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.[1] This book was released in the US on January 13, 2009. An animated film based on the book is in the works for Disney+.[2]
The book begins on January 1, with Greg talking about his family's New Year's resolutions. Life becomes more difficult for Greg and his best friend Rowley when their school bus route is "rezoned" to the Whirley Street neighborhood, so they have to walk to and from school.
Greg also deals with being compared to his father Frank's boss's sons, who all play sports and always seem to be outside exercising. Frank is jealous of this and wants his sons to be like 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 intramuralsoccer after an incident at the church on Easter.
At first, he rides the bench but becomes the starting goalie when the main goalie is injured. He takes a break to pick dandelions on the field, which ultimately costs his team the game. Frank is embarrassed by this when his boss shows it to him in the paper.
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 decides to sign Greg up for a summer program at a place called Spag Union Military School, hoping Greg will change for the better but mostly hoping this will end the embarrassment.
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 is 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 inadvertently saving Frank from making a fool of himself at their neighbor's birthday party.
The next day, his dad reconsiders his decision to send Greg to Spag Union, and the book ends with Greg looking forward to his summer vacation.
Reception
The Last Straw received positive reviews. Positive attention was once again given to the character of Greg Heffley, with him being considered relatable.[3] The books' style of deadpan humor was also well received.[4]
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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 1 This book was released in the US on January 13 2009 An animated film based on the book is in the works for Disney 2 Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Last StrawUS coverAuthorJeff KinneyIllustratorJeff KinneyCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishSeriesDiary of a Wimpy KidGenreComedyPublisherAmulet Books US Puffin Books UK Publication dateJanuary 13 2009 August 6 2011 paperback re issue Pages217ISBN978 0 8109 7068 7Preceded byRodrick Rules Followed byDog Days Contents 1 Plot 2 Reception 3 Adaptations 4 ReferencesPlot EditThe book begins on January 1 with Greg talking about his family s New Year s resolutions Life becomes more difficult for Greg and his best friend Rowley when their school bus route is rezoned to the Whirley Street neighborhood so they have to walk to and from school Greg also deals with being compared to his father Frank s boss s sons who all play sports and always seem to be outside exercising Frank is jealous of this and wants his sons to be like 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 intramural soccer after an incident at the church on Easter At first he rides the bench but becomes the starting goalie when the main goalie is injured He takes a break to pick dandelions on the field which ultimately costs his team the game Frank is embarrassed by this when his boss shows it to him in the paper 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 decides to sign Greg up for a summer program at a place called Spag Union Military School hoping Greg will change for the better but mostly hoping this will end the embarrassment 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 is 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 inadvertently saving Frank from making a fool of himself at their neighbor s birthday party The next day his dad reconsiders his decision to send Greg to Spag Union and the book ends with Greg looking forward to his summer vacation Reception EditThe Last Straw received positive reviews Positive attention was once again given to the character of Greg Heffley with him being considered relatable 3 The books style of deadpan humor was also well received 4 Adaptations EditMain article Diary of a Wimpy Kid Dog Days film On August 3 2012 a film based on this book The Last Straw as well as the subsequent book Dog Days was released the movie starred Zachary Gordon Steve Zahn Robert Capron Devon Bostick Rachael Harris Peyton List Grayson Russell and Karan Brar Principal photography began on August 8 2011 in Vancouver and was completed on October 7 2011 5 A poster was leaked in March 2012 A teaser trailer was attached to The Three Stooges 6 An advance screening for the film was held on July 31 2012 7 In December 2022 Kinney confirmed an adaptation of The Last Straw is in the works for Disney 2 References Edit Kinney Jeff 2011 Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Last Straw Diary of a Wimpy Kid Amulet Books published January 2009 ISBN 9781419702235 a b Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Last Straw Film Adaptation in the Works for Disney Exclusive One Take News December 1 2022 Retrieved December 1 2022 Kennedy Elizabeth May 30 2019 Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Last Straw ThoughtCo Retrieved April 22 2020 Diary of a Wimpy Kid 3 The Last Straw Publishers Weekly January 1 2009 Retrieved April 22 2020 Film List PDF British Columbia Film Commission August 9 2011 Archived from the original PDF on September 28 2011 Retrieved August 14 2011 Recently Classified Trailers Commercials and PSAs AlbertaFilmRaings ca Archived from the original on April 12 2012 Retrieved April 10 2012 Diary of a Wimpy Kid Dog Days AdvanceScreenings com Archived from the original on May 19 2018 Retrieved June 27 2012 Children s literature portal Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Last Straw amp oldid 1166529529, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
