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'I spent a lot of time trying to figure out how to open this book. Kinney struggled with thinking of how to begin the book. Additionally, he noticed that he had not yet written a story about Greg moving: 'Moving is such a common experience for kids that I realized that I’d really missed an opportunity.' He described the scene with 'a hot tub is lifted over the house with a crane' as being 'based on the truth.' Wrecking Ball's construction theme came from Jeff Kinney himself doing repairs at home and the construction of his bookstore, An Unlikely Story. Its title and cover were revealed on May 14, 2019.Īt an event to promote Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Meltdown titled 'The Meltdown Show,' Kinney said that he 'just came up with' the title of the next book and that it starts with the letters W and R. or will they need to get out of town?' Developmentĭiary of a Wimpy Kid: Wrecking Ball was indirectly announced in January 2019, and was officially confirmed on Amazon on February 20, 2019. When the dust finally settles, will the Heffleys be able to stay.

Rotten wood, toxic mold, unwelcome critters, and something even more sinister all make Greg and his family wonder if the renovations are worth the trouble. Once the walls come down, all sorts of problems start to crop up.

But they soon find that home improvement isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. 'In Wrecking Ball, an unexpected inheritance gives Greg Heffley’s family a chance to make big changes to their house.

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