.

Synopsis
Greg Heffley is on a losing streak. His best friend, Rowley Jefferson, has ditched him, and 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 decisions over to chance.

Cover
The cover is lime green, and has eight balls raining depicted with Greg dodging them with a book (most likely his diary).



Trivia

 * This book was first announced in the final pages of The Third Wheel.
 * On 25 March 2013, Jeff Kinney revealed the book's teaser, which had Greg with an umbrella while  Magic Eight Balls fall around him.
 * On July 18, 2013, it was announced the cover would be revealed on the August 8, 2013.
 * Before the title of the book was revealed, there were several rumors about what the book would be called, including Life Stress, Flipped Out, Spring Bummer and even a fake cover called "School Dilemma".
 * This is the second book with the word DIARY not being yellow, the first was Dog Days.
 * The word "of a Wimpy Kid" is not blue or red like the other books, instead it is orange like The Third Wheel.