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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Big Shot
by Jeff Kinney
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Reviewed by Anonymous
June 18, 2024
Grade 8
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Your Rating: ☆☆★★★
Book Tags: Humor, Funny, Middle School
Plot Summary: Greg Heffley realizes that he has little to no chance of becoming a professional athlete, so he decides to retire. Greg then has flashbacks to when he used to play soccer as a little kid and shares his experiences with sports. He remembers that there’s an upcoming sports event called “Field Day”, so he decides to prepare for this event by going to the gym to work out but he gets kicked out for goofing around. The whole school is crazy for Field Day as all the students, lunch ladies, and janitors are competing for a day off of work/school. The lunch ladies win, and the principal announces that everyone has a day off. On the day off, Greg’s mom encourages Greg to play a sport, and if he does then his mom will stop bugging him about joining a sport. And so Greg chooses basketball since he knows he has a slim chance of making it on the team. To his surprise, he makes it on the team along with other kids. The basketball season starts, will Greg’s team make it to the top?
Personal Review: I liked the reminiscing of when Greg used to play soccer as a little kid since I used to play soccer, too as a little kid. But now, I just mainly play soccer with my little brothers. In the flashbacks of when Greg used to play soccer, it really displayed how chaotic little kids can be, as they were playing soccer, but they didn't care about rules or goals. One thing I found funny was that everything goes wrong for Greg. For example, Greg chose to try out for basketball knowing that he wouldn't make it and yet, he surprisingly made it, but not on the main team. So, Greg now is forced to play a game where he has little to no experience. The team Greg plays for isn't all that good since there are people like Greg who don't know how to play well. In addition, there is only one good player who ends up injured in a match, and without him, the team is nothing.
Similar Reads: One similar read is Big Nate.
