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Jeff Kinney Stuns County Durham Pupils With Surprise School Visit on UK Tour

The visit formed part of literacy outreach tied to the National Literacy Trust’s World of Stories programme.

Overview

  • Kinney appeared during an assembly at Seaham Trinity Primary School on November 20, prompting emotional reactions from pupils who cheered, cried and described themselves as speechless.
  • The stop supported promotion of Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Partypooper, the 20th installment in the series released in late October.
  • Puffin Books donated 100 titles to the school’s library in conjunction with the event.
  • Seaham Trinity is among roughly 600 schools supported by the World of Stories programme developed with Puffin to champion reading for pleasure.
  • Later that day, Kinney met pupil librarians at a first-of-its-kind conference in Durham and thanked them for their work.