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|Box title = <font color="brown">Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel</font>
|number      = 7
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|release date = November 13, 2012
|caption = The book's official cover.
|author      = [[Jeff Kinney]]
|Row 1 title = Author/Illustrator/Cover Artist
|illustrator  = Jeff Kinney
|Row 1 info = [[Jeff Kinney]]
|preceded by = ''[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever]]''
|Row 2 title = Publisher
|succeeded by = ''[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck]]''
|Row 2 info = [[Abram Books]] (Amulet Books) (US), [[Penguin Books]] (Puffin Books) (UK)
|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
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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===
[[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 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.


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===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. 


[[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.
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==
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Fregleys Note.jpg|An exclusive version with Fregley's note.
H E B R E W.jpeg|The book in Hebrew.
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===Illustrations===
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Unborn Greg.jpg
Baby Greg.PNG
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 hears Susan snoring.jpg
Greg taking a test on Oliver Twist.jpg
I wonder where this thing goes.jpg
I wonder where this thing goes.jpg
Do I really need to be hearing this.jpg
Susan and Frank kissing.jpg
Cut... it... out!.jpg
Susan feels a little kick after kissing.jpg
Put me back!.jpg
Gregory Heffley is born.jpg
You're late for school!.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
Hand-me-downs.jpg
Pacifier.PNG
Manny Birth.PNG
Frank lectures Greg to stop picking at his food.jpg
Teeny Genius.png
BabyAdventures.png
Baby Greg watching TV.jpg
Why isn't this thing working.jpg
Susan finds batteries in Greg's diaper.jpg
Greg learning to crawl.jpg
Baby.PNG
Greg in Playgroup.PNG
A little help.jpg
Greg's Preschool.png
Circle.jpg
Susan and the kindergarten teacher talking.jpg
Greg in the kindergarten.jpg
Kindergarten dropout.jpg
Manny snurples.PNG
Cool Language.png
Mannyusingsnurpleslangauge.png
Susan helds playgroup at Heffley's house.jpg
Sweetie Manny.PNG
Wesley Stringer terrorizes Manny.jpg
Bradley terrorizes Greg in preschool.jpg
Devil.PNG
You remember Bradley, don't you.jpg
Susan reading Bad Bradley to Manny.jpg
Susan reading Bad Bradley to Manny.jpg
Manny crying after getting groceries.jpg
And one more cookie for Danny.jpg
Greg knocks on the bathroom door.jpg
Johnny.PNG
Johnny Cheddar in the time out chair.jpg
Tiny Jim.png
Frank is shocked when Corny's Employee cut off his tie.jpg
Children's Alley.jpg
Greg sits on a sandwich.jpg
Child Alley Seatings.PNG
Corny's buffet.jpg
Ice Cream Dispenser.PNG
Ball Pit.PNG
Frank and Susan searching Manny in the ball pit.jpg
Manny in the plastic tunnels.jpg
Greg trying to climb into the plastic tunnels.jpg
Slides.PNG
Greg in the plastic tunnels.jpg
Greg and Susan are lost in the corn maze as firemen found them.jpg
The kids run to the exit of the tunnel.jpg
Corny Saviour.png
Greg smells his pants.jpg
Susan changing the microwave clock.jpg
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 hears a knock at the door.jpg
Greg meet gary.PNG
Uncle Gary calling Frank.jpg
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
Uncle Gary sleeping on the sofa.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
Bring your kid to work day activities.jpg
Greg watching Frank on the computer.jpg
Greg eating jawbreakers.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.png
Baylee Anthony says to Greg and everyone.png
Baylee Anthony tells everyone not to write her name down.jpg
Ruby Bird.png
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
Please do not put me with Ruby Bird.jpg
Greg is praying that the plumber wouldn't use the bathroom.jpg
Greg prays for a lightsaber.jpg
Greg prayed that Mrs. Moretta calling out Ruby Bird to partner for the ballroom dancing unit.jpg
Fregley and Ruby Bird.jpg
Ballroom dancing.jpg
Greg and the kids hi-fives they are not going to do ballroom dancing unit.jpg
Gregs2.PNG
Greg and Carlos Escalera dancing.jpg
Amazing Jerk.PNG
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
Amazing Andrew at work.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 and Rowley spying.jpg
Greg shaking a trash can.jpg
Greg and Rowley spying and watching TV.jpg
Kkrack.jpg
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
The Elevator Pass being sold.jpg
