Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Double Down (Book 11)

　　漫畫式趣味圖像，幽默好笑又精彩
　　簡單易懂的用字，道地口語對白
　　輕鬆學到實用的英文會話，自然而然提升英文實力
　　同時可增進美國文化的了解

　　這次遜咖想當大導演，大發電影財！極大的重擔不斷累積，讓葛瑞快要喘不過氣。為什麼呢？這一切的一切都要從葛瑞的媽媽說起。葛瑞媽媽希望她的寶貝兒子，能夠放下所有的3C產品，體驗「不插電」生活，而這當然包含了葛瑞最喜歡的電動，因為葛瑞媽媽覺得他兒子的腦袋，之所以會變成沒營養的玉米糊，就是因為這些電玩遊戲。她殷切期待葛瑞能更向她所謂的「創造力」靠攏。

　　彷彿這一切都還不夠糟，即將到來的萬聖節和神出鬼沒的鬼怪，更是嚇壞葛瑞了。還好，老天有眼，讓葛瑞從一包惡作劇「蟲蟲軟糖」得到了靈感。如果他拍了一部叫好又叫座的電影，他有沒有可能會名利雙收並同時擺脫他老媽？這個想要「一箭雙雕」的計劃，是否會實現？還是會讓現況「雪上加霜」？（文/博客來編譯）

　　The pressure’s really piling up on Greg Heffley. His mom thinks video games are turning his brain to mush, so she wants her son to put down the controller and explore his ’creative side’.

　　As if that’s not scary enough, Halloween’s just around the corner and the frights are coming at Greg from every angle.

　　When Greg discovers a bag of gummy worms, it sparks an idea. Can he get his mom off his back by making a movie . . . and will he become rich and famous in the process? Or will doubling down on this plan just double Greg’s troubles?

作者簡介

傑夫．肯尼（Jeff Kinney）

　　《紐約時報》暢銷作家，曾獲《時代雜誌》評選為世界百大最具影響力的人，更是富比士票選全球收入最高的作家。傑夫．肯尼生於1971年，畢業於美國馬里蘭州立大學，取得computer science/criminal justice雙學位。大學時期，即在校園報紙《Diamondback》以漫畫專欄「Igdoof」初試啼聲，旋即獲得《華盛頓郵報》和《巴爾的摩太陽報》的介紹。

　　Wimpy Kid是他第一部正式出版的作品，甫上市即躍居全美暢銷書排行榜，更獲得《出版人週刊》、Borders’ Original Voice、美國獨立書商協會等殊榮。

　　儘管因Wimpy Kid一夕成名，Jeff仍維持原來的生活型態，身兼網路出版公司的設計總監、電腦工程師及全職爸爸數職，與太太Julie和兩個兒子Will和Grant住在麻州南部。

　　Jeff Kinney is the author of the bestselling Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. Diary of a Wimpy Kid was his debut novel and the comic adventures of his protagonist, Greg Heffley, began online in 2004 on funbrain.com where 70,000 children read about him every day. To date the series has sold over 11 million copies in the US alone. Jeff is an online developer and designer. He lives with his family in southern Massachusetts, USA.