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|Box title = <font color="brown">Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel</font>
|image       = [[File:Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Third Wheel cover.jpg|300px]]
|image = [[File:Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Third Wheel cover.jpg|250px]]
|number      = 7
|caption = The book's official cover.
|release date = November 13, 2012
|Row 1 title = Author/Illustrator/Cover Artist
|author      = [[Jeff Kinney]]
|Row 1 info = [[Jeff Kinney]]
|illustrator  = Jeff Kinney
|Row 2 title = Publisher
|preceded by = ''[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever]]''
|Row 2 info = [[Abram Books]] (Amulet Books) (US), [[Penguin Books]] (Puffin Books) (UK)
|succeeded by = ''[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck]]''
|Row 3 title = Release Date
|Row 3 info = November 13, 2012
|Row 4 title = Pages
|Row 4 info = 217 (234 including activity pages)
|Row 5 title = Preceded by
|Row 5 info = ''[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever]]''
|Row 6 title = Followed by
|Row 6 info = ''[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck]]''
|Row 7 title = Color
|Row 7 info = Brown
|Row 8 title = Book Number
|Row 8 info = 7
}}
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'''''Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel''''' is the seventh book in the [[Diary of a Wimpy Kid]] series. It was released on November 13, 2012.


'''''Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel''''' is the 7th book in the [[Diary of a Wimpy Kid]] series. It was released on Tuesday, November 13, 2012.
==Main characters==
 
==Main Characters==
*[[Greg Heffley]]
*[[Greg Heffley]]
*[[Rowley Jefferson]]
*[[Rowley Jefferson]]
*[[Gary Heffley]] (Main Antagonist)
*[[Gary Heffley]]
*[[Frank Heffley]]
*[[Frank Heffley]]
*[[Manny Heffley]]
*[[Manny Heffley]]
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==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==
===January===
===January===
[[Greg]] talks about his baby days and explains (probably from his imagination) that before being born, he was in a dark place swimming and napping anytime he wanted, until being woken up by classical music that his mother [[Susan]] would send through "parental speakers". Susan would also tell Greg about her life through the speakers too and [[Frank]] would also tell him about his day at work. Greg then got tired of it and got out three weeks early. Then he explains how everything he got was a hand down from his elder brother [[Rodrick Heffley|Rodrick]]. Susan used to not let Greg crawl a lot and that resulted in Greg being way behind his playmates in the physical stuff. Greg finally learned to walk, but was in preschool by the time and was still quite behind his classmates. His classmates could do things like use zippers and buttons and many other things Greg was unable to, so he tried to slow them down by giving them wrong information. However the teacher thought he wasn't learning well and called Susan and told her. Susan made him skip to kindergarten, but he was scared there so he went back again.
[[File:Greg's Preschool.png|thumb|left|Greg in preschool]]
[[Greg Heffley|Greg]] talks about his baby days and explains (probably from his imagination) that before being born, he was in a dark place swimming and napping anytime he wanted, until being woken up by classical music that his mother [[Susan Heffley|Susan]] would send through "parental speakers". Susan would also tell Greg about her life through the speakers too and [[Frank Heffley|Frank]] would also tell him about his day at work. Greg then got tired of it and got out three weeks early. Then he explains how everything he got was a hand down from his elder brother [[Rodrick Heffley|Rodrick]]. Susan used to not let Greg crawl a lot and that resulted in Greg being way behind his playmates in the physical stuff. Greg finally learned to walk, but was in preschool by the time and was still quite behind his classmates. His classmates could do things like use zippers and buttons and many other things Greg was unable to, so he tried to slow them down by giving them wrong information. However the teacher thought he wasn't learning well and called Susan and told her. Susan made him skip a grade to kindergarten, but he was scared there so he went back again.


Greg then explains whatever Susan did for Greg would not work for [[Manny]] as she uses a different technique. [[Manny]]'s social skills are a bit bad, he also watches [[The Snurples]], a show in which the characters have their own gibberish language and he also made imaginary friends to escape danger, have fun and get extra dessert. Greg's mother starts a Family Night thing where they go out or play games rather than watch TV, Greg then talks about the family restaurant, [[Corny's Family-Style Restaurant|Corny's]]. Greg is doing house chores until he heard a knock and finds his [[Uncle Gary]] at the door. Uncle Gary had bought some Boston counter shirts after loaning some of Frank's money, but the shirts have a typo and he needed a place to stay in. Living with Gary is bad for the Heffleys, his nightmares make [[Manny]] shift his bed away from the wall and whenever Rodrick is kicked out of bed in morning, he has to sleep on the up part of the couch.
Greg then explains whatever Susan did for Greg would not work for [[Manny Heffley|Manny]] as she uses a different technique. [[Manny Heffley|Manny]]'s social skills are a bit bad, he also watches [[The Snurples]], a show in which the characters have their own gibberish language and he also made imaginary friends to escape danger, have fun and get extra dessert. Greg's mother starts a Family Night thing where they go out or play games rather than watch TV, Greg then talks about the family restaurant, [[Corny's Family-Style Restaurant|Corny's]]. Greg is doing house chores until he heard a knock and finds his [[Uncle Gary]] at the door. Uncle Gary had bought some Boston counter shirts after loaning some of Frank's money, but the shirts have a typo and he needed a place to stay in. Living with Gary is bad for the Heffleys, his nightmares make [[Manny Heffley|Manny]] shift his bed away from the wall and whenever Rodrick is kicked out of bed in morning, he has to sleep on the up part of the couch.


