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.

Middle-schooler Greg Heffley nimbly sidesteps his father's attempts to change Greg's wimpy ways until his father threatens to send him to military school.

"An unexpected inheritance gives Greg Heffley's family a chance to make big changes to their house. But they soon find that home improvement isn't all it's cracked up to be"--

"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. Will a roll of the dice turn things around, or is Greg's life destined to be just another hard-luck story?"--Provided by publisher.

Despite what his father thinks, Greg Heffley will never change his wimpy ways, even when he is forced to enroll into organized sports. But when his father threatens him with military school, Greg sees little choice but to start performing on the sports field.

Greg Heffley está bajo presión. Su madre cree que los videojuegos disminuten su capacidad intelectual y quiere que se olvide de la consola para explorar su "lado creativo". Y entonces descubre la vieja cámara de video de sus padres. Gracias a ella, Greg le demostrará al mundo todo su talento tramando un plan para filmar una peli de terror. . . y, de paso, hacerse rico y famoso. Pero ¿ir A TODA MARCHA con una peli es un buen plan? ¿O es la receta...