Apple’s 12 Days of Gifts Day 8: 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' iBook

    It's day 8 of Apple's 12 Days of Gifts - and today, those who love to read would enjoy Jeff Kinney's fun and interesting narrative - Diary of a Wimpy Kid, as Apple continues to publish completely free digital gifts to users through its official 12 Days of Gifts app.

Notes

• If you are running iOS 7 on your iDevice, go to the 12 Days of Gifts app; tap View Gift, and follow the link to proceed to the download page.
• If you are not running the latest iteration, you can still get them from iTunes on your Mac/PC.
• The downloads are only available for 24 hours   .
• Due to region differences, some people get different gifts. If you're not registered (your Apple account) from US/Canada then try to search for what corresponds to your locality.

Day 8(January 2) - 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' iBook

 

 

I'll be giving you a short paragraph synopsis:

“Middle school student Greg Heffley takes readers through an academic year’s worth of drama. Greg’s mother forces him to keep a diary and in it he loosely recounts each day’s events, interspersed with his comic illustrations. Kinney has a gift for believable preteen dialogue and narration, and the illustrations serve as a hilarious counterpoint to Greg’s often deadpan voice. The hero’s utter obliviousness to his friends and family becomes a running joke. For instance, on Halloween, Greg and his best friend, Rowley, take refuge from some high school boys at Greg’s grandmother’s house; they taunt the bullies, who then T.P. her house. Greg’s journal entry reads, “I do feel a little bad, because it looked like it was gonna take a long time to clean up. But on the bright side, Gramma is retired, so she probably didn’t have anything planned for today anyway.” Kinney ably skewers familiar aspects of junior high life, from dealing with the mysteries of what makes someone popular to the trauma of a “wrestling unit” in gym class.”

Do keep in mind that the book is intended for kids aged 8-13, so it certainly wouldn't appeal to everyone. But if you fall in that category or have a child that does, it's worth checking it out. The book is highly regarded and is normally priced at $10.

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Stay tuned for more freebies. (I'll keep you posted)