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Diary of a wimpy kid: the getaway, common sense media reviewers.

Funny, milder 12th tale plumbs travel fears on Xmas holiday.

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What you will—and won't—find in this book.

Shows what happens when airplane cabins lose press

A nice reminder that family time is important and

Greg often makes the wrong decisions -- it's his h

The main character's travel fears lead to pictures

Parents need to know that Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway is the 12th book in the best-selling Wimpy Kid series by Jeff Kinney. Like the ninth book, The Long Haul , Wimpy Kid Greg is on a family trip. This time the Heffleys head to a tropical resort. Greg, a first-time flyer, has many travel fears…

Educational Value

Shows what happens when airplane cabins lose pressure. Kids will want to look up how airplane toilets remove waste -- Greg's assumption that it falls to the Earth frozen and causes damage is no longer true. Plus some facts about the box jellyfish.

Positive Messages

A nice reminder that family time is important and always an adventure, but it'll never live up to the perfect experience parents often hope for. Dad tries to impart a lesson: Don't lose your temper and do something stupid. Greg gets another lesson from the experience: When his family gets in trouble, his family runs for it. Expect a little bit of potty humor -- you can never escape pictures of people sitting on the toilet or standing in front of urinals in these books. But like the other family- and travel-centered story The Long Haul , there's less bad behavior. The Teen Zone of the resort shows kids all on their cell phones, perhaps giving device-happy kids pause. Using other people's luggage has consequences.

Positive Role Models

Greg often makes the wrong decisions -- it's his hallmark and what makes his antics really funny to kids. In the stories like this one where he's with his family, there's less chance for mischief. More of Greg's nervousness about what could go wrong comes through here. He's a big worrier on the airplane, around a big spider, and on a boat. For a few seconds he finds real joy in snorkeling, but then lets his fears get to him.

Violence & Scariness

The main character's travel fears lead to pictures of people getting sucked out of an airplane, experiencing a water landing, being surrounded by sharks after a water landing, and drowning in a shipwreck. Plus Greg fears he's swallowed a sea horse and imagines it coming out of his chest. A venomous box jellyfish scares swimmers.

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Parents need to know that Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway is the 12th book in the best-selling Wimpy Kid series by Jeff Kinney . Like the ninth book, The Long Haul , Wimpy Kid Greg is on a family trip. This time the Heffleys head to a tropical resort. Greg, a first-time flyer, has many travel fears. These fears lead to pictures of people getting sucked out of an airplane, experiencing a water landing, being surrounded by sharks after a water landing, and drowning in a shipwreck. Plus Greg fears he's swallowed a sea horse and imagines it coming out of his chest. Often in this series, it's Greg's antics and some potty humor that drive the story. There's some of that, with the usual pictures of people on toilets and standing at urinals. But this story focuses more on Greg's fears about travel and doing new things. Dad tries to impart a lesson: Don't lose your temper and do something stupid. Greg gets another lesson from the experience: When his family gets in trouble, his family runs for it. There's some adult drinking shown at restaurants and the resort, some teen and adult smooches, and a nude beach with nothing shown, plus a coughing Greg gets stuck standing with a group of smokers outside the airport.

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One of my Fav Wimpy Kid books

Very entertaining, what's the story.

In DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: THE GETAWAY, Greg and his family are getting ready for Christmas and nothing's going right. They're behind on the decorating, and Greg's parents are arguing. That all turns around when a commercial for a paradise resort comes on TV. It's where Greg's parents had their honeymoon. At dinner that night, there's a decision: Instead of Christmas, the whole family's present will be a trip to that resort. But first they have to get there on Christmas Eve. Through hectic holiday traffic to the airport, through the security line, Greg makes it onto his very first plane flight. He stresses about everything from the safety video to the pilot leaving the cockpit to being seated between a couple with a baby. When Greg's family arrives at the resort, with the wrong luggage, the misadventures continue. And there's a spider in the bathroom. A big, hairy one.

Is It Any Good?

