With "Dumped," the eighth installment in Jeff Kinney's "Diary of a Loser" series, it's time for a laugh. Bram Botermans thinks he's perfect! But you and I know better: Bram will always be a loser. Things aren't going well for Bram Botermans. His best friend Theo is sick of him and has dumped him. Just try making new friends! As a last-ditch effort, Bram tries to train Sproet to become Theo's official replacement. But that doesn't quite go according to plan. That happens to Bram Botermans often. So he decides to put his luck in the hands of fate: dice, horoscopes, and fortune cookies. And then he finds something that can really help him with his decisions. But whether that's such a smart move... Jeff Kinney develops online games. As a child, he didn't keep a diary (he regrets that), but he desperately wanted to be a cartoonist.