Plot summary

Summer vacation is supposed to be a lot of fun and a great time-unless of course, you're Greg Heffley. Greg finds his satisfaction for summer elsewhere-inside an air-conditioned house playing video games. The only obstacle in his way is his father, who insists on Greg spending his summer like a normal kid, playing outside and doing something manly. But Greg is not built to spend the summer with the outside world, especially after a few incidents with his family and best friend, Rowley. So after this time, Greg does everything he can to impress his father not only to be a good son, but to avoid military school, leading to crazy and sometimes dangerous accidents