Diary of a wimpy kid / Kinney, Jeff

Middle-schooler Greg Heffley goes through a year of drama at school, recounting daily events in his journal as he avoids bullies, ponders girls and his mercurial popularity, and endures wrestling in physical education class.

Greg records his experiences in a middle school where he and his best friend, Rowley, undersized weaklings amid boys who need to shave twice daily, hope just to survive, but when Rowley grows more popular Greg must take drastic measures to save their friendship.

Middle-schooler Greg Heffley goes through a year of drama at school, recounting daily events in his journal as he avoids bullies, ponders girls and his mercurial popularity, and endures wrestling in physical education class.