Diary of a Wimpy Kid - 7: The Third Wheel Book

Jeffrey Patrick Kinney, born in 1971, is an American author, cartoonist and designer of online games. While attending the University of Maryland, College Park, he started his own comic strip, titled Igdoof. He is also the creator of Poptropica, a website designed for children. Kinney had first published Diary of a Wimpy Kid online. On public demand, Diary of a Wimpy Kid was released in a book form in 2007 and it became a New York Times bestseller. Jeff Kinney was named on TIME's list of 100 most influential People in the world in 2009. He lives in Plainville, Massachusetts.