Diary Of A Wimpy Kid #8: Hard Luck

　　漫畫式趣味圖像，幽默好笑又精彩
　　簡單易懂的用字，道地口語對白
　　輕鬆學到實用的英文會話，自然而然提升英文實力
　　同時可增進美國文化的了解
 
哇，有了這顆命運8號球，我是不是可以出運了？

　　葛瑞發現好哥兒們榮利和雅碧嘉在一起之後，性格大變，頭髮還開始分邊，更糟的是，還把女朋友的話當成聖旨。於是，他們倆漸行漸遠，葛瑞決定開始尋覓新夥伴，但要在中學校園裡面找到一拍即合的好朋友，簡直比征服宇宙還難！

　　就在葛瑞一邊經歷各種社交尷尬情境，一邊忍受昔日好友不停放閃時，他意外找到一顆命運8號球，立刻像是找到了人生的救星，把生活大小事全交給這個神奇的占卜玩具。只是，葛瑞的連環衰運，有時候連命運8號球都愛莫能助……

作者簡介

　　Jeff Kinney is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and a five-time Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award winner for Favorite Book. Jeff has been named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World. He is also the creator of Poptropica, which was named one of Time magazine's 50 Best Websites. He spent his childhood in the Washington, D.C., area and moved to New England in 1995. Jeff lives with his wife and two sons in Massachusetts, where they own a bookstore, An Unlikely Story.