Big Shot
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- Create Date：2021-11-21 11:21:41
- Update Date：2025-09-06
- Status：finish
- Author：Jeff Kinney
- ISBN：1980056366
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Reviews
Barbara
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Book Sixteen！ Who would have predicted it？ Fans of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series will be thrilled to know their favorite anti-hero is back again。 This time he's on the basketball court， as the result of his mother's urging and his failure at other team sports。 As it turns out， his mom has ulterior motives， and like so many other parents， she intends to relive her glory days on the court through Greg's experience。 But Greg is bad， really bad， at basketball， and he doesn't make either of the tea Book Sixteen！ Who would have predicted it？ Fans of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series will be thrilled to know their favorite anti-hero is back again。 This time he's on the basketball court， as the result of his mother's urging and his failure at other team sports。 As it turns out， his mom has ulterior motives， and like so many other parents， she intends to relive her glory days on the court through Greg's experience。 But Greg is bad， really bad， at basketball， and he doesn't make either of the teams during tryouts。 Through a strange series of events， a team consisting of all the boys who were cut during tryouts and one superstar player who wasn't at tryouts is formed。 The rest of the book follows the team's season and performance in the Second Chance Tournament where Greg just might get a chance to redeem himself--or not。 As usual， the book is filled with humor and antics reminiscent of early middle grades。 Reading these books always makes me chuckle since they are so relatable and because Greg is often so clueless about his own abilities。 It was entertaining to see him in a new role as well as to see this need of his mother。 Like a couple of other reviewers， I'm proud to say that I've read every title in this series， and I plan to keep reading them until Jeff Kinney stops writing them。 We all need a bit of humor in our days， especially these days。 。。。more
Samaira
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Author great book in the series。 What can I say
Alaina
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Not the best entry in the series， but not the worst。 I definitely appreciate Greg's lack of athletic ability。 I do think Greg was toned down quite a bit from his usual jerk self， which is probably why I didn't find this one as humorous as some of the other books。 I think this version of him would be more acceptable to parents， but， as an adult who enjoys this series， I much prefer jerk Greg。 Not the best entry in the series， but not the worst。 I definitely appreciate Greg's lack of athletic ability。 I do think Greg was toned down quite a bit from his usual jerk self， which is probably why I didn't find this one as humorous as some of the other books。 I think this version of him would be more acceptable to parents， but， as an adult who enjoys this series， I much prefer jerk Greg。 。。。more
AVA MORRIS
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liked it。 need more rodrick。 he was on like one page。
Shannon Hugo
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The only reason I read it was I met the author and found him to be a wonderful human being， signing books， taking pictures， and even volunteering to record a video for my students。 I won't go back and read all the others， but this tale of Greg was completely delightful and entertaining。 I'm glad to be a real-life fan。 The only reason I read it was I met the author and found him to be a wonderful human being， signing books， taking pictures， and even volunteering to record a video for my students。 I won't go back and read all the others， but this tale of Greg was completely delightful and entertaining。 I'm glad to be a real-life fan。 。。。more
Aarne Pohjois-Koivisto
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Kärjistävä tyyli puree。 Paikoin tämä oli oikeasti hauska。 Inhorealistista huumoria？ Gregin koripallojoukkueen tarina on surkuhupaisa。 Äiti yritti kaikkensa saada joukkueen tuntemaan itsensä voittajiksi， mutta taisi olla toivoton idea jo alunalkaen。 Tapahtumien rytmi on kiivas， joten lukija ei tylsisty yhdenkään sivun ajaksi。 Junioriliikunnan tutut jutut käydään järjestäen läpi， ja liikunnasta tehdään älytön farssi。 Sopii mainiosti vähän lukeville 4。-luokkalaisista ylöspäin aina huonosti lukeviin Kärjistävä tyyli puree。 Paikoin tämä oli oikeasti hauska。 Inhorealistista huumoria？ Gregin koripallojoukkueen tarina on surkuhupaisa。 Äiti yritti kaikkensa saada joukkueen tuntemaan itsensä voittajiksi， mutta taisi olla toivoton idea jo alunalkaen。 Tapahtumien rytmi on kiivas， joten lukija ei tylsisty yhdenkään sivun ajaksi。 Junioriliikunnan tutut jutut käydään järjestäen läpi， ja liikunnasta tehdään älytön farssi。 Sopii mainiosti vähän lukeville 4。-luokkalaisista ylöspäin aina huonosti lukeviin yläkoululaisiin。 Voi olla sellainen matalan kynnyksen helppolukuinen kirja。 Oikeastaan Neropatit ovat sarjakuvien ja romaanien välimuotoja。 。。。more
Courtney Davidson
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I don’t care if I’m way too old for these book， I’m going keep reading them until the series is over。
Cara
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Greg joins a sports team at school at his mother's request and it turns his life upside down。 I believe this is the first book I've read where I don't recall Rowley being mentioned。 This is one of the better books I've read in the entire series。 Greg joins a sports team at school at his mother's request and it turns his life upside down。 I believe this is the first book I've read where I don't recall Rowley being mentioned。 This is one of the better books I've read in the entire series。 。。。more
Jessica
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It's November， which means the annual dropping of a new Wimpy Kid book！ The same characters you know and love-some of these books are funnier than others。 This one was very funny。 Greg's mom encourages/forces him to pick a sport。 Greg once made a cool shot across the lunchroom， so he picks basketball。 Hilarity ensues。 It's November， which means the annual dropping of a new Wimpy Kid book！ The same characters you know and love-some of these books are funnier than others。 This one was very funny。 Greg's mom encourages/forces him to pick a sport。 Greg once made a cool shot across the lunchroom， so he picks basketball。 Hilarity ensues。 。。。more
Jackson
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i cant read it that's why it is one star i cant read it that's why it is one star 。。。more
Becky McGregor
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This book is hilarious I laughed outload such a good read I could not put it down。
Shacoria
