Summary Of The Book
Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw aims at amusing the readers by describing Greg Heffley and his problems in life. The book traces his dislike for his father’s impositions, his disdain for Rodrick and the reluctance towards his mother’s demands of studying more.

The book covers the events in Greg’s life during the later half of seventh grade. It contains hilarious situations that Greg has to deal with such as the doing the laundry using laundry hoop gifted by Uncle Charlie. Greg is mortified when his father, impressed by a transformed nasty teenager, Lenwood Heath, who turned decent after attending a military school, decides to send Greg as well. Greg tries hard to distract his father from such terrifying prospects by talking incessantly about soccer and boy scouts. The book shows how an embarrassing incident leads to his father being grateful to him and allowing him to continue his studies in school.

The author expertly details Greg’s subtle and amusing encounters with his family and the lengths to which he goes to get out of troublesome situations.

The Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw is a popular comedy novel in the children’s books category. The book, along with the next one in the series, has been adapted into a film.

About Jeff Kinney
Jeff Kinney is a game designer, writer, cartoonist, actor and film producer.
His other works are Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel, Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Dog Days, Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth, Diary Of A Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book, The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary, and Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever.
Jeff Kinney went to Bishop McNamara High School in Forestville, Maryland. He studied at the University of Maryland, and wrote his first comic called Igdoof for his college newspaper. He was named one of the 100 most influential people in 2009 by Time magazine. He runs a children’s website called Poptropica, and also designs games. His books have sold 58 million copies worldwide. He lives in Plainville, Massachusetts, with his wife and two children.