Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules. Poster of the 2011 movie and cover of the 2008 comic book, Rodrick Rules
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Rodrick Rules
Jeff Kinney, 2008
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David Bowers, 2011

Wimpy Greg Heffley, now in seventh grade, thinks he has it all together. He has mastered middle school and gotten rid of the Cheese Touch. However, Greg’s older brother, Rodrick, is itching to cut him down to size. He gets the perfect opportunity when their mother tries to force the boys to bond.


Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days. Poster of the 2012 movie and cover of the 2009 comic book, Dog Days
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Dog Days
Jeff Kinney, 2009
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David Bowers, 2012

It’s summertime, and Greg Heffley is looking forward to playing video games and spending time with his friends. However, Greg’s dad has other plans: He’s decided that some father-son bonding time is in order. Desperate to prevent his dad from ruining summer vacation, Greg pretends he has a job at a ritzy country club. But Greg’s plan backfires, leaving him in the middle of embarrassing mishaps and a camping trip gone wrong.


Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days. Poster of the 2012 movie and cover of the 2009 comic book, The Last Straw
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The Last Straw
Jeff Kinney, 2009
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David Bowers, 2012

It’s summertime, and Greg Heffley is looking forward to playing video games and spending time with his friends. However, Greg’s dad has other plans: He’s decided that some father-son bonding time is in order. Desperate to prevent his dad from ruining summer vacation, Greg pretends he has a job at a ritzy country club. But Greg’s plan backfires, leaving him in the middle of embarrassing mishaps and a camping trip gone wrong.


Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Poster of the 2010 movie and cover of the 2004 comic book
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Jeff Kinney, 2004
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Thor Freudenthal, 2010

Greg Heffley, an 11-year-old who constantly fights with his teenage brother Rodrick and younger brother Manny, is apprehensive about beginning middle school. To his bewilderment, Rowley is suspended from Safety Patrol, but Greg eventually confesses the truth to him, offering it as a joke.


The Sorcerer's Apprentice. Poster of the 2010 movie and cover of the 1797 book
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The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 1797
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Jon Turteltaub, 2010

In 740 AD, in England, the mighty magician Merlin has three apprentices; Balthazar Blake, Veronica Gorloisen and Maxim Horvath. As Morgana attempts to kill Veronica by possessing her from within, Balthazar stops her by imprisoning Morgana and Veronica in the Grimhold, a magic prison in the shape of a nesting doll.