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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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[–] Asetru@feddit.org 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

My son (9) recently started reading "worst week ever" which is said to be similar. It relies a lot on poop jokes, so there's that, but hey, he's literally rolling on the floor laughing. What I've read so far also seemed like the story was kind of fine. Main character runs from one embarrassing situation into the next, but so far nobody in the story, especially not the main character, seems to be a genuinely bad person, which I like a lot.

[–] Dave@lemmy.nz 5 points 2 days ago

This kid does love poop jokes so that does sound like a good replacement! I also see there are a bunch on Libby so I'll jump on that.

Thanks for the suggestion!