Storyline
To Greg Heffley, middle school is the dumbest idea ever invented. It\'s a place rigged with hundreds of social landmines, not the least of which are morons, wedgies, swirlies, bullies, lunchtime banishment to the cafeteria floor - and a festering piece of cheese with nuclear cooties. To survive the never-ending ordeal and attain the recognition and status he feels he so richly deserves, Greg devises an endless series of can\'t-miss schemes, all of which, of course, go awry. And he\'s getting it all down on paper, via a diary - \"it\'s NOT a diary, it\'s a journal!\" Greg insists, preferring the less-sissyfied designation - filled with his opinions, thoughts, tales of family trials and tribulations, and (would-be) schoolyard triumphs. \"One day when I\'m famous,\" writes Greg, \"I\'ll have better things to do than answer peoples\' stupid questions all day.\" So was born the Wimpy Kid\'s diary