Kids heading off on their own getaways will enjoy tucking into their travel seats with this funny 12th edition, so long as they're not already afraid of flying. Or maybe if they're just slightly plane-phobic they'll laugh when Greg repeatedly harasses the flight attendants, asking questions such as "What good will a whistle do in a water landing in shark-infested waters?" Overall, The Getaway is milder and is most similar to the other family-travel story in the series, The Long Haul.

When Greg's on a family trip, there's a little less mischief and a little more time spent on everyone's expectations of what a trip should be. Mom is always trying to get the perfect family photo, and there's no such thing. Rodrick is off trying to be a cool teen, and there's no escaping his family. Dad is bent on showing off to everyone what a seasoned traveler he is, and of course it backfires. Drinking tap water was a really bad idea. Manny is a typical toddler. And Greg takes it all in, adding his wimpy attitude to the proceedings. There are a few seconds of the story where Greg realizes just how cool snorkeling is. But in Greg's world, that kind of bliss never lasts.

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Families can talk about Greg's travel fears in The Getaway. Are those things you worry about when traveling? What's the best way to calm those fears?

What do you think about the picture showing teens all on their phones at the resort (page 132)? Is that what you like to do on vacation?

What do you think of this 12th edition? Have you read the other Wimpy Kid books? Which is your favorite? Why?

Book Details

• Author : Jeff Kinney
• Illustrator : Jeff Kinney
• Genre : Humor
• Topics : Adventures , Brothers and Sisters , Bugs , Holidays , Ocean Creatures
• Book type : Fiction
• Publisher : Amulet Books
• Publication date : November 7, 2017
• Publisher's recommended age(s) : 8 - 12
• Number of pages : 224
• Available on : Nook, Audiobook (unabridged), Hardback, iBooks, Kindle
• Last updated : July 19, 2018

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid #12

The getaway, jeff kinney.

224 pages, Hardcover

First published November 7, 2017

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Sunday The worst part of having someone tell you about their vacation is trying to pretend you're HAPPY for them. Because no one wants to hear about all the fun they DIDN'T have. The only vacations I want to hear about are the ones where things went WRONG. That way, I don't feel bad for missing out.

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The Getaway

Greg Heffley and his family are getting out of town. With the cold weather and the stress of the approaching holiday season, the Heffleys decide to escape to a tropical island resort for some much-needed rest and relaxation. A few days in paradise should do wonders for Greg and his frazzled family. But the Heffleys soon discover that paradise isn't everything it's cracked up to be. Sun poisoning, stomach troubles, and venomous critters all threaten to ruin the family's vacation. Can their trip be saved, or will this island getaway end in disaster?

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Getaway: a Book Review

Jeff Kinney released his newest addition to his series, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway , which features the Heffley’s Christmas holiday vacation to a resort, in an effort to evade winter.  

The plot heightens when their vacation unexpectedly turns out to be a disaster, taking the reader on a memorable family journey. Problems arise from the very start of their trip when they experience traffic and flight delays.

Just when the reader thinks the Heffleys will finally get a chance to rest, they fall deeper into trouble. One of my favorite moments was when they watch hatching turtles, but the turtles fail to make their way into the water. I could just imagine the degree of disappointment from their anticipation. Another scene I liked was when the family is accused of stealing the “lost-and-found” clothes of another family and are kicked out of the hotel. The family does not want to leave the resort, so they sneak into it. I liked this because it referred to an earlier scene when they found out that they did not bring spare clothes.

One scene I did not enjoy was when Greg goes scuba diving with his family during which he swallows a gulp of water, causing him to go paranoid, forcing the family to visit a doctor. I did not enjoy it because the scene was just too unrealistic. Most parents would not believe their child if they claimed to have swallowed a fish from scuba diving.

The book ends with the Heffleys arriving home safely, but they find out that they are wanted and are forbidden to return to the resort.

As a follower of the series, I wanted to see if the book would be better than its predecessors. The book contained two new characters, the Director of Fun, an employee at the resort, and Rodrick’s new girlfriend. I liked how the book took place in a new setting like Kinney’s The Long Haul . I did not like how the book was not as funny as its predecessors. 

I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to stay up to date on Kinney’s series, but if they are looking for a good laugh, then this book will be disappointing.

