Greg Heffley's on a losing streak. His best friend, Rowley Jefferson, has ditched him, and finding new friends in middle school is proving to be a tough task. To change his fortunes, Greg decides to take a leap of faith and turn his decisions over to chance.

The book is about a boy named Greg Heffley and his attempts to become popular in his first year of middle school. Diary of a Wimpy Kid first appeared on FunBrain in 2004, where it was read 20 million times.

Ideas to discuss with your children The main messages from Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2021) are that you just need one good friend but that you also need to be a good friend. Values in Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2021) that you could reinforce with your children include friendship, helpfulness, empathy and courage.

After a disastrous field day competition at school, Greg decides that when it comes to his athletic career, he's officially retired. But after his mom urges him to give sports one more chance, he reluctantly agrees to sign up for basketball. Tryouts are a mess, and Greg is sure he won't make the cut.

actor Ryan Grantham 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' actor Ryan Grantham given life in prison for killing his mom.

*One of the hardest scenes to film was the school dance where Greg and Rowley are licking ice cream cones.

The intended audience is kids in grades 3-7, or ages 8-12. However, many kids that fall outside that age bracket are reading and talking about this series. What's it about? It's about Greg, a skinny middle school student near the bottom of the social pecking order and his misadventures at school and at home.

Is the Diary of a Wimpy Kid sort of autobiographical to your life? Jeff Kinney In a sense, yes, and in another, no. It's a fictional world but it's grounded in some real-world truths!

'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' actor Ryan Grantham given life in prison for killing his mom.

Grantham was 21 when he shot his mother in the head as she played piano.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid was first published in 2007 and introduced readers around the globe to Greg Heffley, his family, his best friend, Rowley Jefferson, and the dreaded CHEESE TOUCH!

Rowley's mom is played by Robert Capron's real-life mom Kaye Capron. All of the children did their own singing in the audition scene on stage for the school play, except Greg Heffley.