Plot Summary: Greg Heffley’s mom wants him to write his feelings down in a diary. He is appalled and insists that it’s a journal and that’s all it is. He figures it might come in handy one day when he’s famous and that is the only reason that he agrees to do it. Can you imagine if he actually got caught with this thing by someone? How humiliating that would be. Middle school is tough enough without giving kids additional reasons to bully and torment you. Greg writes about his experiences at school, with his horrible older brother Rodrick, and his best friend Rowley. Greg is new to middle school and isn’t too happy about the changes that come along with it-girls, bullies, trying to be cool, and many other social problems of growing up. His stories and drawings are hilarious and typical of this age group.
Awards: Quill Awards (nominated for an award) 2007, Original Voices Award (won award) 2007, Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children’s Book Award (won award) 2009
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