Greg explains how [[Gary Heffley|Gary]] has been trying to get a job, but whenever he gets one, he quits after a few days. One of Greg's teachers, [[Mrs. Moretta]] announces in Phys Ed that the ballroom dancing unit is starting and people should find a partner by writing there names in slips and submitting them. Greg explains he will be fine with pairing with anyone except for [[Ruby Bird]], a girl in Greg's school who has a bad habit of biting people and was suspended for biting [[Mr. Underwood]] in the elbow. At the partner announcement day, in Greg's favor [[Ruby Bird|Ruby]] is paired with [[Fregley]], but Greg and four other kids were partnerless. The teacher paired them up with each other.
Greg explains how [[Gary Heffley|Gary]] has been trying to get a job, but whenever he gets one, he quits after a few days. One of Greg's teachers, [[Mrs. Moretta]] announces in Phys Ed that the ballroom dancing unit is starting and people should find a partner by writing there names in slips and submitting them. Greg explains he will be fine with pairing with anyone except for [[Ruby Bird]], a girl in Greg's school who has a bad habit of biting people and was suspended for biting [[Mr. Underwood]] in the elbow. At the partner announcement day, in Greg's favor [[Ruby Bird|Ruby]] is paired with [[Fregley]], but Greg and four other kids were partnerless. The teacher paired them up with each other.


An assembly by [[Vice Principal Roy]] and [[Mrs. Birch]] announces new members for the [[Student Council]]. Greg cannot sign up due to him having three detentions, but sees Rowley could be perfect. [[Rowley]] signs up to be Social Chairperson. The winner of the President voting is [[Eugene Ellis]] who promised to replace the school's toilet paper with quilted toilet paper the teachers use. At Greg's house in his room, Uncle Gary played a future game when you are an adult, but Uncle Gary buys scratch tickets.
An assembly by [[Vice Principal Roy]] and [[Mrs. Birch]] announces new members for the [[Student Council]]. Greg cannot sign up due to him having three detentions, but sees Rowley could be perfect. [[Rowley Jefferson|Rowley]] signs up to be Social Chairperson. The winner of the President voting is [[Eugene Ellis]] who promised to replace the school's toilet paper with quilted toilet paper the teachers use. At Greg's house in his room, Uncle Gary played a future game when you are an adult, but Uncle Gary buys scratch tickets.


===February===
===February===
[[File:Mrs. Birch tells Eugene Ellis and student councillors about the toilet paper campaign.jpg|thumb|The Student Council]]
[[Javan Hill]] found that Pillow Soft Ultra toilet paper was being used by the teachers, not the kids. So Eugene went to the lounge and showed Mrs. Birch. The school introduces a program where students can bring in their own toilet paper. However, the plan backfired when some of the boys started a toilet paper fight in the cafeteria. The school then set a rule that kids are only allowed to have five squares of toilet paper, much to Greg's dismay because he brought in twenty rolls. Now that the staff is checking peoples' bags and lockers to see if they had more than five, Greg decided to have his own bathroom stall to keep all of the toilet paper, but that backfired when people founded out that Greg was hoarding toilet paper. After this whole toilet paper experience, students learned that they are going to raise money of their own if they want something.  
[[Javan Hill]] found that Pillow Soft Ultra toilet paper was being used by the teachers, not the kids. So Eugene went to the lounge and showed Mrs. Birch. The school introduces a program where students can bring in their own toilet paper. However, the plan backfired when some of the boys started a toilet paper fight in the cafeteria. The school then set a rule that kids are only allowed to have five squares of toilet paper, much to Greg's dismay because he brought in twenty rolls. Now that the staff is checking peoples' bags and lockers to see if they had more than five, Greg decided to have his own bathroom stall to keep all of the toilet paper, but that backfired when people founded out that Greg was hoarding toilet paper. After this whole toilet paper experience, students learned that they are going to raise money of their own if they want something.  


The [[Student Council]] brainstormed ideas for a fundraiser, but most of the boys in the council decided on a mixed motocross/wrestling event. The fundraising community was formed, and, in the end the [[Valentine's Day Dance ]] becomes a school fundraiser. Greg tries to find a date, but it starts to fail. A pantsing fever starts in the school which is quickly stopped by [[Vice Principal Roy|Roy]], but a kid under the bleachers quickly pantses him and escapes. Now he (or she) is dubbed as the [[Mad Pantser]]. Greg found a leather jacket of his Dad's, but in school it is confiscated by his mother who said it was not a winter coat. [[Abigail Brown]]'s boyfriend breaks up with her, and after that Greg and Rowley decide to go with her for the school dance. Greg heads to Rowley's house but he sees two bumps on his chin that looked like mosquito bites, but he realizes it's chicken pox. He tries to cover it up, since the chicken pox has been contagious in school. 
The [[Student Council]] brainstormed ideas for a fundraiser, but most of the boys in the council decided on a mixed motocross/wrestling event. The fundraising community was formed, and, in the end the [[Valentine's Day Dance]] becomes a school fundraiser. Greg tries to find a date, but it starts to fail. A pantsing fever starts in the school which is quickly stopped by [[Vice Principal Roy|Roy]], but a kid under the bleachers quickly pantses him and escapes. Now he (or she) is dubbed as the [[Mad Pantser]]. Greg found a leather jacket of his Dad's, but in school it is confiscated by his mother who said it was not a winter coat. [[Abigail Brown]]'s boyfriend breaks up with her, and after that Greg and Rowley decide to go with her for the school dance. Greg heads to Rowley's house but he sees two bumps on his chin that looked like mosquito bites, but he realizes it's chicken pox. He tries to cover it up, since the chicken pox has been contagious in school. 