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The following version of this book was used to create the guide: Kinney, Jeff. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway. Penguin Random House. 2017.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway tells the story of protagonist Greg Heffley going on a tropical vacation with his parents and his two brothers, which descends into chaos and mayhem as everything that can go wrong for the family does go wrong.

The story begins with Greg recounting the reason his parents wanted to go on vacation: they were worried about the stress of celebrating Christmas and thought it would be more fun to take their three sons to Isla de Corales, the tropical resort where they spent their honeymoon. Greg is unhappy about the suggestion but everyone else is enthusiastic.

The vacation gets off to a bad start when the family gets stuck in traffic on their way to the airport making them worry that they will miss their flight. After arriving later than they intended the Heffleys struggle to get through security and make it to their departure gate on time but, when they do arrive, their flight is delayed by several hours.

Once on the airplane, Greg becomes very worried about the possibility of a plane crash and asks the flight attendant lots of questions about the safety of the plane. The family takes it in turns to sit in First Class after Greg’s dad gets an upgrade but Greg misses his turn.

When they arrive at their destination Greg discovers that one of the activities at the resort is swimming with dolphins, which is something he has always wanted to do. He starts to think that the vacation might not be as bad as he was expecting. Greg’s parents’ want to stay in the same suite they stayed in for their honeymoon but they are told that they cannot because the resort has changed and is now split into two sides: the Mild Side, for families, and the Wild Side, which is for adults only.

In their suite, the Heffleys realize that they have collected the wrong suitcase from the airport, meaning that they will have to wear the same clothes for the whole vacation. Greg’s mom warns everyone not to drink the local water but Greg’s dad ignores her and gets very sick. The next day, Greg is scared by a spider in the bathroom and orders room service so that someone will come to help him, but the waiter is also scared of spiders. As a team, Greg and the waiter manage to flush the spider down the toilet.

Greg and his mom try to sign up for some activities and Greg is disappointed to discover that swimming with dolphins is already fully booked. The family tries to eat in the golf clubhouse but they are told that they cannot come in because there is a formal dress code, which the Heffleys cannot follow because they lost their suitcase.

The family goes on a cruise and Greg initially refuses to go in the water because he is afraid of being eaten by sharks or stung by jellyfish but his mom insists that he joins the family in the water where he discovers that he really enjoys snorkeling. Greg panics and swallows a lot of water and his family takes him back to the resort to be checked out by a doctor. Back at the resort, Greg’s younger brother Manny brings a poisonous box jellyfish into the pool area leading to an evacuation and the pool being drained.

Tired of everything going wrong and wanting to have a nice meal, the family decides to wear the clothes from the suitcase they mistakenly picked up at the airport so that they can eat in the golf clubhouse. They are spotted by the family who own the suitcase and are thrown out of the resort for theft.

The next day they all sneak back onto the resort in order to make sure they have one nice day during their vacation. They are spotted once again by the family whose clothes they stole and are chased by security. Greg escapes into the ocean and starts windsurfing to get away from security. He finds himself surrounded by fins and is worried that he is about to be eaten by sharks but it turns out that he is swimming with dolphins.

Greg breaks down the barrier separating the Mild Side and the Wild Side leading to lots of families rushing through to use the Wild Side’s much better facilities. Greg and the rest of his family escape in the confusion.

Back at home, Greg visits the resorts website and sees a picture of his family asking for people who can identify them to come forward.

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Book review: diary of a wimpy kid: the getaway.

A family vacation to a tropical island resort should be like a trip to paradise, except that it isn’t when you are the Heffley family.

In Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway, the 12th book in the best-selling Wimpy Kid series by Jeff Kinney, Greg and his family take a vacation, hoping to spend some quality family time. But Greg being Greg, and his family being as wacky as he is, have their usual share of unusual problems and struggles that follow them no matter where they may go.

The Getaway is in the typical style of the series, with loads of illustrations depicting the scenes, jokes and toilet humour, Greg’s antics that can make any mum cringe and many twists in the plot.

Greg, who is a first-time flyer, has many fears about flying and all those come out graphically on the pages to give many young readers lots to laugh about.

