About
the Book It’s summer
vacation, the weather’s great, and all the kids are
having fun outside. So where’s Greg Heffley? Inside his house,
playing
video games with the shades drawn.
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Greg, a self-confessed “indoor person,” is
living out his ultimate summer
fantasy: no responsibilities and no rules. But Greg’s mom has a
different
vision for an
ideal summer . . . one packed with
outdoor activities and “family
togetherness.”
Whose vision will win out? Or will a new addition to the
Heffley family change
everything?
About the
Author
< style="font-family: technical;"> Jeff Kinney
is an online game developer and designer, and a #1 New
York Times bestselling author. In 2009, Jeff was named one of Time
magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the
World. He spent his childhood in
the Washington, D.C.,
area and moved to New England in
1995. Jeff
lives in southern Massachusetts
with his wife and their two sons.
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