Greg records his sixth grade 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. "Being a kid can really stink. And no one knows this better than Greg Heffley. It's a new school year, and Greg finds himself thrust into middle school, where undersized weaklings...

"Life was better in the old days. Or was it? That's the question Greg Heffley is asking as his town voluntarily unplugs and goes electronics-free. But modern life has its conveniences, and Greg isn't cut out for an old-fashioned world. With tension building inside and outside the Heffley home, will Greg find a way to survive?"--Page 4 of cover.

"Seamos realistas: Greg Heffley nunca va a dejar de ser un renacuajo y alguien debera̕ explicr̀selo a su padre. Reulta que Frank Heffley cree que su hijo puede cambiar. Y para que se haga ms̀ fuerte, decide apuntarlo en todo tipo de deportes de competicin̤ y otras extividades "varoniles". Claro que para Greg siempre ha sido fc̀il eludir los deseos de su padre. Sin embargo, cuando su padre lo amenaza con enviarlo a una academia militar, se da...