Dad thinks he is a seasoned traveller but his attempts to show off his skills soon prove him wrong. Mum is bent upon making sure the family spends some quality time together, doing things that typical families do, but hers isn’t a typical family. Greg can’t seem to get along with his siblings, while older brother Rodrick wants to get the freedom teens think is their right and toddler Manny is a handful!

From Greg thinking he has swallowed a sea horse to Manny catching a deadly jellyfish, to a spiders and a monkey that lives in the hotel, there are plenty of animals to spoil the vacation plans of the family. But wait there is more, they even get kicked out of their hotel — obviously for something they didn’t knowingly do wrong.

Despite all the trouble everyone gets into, the only character in the book that I felt sorry for was Mum, who never gets around to having the perfect vacation picture of the family taken.

Diehard Wimpy Kid fans will enjoy this latest offering and those who find it too wacky for their taste, which probably most people over 12 years do, will find it as unbearable as the rest of the books.

Published in Dawn, Young World, August 11th, 2018

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Review: Diary of a Wimpy Kid – The Getaway

• By asha chaudhry
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• Posted on February 26, 2019 January 23, 2022
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Book: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway

Author: Jeff Kinney

Age: 9-12 years

(Note from Asha: This is being posted by me on behalf of my childoo Aarini, aka #the11yearold)

If you’ve been reading the other Wimpy Kid books, you’d know that the Heffley family is the most disorganized and frazzled family ever known. If you haven’t read any other Wimpy Kid books, well, here’s an insight on their latest adventure in a foreign country (no prizes for guessing – it was a mess!).

It all started when Greg’s parents saw an ad of a tropical island resort that they had gone to for their honeymoon, called Isla De Corales, which was also known as “paradise”. Greg’s parents wanted to escape the cold of their home so they decided to fly there for a holiday. According to Greg, he didn’t really like the whole idea of “locking himself in a metal tube and flying there”, but he was outvoted. Everyone wanted to escape to this so-called paradise for winter.

Everything was going fine until they reached the airport, where as expected, they were late and their luggage was overweight. They went inside the plane and Greg and his family went into the economy section while his dad got to sit in business class because of his frequent flyer miles.

Throughout the flight a series of really funny things keep happening which will make you roll with laughter. Seriously! To give you an idea, he was stuck in the middle seat between a couple with a baby who banged the window and who barfed his mashed peas all over them.

It was Greg’s most horrifying flight but it will be the reader’s most hilarious flight to read about for sure.

The crazy stuff doesn’t end here. When they reached their resort rooms, they realized that they had picked up someone else’s luggage, so they had to wear the same pair of clothes that they were wearing for a whole week. The problems didn’t stop here. They were hit by sun poisoning (that’s a thing), stomach troubles and venomous creatures. Just a snapshot of how the Heffley family enjoyed their relaxing holiday in “paradise”.

All in all, this is a very funny and engaging book. I read it in one go and only stopped when my mom called me for meals or when I had to go to school :).

I am a huge fan of the Wimpy Kid series. I have read all of them and own 8 of them. I think The Getaway is my favourite Wimpy Kid book so far. That’s why I thought of writing a review on it.

Whenever the latest Wimpy Kid book is out I hassle my mom to buy it for me. Now I’ll hassle her to buy it from Kids Book Café!

If you liked my review and would like to buy this book from Amazon (kbc affiliate link),

Other Wimpy Kid books in the series are:

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Double Down

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Meltdown

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Wrecking Ball

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Deep End

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Big Shot

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'The Diary of a Wimpy Kid' books are all about a kid called Greg who fills in his journal (not a diary!!) of all the misadventures in his life.

Everything Greg seems to do has hilarious consequences and his family are very funny. In this book it is summer vacation and even though it is nice and hot Greg insists on staying inside hooked up to his video games with the blinds drawn. His mother is tired of Greg being lazy and decides that this summer should be fun and packed with family activities.

This book was very good. My favourite character has to be Greg as he can be horrible but the audience always roots for him anyway! I really like the part when Greg's mum is forgotten by the whole family at a petrol station in the middle of nowhere - it is hilarious.

I recommend this book to readers around 10-13 who enjoy reading as it is quite easy to read, but it has some challenging words as well.

I give this a big 5/5 because I enjoyed reading it so much.

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