Greg goes with [[Rowley]] and [[Abigail]] to [[Spriggo's]]. The host at Spriggo's tells him that gentleman have to wear sports jackets. Greg has to wear a smelly sports suit which makes them go to Corny's due to the dessert bar, however Rowley and Abigail order special desserts which makes Greg fib that it's Rowley's birthday to make him get a free cake. At the dance the theme is [[Midnight In Paris]] but old people take one half of the hall for their meeting. Later [[Uncle Gary]] tries to sell the [[Boston Souvenir T-Shirts|Botson T-shirts]], but people want their money back after seeing the typo. Greg sees pimples on Abigail which he thinks is chicken pox. Later they head home, Greg realizes the "chicken pox" on Abigail was acutally a pimple. He doesn't think Abigail saw it that way, because she wasn't chatty with him on the way home.
[[File:Rowley and Abigail having a conversation.jpg|left|thumb|Greg, Rowley, and Abigail at Corny's]]
Greg goes with [[Rowley Jefferson|Rowley]] and [[Abigail]] to [[Spriggo's]]. The host at Spriggo's tells him that gentleman have to wear sports jackets. Greg has to wear a smelly sports suit which makes them go to Corny's due to the dessert bar, however Rowley and Abigail order special desserts which makes Greg fib that it's Rowley's birthday to make him get a free cake. At the dance the theme is [[Midnight In Paris]] but old people take one half of the hall for their meeting. Later [[Uncle Gary]] tries to sell the [[Boston Souvenir T-Shirts|Botson T-shirts]], but people want their money back after seeing the typo. Greg sees pimples on Abigail which he thinks is chicken pox. Later they head home, Greg realizes the "chicken pox" on Abigail was acutally a pimple. He doesn't think Abigail saw it that way, because she wasn't chatty with him on the way home.


At the end, [[Gary Heffley|Uncle Gary]] moves out after he wins $40,000 on a scratch card which he wasted a lot of the Heffleys money on to buy scratch cards. Greg ends up getting the chicken pox, but he gets to take a bath in peace, but the experience isn't like how he lived before he was born and when he opens his eyes, the towel next to the bathroom was gone. Greg says either someone's messing with him, or either [[Johnny Cheddar]] is at it again.
At the end, [[Gary Heffley|Uncle Gary]] moves out after he wins $40,000 on a scratch card which he wasted a lot of the Heffleys money on to buy scratch cards. Greg ends up getting the chicken pox, but he gets to take a bath in peace, but the experience isn't like how he lived before he was born and when he opens his eyes, the towel next to the bathroom was gone. Greg says either someone's messing with him, or either [[Johnny Cheddar]] is at it again.


==Extract quotes from the book==
==Background==
*''I looked for a way to escape, but I was trapped. Luckily, Abigail walked out of the bathroom at that exact moment and I grabbed her hand just before Ruby got to me. Abigail's makeup was a mess from all of the crying, but I didn't really care. I was just happy to have an excuse to get  away from Ruby. And to be honest with you, I think Abigail was happy to see me, too, so I led her to an empty spot on the dance floor.''
In writing the book, [[Jeff Kinney]] based it on "a kid’s initial feeling of 'betrayal' when his childhood friend chooses a love interest over him." He continued, "You feel broken up with. You’ve put a ton of time into this friendship, you think you know them better than anybody else, and suddenly they're changing into a different person."<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/soloish/wp/2015/07/21/are-you-a-third-wheel-navigating-that-other-kind-of-threesome/ Washington Post]</ref>
 
*''I'd never slow-danced with a girl before, So I didn't know where I was supposed to put my hands. She put hers on my shoulder, and I put mine in my pockets, but that kind of felt dumb. So we met in the middle, and that seemed about right.''
 
