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The Ugly Truth (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #5)
by
Jeff Kinney
Greg Heffley has always been in a hurry to grow up. But is getting older really all it’s cracked up to be?
Greg suddenly finds himself dealing with the pressures of boy-girl parties, increased responsibilities, and even the awkward changes that come with getting older—all without his best friend, Rowley, at his side. Can Greg make it through on his own? Or will he have to f...more
Greg suddenly finds himself dealing with the pressures of boy-girl parties, increased responsibilities, and even the awkward changes that come with getting older—all without his best friend, Rowley, at his side. Can Greg make it through on his own? Or will he have to f...more
Hardcover, First Edition, 224 pages
Published
November 9th 2010
by Amulet books
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This was a very funny book, but perhaps not quite as funny as the rest of the series. Don't get me wrong! The Ugly Truth has plenty of laugh-out-loud moments. But, while the first four books had me roaring with laughter, erupting in guffaws, and frequently demanding to read aloud portions of the inspired insanity to anyone within earshot while gasping and trying to catch my breath, this latest offering only had me chuckling ruefully, or perhaps breaking out in a broad grin from time to time. I t...more
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I loved this book more than any of the other Wimpy kids for two reasons. First being that it was awesome and funny. Second, this being the last book in my box set I was savoring every page because I knew I have come to the end of the fun journey. I found this book funnier than the others because now Greg has started to have some real issue related to puberty and relations. He is having a tough time dealing and ignoring his one time best friend Rowley and things got worse when Rowley got a pimple...more
This was a very funny book. I loved all the parts of the book but I especially loved the part where Greg overheard his parents in thinking that he was going to be the GROOMSMEN because they were getting him a tux. He thinks he gets to join in on the party that's held for the to-be married man. But turned out he was the assistant flower boy. I was laughing so hard because he had to hold the flowers for Manny. i recommend this book to all who loves humor books.
It's about a guy named Greg who has a friend named Rowley and they become enemies. And there at parties without Rowley by his side. So Rowley's parents get him a thing called "Big Brother". And it's a guy that acts like a brother to Rowley. At the end they end up becoming friends.
I would reccommend this book. You will like it because it's kind of like our life.4/5
I would reccommend this book. You will like it because it's kind of like our life.4/5
16/1/13
I really enjoyed reading this book. This book is very easy to understand and it also have picture throughout that story, which makes this book enjoyable and not boring.
26/1/13
From the beginning of the book until now it's very fun and I enjoyed it alot. When I read this book it is fun because the narrator is about my age and he feels and thinks like the way I think and feel.
3/2/13
I am coming toward the ending the story. This book is getting very boring at this point but there is still so...more
I really enjoyed reading this book. This book is very easy to understand and it also have picture throughout that story, which makes this book enjoyable and not boring.
26/1/13
From the beginning of the book until now it's very fun and I enjoyed it alot. When I read this book it is fun because the narrator is about my age and he feels and thinks like the way I think and feel.
3/2/13
I am coming toward the ending the story. This book is getting very boring at this point but there is still so...more
I think its the best of all the other ones.If you like funny books , you should read this.Greg Heffley and Rowley had a fight, and now they are not friends anymore.Now Greg and Rowley have to find new best friends.Greg thought that things would be changing with him and Rowley,but that didnt happen because Rowley had found a replacement friend.Actually his parents paid for the replacements.In the beginning Greg is alone with no friends to talk to.On page 12, he is sitting by himslf while a kid na...more
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This book was great, I really loved it and enjoyed it. All of the parts were my favorite because they were very funny. A lot of my friends recomended me this book and I decided to read it. Most of the things that happened remind me of a lot of my friends and that's what made the book so outsatnding.I always questioned myself during the book but I always understood everything.
I think this book is for people who like humer books and are in grades 2 to 6. My favorite part of the book was when Greg climed through the sewer to Rowely's house just so he could dodge Fregly(The wierd kid). The auther of this book is Jeff Kinney. I think this book was really funny becuase they do really wierd stuff like trying to ditch school.
I really enjoyed this book it had a lot of humor in the book.I also liked it because George's life is a lot like mine with school, brothers, home stuff etc.
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Eh. The first four were funny, this one was boring. I'm personally done with the series, but the first four were great.
I read this with my 6 yrs old son. He cracks up so much reading some of the jokes that he re-reads them over and over again.
The Ugly truth is like the movie. But it has more humiliashions and more imposhion. That is only my opinion. Me and my cousins love this book.
