Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth is the fifth book of the Wimpy Kid series. The cover of the book is purple. The cover and the name of the book was announced on July 29, 2010. The caption is "This Fall... Everything Changes".
The book is about Greg and Rowley's friendship, his final year in middle school, and about the pressures of growing up. This will be marked as the second time talking about Greg and Rowley's friendship. Notably some characters have underwent changes since the last book.
Greg is getting bored of video games and comics, and has matured slightly. However, he still overreacts greatly to minor inconveniences and he is still very hypocritical and harsh. Manny is no longer spoiled, although he continues to trouble Greg. Rodrick has matured slightly as well, no longer physically harming anyone voluntarily, although he does cause major trouble around the house and still pulls pranks on Greg.
Synopsis
Greg starts off the book by restating his problematic relationship with Rowley, which has shattered during the end of Dog Days. Greg stated that he would like to be friends with Rowley, but it is implied that Greg only wished this to use him as a puppet again. Greg then criticizes two of his potential replacements for Rowley, Christopher Brownfield and Tyson Sanders, for their flaws. It is also implied that Greg uses Christopher as a mosquito magnet, not as a real friend. Greg decided to give one last chance for Rowley to apologize, threatening that if he did not, then "he would come out looking very good in his autobiography," once again showing Greg's high expectations for himself. Greg then stated that Rowley found a new friend named Brian, who is apparently in high school or college and is working for a company called "Cool Brian", a company designed to send "wholesome mentors for growing boys."
Unfinished
Major Moments
- "The Talk" with Greg's great-grandma, Gammie.
- The Heffleys hiring a maid.
- The "Lock-In", a slumber party at school which is a scam.
- Greg and Rowley getting back together at the end.
- Rowley getting a zit.
- Uncle Gary's 4th wedding.
- Greg going through puberty.
- Greg taking care of an egg.
- The Peachy Breeze Ad competition.
- The introduction of over 15 characters
Trivia
- Many people believed that this book's color would be black before the announcement of the official color. Similarly, before this book's real title was released, some fans referred to it as Diary of a Wimpy Kid: My Last Year.
- Trista was rumored to be Greg's girlfriend in this book, but this proved to be false, as she was never seen or even mentioned.
- Despite the rumors, Trista didn't appear in this book and was neither mentioned, either. This also goes for Holly Hills.