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The Ugly Truth
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Book 5

The Ugly Truth (2010) (edit title/settings)

by Jeff Kinney (Author) (edit contributors)

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Greg Heffley has always been in a hurry to grow up. However is getting older really all it's cracked up to be?

Greg suddenly finds himself dealing with the pressures of boy-girl parties, increased responsibilities, and even the awkward changes that come with getting older -- all without... read more

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The Ugly Truth begins with Greg discovering that Rowley has a new friend that his parents hired from a company called "Cool Brian". Left friendless, Greg attempts to find another friend and become popular on his own, only for this to backfire on him. At the same time he's dreading his uncle's... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

The Ugly Truth begins with Greg discovering that Rowley has a new friend that his parents hired from a company called "Cool Brian". Left friendless, Greg attempts to find another friend and become popular on his own, only for this to backfire on him. At the same time he's dreading his uncle's impending wedding, knowing that his grandmother "Gammie" will try to have The Talk with him. Things are further exacerbated by his mother going back to school, which means that Greg, his father, and his brother will be left to care for themselves. Rodrick takes advantage of the situation to play several pranks on Greg, which culminates in him accidentally setting off a fire alarm at school, but manages not to be caught.

As time progresses, Greg is subjected to more misery by way of an ill-tempered and paranoid dentist, receiving a failing grade on an important Health class assignment, and dealing with an extremely lazy maid called Isabella. To make matters worse, his mother is initially unwilling to believe that Isabella is lazy until she discovers this for herself and fires Isabella as a result. Greg also gains more stress over the impending school "Lock-In", where the boys and girls have a supervised slumber party in the school auditorium. The slumber party turns out to be a disaster, as the girls and boys are separated and the games are all either childlike and boring or risky. The slumber party is made even worse when one of the chaperones turns on the air conditioner to keep the misbehaving boys in their sleeping bags. The next day Rowley comes to school with a large zit on his forehead as a result of his growth spurt, which he believes will make him cooler and more attractive to girls. This leads Greg to question his parents over his own lack of a growth spurt, to which they reply that they were both late bloomers when it came to puberty.

Greg is briefly excited at the chance to attend a party by one of the popular kids, only to be crushed when he discovers that he is unable to go since the party is on the same night as his uncle's wedding. Disappointed, Greg attends the wedding, where he's bored and humiliated. He's later pulled aside by his Gammie, who gives him "The Talk", where she explains to Greg the stress and horrors of becoming and being an adult both physically and mentally. Gammie tells Greg to enjoy his late childhood for now. Normality eventually resumes when Greg's mother stops attending college and returns to the family and Greg discovers that the party invitation was a pretense to use himself and Rowley as servants. Greg also decided to make the first move and mends his friendship with his ex-best friend Rowley, and the two became friends again.

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  • Gregory Heffley: The main character, a plucky young guy who records the world through his diary
  • Rowley Jefferson: Greg's best friends.
  • Rodrick Heffley: Rodrick is an annoying brother of Greg. Rodrick has a band called loded diaper although it is spelt loded diper. Rodrick hates his little brother Greg and does all these pranks and jokes.
  • Manny Heffley: Greg's spoiled younger brother, who always gets Greg in trouble for things he didn't do.
  • Susan Heffley: Greg's mother that seems to want a close family.
  • Frank Heffley: Greg's father. In past books, he worked on a Civil War battlefield and almost sent Greg to military school, but it never happend though
  • Issabella: She is the Heffleys' lazy maid, who enjoys watching their TV and doesnt have to clean.
  • Dr. Salazar Kagan: Greg's new dentist.
  • Gary Heffley: Greg's uncle that seems to have gotten married a bunch of times.
  • Cool Brian: Rowley's new friend to play with ( a replacement for Greg)
  • Jordan Jury: The coolest kid in the grade above Greg. Jordan hosts some of the craziest parties.
  • Gammie Heffley: Greg's great-grandma who gives him "The Talk". She always wants to be with the family.
  • Uncle Tom: Greg's uncle.
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Quotes edit see section history

  • “The only problem with being in love with your hygienist is that you only get to see her every six months when you get your teeth cleaned.”
    Greg
  • “In fact, we don't even use growth charts at home, because we can just look at pictures from Uncle Gary's weddings to keep track of our progress.”
    Greg
  • “To be honest with you, I don't know if Rowley's ready for this stuff. He told me once that he avoids the older kids at school because he's afraid he's gonna catch puberty.”
    Greg

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First Sentence edit see section history

It's been almost two and a half weeks since me and my ex-best friend, Rowley Jefferson, had our big fight.

Table of Contents edit see section history

It doesn't have chapters.
It has months:Apr,May,Jun
It has days of the week: Mon,Tues,Wed,Thurs,Fri

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 5 of 8 in Diary of a Wimpy Kid. (standard series)

Preceded by Dog Days.

This is book 2 of 216 in Whitcoulls Kids' Top 50 (2011). (authoritative list)

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Jeff Kinney (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Amulet Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: November 9, 2010
ISBN: 9780810984912
Page Count: 217

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Ages 9-12

This book is great for children of all ages. Very funny book. It does, however, follow the life of a teen going through puberty.

More Books Like This edit see section history

   
  • Diary of a Wimpy Kid
  • Rodrick Rules
  • The Last Straw
  • Dog Days
  • Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Do-It-Yourself Book
  • Cabin Fever
  • Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life

Books with Additional Background Information edit see section history

   
  • Diary of a Wimpy Kid
  • Rodrick Rules
  • The Last Straw
  • Dog Days
  • Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Do-It-Yourself Book
  • Cabin Fever

Books That Influenced This Book edit see section history

   
  • Diary of a Wimpy Kid
  • Rodrick Rules
  • The Last Straw
  • Dog Days
  • Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Do-It-Yourself Book

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