Diary of a Wimpy Kid is the first graphic novel in the titular series by Jeff Kinney. Since its initial publication in 2007, Diary of a Wimpy Kid has become a New York Times bestseller and 16 sequels have followed in the series, including Rodrick Rules (2008) and The Last Straw (2009). Diary of a Wimpy Kid is written in a diary format and documents the misadventures of middle school student Greg Heffley, who longs... Read Diary of a Wimpy Kid Summary

Harryette Mullen’s “Dim Lady” may remind some readers of 17th century English playwright and poet William Shakespeare’s well-known “Sonnet 130,” in which the speaker of the poem makes a mockery of his beloved’s physical appearance. During Shakespeare’s time, fashion encouraged poets to write flowery poetry that extolled the virtues and the beauty of their beloved. However, the speaker of this sonnet toys with poetic conventions of the time, describing the physical attributes of the speaker’s... Read Dim Lady Summary

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (1996) is a novel by Rebecca Wells. It tells the story of Sidda, a successful New York theater director, who has a complicated relationship with her mother, Vivi. It also examines The Power of Female Friendships through Vivi’s relationship with her childhood friends, who grew up together in Louisiana and call themselves the Ya-Yas; they play a big role in helping Sidda understand her mother better. This novel is... Read Divine Secrets Of The Ya-Ya Sisterhood Summary

Dog Man (2016) is a graphic novel by children’s writer and cartoonist Dav Pilkey. At the time of writing, it is the first of 11 Dog Man books. While later volumes in the series follow a unifying plot, the first Dog Man book is an anthology of loosely connected one-shot stories that follow the adventures of Dog Man, a superhero with the head of a dog and the body of a police officer. Dog Man... Read Dog Man Summary

Dog Man: Grime and Punishment (2020) is the ninth installment of Dav Pilkey’s middle-grade graphic Dog Man series. There are currently 11 Dog Man books. The Dog Man series is a spin-off of Pilkey’s extremely popular Captain Underpants series, which comprises 12 novels.Plot SummaryGeorge and Harold, fourth-grade best friends, set up a stall in a local mall to sell the latest installment of their comic book, Dog Man. It becomes wildly popular; long queues form... Read Dog Man: Grime and Punishment Summary

Dog Man: Lord of the Fleas (2018) is a graphic novel that is the fifth installment of Dav Pilkey’s Dog Man series, a spin-off from Pilkey’s Captain Underpants series. In Dog Man: Lord of the Fleas, Petey must protect his son, Li’l Petey, from three villains, who call themselves The Fleas. Petey and Li’l Petey, along with Dog Man and 80-HD, manage to defeat the villains, who are shrunk to tiny sizes with Petey’s shrink-ray... Read Dog Man: Lord of the Fleas Summary

Dog Man: Mothering Heights (2021) is the 10th installment of Dav Pilkey’s Dog Man series. The Dog Man series is a spin-off of Pilkey’s extremely popular Captain Underpants series, which comprises 12 novels. In Dog Man: Mothering Heights, Chief and Dog Man are challenged by two giant sippy cups, which rampage through the city. Meanwhile, Petey is reminded by Li’l Petey, as well as by memories of his mother, that love is more important than... Read Dog Man: Mothering Heights Summary

Dog Man Unleashed (2017) by Dav Pilkey is a middle grade graphic novel about Dog Man, a police officer who is part human and part dog. Dog Man has humorous adventures with his fellow officers as they celebrate the police chief’s birthday and try to stop villains from carrying out their evil plans. This novel is the second in Pilkey’s Dog Man series, which began with Dog Man (2016). It explores themes of The Struggle... Read Dog Man Unleashed Summary

Don’t Forget to Write is a 2023 romance novel by American author Sara Goodman Confino. Confino has written several novels in the romance and literary fiction genres, the most famous of which is 2022’s She’s Up to No Good. In Don’t Forget to Write, Confino explores a summer in the life of Marilyn Kleinman, a young Jewish woman who is sent to live with her great-aunt, a matchmaker, after she causes a scandal. The book... Read Don't Forget to Write Summary

Dork Diaries: Tales From a Not-So-Fabulous Life by Rachel Renée Russell (Simon & Schuster, 2009) is a young adult graphic novel told in diary entries about a 14-year-old girl’s journey through her first month at a new school. The book was both a New York Times and USA Today best seller. It also won the Children’s Choice Book of the Year Award for the fifth/sixth grade division (2010) and was nominated for Book of the... Read Dork Diaries Summary

