Review of: Dairy of a wimpy kid, #16 Big shot

Title: Dairy of a wimpy kid, Book #16 Big shot

Main Charcter: Greg Heffley

Author: Jeff Kinney

Greg Heffley Hasn't liked sports very much in his life, or does he?

His mom, Susan Heffley, has never gave up to make him play sports. She says it's healthy for kids to play outside. But Greg has a different thinking of what his mom says.

Tomorrow is field day at his school, and he's actually taking it seriously because the home prize is a day off school. His brother Rodrick Heffley said last year's field day prize was free Ice-cream, but they raised the stakes this year. So that's why he's lately been going to the gym with his dad, Frank Heffley.

His mom keeps persuading him to do a sport, but all the time Greg has to think is the only skill he has ever done was shooting a napkin into a moving glass from a distance of 7.62m (25ft). So he thought he had some skill in basketball. 

That got her really excited, Because she said when she played basketball at his age, she said he team was really good. Maybe the basketball skill runs in the family.

Greg was glad his mom was excited, but there was another reason Greg picked basketball. There are only 2 teams, with 10 players in one. If you don't make a team, you get cut.

So when he is at tryouts that night, he is surprised to see that he made it. 

When everything is on the line and the ball is in Greg's hands, will he rise to the occasion? Or will he blow his big shot?

I like this book because the book idea is cool. I especially like the part when Greg throws a backward shot in a game, and everyone watches it go through the hoop at the end.

When he was finished, he and his teammates were very happy and celebrating. That taught me a very valuable lesson; If you just look at something and don't actually do it, you won't know if you like it or not. You have to try it to know how it is like, and if you like it at all. That's what happened in the book. He celebrated in the book because he finally tried, and when he did it, he realised he actually liked it. This book is very good, so I give it a big 5/5!