The Third Wheel

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series

Author: Jeff Kinney

Book 7 in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series

Pages: 228

Published: 2012

Age: 8+

In 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel', love is in the air - but what does that mean for Greg Heffley?

A Valentine's Day dance at Greg's middle school has turned his world upside down. As Greg scrambles to find a date, he's worried he'll be left out in the cold on the big night. His best friend, Rowley, doesn't have any prospects either, but that's a small consolation. Then an unexpected twist gives Greg a partner for the dance and leaves Rowley the odd mad out. But a lot can happen in one night, and in the end, you never know who's going to be lucky in love...

About the Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series

Books in series order

  1. 1.Diary of a Wimpy Kid(2007)
  2. 2.Rodrick Rules(2008)
  3. 3.The Last Straw(2009)
  4. 4.Dog Days(2009)
  5. 5.The Ugly Truth(2010)
  6. 6.Cabin Fever(2011)
  7. 7.The Third Wheel(2012)
  8. 8.Hard Luck(2013)
  9. 9.Long Haul(2014)
  10. 10.Old School(2015)
  11. 11.Double Down(2016)
  12. 12.The Getaway(2017)
  13. 13.Meltdown(2018)
  14. 14.Wrecking Ball(2019)
  15. 15.The Deep End(2020)
  16. 16.Big Shot(2021)
  17. 17.Diper Överlöde(2022)
  18. 18.No Brainer(2023)
  19. 19.Hot Mess(2024)
  20. 20.Partypooper(2025)
  21. +The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book(2011)
  22. +The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary: How Greg Heffley Went Hollywood(2010)

Reading age: 8+ years

This series should be read in order.

Written in journal style and filled with hand written notes and simple drawings, this hilarious series chronicles the daily disasters of a less-than-average wimpy kid. It's a new school year, and wise-cracking pre-teen Greg Heffley finds himself thrust into middle school, where undersized weaklings share the hallways with kids who are taller, meaner, and already shaving. The hazards of growing up before you're ready are uniquely revealed through a montage of words and drawings as Greg records them in his diary. Author/illustrator Jeff Kinney recalls the growing pains of school life and introduces a new kind of hero who epitomises the challenges of being a kid. As Greg says in his diary, “Just don't expect me to be all 'Dear Diary' this and 'Dear Diary' that.” Luckily for us, what Greg Heffley says he won't do and what he actually does are often two very different things.