Reviews by Category: Humor

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid Dog Days by Jeff Kinney

Dog Days

By Jeff Kinney
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
A.T.
Feb 12, 2025

Jeff Kinney’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days follows Greg Heffley as he tries to have the perfect summer—one filled with video games, air conditioning and zero responsibilities. Unfortunately for him, his mom has other plans, pushing him to spend more time outside, bond with his family and even get a job. From disastrous trips to the beach to a failed lawn care business with Rowley, Greg’s summer quickly spirals into one awkward and hilarious misadventure after another.

Teen Review
Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Last Straw

The Last Straw

By Jeff Kinney
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
A.T.
Feb 12, 2025

Jeff Kinney’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw follows Greg Heffley as he struggles with new challenges at school and at home—especially with his dad, who is determined to toughen him up. From forcing Greg to take up a sport to threatening military school, his dad’s attempts at making him more responsible only lead to more chaos and classic Heffley mishaps. This book perfectly captures the awkwardness of growing up, the pressure to meet expectations and the constant battle between kids and parents.

Teen Review
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Rodrick Rules

Rodrick Rules

By Jeff Kinney
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
A.T.
Feb 12, 2025

Jeff Kinney’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules picks up where the first book left off, following Greg Heffley as he continues to navigate the challenges of middle school—this time with even more trouble from his older brother, Rodrick. As Greg tries to keep an embarrassing secret from getting out, Rodrick uses it as leverage to make his life miserable. Meanwhile, their parents push them to bond which only leads to more chaos, pranks and Greg finding himself in one awkward situation after another. 

Teen Review

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

By Jeff Kinney
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
A.T.
Feb 12, 2025

Jeff Kinney’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid introduces readers to the hilarious and relatable world of Greg Heffley, a middle schooler navigating the ups and downs of school, family and friendships. Written in a diary format with witty illustrations, the book captures Greg’s often self-centered yet amusing perspective as he deals with bullies, embarrassing moments and his best friend Rowley’s unexpected rise in popularity.

Teen Review
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Big Shot book cover

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Big Shot

By Jeff Kinney
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Nirvaan M.
Feb 12, 2025

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Big Shot by Jeff Kinney is a book about Greg Heffley, a wimpy kid who wants to be a big shot in sports but doesn’t want to work to get there. However, this may be his time to shine because his school is hosting a Field Day! He tries to go to the gym with his dad, but his low knowledge of the gym gets him, and his dad kicked out. The big day finally comes, Field Day! Unfortunately, his team didn’t perform as well as he hoped.

Teen Review
Betting on You book cover

Betting on You

By Lynn Painter
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Hayleigh S.
Jan 18, 2025

Lynn Painter’s novel, Betting on Youis a sweet, fluffy, 2000s romcom in a book. Charlie and Bailey meet at the airport as the two are moving from Alaska to Nebraska. At first, they couldn't stand each other. Bailey is annoyed with Charlie’s outward obnoxious manner, while Charlie can barely tolerate Bailey’s uptightness. The two are forced to sit together on their plane ride. After this, they depart and never see each other again- or so they think.

Teen Review
The Devil Wears Prada DVD cover

The Devil Wears Prada

By David Frankel
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Hayleigh S.
Jan 16, 2025

In David Frankel’s 2006 film, The Devil Wears Prada, main character Andy (Anne Hathaway) is a fresh graduate from Northeastern University and aspires to be a journalist in New York City. As Andy waits to fulfill her dream job, she settles on working as an assistant for the editor of Runway magazine- the biggest fashion magazine around. However, she isn’t just working for any assistant- she’s working for highly acclaimed editor-in-chief, Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep).

Teen Review
The Sandlot movie cover

The Sandlot

By David Mickey Evans
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Nithin
Jan 14, 2025

In the summer of 1962, a group of young friends discovers the joys of baseball and the magic of teamwork in the beloved coming-of-age film The Sandlot. The story centers around Scotty Smalls, a shy and awkward newcomer to the neighborhood who deeply hopes to make friends. He meets Benny "The Jet" Rodriguez, a charming leader of a group of local kids who gather to play baseball at the sandlot.

Teen Review
Clueless DVD cover

Clueless

By Amy Heckerling
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Riya M.
Dec 9, 2024

Clueless is about a teenage girl named Cher, who is trying to find some form of romance in her high school years. She soon makes friends with a new girl named Tai, who Cher tries to set up with someone to show off her skills. Tai later gets set up with Cher’s ex-stepbrother Josh. As time moves on, we see how she begins to have issues, with friends, Josh, and deciding what she really wants. 

Teen Review
Mean Girls

Mean Girls (2004 Version)

Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Riya M.
Nov 26, 2024

Mean Girls is a film about a teenage girl named Cady, who had just moved to America from Africa. She is attending high school for the first time, as she had always been home-schooled before. At the beginning, she meets two true friends, Janice and Damian. These friends help her to understand the groupings that are set up in high school, and they warn her to not go near the “Plastics”, a group of popular girls at the school.

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