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Strong numbers for Jeff Kinney’s ‘Wimpy Kid’ printing

Publishers Weekly reported Wednesday that local author Jeff Kinney’s next “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” book will have a first printing of 6.5 million copies. (Take that, “Fifty Shades of Grey.”) Kinney, who lives in Plainville, announced the seventh “Wimpy Kid” in March. According to PW, it’ll be called “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel” and will be released Nov. 13.