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Summary Of Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul

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Adam McDonald
Period 6
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul
Author: Jeff Kinney
Fiction

i. Main Character
Greg Heffley is a boy with spiked hair on the back of his head. The clothes he wears is usually a t-shirt and shorts. Greg wants to be the very best he can be. He try to keep it cool but his ideas for that usually never work out for him.

ii. Other Characters Greg’s family is made up of his parents and his two brothers, Rodrick and Manny. There is also his mom’s cousin Stacey which is a big hoarder.Greg loves his family and they love him just as much. But sometimes, Greg does think they get annoying at times.

iii. Conflict
Greg’s biggest problem is that he and his family goes on a road trip. Many things on the road trip go very wrong.

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