Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Book 18

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: No Brainer is an upcoming book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. It will release on October 24th, 2023 following the release order of the previous books. The cover was revealed on May 17th, 2023.

Main Characters

 * Greg Heffley
 * Ben Fielders (main antagonist)
 * Rodrick Heffley
 * Manny Heffley
 * Susan Heffley
 * Frank Heffley
 * Rowley Jefferson

Synopsis
In No Brainer, book 18 of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series from #1 international bestselling author Jeff Kinney, it’s up to Greg to save his crumbling school before it’s shuttered for good.

Up until now, middle school hasn’t exactly been a joyride for Greg Heffley. So when the town threatens to close the crumbling building, he’s not too broken up about it.

But when Greg realizes this means he’s going to be sent to a different school than his best friend, Rowley Jefferson, he changes his tune. Can Greg and his classmates save their school before it’s shuttered for good? Or is this the start of a whole new chapter for Greg?

Trivia

 * The title for the book was originally Too Wimp, Too Furious, according to Jeff Kinney's social media. It is unknown why the title was changed, however, it was probably because Too Wimp, Too Furious was too long.
 * Jeff Kinney hinted the title to be __ _R_____ before it was fully revealed on his Twitter.  Fans originally guessed it to be "In Trouble", but after Jeff Kinney felt like "In Trouble" would not be a very good title and provided them with another hint that it began with an N, they ultimately guessed it to be “No Trouble”.
 * YouTuber Toviyaondo predicted the title to be “No Brainer” which was later confirmed to be correct.
 * The cover for this book is the first to show Greg's head in an unnatural state. In this case, Greg's head is open, revealing darkness and no brain. This is literally a visual gag, referencing "No Brainer".
 * The cover for this book is the first one where the word "Diary" is in white, and the seventh one where "Diary" is not yellow.
 * The cover for this book is also the first one where there is text on the cover, excluding "Diary of a Wimpy Kid", the subtitle, over ___ million books sold, and "Jeff Kinney". These are the math equations on the chalkboard.
 * Ben Fielders will return in Diary of a Wimpy Kid: No Brainer.