Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Meltdown
Template:Infobox Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Meltdown, is the upcoming 13th book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. It will release on October 30th, 2018. The cover of the book is dark purple with an icy font that says the book's subtitle: "The Meltdown." It has a picture of Greg as a snowman with the sun in the background melting the snow.
It was confirmed that a 13th book would be made by Jeff Kinney via his Twitter account in a response to a fan question. [1] It was later officialy announced on the Diary of a Wimpy Kid Website and in an article by Publishers Weekly that was also shared by Jeff Kinney on his Twitter account. [2]
Main Characters
Plot
When a wintry blast closes Greg Heffley’s middle school, it turns his neighborhood into a battleground, complete with snow forts, alliances, betrayals, and epic snowball fights.[3]
Trivia
- This is the second purple book. This is the first since The Ugly Truth.
- This is the 13th book in the series.
- This is the third book to not have the word "Diary" in yellow. The first two books are Dog Days and Hard Luck.
- However, this is the first odd-numbered book to not have the word "Diary" in yellow.
- This is the first book to use two different shades of one color. ** On the top half of the book, it is colored Blue-ish Dark Purple. While on the bottom half of the book, it is colored Red-ish Dark Purple.
- However, the overall color of the book is still Dark Purple, anyway.
- This is the second time the words "of a Wimpy Kid" are in purple. The first is Old School.
- This is the first time the subtitle is colored in a different color other than yellow.
- This is also the second consecutive book where the subtitle starts with "The". The first is The Getaway.
- This is the first book since Dog Days to be released in October.
References
- ↑ https://twitter.com/wimpykid/status/929382916454600704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
- ↑ https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/76438-wimpy-kid-series-reaches-milestone-as-book-13-announced.html?utm_source=Publishers+Weekly&utm_campaign=d5ac6d6e66-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_03_26&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0bb2959cbb-d5ac6d6e66-306051245
- ↑ http://www.wimpykid.com/books/book13/
Errors
TBA
Gallery
A screenshot from an official teaser video for the book, released ahead of the books title, cover and color being revealed
