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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever is the sixth book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, written by American author Jeff Kinney. It was first announced in The Ugly Truth as "More Diary of a Wimpy Kid", then it was announced in The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book as "Diary of a Wimpy Kid 6". The title and book cover was announced on June 16, 2011. It was released on November 15, 2011.

Plot

It is almost the holiday season, and Gregory is becoming a nervous wreck due to the constant pressure to behave for the entire month of December being put on him by his parents. He is also nervous of Santa "seeing him when he's sleeping and knowing when he's awake" and is doubtful if he will make it onto the naughty or nice list. To make matters worse, Greg's mother stumbles upon "Santa's Scout", a magical elf toy that observes the behavior of children and then reports back to Santa at the North Pole, which causes Greg to become even more anxious.

Greg is also in trouble with the police. Greg tries to sell "drummies" (chicken drumsticks) for a more lower price than the school. He and Rowley go to put up posters to advertise their idea. His latest money making scheme backfires when neon green paint from the posters leak onto the school wall. When Greg and Rowley see the vandalised wall they flee the crime scene. After Rowley makes a anonymous tip to the Principal, Greg is caught and has to clean off the paint by himself. When Greg returns home there is a note from the police and Greg assumes it is because of the poster incident and thinks that the police will send him to prison. A blizzard arrives and Greg, Rodrick, Mom and Manny are snowed in. Eventually they start to run out of food and the power goes out. When Rowley visits and tells Greg the power was never out Greg checks the circuit breaker and sees all the power is off, except in Manny's room it is off. He soon realizes Manny cut off all power. Greg's dad is able to get home on Christmas Eve (which Mom calls a Christmas miracle) and gives them all more food which they eat happily together. Later the police come over and Greg realizes that they only came over before for old toys for the toy drive and that he isn't actually in trouble.

Creation

Kinney was trapped inside his house in New England during a blizzard that happened in January of 2011. He stated that for three long months, the snow piled up and his new dog he had got before the blizzard happened had an only knowledge of a tunnel that was dug on the piled-up snow to 'supposedly' relieve himself (He said that the dog relieved in the heated family room of Kinney's home). He was also trapped in New Jersey when a hurricane named Irene started tearing the state down in late 2011 and was afraid he may never get back.

References

1. Cabin Fever (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series #6)
2. Next 'Wimpy Kid' Book to Get Six Million-Copy First Printing
3. ^ Kinney, Jeff. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (series). Amulet Books. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Unknown parameter |origmonth= ignored (help)

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