Christina Lyons
Daily Sun staff writer
Jeff Kinney, creator of the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series, visited Freeman Public Schools on Tuesday.
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A blindfolded Jeff Kinney, author of "Diary of a Wimpy Kid," competes against a student in a drawing contest during Kinney's visit to Freeman Public Schools.
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Photos: Author of 'Wimpy Kid' series visits Freeman students
Jeff Kinney, creator of the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series, visited students from Freeman Public Schools and other area districts on Tuesday. Daily Sun photos by Christina Lyons.
Jeff Kinney plays trivia with three Freeman students. Questions were all things from the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series.
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Students from six area schools fill the Freeman gym for a surprise visit from Jeff Kinney.
- Christina Lyons, Daily Sun
Jeff Kinney and Becky Weyer play a game where she won about $1,000 of books for the Freeman library.
- Christina Lyons, Daily Sun
Jeff Kinney spoke with students from six area schools on Tuesday. The author and cartoonist told students how he started.
- Christina Lyons, Daily Sun
Jeff Kinney, author of the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series, spoke to students at Freeman Public Schools on Tuesday afternoon. The 21st book in the series was recently released.
- Christina Lyons, Daily Sun