*''And speaking of Rowley and Abigail, I heard that the two of them are a couple now. All I can say is if that's true, it makes Rowley 'the worst wing man in history.'''
*''I'm supposed to stay home from school for at least a week. The good news is that with everyone out of the house, I can take a long bath without anyone bothering me.''
*''Or at least I THINK I'm alone. Today I had a fresh towel next to the tub, and when I open my eyes it was gone. So either somebody's messing with me or Johnny Cheddar is at it again.''
*''Everything probably would've been just fine, but at lunch someone threw a roll of toilet paper at somebody else, and within about fifteen seconds it was a total madhouse.''
*''I couldn't find any cologne in Rodrick's junk drawer, but I DID find a bottle of that body spray they're always advertising on TV. I was a little nervous about using it, though, because if that stuff really works like they say in the ads then tomorrow night could be a nightmare.''
*''I just watched everything play out from my spot against the back wall,wondering why I'd wanted to go to the dance in the first place. I was also to regret not wearing the body spray from Rodrick's junk drawer, because Great Uncle Bruce's cologne was attracting people outside my age group.''
*''Even my PACIFIER was a hand-me-down from Rodrick. I don't think he was ready to give it up, though, which explains why he never really liked me.''
*''Every once in a while, a few latecomers would walk in and turn right back around when they saw what was happening. But, at around 9:00, Michael Sampson came in hold hands with Cherie Ballanger.''
*''Also the service is TERRIBLE at Corny's, so we always just get the buffet and serve ourselves.''


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
{{main-gallery|Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel}}
7.PNG|The teaser picture.
<gallery position="center" widths="280">
A3zqeaXCYAA7sfr (1).jpg|A teaser picture.
I wonder where this thing goes.jpg
back ttw.PNG|The back of the book.
Susan reading Bad Bradley to Manny.jpg
Third Wheel signature photo.png|The signature picture for the book.
You may now kiss the bride!.jpg
Fregleys Note.jpg|An exclusive version with Fregley's note.
H E B R E W.jpeg|The book in Hebrew.
9781470331887.jpg
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</gallery>
 
