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What's a similar book series to Diary of a Wimpy Kid that isn't terrible? (lemmy.nz)
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I've got a (9 yr old) kid that loves the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. But it's terrible. The main character is a terrible friend, and a poor role model. The character frequently calls people stupid or morons, makes fun of kids outside the norm, and has weird 90s views of how boys and girls interact.

Can anyone suggest a series that their kid enjoyed for a similar audience? Even better if there are lots of them.

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[–] BlueEther@no.lastname.nz 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Hi Dave

Our 9 y/o girl is really into Wings of fire at the moment - nothing like Wimpy Kid sorry.

You 11 y/o (another girl) has developed an interest in Asian tween graphic novels, moving on from wimpy kid, but I see that she still has one on loan atm.

Sorry that I cant offer something better

I didn't realise our kids were so close in age

[–] Dave@lemmy.nz 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Thanks for the suggestion! I have seen Wings of fire in the book club, I might order one or two and give it a go. It sounds more like the kind of book one of my other kids reads but we can try it out and see.

[–] Madzielle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Seconding wings of fire. My son has both the graphic novels and the chapter books. Favors the graphic novels, but it seems to be a fantastic series.

My son used to Read Wimpy kid too. Idk if its any better, but he also loves a series called Big Nate. It seems similar to wimpy kid, but Im not gonna lie, I didnt read it myself at all. He reads this everyday (when hes home) during his lunch. Its his lunch book lol

[–] Dave@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 day ago

It looks like it gets read every day! Thanks for the suggestion, I've put it on the list.