Elevator Pass.jpg
Greg being tricked by eighth grader.png
Greg selling the Elevator Pass.jpg
Double recess and ½ fridays.png
Rowley signs up for Social Chairperson.jpg
The students going around to hand lollipop and badges for the student councillor election.jpg
Go Tigers.jpg
Greg draws on the Botson shirts.jpg
Greg handing out shirts.jpg
The kids in the gym trying to stand in the right order but they are herding cats.jpg
My name is Rowley Jefferson, and I, uh.jpg
The kids are making obnoxious noises as Bryan Buttsy is doing his speech.jpg
Eugene 2.PNG
Selected.PNG
Mrs. Birch tells Eugene Ellis and student councillors about the toilet paper campaign.jpg
Chocolate.png
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
Toilet paper in class.jpg
The kids are throwing toilet paper during lunch.jpg
Teachers looking for toilet paper.png
Greg spying in the hallway he had many toilet papers in the locker.jpg
Greg slides shoes under the stall.jpg
Greg relaxing in the toilet.jpg
Dag, is that kid still in there.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
Caramel popcorn.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
Bryce Anderson received a Candy Gram for the Valentine's Day Dance.jpg
Candy grams.PNG
The kids tossing mash potatoes into the ceiling.jpg
Mashed potatoes fall on Greg's food.jpg
Anthony.png
The kids are scooting in the floor during basketball scrimmages.jpg
Greg scooting.jpg
Vice Principal Roy lectures the boys in the gym.jpg
Prince Pantsed.PNG
Travis Hickey.jpg
Uncle Gary gives Greg advice about Candy Grams.jpg
Here's another one for Greg Heffley!.jpg
Candy Grams written to Adrianne and Julia.png
Greg's note.PNG
Jamar 2.PNG
You may now kiss the bride!.jpg
You may now kiss the bride!.jpg
Greg Heffley.PNG
Evan Whitehead had a chicken pox that he infected six unknown girls.png
EdNorwell.png
Peyton Ellis.png
Gag gag gag.jpg
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
Greg asks Rowley to be his wingman.jpg
Rowley Wingman.PNG
Greg calling 1.jpg
Greg calling 2.jpg
Hello, this is Greg Heffley and BWAH HA HA!!!.jpg
Hello, this is Rowley Jefferson, and I'm calling on behalf of SNARF!.jpg
Grove.png
Underwear.jpg
Susan speaks during a PTA meeting.jpg
Greg waiting in school.jpg
Rodrick's clothes.jpg
Greg finds a black leather jacket.jpg
Black Leather Jacket.jpg
Greg in a leather jacket with Frank.jpg
Greg in a leather jacket with Susan.jpg
Greg runs away with the leather jacket.jpg
Greg chattering with a leather jacket.jpg
Greg reaches into the leather jacket's pockets.jpg
Disgusting.PNG
Greg gags at Frank and Susan's photo as he walks.jpg
Greg looking cool as he walks by in hallway.jpg
Greg in class with a leather jacket and sunglasses.jpg
Susan pounds on the classroom door.jpg
Susan yells at Greg in class.jpg
Greg walking home in a coat.jpg
People making fun of Greg in the hallway.jpg
I'm just chillin.jpg
The Stringer Family in the Church.jpg
Moving the Christmas tree.jpg
Grunt wheeze.jpg
Cover up.PNG
Gregory's charts.jpg
The Stringer Family came into Heffley's house as Wesley Stringer terrorizes Manny.jpg
Greg attempting to eat asparagus.jpg
Mrs. Stringer talking to Susan about the babysitter.jpg
Greg telling Mrs. Stringer that he will be the babysitter.jpg
The Stringer Family in the future.jpg
Susan drops Greg in Stringer Family's house to babysit.jpg
Mrs. Stringer talking to Greg what to do when babysitting Wesley.jpg
Wesley Stringer asking Greg wants to get his bike.jpg
Wesley locks Greg in the laundry room.jpg
Wesley Stringer on a bike messing around his house.jpg
Wesley crashes his bike.jpg
Wesley crashes his bike again.jpg
Rodrick gives Greg a time out.jpg
Greg in time out.jpg
Rodrick gives Greg a time out again.jpg
Greg explains that he already got a time out from Rodrick.jpg
Double time out.jpg
Greg pushing the fridge.jpg
Greg climbing through the window.jpg
Greg enters Laurel Stringer's room.jpg
The Stringer Family finds Greg in the Laurel's bed.jpg
Greg walking to school before the dance.jpg
Abigail Brown is upset and talking to the Dance Committee.jpg
Greg and Abigail clinking glasses.jpg
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 looks in the mirror.jpg
Greg is being chased by the girls.png
Cellophane Box of a few chocolates.jpg
Rowley with chicken pox.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 eating chocolate.jpg
Rowley rubs his face with socks on his hands.jpg
Concealer.jpg
Rowley with a scarf and hat.jpg
Greg and Rowley walking to Mr. Jefferson's car.jpg
Baby seat.jpg
Rowley in Jefferson Family's Car as he waves at Greg.jpg
Greg annoying Mr. Jefferson in the car.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
Greg tells Abigail about the car.jpg
Want a sip.jpg
He's not being funny on purpose.jpg
That won't help my investment portfolio.jpg
