Finally, while dancing with Abigail, Greg spots what looks like chicken pox marks on her face. Abigail is left in tears, and Greg attempts to comfort her. Michael Sampson arrives with another girl, Cherie Bellanger, as the family obligation was a ruse and he didn't count on Abigail's attendance.
Before the dance, the group goes out to dinner, but Greg is bankrupted after he is forced to pay the bill.Īt the dance, their night is ruined when senior citizens overrun their dance, claiming they reserved the dance area first, but they compromise things that ruin the theme, such as lights, no more music and a partition severing half the gym.
Greg's idea is to use Rowley to get him a girlfriend, so he can go on a date with her. Greg persuades Rowley to ask Abigail to go with them as a group of friends, to which she agrees. Then, a girl on the student council, Abigail Brown, is left alone after her boyfriend, Michael Sampson, has a family obligation. Greg decides to attend, but has a difficult time finding a girl who would accompany him. One student decides that they should do a mixed motocross and wrestling event, but that turned into a Valentine's Day dance because the school didn't like the idea of motorized vehicles in the gym. The student council decides on the next school fundraiser. Greg starts off a desperately large, disorganized voting campaign for Rowley, which proves useless as Rowley was the only one who signed up to be social chairperson. Greg signs Rowley up to be a member due to his lack of detentions. He moves in before Greg's father can object to the proposition.Īs Uncle Gary has difficulties adjusting to life at Greg's home the school prepares for a new student council election. Uncle Gary explains how he was tricked into a “business opportunity of a lifetime” and needs a place to stay while getting back up onto his feet. After talking about what his life was like from before he was born to his preschool years, Greg explains some of the new parenting methods his mother has tried on Manny and how Manny has been affected by those methods, which differ from those of Greg's.Īfter comparing his childhood to that of Manny's, Greg decides to do chores when his Uncle Gary shows up at the front door. Greg recalls several anecdotes from the time of his conception to his preschool years, notable ones include how his mother read to him before bed, how his parents’ excessive kissing supposedly led to his premature birth, and his difficulties in learning how to walk. The book was released on November 13, 2012. Kinney announced the book in March 2012, with The Third Wheel 's cover revealed in May 2012. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel is a 2012 bestselling children's novel and the seventh book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, written by American author Jeff Kinney.
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