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Cabin Fever
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Cabin Fever (2011) (edit title/settings)

by Jeff Kinney (Author) (edit contributors)

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This is a book about Greg Heffley and how he is blamed for damage to school property but it was an innocent mistake, how he has cabin fever in the book beccause the snow has piled up and blocked them from getting out of the house. It's a daily diary of his life.

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Cabin Fever shows Greg as he tries to behave for the entire month of December in order to make Santa's Nice List, which includes him wearing sweatpants because Santa can "see him when he's sleeping and know when he's awake". His mother finds a magical elf toy called a "Santa's Scout" that... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

Cabin Fever shows Greg as he tries to behave for the entire month of December in order to make Santa's Nice List, which includes him wearing sweatpants because Santa can "see him when he's sleeping and know when he's awake". His mother finds a magical elf toy called a "Santa's Scout" that monitors children and reports back to Santa, which makes Greg even more nervous and he thinks that he won't manage to make the Naughty or Nice List at all.

Greg attempts to raise money by selling "Drummies" at school, with him and Rowley advertising around school via posters. This backfires when rain causes some of the neon paint on the posters to leak onto the school's walls. Greg is caught when Rowley makes an anonymous tip to the Principal and Greg is forced to clean the paint off by himself. He tries to tell the Principal the true story, but to no avail. When Greg returns home he finds a note from the police, which he assumes is because of the posters and that they will send him to prison.

Soon a blizzard hits the town, leaving Greg snowed in with all of his family except for his father, who is forced to stay in a nearby hotel because the roads are closed. Manny ends up crushing their mother's glasses, leaving Rodrick and Greg responsible for caring for everything in the house. Things are made more stressful when the basement floods, destroying many memories and scrapbooks, some of which Greg didn't like at all. They eventually start running out of food and the power cuts off, which makes everything worse. Greg is surprised when Rowley comes over with Christmas cookies and reveals that the power was never out, using the entire neighborhood as proof. Greg checks the circuit breaker and discovers that it was cut off and that Manny did it because no one would show him how to tie his shoelaces.

Greg turns the power back on and his father manages to come home on Christmas Eve, which their mother calls a "Christmas miracle". His father provides them with more food and everyone enjoys a happy meal together. The police arrive later and Greg realizes that their earlier arrival was for old toys for the toy drive and that he wasn't in trouble at all. Later on Greg attempts to make money by shoveling the pavement in front of the local church to search for "Giving Tree" money, only for him to deemed a "hero" by the local press for allowing people to come and eat on Christmas, which Greg plans to write about in his new paper "The Neighborhood Tattler".

Characters edit see section history

  • Greg Heffley: The main character of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series who always makes trouble are messes up things
  • Susan Heffley: Greg's mother who is over protective
  • Frank Heffley: Greg's father. The man of the house. He is interested in U.S. history, especially the American Civil War, and he even makes a replica of an American Civil War battle field.
  • Rowley Jefferson: Greg's best friend
  • Patty Farrel: A girl that hates Greg. Greg's classmate and arch enemy.
  • Vice Principal Roy: The vice-principal at Greg's school.
  • Rodrick Heffley: Greg's older brother who enjoys rocking out on his drums. he is the main antagonist and constantly bullies Greg, threatening to spill Greg's "big secret".<5> Rodrick enjoys sleeping, which is shown when his parents forget to wake him up. Consequently, he sleeps for thirty-six hours straight, not knowing he skipped a day of his life until the night of the day he woke up.<5> Rodrick also drives a van with his band's name, "Löded Diper" in giant letters.
  • Manny Heffley: Greg's little brother and baby of the family. He's spoiled. The younger brother of Greg and Rodrick Heffley; a ridiculously-pampered, obnoxious, spoiled-rotten toddler who is constantly being doted on by his mother
  • Mrs. Durocher: A sweet neighbor.
  • Gregory's Little Friend: A virtual Chihuahua that Greg plays withs on the computer.
  • Nasty Pants: A bully that lives between in Greg's neighborhood. Nasty Pants is a 5-year old that bullies Greg and Rowley by chasing them with a stick
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  • “They used to have this thing at the supermarket called cupcake club where they give free cupcakes to kids under 8. I had a membership to it. Once after I was 8 I took one. As soon as I bite into one an alarm went off and I thought the cops were gonna take me away.”

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First Sentence edit see section history

Most people look forward to the holidays but the stretch between Thanksgiving and Christmas just makes me a nervous wreck.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Days of the week and date.
November
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
December
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday

Series & Lists edit see section history

This book is in Diary of a Wimpy Kid. (standard series)
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: United States
Publication Date: November 15, 2011
ISBN: 978-1419702235
Page Count: 217

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  • Dog Days
  • The Ugly Truth

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