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Description

Boys don’t keep diaries—or do they? The launch of an exciting and innovatively illustrated new series narrated by an unforgettable kid every family can relate to It’s a new school year, and Greg Heffley finds himself thrust into middle school, where small weaklings share the hallways... read more

Summary

Diary of a Wimpy Kid is about a kid's life in school and out of school. On Halloween, his friend Rowley dressed as Superman and he dressed as a lazy man. At school there was some rotten cheese and started the cheese touch. At the end, it showed that he wasn't so much of a wimpy kid.

Cast of Characters

  • Gregory Heffley: The main character. He is the "wimpy kid" and the owner of the journal/diary, plus he is the narrator of the series. Has two brothers...
  • Manny Heffley: Greg's little brother, who calls Greg "Bubby." He is always causing trouble and bothers Greg just as much as Rodrick!!!
  • Rodrick Heffley: Greg's older brother who loves bothering Greg.
  • Susan Heffley: Greg's mom
  • Frank Heffley: Greg's dad... He hates teenagers and loves reading the paper...
  • Rowley Jefferson: Greg's best friend who usually helps with Greg with his schemes. His real name is Rowan.
  • Fregley Farley: Greg's neighbor and an all-around strange boy.

Memorable Quotes

  • “I'll be famous one day, but for now I'm stuck in middle school with a bunch of morons.”
    Greg Heffley
  • “Rowley is technically my best friend, but that is definitely subject to change.”
  • “If there's one thing I learned from Rodrick, it's to set people's expectations real low so you end up surprising them by practically doing nothing at all.”
  • “This one kid named Abe Hall got the Cheese touch in April, and nobody would even come near him for the rest of the year. This summer Abe moved away to California and took the Cheese touch with him.”

First Sentence

First of all, let me get something straight: This is a JOURNAL, not a diary.

Table of Contents

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Glossary

  • Cheese Touch: Noun. A taboo of touching a horribly rancid cheese on the basketball court of your school, hence causing people to avoid you. You can pass on this cheese touch to another by simply touching that other person, and that person to another, and the cycle goes on.

Series

This is book 1 in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series.

Authors & Contributors

  1. Jeff Kinney (Author)
 

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