The main character of this Series is Greg Heffley. The new school year Greg Heffley finds himself thrust into middle school, where he undersized weaklings share the hallways with other kids who are taller than him, meaner and already shaving. The Hazards of growing up before you are ready are revealed through words and drawings as Greg records them in his diary. In book 1 of this series, Greg seems to be happy to have Rowley the best friend of Greg, his sidekick, along for the ride. But actually, when Rowley’s star starts to rise, Greg tries to use his best friend’s newfound popularity to his own advantage:), kicking off a chain of events which will test the friendship of them in the Ridiculous way. Jeff Kinney the author and the illustrator of this story recalls the growing pains which mostly occur during school life and he tries to introduce a new kind of hero who epitomizes the challenges of being a kid. As Greg Heffley says in his diary, “Just don’t expect me to be all ‘Dear Diary’ this and ‘Dear Diary’ that.” Luckily for us, what Greg Heffley said he would not do and what he actually does are two very different things.