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The Meltdown (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 13)

Jeff Kinney
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contemporary fiction middle grade humor past tense first POV ~77 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

humorous chaotic relatable

A propulsive contemporary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, spare, direct prose. Action-forward. Contains notable humor.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 15
sparsedense
Pacing 85
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 40
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 20
externalintrospective
Ending 30
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 45
intimateepic

Content

Violence 30%
noneextreme
Sexual content 0%
noneexplicit
Humor 95%
seriouscomedic
Romance 0%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count19,249
Page count~77 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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