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This was a great addition to the series。 Greg is still his same hilarious and self-absorbed self。 If the formula works， I guess there is no reason to change it。 It would have been great to see more of the secondary characters in this book and not just mom though。 Other than that， it was great。 I actually liked the storyline a lot because it really showed the reader what a wimp Greg is。
Bec
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Greg's efforts at sport remind me alot of myself - a good reminder that being good at sport isn't everything in life。 Greg's efforts at sport remind me alot of myself - a good reminder that being good at sport isn't everything in life。 。。。more
Sophia
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Another great entry in the Diary Of A Wimpy Kid series; while there is sadly a noticeable lack of Manny， the hero of his brother's previous story， Gerg made up for it by starting to grow up and become a man。 Big Shot is a parody of your typical underdog story， Team of losers becomes the champions yada yada， But Greg is an unequivocal Loser， him and his team， but at least he's trying。 At least he's willing to bend the knee to his mom and try， for her sake。 And， eventually， Gerg wins， he's not a w Another great entry in the Diary Of A Wimpy Kid series; while there is sadly a noticeable lack of Manny， the hero of his brother's previous story， Gerg made up for it by starting to grow up and become a man。 Big Shot is a parody of your typical underdog story， Team of losers becomes the champions yada yada， But Greg is an unequivocal Loser， him and his team， but at least he's trying。 At least he's willing to bend the knee to his mom and try， for her sake。 And， eventually， Gerg wins， he's not a winner， but he's not the worst loser， which feels like a lesson he's been needing to learn。 I have hope that this will help launch Greg into finally leaving behind his selfish middle school phase， and start developing into someone who can look at himself in the mirror and smile。You go， Greg。 。。。more
Adam Stewart
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All hail our lord and Jeff Kinney
FroggyTheFrog
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Incredibly dissapointing。 Look I get this book was written for kids- but for someone who's still reading the series out of nostalgia。。。 Not great at all。 It wasn't entertaining， I got bored halfway through， the only decent plot was rushed or thrown out of the window。Didn't we already go through Greg's hate for sports in a previous book？ Why are we doing it again， and just doing it WORSE。Anyhow I'd urge you all to skip this one。 Incredibly dissapointing。 Look I get this book was written for kids- but for someone who's still reading the series out of nostalgia。。。 Not great at all。 It wasn't entertaining， I got bored halfway through， the only decent plot was rushed or thrown out of the window。Didn't we already go through Greg's hate for sports in a previous book？ Why are we doing it again， and just doing it WORSE。Anyhow I'd urge you all to skip this one。 。。。more
Jonathan
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As someone who played basketball all throughout school， I thought this one might bring me a tad more enjoyment than all the rest。 There were for sure some things that were spot on， and a few smirks here and there， but overall just another DWK book that does the job of getting kids reading， but doesn't add much more to their life than a Saturday morning cartoon would （sidenote: are Saturday morning cartoons even a thing anymore？） As someone who played basketball all throughout school， I thought this one might bring me a tad more enjoyment than all the rest。 There were for sure some things that were spot on， and a few smirks here and there， but overall just another DWK book that does the job of getting kids reading， but doesn't add much more to their life than a Saturday morning cartoon would （sidenote: are Saturday morning cartoons even a thing anymore？） 。。。more
Aisha （seetheworldwithbooks）
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Funny as usual though it does not make my stomach hurt， it was still a fun journey！ No matter how old I am I would never got bored of this！xx
Savy
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The book has fine nostalgic value， and a few parts made me chuckle。 But the story was uninteresting， hardly anything was done with the characters。
Diego
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I thought it was really funny。 I especially enjoyed the ending。
Tasha
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Amazing
Black Cat
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Poor Greg， honestly。 This was fun and centered around one event for a change BUT I can't believe I miss Rowley and Rodrick。 They've not really been characters in a while， I feel。 Poor Greg， honestly。 This was fun and centered around one event for a change BUT I can't believe I miss Rowley and Rodrick。 They've not really been characters in a while， I feel。 。。。more
Megan
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Read November 2021
Sana M
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I love this series the books just keep getting better and better。
Aiden
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its my favorite book of the series
Laura
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My librarian delivered this today to one of my students who'd had it on hold。 Unfortunately the student wasn't in class when it was delivered。 Fortunately I hadn't read it yet and it's my responsibility to take care of it and defend it from other students who were offering up to $50 for the book to magically appear on their desks。 Too bad， kids！ It's mine！ I have the kid for first period so I figured I have today to read it then pass it on。I have a rule: books get 5 stars if they evoke a strong My librarian delivered this today to one of my students who'd had it on hold。 Unfortunately the student wasn't in class when it was delivered。 Fortunately I hadn't read it yet and it's my responsibility to take care of it and defend it from other students who were offering up to $50 for the book to magically appear on their desks。 Too bad， kids！ It's mine！ I have the kid for first period so I figured I have today to read it then pass it on。I have a rule: books get 5 stars if they evoke a strong emotion。 Well， I got home all cranky from a rough day so I warned everyone I needed to be left alone to read。 Before I knew it， I was laughing out loud--a lot。 Even though I try to avoid giving the DoWK books 5 stars， I have to be honest。 It got me out of a cranky mood so it deserves its 5 stars。Tomorrow I pass the book on to its borrower。 Thanks for the laughs！ 。。。more
Kelsey
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Not as wacky as usual， but still a good read！ I definitely identify with Greg not being good at any sport :D
Bernard Gyan
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AMAZING book writing could be bolder though
Samaire
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A very unexpected ending
Andrew Sammut
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