Off The Deep End was not one of my favorites. I was drawn in by the premise of the story, but soon had difficulty connecting with the characters. Some months later, Issac goes missing. Is Jules behind his disappearance after building a "special" relationship with him, or is it a serial killer who is active around the area? Ten months later Isaac disappears and Jules is at the heart of the investigation but did she have anything to do with his kidnapping? Jules has a secret but is adamant she is not the person they are looking for. Who has Isaac? And what dangerous secret is Jules hiding?

The following version of the book was used to create this study guide:Heffley, Greg; Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Deep End. ABRAMS Books, New York, NY, 2020. Kindle AZW file.The game was called Dracho. Why im bringing this up is because during the stand off with isaac jules and isaac parents. His dad admitted to playing the game WITH ISAAC! Isaac didn't know it was his dad until he brought it up to stop Issac from unaliving himself and said if he did who will eat burgers and throw bottles at people (in the game) with him and isaac said omg your so and so? and the dad said yes son thats me.

The title sums it up. Jules literally goes off the deep end by crashing her car in the icy river. Then she mentally goes off the deep end and begins grooming the other survivor of the crash, a 15-year-old boy named Isaac. And when Isaac goes missing, his parents wonder if it was because of a serial killer snatching boys off da skreets or because of Jules going off the deep end.

A Note From the Publisher

A tasty, if not always tasteful, tale of supernatural mayhem that fans of King and Crichton alike will enjoy. Many times, Granda stated he was “deeply ashamed” of his actions, especially when he tried to have a girlfriend, but was still involved with the Falwell’s. He even introduced a couple of his girlfriends to the Falwell’s, but never told them the truth of his relationship. Granda never stated he was sorry for his actions. Granda seemed to not have a moral compass. First things first, this was MUCH better than Under Her Care. This was closer to Lucinda Berry's previous bangers—Appetite for Innocence and Saving Noah. However, similar to UHC, I found myself wishing Jules to get in the car with Amber (Isaac's mom) and drive into the river again. They are both insufferable. First, Jules and Amber were really hard to tolerate. The book is from both of their POVs and I wish it took on a third character instead, maybe it wouldn't grind my teeth so much. The ending is literal garbage - it wasn’t the focus of the whole book there was no lead in - no mention of what was to come… I get it it’s a twist but you don’t tell a story about 89 other things then throw in a WILD AF twist that has nothing to do with the rest of the plot thats just frustrating. NAH… sorry but this book pissed me right off and wasted my time. 🤬

Secondly, I couldn’t connect to either mom, Jules or Amber. I had empathy for them, but their reactions/behaviour to the traumatic experience didn’t ring authentic to me. At times it was more of a reaction that one would expect from my students, teenagers.Jules Hart by her own admission has had a dreamy life one without tragedy and loss, that is until the night she loses control of her car and it plunges into the icy depths of the lake. In the car with her is her only child, 15 year old Gabe and the neighbours 15 year old son Issac. They even have the audacity to mention Sandyhook and Newtown. In this book as well as the dangers and effects bullying has. The psychiatrist that speaks with Jules? Yeah he mentions he worked with parents of children who were victims of Sandyhook and Newtown? Like excuse me? As expected, Jules suffers a violent break from reality and is institutionalized. The boy she saved, Isaac, is struggling with a severe case of survivor's guilt. He feels like he should have died that day and turns simultaneously violent and reclusive.

In the fifteenth installment of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, Greg and the Heffley family take a cross country road trip in an RV. And naturally, everything that could possibly go wrong, does, with hilarious, entertaining results. I love road trips, getaways, holidays, vacations or whatever else you call it or can think of along those lines but camping is something that I hate. Even though none of these things have ever happened to me whilst camping, I felt for The Heffleys but at the same time, I laughed out loud throughout. Fun misadventures. I loved this. He should have thought of that when he agreed to go into a married woman's hotel room. Or the many other times he tried to use the situation to benefit himself. kid who survives is a loner with survivors guilt (with more going on that is only revealed at the 80% mark that basically does a 180 on the whole story and not in a good way)The story continues while the family ended up losing their house after the extra house construction drama which did more harm than good. Also (if you made it to this point) Isaac visiting Jules was a ruse part of the plan for the school sh**ting. They got them in 4k at like walmart and whatever buying b*llets and stuff The action never wavers, and the surprises are unending. Berry is writing at the top of her game.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review)