===Illustrations===
<gallery>
Unborn Greg.jpg
Baby Greg.PNG|Greg as a baby.
Susan plays classical music for Greg.jpg
Blue hat with little ducklings .png
Frank telling Greg about work.png
Susan reads Oliver Twist to Greg.jpg
Greg taking a test on Oliver Twist.jpg
Susan feels a little kick after kissing.jpg
Gregory Heffley is born.jpg
Greg having a nice bath .png
Do you people mind.jpg
Frank and Susan came back from hospital with Gregory.jpg
Greg sleeping in the drawer.png
Pacifier.PNG|Rodrick loses his pacifier.
Manny Birth.PNG|Manny is born.
Frank lectures Greg to stop picking at his food.jpg
Teeny Genius.png
BabyAdventures.png
Baby.PNG
Greg in Playgroup.PNG|Greg with his playgroup.
Greg's Preschool.png|Greg, in the past, enters preschool, only to discover his worst nightmare: kids who are smarter than him.
Greg in the kindergarten.jpg
Manny snurples.PNG
Cool Language.png
Mannyusingsnurpleslangauge.png
Susan helds playgroup at Heffley's house.jpg
Sweetie Manny.PNG|Manny locks himself in Sweetie's excersise pen to keep all the toys to himself.
Wesley Stringer terrorizes Manny.jpg
Bradley terrorizes Greg in preschool.jpg
Devil.PNG|The Bad Bradley book.
Greg knocks on the bathroom door.jpg
Johnny.PNG
Tiny Jim.png
Frank is shocked when Corny's Employee cut off his tie.jpg
Child Alley Seatings.PNG|The seatings at Children's Alley at Corny's.
Ice Cream Dispenser.PNG
Ball Pit.PNG
Frank and Susan searching Manny in the ball pit.jpg
Slides.PNG
Greg and Susan are lost in the corn maze as firemen found them.jpg
Corny Saviour.png
Happy New Year.jpg
Greg sleeps and warms himself in his room.jpg
Sequences of Greg dreaming to be the winner of best biceps.jpg
Greg meet gary.PNG|Greg finds Uncle Gary at the door.
Botson T-Shirt Seller tells Gary Heffley he will have to take over his business.jpg
Botson T-shirt.jpg
Greg and Frank helping Gary Heffley moving things from the moving van.jpg
Rodrick wears a Botson T-shirt.jpg
Gary Heffley wakes up and had a bad dream in Manny's room.jpg
Manny away from the walls.png
Greg returns home from school as Susan tells him to be quiet when Gary Heffley sleeping.jpg
Gary Heffley and Rodrick sleeping together in sofa as Frank saw them.jpg
Gary Heffley in the pepper spray company.jpg
Frank asks anyone seen his pants.jpg
The janitor finds Greg in the toilet.jpg
Susan gives Greg, Rodrick and Gary Heffley the allowance after chores.jpg
Greg in the bath without bubbles after Gary Heffley borrowed his bubble soap.jpg
Greg wears a corduroy pants that is three inches too short to attend Mrs. Moretta's ballroom dancing unit.jpg
Baylee Anthony says to Greg and everyone.png
Baylee Anthony tells everyone not to write her name down.jpg
Ruby Bird bites Mr. Underwood with her one front tooth.jpg
Greg is terrifed to see Ruby Bird in the hallway and offers her to use water cooler first.jpg
Greg prayed that Mrs. Moretta calling out Ruby Bird to partner for the ballroom dancing unit.jpg
Fregley and Ruby Bird.jpg|Fregley and Ruby Bird pair up for the ballroom dancing unit.
Greg and the kids hi-fives they are not going to do ballroom dancing unit.jpg
Gregs2.PNG|Greg forced to dance a walt with [[Carlos Escalera]].
Greg and Carlos Escalera dancing.jpg
Amazing Jerk.PNG|[[Amazing Andrew]] hyptonizes a bunch of kids.
Amazing Andrew says cucumber.jpg
Martin Ford fakes hypnotizing the two kids.jpg
Greg is shocked to see hypnotizing trick worked as Martin Ford tried saying cucumber.jpg
SS.png
The kids ripping a reference books in the library.jpg
Krisstina sings a positive lyrics song.jpg
Krisstina's World Tour T-shirt.jpg
Guy talking about being a NARC .png
Greg reports Mrs. Johnson about David Marks shooting spitballs.jpg
PrivateEyez.png
Greg is shocked to see Rowley and Scotty playing his video game at Scotty's house.jpg
The students playing outside and skipping meetings for the Student Council.jpg
Elevator Pass.jpg
Greg being tricked by eighth grader.png|Greg is shocked that he was tricked by the eighth grader boys when he see the supply closet and no such as a secret elevator.
Double recess and ½ fridays.png
The students going around to hand lollipop and badges for the student councillor election.jpg
Go Tigers.jpg
The kids in the gym trying to stand in the right order but they are herding cats.jpg
The kids are making obnoxious noises as Bryan Buttsy is doing his speech.jpg
Eugene 2.PNG|Eugene gives his speech.
Selected.PNG|Eugene gets elected.
Mrs. Birch tells Eugene Ellis and student councillors about the toilet paper campaign.jpg
Eating.PNG
Frank lectures Gary Heffley on using all his money to buy Scratch Cards.jpg
Manny won't step foot outside when it is raining.jpg
Frank is mad that Gary Heffley gave him a scratch card for christmas.jpg
Frank is gasping when he looked at the scratch card.jpg
Frank is angry when Gary Heffley tricked him.jpg
Gary Heffley playing scratch cards on the computer in Greg's room.jpg
Javan Hill came out of the faculty room carrying a toilet paper for the bathroom.jpg
Eugene Ellis busted Mrs. Birch about the toilet paper.jpg
Eugene Ellis is victorious for the toilet paper campaign.jpg
The kids went overboard with the toilet papers.jpg
The kids are throwing toilet paper during lunch.jpg|The kids are throwing toilet paper at somebody else during recess.
Teachers looking for toilet paper.png
Greg spying in the hallway he had many toilet papers in the locker.jpg
Greg relaxing in the toilet.jpg
A kid spots a spare shoe in one of the private stall.jpg
Greg is shocked to see kids raiding his private stall for the toilet paper.jpg
Mixed Motocross & Wrestling show.jpg
Hillary Pine tells Eugene Ellis about the event planned.jpg
The girls are talking about Valentine's Day Dance.jpg|The girls are talking about the Valentine's Day Dance and both of them are excited.
Bryce Anderson received a Candy Gram for the Valentine's Day Dance.jpg
candy grams.PNG|[[Candy Grams]].
The kids tossing mash potatoes into the ceiling.jpg
Anthony.png
The kids are scooting in the floor during basketball scrimmages.jpg
Vice Principal Roy lectures the boys in the gym.jpg
Prince Pantsed.PNG
Candy Grams written to Adrianne and Julia.png
Greg's note.PNG|Greg's love letter gets scribbled by a random kid from detention.
Jamar 2.PNG|[[Jamar Law]] gets his head stuck inside a chair.
Greg Heffley.PNG|[[Greg's Relationship Chart]].
Evan Whitehead had a chicken pox that he infected six unknown girls.png
EdNorwell.png|Ed Norwell and Julie Webber in the book.
Peyton Ellis.png
The children wooing at Peter and Lisa back in elementary school.jpg
Greg tells everyone that he and Bethany were going to woo.jpg
Bethany.png
Greg gags and thinking about frogs in front of Bethany.jpg
Rowley trips in front of girls during lunch.jpg
Rowley Wingman.PNG|Rowley become's Greg's Wingman.
Greg calling 1.jpg
Greg calling 2.jpg
Grove.png
Black Leather Jacket.jpg
Disgusting.PNG|Young versions of Greg's parents kissing, which Greg finds disgusting.
Greg gags at Frank and Susan's photo as he walks.jpg
Greg looking cool as he walks by in hallway.jpg
The Stringer Family in the Church.jpg
Cover up.PNG|Greg and Rodrick cover Gary with a sheet when Stringers are coming for dinner.
Gregory's charts.jpg
The Stringer Family came into Heffley's house as Wesley Stringer terrorizes Manny.jpg
The Stringer Family finds Greg in the Laurel's bed.jpg
Abigail Brown is upset and talking to the Dance Committee.jpg
abigail.PNG|Abigail, Greg, and Rowley.
Susan embarrasses Greg and Abigail in the Heffley's minivan.jpg
Mr. Jefferson offers Greg and Abigail a ride in Jefferson Family's Car.jpg
Greg is being chased by the girls.png
Cellophane Box of a few chocolates.jpg
Four boys infected with chicken pox from Evan Whitehead.jpg
