DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: DOG DAYS

By Jeff Kinney

Synopsis

Greg's mom has a vision of "family togetherness" for the summer holidays that really doesn't sound a whole lot of fun. But there's a brand-new addition to the Heffley family to contend with and it looks like Greg might be outnumbered. It could be a real dog of a summer . . .

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Narrator	Dan Russell
Length	2hrs 30mins
Catalogue No.	617629
Publisher	Penguin Audio; 2019

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