Best School Series
J.K. Rowling’s *Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone* is a fantasy novel following an orphaned boy named Harry as he discovers his magical heritage. The story introduces Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry where he learns to master wizardry alongside new friends. It's notable for its imag...
The documentary America to Me explores race relations through the lens of everyday experiences. Steve James’s series documents interactions within Oak Park and River Forest High School during the 2010s. It offers a nuanced look at conversations surrounding identity, prejudice, and systemic inequalit...
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw is a comedy novel written by Jeff Kinney and published in 2009 as the third installment in the main series. The story continues the epistolary format of teenager Greg Heffley's handwritten journal, detailing his daily struggles and middle school experiences. The...
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever is a 2011 illustrated novel by Jeff Kinney and the sixth main installment in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. Presented as Greg Heffley's handwritten journal with cartoons, it follows Greg as a severe snowstorm confines his family at home while he worries that he ma...
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth is a 2010 illustrated middle-grade novel written and drawn by Jeff Kinney. It is the fifth main book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series and presents Greg Heffley's experiences through diary entries, handwritten-style text, and cartoons. The story follows Greg as...
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School is Jeff Kinney's tenth Diary of a Wimpy Kid novel, published in 2015. It follows Greg Heffley in a story centered on pressure to take part in electronics-free, old-fashioned activities, using the series' illustrated diary format and comic narration. The book is writt...
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel is the seventh book in Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, published in 2012. It follows Greg Heffley as he deals with friendship, social complications, and the pressure surrounding a school dance, with the story told through his illustrated diary. The bo...
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Meltdown is Jeff Kinney's thirteenth book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, published in 2018. Presented through Greg Heffley's diary and Kinney's line drawings, it follows a school closure and a prolonged neighborhood snowball fight that divides children into opposing gr...
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck is Jeff Kinney's eighth book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, published in 2013. Greg Heffley is left without his closest friend after Rowley Jefferson gets a girlfriend, so he tries to manage middle-school life on his own and turns to a Magic 8 Ball for decisions....
Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life is a 2009 middle-grade novel by Rachel Renée Russell and the first book in the Dork Diaries series. It introduces Nikki Maxwell through a diary-style narrative that combines written entries with doodles, comic panels, and other illustrations. The book is aimed at yo...
Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl is the second novel in Rachel Renée Russell's Dork Diaries series, published in 2010. It is presented as the diary of Nikki Maxwell, a middle-school character whose social experiences and personal observations drive the story. The book is intended for middle-gr...
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Double Down is a children's novel by Jeff Kinney and the eleventh main book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. Published in 2016, it follows Greg Heffley as he becomes involved in an attempt to make a horror movie. Like the other books in the series, it uses diary entries, car...
Tales from a Not-So-Graceful Ice Princess is the 2012 fourth Dork Diaries book, a Rachel Renee Russell diary novel that won a Children's Choice award.
Tales from a Not-So-Smart Miss Know-It-All is the 2012 fifth Dork Diaries book, using Nikki Maxwell's diary to frame a student-newspaper advice column plot.
Tales from a Not-So-Happy Heartbreaker is the 2013 sixth Dork Diaries book, a Rachel Renee Russell diary novel centered on Nikki Maxwell's school dance troubles.
No Brainer is Jeff Kinney's 2023 Diary of a Wimpy Kid novel, the eighteenth book, following Greg as his middle school faces closure.
Tales from a Not-So-Dorky Drama Queen is the 2015 ninth Dork Diaries book, notable for shifting Nikki Maxwell's diary conflict toward MacKenzie Hollister.
Ultimate Book of Spells is a Canadian animated series based on the Harry Potter universe. The show follows junior wizards Cassy, Gus, and Verne as they attend an enchanted school and confront the villainous wizard Zarlak. Guided by the Ultimate Book of Spells, they work to prevent Zarlak from acquir...
