Greg thought it was to feed his and Rodrick's fish, but by the time they got home Manny had eaten half the canister. Manny, Greg's younger brother, came too, and bought fish food. They are both given five dollars, so Greg buys an angelfish while Rodrick buys a piranha. The next day, Susan takes Greg and his brother, Rodrick, to the pet store. Greg is also disappointed that he didn't get a dog. Due to this, Greg decides not to invite Rowley to his birthday party for not helping him out, which leads to them falling out.ĭuring his birthday party, Greg is given a Ladybug, a cell phone that can only make home and emergency calls. The job ends badly as neither of them have operated a lawn mower before and Rowley refuses to do all the work for Greg. After Greg spends 83 bucks on Rowley's dad's account at the local country club, they later start a lawn mowing service to earn money. After Greg's mom finds out about this, she starts the 'Reading Is Fun' club for the boys in the neighborhood (including Greg and Rowley), much to Greg's dismay. He describes the whole movie to Rowley from the start to end because Rowley got too scared during the movie and covered his ears and eyes. Greg is at first indifferent, but he is frightened when at the end of the movie he finds the muddy hand coming at the screen as it fades to black.

Greg invites his best friend Rowley for a sleepover, where they watch a horror movie about a muddy hand who strangles people. However, Susan still intends to have the 'best summer ever.' Their budget is tight, so Greg and his family are not able to go to the beach that summer. The book starts with Greg Heffley describing how he is an 'indoor person,' and how he intends to spend his summer vacation playing video games, but his mother, Susan, wants him to go outdoors more often. It follows the narrator, Greg Heffley, on his summer break between seventh and eighth-grade.

The film, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days, released on August 3, 2012, was based on the book and its predecessor, The Last Straw.

It was released on October 12, 2009, in the USA and October 13, 2009, in Canada. YDiary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days is a novel written by American author and cartoonist Jeff Kinney, and is the fourth book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series.

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