by Jeff Kinney
Part of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, book 13
First published 2018
Greg Heffley wakes up to find his middle school closed by heavy snowfall. What starts as a snow day quickly turns into chaos as his neighborhood splits into competing factions. Kids claim territories and construct elaborate snow fortifications. Massive snowball battles break out between rival groups. Greg and his loyal friend Rowley Jefferson find themselves caught in the middle of the conflict. They must navigate shifting alliances and sudden betrayals as the neighborhood descends into winter warfare. The two friends struggle to pick sides while avoiding becoming targets themselves. Gang loyalties form and dissolve as quickly as the snow accumulates. Greg faces tough choices about friendship and survival in this frozen battleground. The question becomes whether he and Rowley can make it through the chaos with their friendship intact.
Genres: fiction, humor, contemporary, middle-grade
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, humorous
Tropes: found-family, shifting-alliances
218 pages · Hardcover · Harry N. Abrams