I read “The ugly Truth”. The Main character in this story is Greg Hefley. He writes in a “diary” every day. He and His friend Rowley are trying to become friends again after along time of not being friends and not even speaking. He faces a lot of other challenges too, he tries out for a commercial and didn’t make it, he faces what happens to people as they grow older and he faces growing up. He tries to avoid his grandma because he knows she is going to give him “the talk” and he’s scared becaus...more
~Diary of the Wimpy Kid the Ugly Truth ~
~by: Jeff Kinney~
~fiction~
~217 pages~
The book The Ugly Truth is one book of the Diary of the Wimpy Kid seres. Its is about a boy named Greg who gets into a fight with his best friend Rowley. Greg feels that he really wants to be the center of attention again, like he was when he was younger. So in order to do that he stars parading around his schoolbook that was previously owned by the most popular kid at school, Jordan Jury. Besides that he also starts po...more
~by: Jeff Kinney~
~fiction~
~217 pages~
The book The Ugly Truth is one book of the Diary of the Wimpy Kid seres. Its is about a boy named Greg who gets into a fight with his best friend Rowley. Greg feels that he really wants to be the center of attention again, like he was when he was younger. So in order to do that he stars parading around his schoolbook that was previously owned by the most popular kid at school, Jordan Jury. Besides that he also starts po...more
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Name: Conner Rodriguez
Book: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth
Date: 4/8/13
Period: 4
Author: Jeff Kinney
Summary
I chose the book Diary of a Wimpy Kid because I wanted to continue the series. Diary of a Wimpy kid is about two kids named Greg and Rowley who are in there final year in middle school. In their final year there friendship gets a little torn apart by Greg maturing and Rowley still acting like a five year old. My favorite quote in this book is when Greg’s mom makes him fold th...more
Name: Conner Rodriguez
Book: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth
Date: 4/8/13
Period: 4
Author: Jeff Kinney
Summary
I chose the book Diary of a Wimpy Kid because I wanted to continue the series. Diary of a Wimpy kid is about two kids named Greg and Rowley who are in there final year in middle school. In their final year there friendship gets a little torn apart by Greg maturing and Rowley still acting like a five year old. My favorite quote in this book is when Greg’s mom makes him fold th...more
· This book explains the story of a guy called Greg. In this book they explain how Greg is growing up and he needs make some changes in his life that affect his fame and his friends. And how Greg lost his best friend because he was being mean with Rowley and how they became friends again.
· This book is humor like all Jeff Kinney’s books. The phrases that give evidence that this book is humor are:
‘Dear Gregory, make sure you change your diaper after lunch .Love Mommy’ (elder brother’s note for Gr...more
· This book is humor like all Jeff Kinney’s books. The phrases that give evidence that this book is humor are:
‘Dear Gregory, make sure you change your diaper after lunch .Love Mommy’ (elder brother’s note for Gr...more
I chose this book because I happen to think that the series are very funny. The Ugly truth was about age like now in health class Greg has watch maturation video's, he was still getting treated like a baby by his grandpa though. But, I think the story was mainly made to give readers laughs. My favorite quote was "To be honest with you, I don't know if Rowley's ready for this stuff. He's basically like a little kid." Greg said this about Rowley after he see's that Rowley does not want to grow up...more
Have you ever wondered what life in middle school is truly like? Now you can find out in Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth by Jeff Kinney! The book is about a boy named Greg Heffley and his adventures inside the hectic world of middle school. This is not the first book in the series so it is all about Greg and him growing up. He is faced with many challenges along the way including boy-girl parties, friends changing, and more chores to do around the house. To top it all of, his best friend Ro...more
In Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: the Ugly Truth greg has himself in quite the commotion with girl boy parties and his family also the fact that his body is growing, also Rowley his best friend. the other off this great book is Jeff Kinney also the writer of of the other Diary Of A Wimpy Kid books. This book is about some of the struggles a teenage boy in middle school named Greg Heffley. At home he has to deal with his big brother Rodrick which can be a massive pain in the butt at times, then theres his...more
I loved this book more than any of the other Wimpy kids for two reasons. First being that it was awesome and funny. Second, this being the last book in my box set I was savoring every page because I knew I have come to the end of the fun journey. I found this book funnier than the others because now Greg has started to have some real issue related to puberty and relations. He is having a tough time dealing and ignoring his one time best friend Rowley and things got worse when Rowley got a pimple...more
DIARY of a Wimpy Kid - THE UGLY TRUTH. By : Jeff Kinney.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid books are amazing, but this one is very interesting.
I have read this book 5 times already and working on my 6th.
I was currently writing my essay for PE when I thought, why do I have to write about smoking.?
I wonder if I can write about the book I am reading.? Which was Diary of a Wimpy Kid - The Ugly Truth.
I asked my PE teacher if I could, and sadly he said no.
But, I thought maybe I will write about on here! So I am. I...more
Diary of a Wimpy Kid books are amazing, but this one is very interesting.
I have read this book 5 times already and working on my 6th.
I was currently writing my essay for PE when I thought, why do I have to write about smoking.?
I wonder if I can write about the book I am reading.? Which was Diary of a Wimpy Kid - The Ugly Truth.
