Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw
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| Author | Jeff Kinney |
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| Illustrator | Jeff Kinney |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Diary of a Wimpy Kid |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Publisher | Amulet Books |
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January 13, 2009 |
| Pages | 217 |
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| Preceded by | Rodrick Rules |
| Followed by | Dog Days |
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw is a novel written by American author and cartoonist Jeff Kinney, the third book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. The book acts as a journal and follows the adventures of Greg Heffley, the narrator of the book, who is in the second half of his seventh-grade year. This book was released in the US on January 13, 2009.
The book starts on January 1, with Greg talking about his family's New Years resolutions. Life becomes more difficult for Greg and Rowley when their school bus is "rezoned" to the Whirley Street neighborhood and they have to walk to and from school.
Greg also talks about how his dad, Frank, unfairly compares him to his boss's sons, who are very athletic, as Frank is deeply jealous of his boss's sons. After conflicts over Greg wanting to stay inside and watch TV on Saturdays and Frank stealing his school snacks, Frank makes him sign up for rec league soccer after an incident at church on Easter.
At first, he rides the bench, but becomes the starting goalie when the main goalie is injured. He allows a goal to ruin his team's perfect season because he took a break to pick dandelions on the field.
After this, Frank runs into a neighborhood troublemaker named Lenwood who has apparently reformed after going to military school. Impressed with his former enemy's turnaround, he signs up Greg for a summer military school program at a place called Spag Union, hoping Greg will change for the better.
To impress his dad and thereby avoid military school, Greg decides to join the Boy Scouts. However, he is sick and misses their camping trip, which Frank has to go to anyway (he's a chaperone) and has a terrible time. Later, when Greg, Frank, and Rodrick have a camping "do-over", they end up at a hotel after heavy rain, where Rodrick locks Greg out of their room in his underwear.
After this, Greg becomes more resigned to his military school fate, especially after his attempts to make a good impression on a girl named Holly Hills in his class. But on what he thinks is his only day of summer vacation, Greg ends up saving Frank from making a fool of himself at their neighbor's birthday party.
The next day, his dad decides Greg doesn't have to go to military school after all, and the book ends with Greg looking forward to his summer vacation.
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