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June 1, 2012By Sarah Weinman

Jeff Kinney’s WIMPY KID #7 Now Has A Title, First Printing of 6.5 Million

June 1, 2012By Sarah Weinman

Two months after announcing a November 13 release date in seven countries for the seventh installment of Jeff Kinney’s DIARY OF A WIMPY KID series, Abrams said Thursday evening the book will be titled DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: THE THIRD WHEEL and revealed the book’s cover. Amulet will issue a 6.5 million first printing, up from the 6 million opening print run for the sixth book in the series published last year. That book sold more than one million copies in its opening week, up 25 percent on the previous series entry.

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