Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever

Diary of a Wimpy Kid:
Cabin Fever
Author: Jeff Kinney
Publisher: Amulet Books

ISBN: 978-1-4197-0223-5

As with the other books in this series, this particular novel did not disappoint me. The setting, in particular, however was quite interesting because it did not cover Summer Vacation, as all of the other books have, per say.

Instead, we find Greg Heffley and his friend Rowley Jefferson being falsely accused of vandalism after an attempt to post fliers for a competing school carnival after he finds out that the school over-charges their customers for the book's version of chicken nuggets.

After posting their fliers, Greg Heffley is then placed in serious legal trouble because the fliers not only came unglued from the wall of the school, but they also left a nasty residue, because the poster board that he borrowed from his mother was of inferior quality. 

At one point, the police even show up to the Heffley home, which is when Greg is really concerned that he is done for. However, it turns out that they are not after Greg at all and were checking in on residents to get donations for the community's annual toy drive. There is even a side plot where during the blizzard that is taking place, Greg's dad is staying in a hotel to avoid the commute from work to home (and vice versa). During this side arc, the family almost runs out of food, but, aside from one joke about cannibalism, all is well that ends well. 

Would I read this book again? Definitely without question. It definitely continues the lightheartedness that has driven me to keep reading the series thus far. Plus, it was nice to have something to read along side 'The Underland Chronicles.'