Kids Story Books

At the beginning of the book, protagonist Greg Heffley can be seen talking about how he thinks his life is a reality TV show, and how he thinks Rodrick, Manny, and all the other people in his life are just actors and robots, similar to the plot of The Truman Show. He later explains how he thinks that Manny was brought in as a new star to replace him. Later, Greg says his Nana is watching him from heaven, and he’s got a lot of issues with it.

The story begins with Greg saying how he gets bored of hearing about other people’s holidays, and that he only enjoys the ones that go wrong. As a result, he mentions the holiday his family just went on, and the story goes back a few weeks.

The story begins with Greg Heffley explaining how his mom wants him to get some sunlight in the room while Greg is playing video games. Greg also explains how he and Rowley Jefferson invited Trista, a girl they met in the ending of The Last Straw to Rowley’s country club, but she met a lifeguard and hung out with him, so Greg and Rowley started hanging out without her. Within a few weeks, Rowley’s dad gets sick of Greg’s constructive criticism about the quality of service of the club, and bans him from entering the place with Rowley.

It’s been two weeks since Greg Heffley had a fight with his ex-best friend, Rowley Jefferson. Then he finds out that Rowley’s parents found a replacement best friend: a hired role-model from a company called “Cool Brian”.

At the first day of school, they were given textbooks that are hand-me-downs since the school can’t afford to buy new ones. Greg attempts to score popularity points at school with a textbook that was previously owned by Jordan Jury, the most popular student in the grade above Greg’s. He also posts edited photos on the Internet in an attempt to try and convince others that he has a fun life (which he doesn’t, or at least not above average.), because he thinks that everybody was having a greater time than him. However, he got caught by Susan when he was in the middle of recording a New Year’s Eve party.

Greg Heffley is upset over losing Rowley Jefferson as his best friend, though his mother tries to cheer him up by telling him that friends come and go. Since Rowley Jefferson and Abigail Brown became a couple at the end of the previous book, the two friends have become more and more distant, very noticeably even within nine and a half days. There were many things Greg and Rowley used to do together, such as blow bubbles in chocolate milk cartons that they can’t do now, because Abigail is so strict about it. Greg doesn’t like how Abigail is trying to “shape” Rowley, and even believes she is starting to use him.

A family road trip is supposed to be a lot of fun… Unless of course, you’re the Heffleys. The journey starts off full of promise, then quickly takes several wrong turns. Gas Station bathrooms, a fender-bender, crazed seagulls and a runaway pig – Not Greg Heffley’s idea of a good time. But even the worst road trip can turn into an adventure – and this is one the Heffleys will never forget.