Greg Heffley is a not so popular seventh grader whose mother gives him a journal (NOT a diary). Readers follow Greg through the school year as he and his best friend Rowley scheme and barrel through one adventure after another. But when Greg and Rowley decide not to be friends anymore, Greg realizes he is left with only one unbearable choice for a replacement. Young readers will love this "novel in cartoons," and can continue the journey in Kinney's sequels as well as with the recent release of the film version.
