READING DAY AND READING WEEK : BOOK REVIEW "DIARY OF A WIMPY KID THE GETAWAY"
Diary of a
Wimpy Kid: The Getaway is the
twelfth book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series by Jeff Kinney. The book was
unveiled during the 2017 Diary of a Wimpy Kid Virtually Live Event which was
live streamed via YouTube as part of the 10th anniversary of the first
book. The book was published and released on
November 7, 2017.
This book is about a normal family that has nothing to do on
Christmas. The Heffleys, a family of five people, have an idea of going on a
vacation to Isla de Corales. The family is Frank Heffley the dad, Susan Heffley
the mom, Rodrick Heffley the oldest brother, Greg Heffley the middle child, and
Manny Heffley the baby brother. Greg Heffley and his family see an advertisement for Isla de Corales,
a resort where his parents went for their honeymoon, on TV. To Greg's dismay,
they skip Christmas to go to the resort instead.
After multiple mishaps at the airport, such as their flight being delayed, the
Heffleys board the plane. Greg is disappointed that he has to sit in the
economy seats, and is annoyed when he is seated between a different family.
After they land at
the resort, Greg and his family find out that the resort has changed since his
parents' honeymoon, and most of the activities they did are now on the
adult-only section. In their hotel room, they notice that they claimed the
wrong suitcase and theirs was sent back home.
After a visit to a crowded pool,
Greg getting scared by an iguana, and a meal being ruined by birds and slugs, the
Heffleys go to sleep for the night. In the morning, Greg has an encounter with
a tarantula that climbed into his slippers,
and he loses track of where it went. He and his family go out to ride a banana
boat because Greg's mom wants to get a Christmas card photo, but the boat gets
punctured.
Greg's mother goes
to visit the spa, and Greg is left to take care of his little brother, Manny.
He lets Manny play at a water park, but ends up falling in water that he believes to be
contaminated with urine.
After this, Greg's mother books a snorkeling trip for
the family, but Greg worries about getting stung by a box jellyfish. He takes a gulp of water by accident and believes that
he has swallowed a sea horse, ending the snorkeling trip early.
The Heffleys
return to the pool, and Manny's box jellyfish, contained in a bucket, gets into
the pool. During the commotion, Greg and his family sneak back to their room.
Greg visits a tennis court, out of fear that the tarantula will reappear.
The
other kids recognize Greg as one of the people involved with the box jellyfish
incident, so he is chased out of the court and runs back to his family in the
hotel room.
Manny knocks over
the suitcase, and his family tries on the clothes inside. They go out to eat in
a clubhouse and play golf, but are caught by security for having stolen another
family's clothes and are ordered to leave the resort.
The Heffleys stay at the
airport hotel, and the next day, Greg's parents choose to end things on a high
note and sneak back in for a family picture. After taking the picture, the
family split up and run off, with Greg ending up in a private beach on the
adult side of the resort.
He runs away and notices his family on the other side
through a hole in the wall. The wall falls down, and a lot of people rush in,
letting the Heffleys escape the resort.
After he gets
home, Greg visits the Isla de Corales website and finds that he and his family
have been banned from the resort, which is now appealing for information about
their identities.
Publisher: Amulet Books(US) & Puffin Books(UK)
ISBN : 978-1-4197-2545-6
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