Synopsis

Greg Heffley has always been in a hurry to grow up. But is getting older really all it’s cracked up to be? Greg suddenly finds himself dealing with the pressures of boy-girl parties, increased responsibilities, and even the awkward changes that come with getting older—all without his best friend, Rowley, at his side. Can Greg make it through on his own? Or will he have to face the “ugly truth”?

Synopsis

It’s summer vacation, the weather’s great, and all the kids are having fun outside. So where’s Greg Heffley? Inside his house, playing video games with the shades drawn.

Greg, a self-confessed “indoor person,” is living out his ultimate summer fantasy: no responsibilities and no rules. But Greg’s mom has a different vision for an ideal summer . . . one packed with outdoor activities and “family togetherness.”

Whose vision will win out? Or will a new addition to the Heffley family change everything?

Synopsis

Greg’s school year is winding down and so is his journal; however, he seems to live the same way and make the same sorts of self-centered choices that have a tendency to get him in trouble throughout the previous three books. This graphic-novel style story chronicles the life of middle-schooler Greg Heffley as told by Greg through hand-written words and pictures in his diary. Starting off the diary entries by deciding that he doesn’t need to make a New Year’s resolution because he’s the only perfect person he knows sets the tone for a fun and entertaining look at a young man trying to navigate middle school life with a largely self-serving and oblivious attitude toward the people around him.

Synopsis

Who can keep secrets when there’s an older brother there to tell everyone? Greg Heffley has gone through something disastrous over his summer vacation that he wants no one to know about. Now that the school year has started, he has to navigate the pressures and difficulties of middle school, a bully of an older brother, a tattletale younger brother, and a big secret he fights desperately to keep.

Synopsis

Greg Heffley is just another average middle-schooler. All he wants is to be popular and have girls like him. However, a younger and older brother, well-meaning parents, and nerdy friends often get in the way of those quests. Told from the first person in ‘diary’ format, this hybrid between a traditional fiction book and a graphic novel takes a look into the life of a middle-school boy and brings the humor to the surface. I recommend this book to readers 8-13, and boys will find it most engaging.