Diary of a Wimpy Kid (book)

**Diary of a Wimpy Kid** is the first book of the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series. The book is about a boy named Greg Heffley, a 6th-grade student who tries to become popular in his middle school. The diary relates his memories of events that happened during 6th grade, namely his experience with the 'Cheese Touch' curse, a local myth in his class.

## Plot 
The book is a diary written by the fictional main character of *Diary of a Wimpy Kid*, Greg Heffley, recounting his adventures as a sixth grader at Larry Mack Middle School.''"Like I said, I'll be famous one day, but for now I'm stuck in middle school with a bunch of morons."''

- Greg HeffleyGreg describes the local myth about a moldy piece of cheese that has been left at his school's basketball court for a long time. A student named Darren Walsh touched it and started what is called the "cheese touch". According to this belief, if someone touches the cheese, they will have the curse-like "Cheese Touch," which makes them repellent to others; the victim is stuck with it until they pass it on by touching someone else. The only way to not get the cheese touch is to cross your fingers when a contaminated person touches you.

He later introduces his older brother Rodrick Heffley, who plays the drums, his little brother Manny Heffley, who is spoilt by his family, and his best friend Rowley Jefferson.

In October, after taking inspiration from Crosslands High School's haunted house, they decide to create their own in the basement of Rowley's house. However, they are both caught after a frightened kid went under the bed. The house is then shut down, and Rowley is grounded.

In November, Greg's PE teacher states that they have started their wrestling unit. Because he is lightweight, he is paired with Fregley. Greg asks his parents to get him a bench press so he can move up a weight class. However, he gets his bench press on Christmas. At the same time, Greg's mom, Susan, decides to have him try out for a play of *The Wizard of Oz* as a tree, which results in a disaster. By mistake, he also gets a sweater as well instead of his video game. Susan had accidentally mixed up Greg's gift with another person's gift, called the Giving Tree guy. Therefore, he goes to Rowley's house to see what things he received for Christmas. 

In January, Greg invents a game where he goes and throws a football at Greg's Big Wheel, ridden by Rowley. However, Rowley breaks his hand after an accident with the football. Rowley gets a lot of sympathy after that. Greg later signs up for a class called Independent Study. His class is assigned to build a robot. However, the class is cancelled after Greg's team writes a list of words the robot should not say.

In May, when his history teacher announces that they will be temporarily replaced by a substitute, Greg considers it the perfect opportunity to play a trick, but his plan fails when his mother shows up as the supply teacher.

## Awards 
*Diary of a Wimpy Kid* has won numerous awards, including the Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Book, and the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award.https://www.google.com/books/edition/Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid/Ln4HejRlMXYC?hl=en&gbpv=0

## Film adaptations 
Main articles: Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010) and Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2021)

## References