Dory Fantasmagory is the first novel in an illustrated middle-grade series by Abby Hanlon, published in 2014. Hanlon, an educator and former first-grade teacher in the New York City public school system, wrote and illustrated the book using her own sibling dynamics for inspiration. The story follows the playful adventures of six-year-old Dory, whose active imagination constantly annoys her older siblings. Rooted in Dory’s point of view, the novel touches on the themes of Shifting... Read Dory Fantasmagory Summary

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Double Down is the 11th installment in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid graphic novel series written and illustrated by American author and cartoonist Jeff Kinney. The series has been ongoing since the first book was published in 2007, with new books still being published today. Like many of Kinney’s books, Double Down sold extremely well, becoming one of the top sellers of 2016—the year it was originally published. Several... Read Double Down Summary

Double Fudge (2002) is the fifth and final book in the popular children’s series by bestselling American author Judy Blume. The Fudge series begins with Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing and includes Superfudge, Fudge-a-Mania, and Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great. The Fudge series was published across three decades and follows the lives of the Hatcher family, and most of the novels feature Peter Hatcher and his younger brother Fudge, who is always getting... Read Double Fudge Summary

Down the Rabbit Hole: Curious Adventures and Cautionary Tales of a Former Playboy Bunny is a memoir of early-21st-century life in the Playboy Mansion, narrated by Holly Madison, the former “main girlfriend” of the late Hugh Hefner, founder of Playboy Enterprises. Over seven years, Holly experiences bitter rivalry with other girlfriends and private denigration by Hefner, even as he publicly declares his love. Holly becomes a budding reality TV star and ultimately a sought-after Las... Read Down The Rabbit Hole Summary

Drama is a young adult graphic novel by Raina Telgemeier published in 2012. It is Telgemeier’s third book and her first fiction graphic novel—her first two were autobiographical. Drama is critically acclaimed and spent 240 weeks on The New York Times bestseller list. This guide refers to the 2012 edition by Scholastic/Graphix.Plot SummaryCallie Marin is a seventh-grader at Eucalyptus Middle School. She has long, purple-dyed hair and likes to wear the color green. She also... Read Drama Summary

Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie (2014) is a young adult novel by American author Jordan Sonnenblick. Sonnenblick is a well-known young adult author whose novels include After Ever After, Falling Over Sideways, Notes From the Midnight Driver, and Zen and the Art of Faking It. The story follows Steven Alper, a 13-year-old drummer whose life is turned upside down when his five-year-old brother, Jeffrey, is diagnosed with leukemia. As Steven navigates the trials of early... Read Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie Summary

Dry (2003), by American author Augusten Burroughs, is a darkly humorous memoir detailing the author’s long and painful road from addiction to sobriety. An unflinching look into the destructive world of alcoholism and emotional trauma, it is the follow-up to his critically acclaimed 2002 memoir, Running with Scissors. Despite the author’s disclaimer that it includes some “imaginative re-creation,” Dry is nonetheless a powerful glimpse into one man’s struggle with and eventual triumph over addiction.This guide... Read Dry Summary

El Deafo is a 2014 semi-autobiographical, graphic novel by American author and illustrator Cece Bell. Bell, who was born deaf, recounts her childhood in the format of a guide starring an anthropomorphic rabbit, “Cece.” The book endeavors to undermine negative representations of deafness by representing Cece’s difference as valid, even empowering, with the assistance of modern technology. Throughout the book, Cece occasionally assumes a superhero persona, “El Deafo.” El Deafo challenges common misconceptions about disabilities... Read El Deafo Summary

The entire story unravels on the island of Nollop, off the coast of North Carolina. Nollop is named after Nevin Nollop, a man who wrote a sentence containing all 26 letters of the alphabet: “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.” Because of his feat, Nollop’s statue is erected in town as a monument to the island’s namesake. Ella Minnow Pea, the main character, writes to her cousin, Tassie, announcing the first of... Read Ella Minnow Pea Summary

Denis Johnson originally published “Emergency” in the September 16, 1991 issue of New Yorker magazine and later as part of his critically acclaimed 1992 short story collection, Jesus’ Son. These linked, fragmentary stories, all narrated by the same troubled, drug-addicted character, examine themes of violence, addiction, loss, and friendship from an unreliable yet sympathetic narrative voice. This guide uses the 1992 version of Jesus’ Son published by Picador/Farrar, Straus and Giroux.“Emergency,” the sixth story in... Read Emergency Summary