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''Once the walls come down, all sorts of problems start to crop up. Rotten wood, toxic mold, unwelcome critters, and something even more sinister all make Greg and his family wonder if the renovations are worth the trouble. When the dust finally settles, will the Heffleys be able to stay . . . or will they need to get out of town?"''<ref>https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/diary-of-a-wimpy-kid-book-14-jeff-kinney/1130548467</ref> | ''Once the walls come down, all sorts of problems start to crop up. Rotten wood, toxic mold, unwelcome critters, and something even more sinister all make Greg and his family wonder if the renovations are worth the trouble. When the dust finally settles, will the Heffleys be able to stay . . . or will they need to get out of town?"''<ref>https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/diary-of-a-wimpy-kid-book-14-jeff-kinney/1130548467</ref> | ||
==Development== | |||
''Wrecking Ball''{{'}}s construction theme came from [[Jeff Kinney]] himself doing repairs at home and the construction of his bookstore, An Unlikely Story.<ref name="comicsbeat">[https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-jeff-kinney-on-wimpy-kids-journey-wrecking-ball-and-the-terror-of-grout/ The Beat, "INTERVIEW: Jeff Kinney on Wimpy Kid’s journey, Wrecking Ball, and the terror of grout"]</ref><ref name="geekdad">[https://geekdad.com/2019/11/qa-with-diary-of-a-wimpy-kid-author-jeff-kinney/ GeekDad, "Q&A With ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ Author Jeff Kinney"]</ref> Additionally, he noticed that he had not yet written a story about Greg moving: "Moving is such a common experience for kids that I realized that I’d really missed an opportunity."<ref name="comicsbeat" /> He described the scene in with "a hot tub is lifted over the house with a crane" as being "based on the truth."<ref name="geekdad" /> | |||
Kinney struggled with thinking of how to begin the book. "I spent a lot time trying to figure out how to open this book. And I eventually settled on the yard sale, because I thought it was…well, the overall theme of the book is Greg letting go of his childhood home, and I thought it would be neat to have the book open with Greg letting go of his childhood possessions. And that opening actually follows the arc of the whole book. So the whole book is basically right there in the opening twenty pages."<ref name="geekdad" /> He continued that "each Diary of a Wimpy Kid book, the better ones, starts off with a complete comedic vignette,"<ref name="geekdad" /> and that he could not assume that the reader had read previous ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'' books, "[s]o I have to try and grab the reader, and make sure that I keep them."<ref name="geekdad" /> | |||
To get ideas for the book, Jeff Kinney used a system called Systematic Inventive Thinking.<ref name="omaha">[https://www.omaha.com/entertainment/the-origins-of-wimpy-kid-and-writing-at-the-cemetery/article_4ce7d190-76e7-5de6-a0a0-71ba8aa4b90e.html Omaha World Herald, "The origins of 'Wimpy Kid' and writing at the cemetery: Tales from author Jeff Kinney"]</ref> "In it, problem solving is based on templates. If you can use those templates to harness your creativity, then you can solve problems more quickly than you could another way."<ref name="omaha /> | |||
Kinney considers ''Wrecking Ball'' to be "[his] best-written book" and "like[s] it a lot,"<ref name="geekdad" /> finding ideas such as The Grout to be original.<ref name="comicsbeat" /> | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
===Covers=== | |||
<gallery> | |||
Wimpy Kid Book 14 Teaser.jpg|Pre-release cover | |||
Wrecking Ball UK cover.jpg|UK cover | |||
Wrecking Ball special game cover.jpg|"Exclusive wreck it game inside!" cover | |||
</gallery> | |||
===Promotional images=== | ===Promotional images=== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 14 promo.png | Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 14 promo.png | ||
DOAWKWreckingBallPoster.jpg | DOAWKWreckingBallPoster.jpg | ||
Wrecking Ball pre-order promo.jpg | |||
Wrecking Ball banner on sale now.jpg | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
===Illustrations=== | ===Illustrations=== | ||
Revision as of 21:21, 27 November 2019
Template:Book infobox Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Wrecking Ball is the 14th book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. It was released on November 5, 2019. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Wrecking Ball succeeds Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Meltdown.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Wrecking Ball was indirectly announced in January 2019,[1] and was officially confirmed on Amazon on February 20, 2019. Its title and cover were revealed on May 14, 2019.
Synopsis
"In Wrecking Ball, an unexpected inheritance gives Greg Heffley’s family a chance to make big changes to their house. But they soon find that home improvement isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
Once the walls come down, all sorts of problems start to crop up. Rotten wood, toxic mold, unwelcome critters, and something even more sinister all make Greg and his family wonder if the renovations are worth the trouble. When the dust finally settles, will the Heffleys be able to stay . . . or will they need to get out of town?"[2]
Development
Wrecking BallTemplate:'s construction theme came from Jeff Kinney himself doing repairs at home and the construction of his bookstore, An Unlikely Story.[3][4] Additionally, he noticed that he had not yet written a story about Greg moving: "Moving is such a common experience for kids that I realized that I’d really missed an opportunity."[3] He described the scene in with "a hot tub is lifted over the house with a crane" as being "based on the truth."[4]
Kinney struggled with thinking of how to begin the book. "I spent a lot time trying to figure out how to open this book. And I eventually settled on the yard sale, because I thought it was…well, the overall theme of the book is Greg letting go of his childhood home, and I thought it would be neat to have the book open with Greg letting go of his childhood possessions. And that opening actually follows the arc of the whole book. So the whole book is basically right there in the opening twenty pages."[4] He continued that "each Diary of a Wimpy Kid book, the better ones, starts off with a complete comedic vignette,"[4] and that he could not assume that the reader had read previous Diary of a Wimpy Kid books, "[s]o I have to try and grab the reader, and make sure that I keep them."[4]
To get ideas for the book, Jeff Kinney used a system called Systematic Inventive Thinking.[5] "In it, problem solving is based on templates. If you can use those templates to harness your creativity, then you can solve problems more quickly than you could another way."[5]
Kinney considers Wrecking Ball to be "[his] best-written book" and "like[s] it a lot,"[4] finding ideas such as The Grout to be original.[3]
Gallery
Covers
Pre-release cover
UK cover
"Exclusive wreck it game inside!" cover
Promotional images
Illustrations
- The Heffley Family are shocked to see Robert Law as the wrong funeral.jpg
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Spanish | Arrasa Con Todo | Raze With Everything |
| German | Voll Daneben! | Completely Wrong! |
References
- ↑ This promo for Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson's Journal has Greg state that his next book is coming out "this fall."
- ↑ https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/diary-of-a-wimpy-kid-book-14-jeff-kinney/1130548467
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 The Beat, "INTERVIEW: Jeff Kinney on Wimpy Kid’s journey, Wrecking Ball, and the terror of grout"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 GeekDad, "Q&A With ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ Author Jeff Kinney"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Omaha World Herald, "The origins of 'Wimpy Kid' and writing at the cemetery: Tales from author Jeff Kinney"