What's so funny, guys.jpg
Bob's Vacuum Repairs.jpg
Greg sees stains on his clothes.jpg
Greg, Abigail and Rowley walking down the pavement towards Spriggo's.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
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 photo booth.jpg
Greg photo.PNG
Greg photo.PNG
Gary.PNG
Gary giving kids a T-shirts.jpg
Abigail talks to the girls in Valentine's Day Dance.jpg
Shhhhh!!!.jpg
Seniors.PNG
Senior Citizens from Senior Citizen Centre showing Mrs. Sheer the paper work.jpg
Dance Committee conversation to senior citizens.png
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
Rowley Pantse.png
Cherie and Michael.png
Abby.PNG
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 and Abigail dancing.jpg
Greg screams Abigail.png
Rowley comforting Abigail Brown.jpg
Rowley and Abigail walking to Abigail's house as Greg is inside Jefferson Family's Car.jpg
Gary Heffley excited to won $40,000 from one of his scratch cards.jpg
Chicken Pox.PNG
Rowley's virus attacking Greg's immune system.jpg
Greg with chicken pox relaxing in the bath alone.jpg
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==<span style="font-size:18px;">Sneak Peek</span>==
This is a small 54 page sneak peek into the book given by Diary of a Wimpy Kid Wiki. You might need to click on the images to view them more clearly. There was also a 7 page sneak peek if you had pre ordered the book from Scholastic.<gallery type="slideshow" position="center" widths="494">
Wimpy7 FirstDay-1.png|Baby Greg
The Third Wheel page 2.PNG|The Awakening
The Third Wheel Page 3.PNG|Talkative Mom and Dad
The Third Wheel page 4.PNG|The Reading
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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 Heffley|Greg]]’s partner for the dance by many fans, but she wasn't even mentioned and only appeared in [[Greg Heffley|Greg]]’s relationship chart as liking [[Bryce Anderson]]. This could mean that [[Greg Heffley|Greg]] has given up on [[Holly]]. At the end of [[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw|The Last Straw]] it was hinted after [[Greg Heffley|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 Heffley|Greg]]; in the book they didn't become couples which might explain why [[Holly]] picked [[Bryce Anderson]].
***In [[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul|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 Jefferson|Rowley]] closes his mouth for the second time in the books on Page 166 while eating chocolate.
*It was revealed that [[Rodrick Heffley|Rodrick]] might hate [[Greg Heffley|Greg]] because [[Susan Heffley|Susan]] gave [[Rodrick Heffley|Rodrick]]’s pacifier to [[Greg Heffley|Greg]] and [[Rodrick Heffley|Rodrick]] never wanted to give his pacifier up, but this might not be true because [[Rodrick Heffley|Rodrick]] doesn't act childish and [[Greg Heffley|Greg]] is not always true.
*It is unknown what happened to [[Greg Heffley|Greg]]’s towel at the end of the story.
*[[Rodrick Heffley|Rodrick]] has a much shorter role in this book, in most of the parts when the family gathers together [[Rodrick Heffley|Rodrick]] is not there.
**Also, [[Rodrick Heffley|Rodrick]] doesn't bother [[Greg Heffley|Greg]], making it the first book to not have [[Rodrick Heffley|Rodrick]] bully [[Greg Heffley|Greg]].
***[[Rodrick Heffley|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 Heffley|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 [[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw|The Last Straw]].
*[[Greg Heffley|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 Heffley|Greg]] mentioning that he never met [[Rodrick Heffley|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 Jefferson|Rowley]] and [[Abigail Brown]] remain a couple in [[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck|Hard Luck]], marking the first time either [[Greg Heffley|Greg]] or [[Rowley Jefferson|Rowley]] has had a relationship and even more remarkably over more than one book.
*In this book even in the flash-backs [[Greg Heffley|Greg]] doesn't have buck teeth, this is the first book to feature a very young or baby [[Greg Heffley|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 Heffley|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. [[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw|The Last Straw]] was the first.


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**These mistake are usually not uncommon and happen in many other books.
**These mistake are usually not uncommon and happen in many other books.
*Rodrick is shown much skinnier then he is in other books.
*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
|Bul=
|BulR=
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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

References