Confessions of a Wimpy Mom
At the library where I work, I have noticed a series of books that have become quite popular with the middle school aged kids (especially the boys!). The books in the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series written by Jeff Kinney have been on a lengthy request list for some time now. It makes me smile to see a kid's face light up when I hand him a book from this series. More often than not, he has been waiting for the book for a while because it is so popular, and it has been requested by so many other kids just like him. It always does me good to see kids who are enthusiastic about reading, especially at that age, and especially boys, who often seem less interested in reading than girls. There are currently four books out in the series and a movie based on the series is in the works and is scheduled to be released April 2, 2010. Here's a trailer for the upcoming movie. One interesting fact about the first book in the series is that it was or...