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Jeff Kinney Books in Order

5 series including Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid and more

★ 2 NYT bestsellers · 2 at #1 5 series 32 books Latest: Hot Mess (2024)

Since 2007, Jeff Kinney has published 32 books. Across 5 series, Diary of a Wimpy Kid stands out as the longest at 19 books. As of 2024, the latest we've recorded is Hot Mess.

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1 Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2 Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid 3 Wimpy Kid Non-Fiction Books 4 Jeff Kinney Short Stories/Novellas 5 Jeff Kinney Anthologies

New York Times Bestsellers

2 books

Jeff Kinney has placed 2 books on the New York Times bestseller lists, spending a combined 125 weeks on the charts. 2 titles reached #1.

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Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid
Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid Series

93 weeks on the Times Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover list · peaked at #1 · debuted Apr 2019

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Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Adventure
Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid Series

32 weeks on the Times Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover list · peaked at #1 · debuted Aug 2020

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Bestseller chart data from BestsellerStats.net — explore Jeff Kinney’s complete chart history, week by week.

Reading Order

5 series · 32 books

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series

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✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2007 🏆 Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award 2014🏆 Hea Lasteraamat 2011🏆 Books I Loved Best Yearly (BILBY) Awards 2010🏆 Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award 2010🏆 Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award 2009🏆 Borders Original Voices Award 2007Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Rodrick Rules 2008 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 The Last Straw 2009 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Dog Days 2009 🏆 Goodreads Choice Award 2009Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 The Ugly Truth 2010 🏆 Books I Loved Best Yearly (BILBY) Awards 2011🏆 Goodreads Choice Award 2010Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 Cabin Fever 2010 Goodreads Choice Award 2011Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 The Third Wheel 2012 Goodreads Choice Award 2012Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 Hard Luck 2013 🏆 Prijs van de Nederlandse Kinderjury 2015Australian Book Industry Award (ABIA) 2014Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 The Long Haul 2014 British Book Award 2014Goodreads Choice Award 2014Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 Old School 2015 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 Double Down 2016 🏆 Prijs van de Nederlandse Kinderjury 2018Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
12 The Getaway 2017 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
13 The Meltdown 2018 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
14 Wrecking Ball 2019 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
15 The Deep End 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
16 Big Shot 2021 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
17 Diper Överlöde 2022 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
18 No Brainer 2023 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
19 Hot Mess 2024 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid Series

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1 Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid 2019 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Adventure 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Rowley Jefferson’s Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories 2021 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Wimpy Kid Non-Fiction Books

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1 Diary of a Wimpy Kit Do-It-Yourself Book (Short Story) 2008 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book Journal (Short Story) 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Greetings from Wherever You Are (Short Story) 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Jeff Kinney Short Stories/Novellas

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1 Unaccompanied Minors ( With: Jon Scieszka) 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 A Fistful of Feathers (Short Story) ( By: David Yoo, Jon Scieszka) 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 My Parents Give My Bedroom to a Biker ( By: Jon Scieszka, Paul Feig) 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Diary of a Wimpy Trump (Short Story) 2017 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 Diary of Greg Heffley's Best Friend (Short Story) 2019 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Jeff Kinney Anthologies

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✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Guys Read: Funny Business 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
About the Author

Jeffrey Patrick "Jeff" Kinney (born February 19, 1971) is an American game designer and author of children's books including the Diary of a Wimpy Kid book series. He is also attributed to be the creator of the children-oriented website Poptropica.

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