Rowley shrieks when he sees chicken pox in his face through the mirror holding by Greg.jpg
Rowley rubs his face with socks on his hands.jpg
Rowley in Jefferson Family's Car as he waves at Greg.jpg
Greg, Abigail and Rowley walking down the pavement towards Spriggo's.jpg
Greg knocks the door in Abigail's house.jpg
Mr. Brown sees Greg outside Abigail's house.jpg
Mr. Brown watching Greg in the living room as a state trooper.jpg
Greg sees Abigail Brown walking the stairs with her dress.jpg
Bob's Vacuum Repairs.jpg
The host at Spriggo's tells Greg to wear sports jackets.jpg
The host leads Greg, Rowley and Abigail.jpg
Rowley and Abigail telling Greg they were hungry.jpg
Rowley suggesting to Greg and Abigail that they should eat at Corny's Restaurant.jpg
Rowley Tie Cut.PNG
Rowley and Abigail looking into the desserts menu.jpg
Rowley and Abigail looking into the desserts menu.jpg
Happy Birthday To Cornys.PNG
Greg photo.PNG
Rowley and Abigail having a conversation.jpg
Rowley hugs Robert Jefferson in front of Greg and Abigail at the school.jpg
Midnight In Paris theme.jpg|Midnight In Paris theme in the gym.
Midnight In Paris photo booth.jpg|Midnight In Paris photo booth.
Greg photo.PNG|Greg's Valentine's Day photo.
Gary.PNG|Uncle Gary as the DJ of the dance.
Gary giving kids a T-shirts.jpg|Gary giving kids a T-shirts in Midnight In Paris. It was dark and kids didn't know the T-shirts were rip-off.
Abigail talks to the girls in Valentine's Day Dance.jpg
Shhhhh!!!.jpg
Seniors.PNG|Seniors overrun the dance.
Senior Citizens from Senior Citizen Centre showing Mrs. Sheer the paper work.jpg
Dance Committee conversation to senior citizens.png|Dance Committee getting in on the conversation with the senior citizens.
Partition plan.jpg
Janitor pulls the partition to separate Valentine's Day Dance and Senior Citizen Centre meeting.jpg
Midnight In Paris theme ended with the lights on.jpg
Kids are demanding Uncle Gary to refund their money back after they discovered the T-shirt was rip-off.jpg
Hit the dance floor.jpg
The girls dancing in a big group as Greg tries to make a move to break into the circle.jpg
The girls stopped dancing when they heard Senior Citizen Centre speech.jpg
Greg and the boys see the girls dancing with their personal music players.jpg
Crazy.PNG|The Kids cut loose at the dance and become crazy.
Rowley Pantse.png
Cherie and Michael.png|[[Cherie Bellanger]] and [[Michael Sampson]] arrived at the [[Valentine's Day Dance]].
Abby.PNG|Abigail finds that her boyfriend Michael cheated on her.
Picture036.jpg
Greg tries to comfort Abigail as she was crying.jpg
Seniors from Senior Citizen Centre are raiding refreshments.jpg
The boys help themselves in a chocolate fountain.jpg
Mrs. Sheer fishing out the contact lens in the chocolate fountain.jpg
Valentine's Day Dance overrun by senior citizens.jpg
Greg is puzzled to see senior citizens sniffing Great-Uncle Bruce's cologne.jpg
A few kids paired up as couples while Gary Heffley the DJ announced that next song will be last.jpg
Greg is shocked to see Ruby Bird in Valentine's Day Dance.jpg|Greg is shocked to see Ruby Bird in the Valentine's Day Dance.
Greg and Abigail dancing.jpg|Greg and Abigail are slow dancing in Valentine's Day Dance.
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==<span style="font-size:18px;">Sneak Peek</span>==
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==<span style="font-size:18px;">Major Events and Moments</span>==
*Greg talks about the days when he was a baby.
*Gary Heffley moves in with the Heffleys.
*Rowley becomes the Social Chairperson.
*[[Eugene Ellis]] becomes the President of Student Council.
*[[Javan Hill]] becomes the Treasurer.
*[[Hillary Pine]] becomes the Vice President. 
*[[Olivia Davis]] becomes the Secretary.
*The formation of the [[Dance Committee]].
*Greg tries to get a date for the [[Valentine's Day Dance]].
*Greg goes to the [[Valentine's Day Dance]] with Abigail and Rowley as a group of "friends".
*Gary Heffley wins $40,000 from his scratch card and moves out of the house.
*Greg gets chicken pox in the end.
*Rowley and Abigail possibly became a couple. It is confirmed in [[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck]] that they are actually a couple until the end of the book.
==Trivia==
*This is the 7th book in the series.
*[[Holly Hills]] was rumored to be [[Greg]]’s partner for the dance by many fans, but she wasn't even mentioned and only appeared in [[Greg]]’s relationship chart as liking [[Bryce Anderson]]. This could mean that [[Greg]] has given up on [[Holly]]. At the end of [[The Last Straw]] it was hinted after [[Greg]] wrote the fake letter from [[Holly Hills]] that he gave up on her due to being too hard to reach.
**However, in the [[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (film)]], Holly might have became a couple with [[Greg]]; in the book they didn't become couples which might explain why [[Holly]] picked [[Bryce Anderson]].
***In [[The Long Haul]], he imagines marrying her and having kids .
*The Mad Panster’s identity is unknown.
**He could be [[Anthony Renfrew]] since Anthony was the starter of Pantsing Fever, but it could also be somebody else.
*There is an exclusive version of this book, which has [[Fregley's Language|Fregley]]’s secret note in the back. It's a poem by [[Fregley]] that shows why girls (specifically [[Ruby Bird]]) must go with him to the dance.
*[[Rowley]] closes his mouth for the second time in the books on Page 166 while eating chocolate.
*It was revealed that [[Rodrick]] might hate [[Greg]] because [[Susan]] gave [[Rodrick]]’s pacifier to [[Greg]] and [[Rodrick]] never wanted to give his pacifier up, but this might not be true because [[Rodrick]] doesn't act childish and [[Greg]] is not always true.
*It is unknown what happened to [[Greg]]’s towel at the end of the story.
*[[Rodrick]] has a much shorter role in this book, in most of the parts when the family gathers together [[Rodrick]] is not there.
**Also, [[Rodrick]] doesn't bother [[Greg]], making it the first book to not have [[Rodrick]] bully [[Greg]].
***[[Rodrick]] also does not have any dialogue in this book.
*This is the first time a character's lies about it being another character's birthday at a restaurant.
*[[Greg]] has his covers yanked off the bed by his father to wake him up for school. This is the second time this has happened in the series, the first being [[The Last Straw]].
*[[Greg]] apparently weighed only five pounds and seven ounces at birth - the average is seven pounds and eight ounces, meaning he was two pounds lighter than average, this hints why he was so thin and another hint is that he was born three weeks premature, as well as [[Greg]] mentioning that he never met [[Rodrick]] until a few days after he was born.
*The book's title was originally '''Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Odd Man Out''', but Kinney changed it to The Third Wheel for a reason. The twitter post is [https://twitter.com/wimpykid/status/241750368608980992 here].
*[[Rowley]] and [[Abigail Brown]] remain a couple in [[Hard Luck]], marking the first time either [[Greg]] or [[Rowley]] has had a relationship and even more remarkably over more than one book.
*In this book even in the flash-backs [[Greg]] doesn't have buck teeth, this is the first book to feature a very young or baby [[Greg]] without buck teeth.
*This book covers the months of January and February.
*This is the first book where someone gets Chicken pox.
*This the third time that [[Greg]]’s [[Diary]] is mentioned, the first is [[Diary of a Wimpy Kid]].
*This is the 3rd book in the series to have "the" in the title.
*This is the second book to begin in January. [[The Last Straw]] was the first.


