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Diary of A Wimpy Kid 5 - The Ugly Truth
Diary of A Wimpy Kid 5 - The Ugly Truth
Diary of A Wimpy Kid 5 - The Ugly Truth
Wimpy Kid with them. The Kindle allows kids to have the
Thursday
my coattails.
Saturday
parents did.
For the past few weeks Rowley’s been hanging out
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Whenever I go by Rowley’s house, he’s out in his
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Mom said she thinks the Cool Brian thing is a
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The thing that really burns me is that Rowley
Tuesday
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In homeroom we got our textbooks for the
actual learning.
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And that didn’t exactly up my “cool” factor in
the hallways.
popularity points.
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One reason Jordan is so popular is because he
Friday
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Still, it kind of irks me that Rowley is having more
pictures online.
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And from the looks of things, they’re all having a
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Tonight I was right in the middle of creating
busted by Mom.
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Oh well. Mom won’t let me post photos on the
HIS pictures.
new drum set, but nobody will hire him. Mom told
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So Rodrick replaced his band pictures with this one—
Wednesday
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From what I could tell, the video was at least
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To be honest with you, I don’t know if Rowley’s
he’s contagious.
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The same kind of thing happened in last year’s
solid MONTH.
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Believe me, I don’t need some teacher to tell ME
Thursday
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Peachy Breeze has those commercials on TV that
his place.
Breeze obligations.
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The only stumbling block I can see is that Dad
ice cream.
Saturday
the only kid trying out who could read a cue card.
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But when it was finally my turn to go, things
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We knew this was our big chance to be on TV, so
to kick us out.
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Then they brought in some little kids to take our
that night.
own family.
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But after Manny was born, things really changed
for me.
sandwich.
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I guess I can understand why Rodrick’s always
of our progress.
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So I think everyone’s a little burned out by
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And I heard Uncle Gary’s second wife, Charlene,
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But Charlene didn’t find that out until it was time
in the big house where she grew up. She’s like the
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I’ve tried to explain to Gammie that people my
not to write.
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But I STILL haven’t filled it in and mailed it
no time flat.
people, too.
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What makes me kind of nervous about going to
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We’ve got a new math teacher at our school named
Mrs. Mackelroy.
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She used to teach kindergarten, and I don’t
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The only person who was OK with it was Roger
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I decided to see if he was right, and believe it
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But I probably should’ve hosed off in the front
sitting on my bed.
I opened it up and found a stick of deodorant
and a book.
Sunday
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She said she was tired of having to clean the floor
All I can say is, I’m not the one causing the
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But none of us guys liked THAT idea. Rodrick
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Mom told us that she was going back to school
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I guess I can understand why Mom would want
bananas, too.
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Mom writes a note on our lunch bags every day,
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were doing.
bare hands.
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Rodrick was in charge of cooking the roast beef,
the driveway.
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I can kind of understand why Dad didn’t want
Thursday
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Rodrick gave me my plate first, and when he did,
he said—
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And the bagged lunch thing isn’t working out,
Mom does.
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caught up.
at night.
Monday
be really FUN.
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Mrs. Mackelroy says that if we don’t do well on the
ammunition.
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So, based on that episode, I don’t think Mrs.
October
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he asked me to.
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If I DID forget, it wasn’t my fault. I actually
things.
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I just throw one of my pillows across the room.
totally foolproof.
in the morning.
more “responsible.”
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I’ve heard this sort of thing from Dad before.
usual spot.
to survive.
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That way, everything would be fine if I lost her
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things now.
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But I always figured that would be the way me
went off and all, but the sound just worked its
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I tested it out to see if it still worked, and sure
enough, it did.
Friday
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With that windup clock ticking under my bed, I
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The whole school had to evacuate, and three
out front.
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So that got everyone really paranoid.
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Mom was off at the library studying, so I had to
about it.
Wednesday
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I really don’t like this permission slip thing. Mom
slip.
getting answers.
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I kept waiting for her to tell us this was all a
single thing.
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Saturday
appointments.
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Rachel always lectures me about brushing and
go to college.
I’ve been thinking about that, and maybe false
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If I had dentures, I could have someone ELSE
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This morning I actually went out and bought
was ready.
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Dr. Kagan’s office was even scarier than I
walked in.
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So I could tell this guy wasn’t fooling around.
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After two or three X-rays, I started to get the
compared to this.
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But Dr. Kagan actually did something even
or anything.
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Now, I don’t know what a chicken egg has to
private school.
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I heard it took the janitor all afternoon to scrub
pocket.
something quick.
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I ended up getting a huge wad of toilet paper
homework tonight.
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The only thing I could actually recognize was the
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And I have to admit I felt a little bit guilty
with them.
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safe in there.
