![]() But when Rowley’s star starts to rise, Greg tries to use his best friend’s newfound popularity to his own advantage, kicking off a chain of events that will test their friendship in hilarious fashion.Īuthor/illustrator Jeff Kinney recalls the growing pains of school life and introduces a new kind of hero who epitomizes the challenges of being a kid. In book one of this debut series, Greg is happy to have Rowley, his sidekick, along for the ride. The hazards of growing up before you’re ready are uniquely revealed through words and drawings as Greg records them in his diary. ![]() It’s a new school year, and Greg Heffley finds himself thrust into middle school, where undersized weaklings share the hallways with kids who are taller, meaner, and already shaving. ![]() The launch of an exciting and innovatively illustrated new series narrated by an unforgettable kid every family can relate to ![]()
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His novels had been nominated five times before winning with this novel. ![]() In 2006, he won the 134th Naoki Prize for Yōgisha X no Kenshin. In 1999, he won the Mystery Writers of Japan Inc award for the novel Himitsu (The Secret), which was translated into English by Kerim Yasar and published by Vertical under the title of Naoko in 2004. ![]() Subsequently, he quit his job and started a career as a writer in Tokyo. He won the Edogawa Rampo Prize, which is awarded annually to the finest mystery work, in 1985 for the novel Hōkago (After School) at age 27. Keigo Higashino ( 東野 圭吾) is one of the most popular and biggest selling fiction authors in Japan-as well known as James Patterson, Dean Koontz or Tom Clancy are in the USA.īorn in Osaka, he started writing novels while still working as an engineer at Nippon Denso Co. (presently DENSO). ![]() ![]() ![]() But Jared Cade, treated in very hostile fashion by Christie's family, and now by Thompson, looked elsewhere. 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