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**These mistake are usually not uncommon and happen in many other books.
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*Rodrick is shown much skinnier then he is in other books.
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==Names in other languages==
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|Jap=どんどん、ひどくなるよ
|JapR=Dondon, hidoku naru yo
|JapM=It Gets Worse and Worse
|Spa=Tres no es compañía<br>Buscando plan...
|SpaM=Three is Not Company<br>Looking for [a] Plan...
|Fre=Un coeur à prendre
|FreM=A Heart to Take
|Dut=Zwaar de klos!
|DutM=Heavy Duty!
|Ger=Dumm gelaufen!
|GerM=Gone Stupid!
|Ita=Guai in arrivo!
|ItaM=Trouble Incoming!
|Pol=Trzeci do pary
|PolM=Third to Pair
|Wel=Y Gwsberan
|WelM=The Summit
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Template:Book infobox Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel is the seventh book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. It was released on November 13, 2012.

Main characters

Synopsis

January

Greg in preschool

Greg talks about his baby days and explains (probably from his imagination) that before being born, he was in a dark place swimming and napping anytime he wanted, until being woken up by classical music that his mother Susan would send through "parental speakers". Susan would also tell Greg about her life through the speakers too and Frank would also tell him about his day at work. Greg then got tired of it and got out three weeks early. Then he explains how everything he got was a hand down from his elder brother Rodrick. Susan used to not let Greg crawl a lot and that resulted in Greg being way behind his playmates in the physical stuff. Greg finally learned to walk, but was in preschool by the time and was still quite behind his classmates. His classmates could do things like use zippers and buttons and many other things Greg was unable to, so he tried to slow them down by giving them wrong information. However the teacher thought he wasn't learning well and called Susan and told her. Susan made him skip a grade to kindergarten, but he was scared there so he went back again.

Greg then explains whatever Susan did for Greg would not work for Manny as she uses a different technique. Manny's social skills are a bit bad, he also watches The Snurples, a show in which the characters have their own gibberish language and he also made imaginary friends to escape danger, have fun and get extra dessert. Greg's mother starts a Family Night thing where they go out or play games rather than watch TV, Greg then talks about the family restaurant, Corny's. Greg is doing house chores until he heard a knock and finds his Uncle Gary at the door. Uncle Gary had bought some Boston counter shirts after loaning some of Frank's money, but the shirts have a typo and he needed a place to stay in. Living with Gary is bad for the Heffleys, his nightmares make Manny shift his bed away from the wall and whenever Rodrick is kicked out of bed in morning, he has to sleep on the up part of the couch.

