Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever


by Jeff Kinney
Lexile: ???
Genre: Realistic Fiction

Greg, Rowley and all the other favorite wimpy kid characters are back. Believe it or not, Greg has managed to get himself in trouble again. But fortunately for him, the big blizzard strikes so the police are not able to track him down. Now he's stuck inside the house with his family though...which might just be worse than being hauled off to the police station. Greg and his antics will keep you laughing from beginning to end.

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