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The Ugly Truth (Diary of a Wimpy Kid book 5)

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The Ugly Truth (Diary of a Wimpy Kid book 5) by Jeff Kinney and Carmen McCullough

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By Jeff Kinney and Carmen McCullough

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth is the massively funny fifth title in the highly-illustrated, bestselling and award-winning Diary of a Wimpy Kid series by Jeff Kinney. Perfect for both boys and girls of 8+, reluctant readers and all the millions of devoted Wimpy Kid fans out there. You can also discover Greg on the big screen in any one of the three Wimpy Kid Movie box office smashes.

The massively funny fifth book in the bestselling and award-winning Diary of a Wimpy Kid series.

Greg Heffley has always been in a hurry to grow up. But is getting older really all it’s cracked up to be?

Suddenly Greg is dealing with the pressures of boy-girl parties, increased responsibilities, and even the awkward changes that come with getting older. And after a fight with his best friend Rowley, it looks like Greg is going to have to face the ""ugly truth"" all by himself . . .

Praise for Jeff Kinney and the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series:

‘The world has gone crazy for Jeff Kinney’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid series’ – Sun

‘Kinney is right up there with J K Rowling as one of the bestselling children’s authors on the planet’ – Independent

‘Hilarious!’ – Sunday Telegraph

‘The most hotly anticipated children’s book of the year is here – Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ – The Big Issue

As well as being an international bestselling author, Jeff Kinney is also an online developer and designer. He is the creator of the children’s virtual world, poptropica where you can also find the Wimpy Kid boardwalk. He was named one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in 2009. He lives with his family in Massachusetts, USA.

www.wimpykidclub.co.uk

Reviews

03 Sep 2026

It made me think that friendship can have problems but you need to make an effort to fix it and always be loyal to your friends. It also made me think how growing up can be awkward but it’s normal part of life.
I would recommend who enjoys comedy , stories about school, friends and family.
The book contains mild rude humour, growing up/ puberty and embarrassing situations which is a warning for very young children. I would recommend age 9-12 kids

03 Sep 2026

It made me think that friendship can have problems but you need to make an effort to fix it and be loyal to your friends. It also made me think how growing up can be awkward it’s normal part of life.
I would recommend who enjoys comedy , stories about school, friends and family.
The book contains mild rude humour, growing up/ puberty and embarrassing situations which is a warning for very young children. I would recommend age 9-12 kids.

30 Aug 2026

I liked it because its funny and the characters are really funny.

28 Aug 2026

Boring
No

25 Aug 2026

All Diary of a Wimpy Kid books are fun to read.

20 Aug 2026

Really funny and I can relate. It shows the reality of growing up

19 Aug 2026

I like this book as it makes Greg face the ugly truth by himself.

11 Aug 2026

It was very funny but I feel like a slight bit more could have happened.

05 Aug 2026

It's pretty funny book, I enjoyed reading it

05 Aug 2026

I really enjoy diary of the wimpy kid books but this one was one of the best I liked the part where Rowley and Greg were stuck in a sleepover in their school and everyone except them had mobiles but at the end all the adults took their children away because they weren't responding but Rowley and Greg stayed

27 Jul 2026

I really enjoyed reading Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth. It was funny because Greg had to deal with growing up, taking on more responsibility, and some changes in his friendships. There were lots of moments that made me laugh.

21 Jul 2026

It was funny and I can relate to greg having a pressure to grow up

18 Jul 2026

I expected more based on the title

14 Jul 2026

amazing book I cant describe how good it was

07 Jul 2026

Good and funny

05 Jul 2026

I loved it so so much, it was so funny
.GREG is my favourite
i would share it to the entire universe
it interests me with the pictures and amount of times i laughed.

23 Jun 2026

It was very funny, The worst thing was that Greg and Rowley are not being friends anymore

15 Jun 2026

I love this one, and I like the cover too

29 Dec 2025

I loved that. It was very fun

27 Sep 2025

It was an interesting book. I loved reading the dairy of a wimpy kid books.

05 Sep 2025

The book was quite fast to read as there were some pictures. It was fun. I like this series

03 Sep 2025

I love all the pictures!
Greg is really funny.

30 Aug 2025

The boy Greg Heffley has always been in a hurry to grow up. But is getting older that he does. The book is funny and amazingly illustrated

28 Aug 2025

Not as good at the other books, but still interesting and funny

25 Aug 2025

I love these books so much !

24 Aug 2025

It’s funny on how he had to take care of an pet egg for an assignment and it was also really funny when his mom cooked the egg instead this really interest me

15 Aug 2025

Wow! Amazing! Terrific! Not just this single book, but the whole series.

01 Aug 2025

Also pretty good

01 Aug 2025

It was good

01 Aug 2025

It was good

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