#27 in Middle grade
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
- 220
- Pages
- about 4 h
- Reading time
- Goodreads Choice Award for Best Children's Book
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About the book
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days is a novel written by American author and cartoonist Jeff Kinney, and is the fourth book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. It was released on September 13, 2009, in Canada and September 20, 2009, in the USA. The film, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days, released on August 3, 2012, was based on the book and its predecessor, The Last Straw. It follows the narrator, Greg Heffley, on his summer break between seventh and eighth-grade.
Reading order · Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Full order & progress →- Diary of a Wimpy KidStart hereDiary of a Wimpy Kid–Not ranked yet
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
–Not ranked yet - Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw
7.77.7 / 10 - Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog DaysThis book
8.18.1 / 10 - Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth
7.77.7 / 10 - Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever
–Not ranked yet - Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel
7.77.7 / 10 - Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck
7.87.8 / 10 - Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul
8.08.0 / 10 - Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School
8.28.2 / 10 - Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Double DownDiary of a Wimpy Kid: Double Down–Not ranked yet
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The GetawayDiary of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway–Not ranked yet
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The MeltdownDiary of a Wimpy Kid: The Meltdown–Not ranked yet
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Wrecking BallDiary of a Wimpy Kid: Wrecking Ball–Not ranked yet
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Deep EndDiary of a Wimpy Kid: The Deep End–Not ranked yet
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Big ShotDiary of a Wimpy Kid: Big Shot–Not ranked yet
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Diper ÖverlödeDiary of a Wimpy Kid: Diper Överlöde–Not ranked yet
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: No BrainerDiary of a Wimpy Kid: No Brainer–Not ranked yet
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hot MessDiary of a Wimpy Kid: Hot Mess–Not ranked yet
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Party PooperDiary of a Wimpy Kid: Party Pooper–Not ranked yet
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.2 across 327 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 69% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Middle grade average of 8.0. That is how 8.1 comes out.
The rating sources disagree by more than a point, so the score leans more on the category average than usual.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 9.0 | 170 | 52% |
| Google Books | 8.0 | 25 | 8% |
| Hardcover | 7.2 | 132 | 40% |
Frequently asked
What age is Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days for?
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days sits on the Children shelf in the sources we use, which by convention means roughly ages 5–10. This is a guide from the book’s category, not a publisher’s age rating. It has 220 pages — shorter than 67% of the ranked books in Middle grade.
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