Scrawny Middle school student Greg Heffley takes the readers through a school year's worth of junior high drama. Greg's mother makes him to write in a diary she bought for him, in it he highlights each day's events, along with his comic illustrations. Jeff Kinney writes the story in perfect pre-teen form and the illustrations are a hilarious addition to Greg's seemingly crackling voice. the funniest part is on Halloween, Greg and his best friend, Rowley, hide from some high school boys at Greg's grandmother's house. They taunt the bullies, who then toilet paper her house. Greg's then writes in his journal, "I do feel a little bad, because it looked like it was gonna take a long time to clean up. But on the bright side, Gramma is retired, so she probably didn't have anything planned for today anyway." Kinney does a great job of portraying a year in the life of a teenager. The concepts will bring back memories for older readers as well as relate to the pre teens reading the book.
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