# Is "Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Adventure" by Jeff Kinney a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Adventure by Jeff Kinney (Amulet Books / Abrams, 2020) is identified by: First printing has a complete number line ending in 1; Amulet Books (Abrams), 2020 (ISBN 9781419749094); pictorial laminated boards, issued without a dust jacket. US Amulet first edition, published August 4, 2020 (release delayed from a planned April 2020 date).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First printing has a complete number line ending in 1
- Amulet Books (Abrams), 2020 (ISBN 9781419749094); pictorial laminated boards, issued without a dust jacket
- First full Rowley Jefferson spin-off narrative
- Publisher imprint reads Amulet Books / Abrams
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Jeff Kinney |
| Publisher | Amulet Books / Abrams |
| Year | 2020 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Children's / illustrated |
| Key point | First printing has a complete number line ending in 1 |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
First printing has a complete number line ending in 1; Amulet Books (Abrams), 2020 (ISBN 9781419749094); pictorial laminated boards, issued without a dust jacket. First full Rowley Jefferson spin-off narrative.

## Is this the true first?
US Amulet first edition, published August 4, 2020 (release delayed from a planned April 2020 date). Second book in the Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid spin-off line.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings advance the number line so that it no longer includes 1.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Adventure* by Jeff Kinney a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/rowley-jeffersons-awesome-friendly-adventure
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-03.