Greg explains how Gary has been trying to get a job, but whenever he gets one, he quits after a few days. One of Greg's teachers, Mrs. Moretta announces in Phys Ed that the ballroom dancing unit is starting and people should find a partner by writing there names in slips and submitting them. Greg explains he will be fine with pairing with anyone except for Ruby Bird, a girl in Greg's school who has a bad habit of biting people and was suspended for biting Mr. Underwood in the elbow. At the partner announcement day, in Greg's favor Ruby is paired with Fregley, but Greg and four other kids were partnerless. The teacher paired them up with each other.

An assembly by Vice Principal Roy and Mrs. Birch announces new members for the Student Council. Greg cannot sign up due to him having three detentions, but sees Rowley could be perfect. Rowley signs up to be Social Chairperson. The winner of the President voting is Eugene Ellis who promised to replace the school's toilet paper with quilted toilet paper the teachers use. At Greg's house in his room, Uncle Gary played a future game when you are an adult, but Uncle Gary buys scratch tickets.

February

The Student Council

Javan Hill found that Pillow Soft Ultra toilet paper was being used by the teachers, not the kids. So Eugene went to the lounge and showed Mrs. Birch. The school introduces a program where students can bring in their own toilet paper. However, the plan backfired when some of the boys started a toilet paper fight in the cafeteria. The school then set a rule that kids are only allowed to have five squares of toilet paper, much to Greg's dismay because he brought in twenty rolls. Now that the staff is checking peoples' bags and lockers to see if they had more than five, Greg decided to have his own bathroom stall to keep all of the toilet paper, but that backfired when people founded out that Greg was hoarding toilet paper. After this whole toilet paper experience, students learned that they are going to raise money of their own if they want something.  

The Student Council brainstormed ideas for a fundraiser, but most of the boys in the council decided on a mixed motocross/wrestling event. The fundraising community was formed, and, in the end the Valentine's Day Dance becomes a school fundraiser. Greg tries to find a date, but it starts to fail. A pantsing fever starts in the school which is quickly stopped by Roy, but a kid under the bleachers quickly pantses him and escapes. Now he (or she) is dubbed as the Mad Pantser. Greg found a leather jacket of his Dad's, but in school it is confiscated by his mother who said it was not a winter coat. Abigail Brown's boyfriend breaks up with her, and after that Greg and Rowley decide to go with her for the school dance. Greg heads to Rowley's house but he sees two bumps on his chin that looked like mosquito bites, but he realizes it's chicken pox. He tries to cover it up, since the chicken pox has been contagious in school. 

Greg, Rowley, and Abigail at Corny's

Greg goes with Rowley and Abigail to Spriggo's. The host at Spriggo's tells him that gentleman have to wear sports jackets. Greg has to wear a smelly sports suit which makes them go to Corny's due to the dessert bar, however Rowley and Abigail order special desserts which makes Greg fib that it's Rowley's birthday to make him get a free cake. At the dance the theme is Midnight In Paris but old people take one half of the hall for their meeting. Later Uncle Gary tries to sell the Botson T-shirts, but people want their money back after seeing the typo. Greg sees pimples on Abigail which he thinks is chicken pox. Later they head home, Greg realizes the "chicken pox" on Abigail was acutally a pimple. He doesn't think Abigail saw it that way, because she wasn't chatty with him on the way home.

At the end, Uncle Gary moves out after he wins $40,000 on a scratch card which he wasted a lot of the Heffleys money on to buy scratch cards. Greg ends up getting the chicken pox, but he gets to take a bath in peace, but the experience isn't like how he lived before he was born and when he opens his eyes, the towel next to the bathroom was gone. Greg says either someone's messing with him, or either Johnny Cheddar is at it again.

Background

In writing the book, Jeff Kinney based it on "a kid’s initial feeling of 'betrayal' when his childhood friend chooses a love interest over him." He continued, "You feel broken up with. You’ve put a ton of time into this friendship, you think you know them better than anybody else, and suddenly they're changing into a different person."[1]

Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel.

Errors

  • This is the second book to have an error in the length of a month. February had 5 weeks instead of 4. The first was Dog Days' June.
  • On Page 102, when Greg states the "motocross/wrestling event somehow morphed into a VALENTINE'S DAY DANCE", the capital "V" in "Valentine's" looks slightly different from other capital V's in the books.
  • On Page 172, Abigail appears to be taller than average when she touches the sixth line unlike the other scenes that appeared are even mid or low five lines or high four lines.
    • These mistake are usually not uncommon and happen in many other books.
  • Rodrick is shown much skinnier then he is in other books.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese どんどん、ひどくなるよ
Dondon, hidoku naru yo
It Gets Worse and Worse
Spanish Tres no es compañía
Buscando plan...
Three is Not Company
Looking for [a] Plan...
French Un coeur à prendre A Heart to Take
Dutch Zwaar de klos! Heavy Duty!
German Dumm gelaufen! Gone Stupid!
Italian Guai in arrivo! Trouble Incoming!
Polish Trzeci do pary Third to Pair
Welsh Y Gwsberan The Summit

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