Whenever I have something new, Manny finds a
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In fact, it only took a day and a half for Manny
like a monkey.
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What I realized is that the more work I
think to look.
But Mom said SHE was the one who took it, and
that’s what she was making me for breakfast.
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All of a sudden I felt a little sick to my stomach.
the message.
wasn’t an option.
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When Nurse Powell came to my desk, I pulled out
Friday
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Whenever Mom and Dad go away, they usually
with Grandpa.
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I don’t think Rodrick was crazy about the idea of
and Manny.
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Manny went straight to bed, even though it
Saturday
Since I went to bed at 7:30 last night, I woke
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And when I came downstairs, I saw a big white
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And at least 95% of it was totally outdated.
end of it.
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I flipped to the page with “ T ” on it, and here’s
what I found—
new one.
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Then I realized that the “S” page was on the
one, too.
Monday
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I figured Mom was gonna chew us guys out for
not doing our share, but she actually said she was
to anyone.
since we had done all the cleaning for her. But she
the TV.
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But she seemed happy, so I didn’t want to spoil
it for her.
from Mom.
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I’m technically supposed to do my OWN laundry,
the bottom—
found it.
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That really stunk, because I had to haul my
coming down.
crack at it.
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Then he starts counting down from ten. And I
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Last week I tried to get Dad to fetch the TV
like cardboard.
Thursday
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But instead of clean laundry, I just got
another note.
kind of have to respect her skill at avoiding work. But on the other hand, I really do need
some
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And what REALLY stinks is that Isabella has
Monday
showed it to Mom.
Tuesday
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I officially give up. Since we always clean the
TOTALLY fooled.
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November
Saturday
have a choice.
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I plopped my stuff down on the stage, where all
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But all of the activities were little-kid stuff.
TOO well.
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Rowley went first.
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So I sat there for a while trying to think of
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So now I was stuck with a stupid nickname for
off to college.
undercover.
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The only kid who still had junk food was Jeffrey
uncomfortable.
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Then Mrs. Dean said the winning team would
kind of technology.
the picture.
who it was.
giveaway.
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We took a picture of Christopher Brownfield’s
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In fact, don’t even ask me what the people on
someone’s “posterior.”
“butt,” too.
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But the teachers were MAD. They actually
like that.
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So the rest of us ran, too.
for us there.
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Tyson was really worried that the teachers were
pulls his pants all the way down when he uses the
looks like.
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Well, everyone except Christopher Brownfield,
our parents.
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After that, the party games were over, and the
auditorium.
impossible to sleep.
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At one point George Fleer started chasing people
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I heard this weird noise, and I got a little
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After what happened earlier with the pictures,
stage to do it.
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That went on for a while, and it kind of reached
the auditorium.
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In fact, I think someone turned the air
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Albert Sandy said he’d seen a movie where some
going on.
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But I figured I’d get caught and I’d just be
standing outside.
Apparently, they’d been trying to call their
them. And that left the only two kids who didn’t
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Monday
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I must’ve dozed off around noon, and when I
really steamed.
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She said she decided to come home early from the
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Tuesday
Rowley said—
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Well, that really irked me for some reason. But
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I will say the whole episode has got me thinking.
as it always does.
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But they told me that when they were my age,
twice a week.
not true.
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I can name at least half a dozen jobs I can
Wednesday
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Jordan stopped us and said—
package deal.
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And I didn’t want to do anything that might
next wedding.
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The thing is, I’ve been in Uncle Gary’s wedding
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I told Rowley I couldn’t go to the party so
at my uncle’s wedding.
Saturday
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I remembered that I’m supposed to get “the
bad mood.
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Mom called Gammie to tell her we were running
my tuxedo.
the GROOMSMEN.
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But I can’t really help it. When some aunt or
the lips.
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As soon as I was out of Mom’s sight, though, I
wipe my face.
whole time.
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I can’t tell if he’s trying to communicate or what,
surprised me.
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They told me to take my shoes off and put them
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But I didn’t always like Uncle Charlie, because he
me a NEW nickname.
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But I guess it costs a lot of money to get a
married yet.
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This is not a group I’m real eager to share a
on the floor.
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Uncle John used to be one of the Bachelors,
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The problem with these family gatherings is that
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In fact, Dad said that same candy was there
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All the furniture in Gammie’s house is old, too,
Sunday
by now.
After the wedding ceremony, we went into the
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But before we started eating, Uncle Gary’s best
to say anything.
it wasn’t true.
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Anyway, I have a feeling we ’ ll be back next year
of high school.
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Then she said I shouldn’t let anyone take my
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That’s when I excused myself and quickly left the
I can take.
Monday
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Walking through the older kids’ hallway was
the WORST.
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I guess I’m just not in a big rush to grow up
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something dumb.
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And to be honest with you, I can’t even