I asked my PE teacher if I could, and sadly he said no.
But, I thought maybe I will write about on here! So I am. I...more
In this installment of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Greg has to start the school year with out his friend rowley. Now he has a new problem that people are saying that he is growing up, and he will get the talk by his great grandmother.Before that he must deal with kids having more fun than him,advanced health class with classified information about human reproduction, his mom taking classes so the men are all on there own, a maid that doesn't do here job and a lock in school party that doesn't go...more
Kinney, J. (2010). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth. New York: Amulet Books.
217 pages.
Appetizer: When I think about The Ugly Truth, the fifth installment in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, I'm probably just going to refer to it as "the puberty one."
Greg seemed more concerned with aging in this book, as he had to attend a sex-ed lesson in school, received a book on puberty and a stick of deodorant gift wrapped from his mother and his father pressured him to try to take on more responsibility...more
217 pages.
Appetizer: When I think about The Ugly Truth, the fifth installment in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, I'm probably just going to refer to it as "the puberty one."
Greg seemed more concerned with aging in this book, as he had to attend a sex-ed lesson in school, received a book on puberty and a stick of deodorant gift wrapped from his mother and his father pressured him to try to take on more responsibility...more
It has been a while since I read one of the ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ series but when I saw it lying around in the library, I decided to read it. This is the fifth book Jeff Kinney and it is called ‘The Ugly Truth.’ As Greg starts growing, still without his best friend Rowley, he searches for something to make him cooler and more popular. He sees the opportunity when he is invited to a party with all popular kids in it. Unfortunately, Greg has to miss it to go to his uncle’s yet another wedding. My...more
Diary of a Wimpy Kid the Ugly Truth
by Jeff Kinney
published 2010
fiction
Greg, the protagonist, writes in a diary most everyday. The setting is everywhere around Greg's house and the school that he goes to. There is no main problem in this book but some are Greg and his friend Rowley trying to become friends again after a long time of not talking to each other. Another problem that was in the book was when he tried to get into a commercial but failed to another kid that wasn't as good as him. The...more
by Jeff Kinney
published 2010
fiction
Greg, the protagonist, writes in a diary most everyday. The setting is everywhere around Greg's house and the school that he goes to. There is no main problem in this book but some are Greg and his friend Rowley trying to become friends again after a long time of not talking to each other. Another problem that was in the book was when he tried to get into a commercial but failed to another kid that wasn't as good as him. The...more
The book that I am going to be reviewing is called the Diary of a wimpy kid.
This book is a simple but enjoyable story about a boy called Gregory but his friend Rowley calls him Greg. He doesn’t have much things going for him because he is in high school but on the lowest grade and he always gets bullied by his brother which makes him feel like he is a loser.
I would say that my favourite bit of the book would be when his mom decides to go back to school again and he is left alone with his little...more
This book is a simple but enjoyable story about a boy called Gregory but his friend Rowley calls him Greg. He doesn’t have much things going for him because he is in high school but on the lowest grade and he always gets bullied by his brother which makes him feel like he is a loser.
I would say that my favourite bit of the book would be when his mom decides to go back to school again and he is left alone with his little...more
I rated this book 5 stars because it has a lot of details and also because it is kind of funny. It can also tell a lot of things of what you can do and pass when you are getting older. So then it gave me interest to read it and learn more about it.
This book is about a guy called Greg and he has been passing by a lot of difficulties. One of them is grown up realated. Greg has noticed that hw has been growing and he starts to smell bad and have smelly armpits and all of that. Then one day his mom...more
This book is about a guy called Greg and he has been passing by a lot of difficulties. One of them is grown up realated. Greg has noticed that hw has been growing and he starts to smell bad and have smelly armpits and all of that. Then one day his mom...more
Sometimes, you don't want to read huge big novels, that have thrilling turns and twists. Sometimes, you just want to have a book, that is entertaining funny, and one that you can just read without being worried about anything the author has said. Controversy free, that explains it in one simple point. Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney, sums that all up in this book. It is about the normal problems that teenagers have, but no it doesn't indulge into the love of my life plot, that we so often se...more
I gave this book a 4 star because it was interesting and you never knew what was coming next. In the beginning Rowley and Greg aren't friends anymore. Now Greg is on a search for a new best friend and he can't find any. Greg walks by Rowley's house and Rowley is playing with a guy outside. The guy works for a company and he is not a real friend he is a guy that Rowley's pay to spend time with Rowley. Greg sighs up for a health class and he fakes a permission slip to get into the health. The fir...more
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| Did anyone else think this book was pointless? | 39 | 53 | Sep 29, 2012 04:42am |
Jeff Kinney is an author of children's books including Diary of a Wimpy Kid book series. Jeff was born in College Park, Maryland, in 1971 where he created a comic strip called "Igdoof."He also created the children's website 'Poptropica'.
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