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<strong>Jeff</strong> <strong>Kinney</strong>:<br />
Diary of a Bestselling Author<br />
by Melissa Fales<br />
Sales of the books in the Diary of a<br />
Wimpy Kid series have been anything<br />
but wimpy, with over 150 million<br />
copies sold worldwide since the first<br />
one was published in 2007. <strong>Jeff</strong><br />
<strong>Kinney</strong>’s latest effort, Diary of a<br />
Wimpy Kid: Old School is due out<br />
November 3. According to <strong>Kinney</strong>,<br />
the adventures of the series’<br />
selfish, yet undeniably likeable<br />
protagonist, Greg Heffley, are<br />
not exactly autobiographical.<br />
“There are definitely some<br />
shared references,” <strong>Kinney</strong><br />
says. “I would say that Greg’s<br />
story is similar to mine. The<br />
DNA is there.The basics are<br />
all there, but the particulars<br />
have changed.”<br />
4 StoryMonstersInk.com | NOVEMBER 2015 | Story Monsters Ink