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TO JULIE, WILL, AND GRANT

on-IER

IBOOKS BYJI::I=I= KINlNE,Y

Diary

of a

Wimpy kid

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Lcd Straw

Diary

of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Do-it-Yourself Book

The Wimpy Kid Movie Diarg

Next in the series:

mary of '0 Wimpy Kid 5

SE~TEMBER
1: auess
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But remembe.r -X-S4' fbl1:t.:...it' -lQl!I£._ jeck,-~holftl,

cdusht 1'Ie.

"uory,ha

"

hook wirth d.4~ olLfbe__

If

we-nil

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tod~.r"

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Q

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without My RoJoc.K--frobieMSI fre+ty lousy~

My ,SU"'l'!Ier

Our .fQ~;lydid.hJ+ SO dhywher~ or do Q~thih.9 tlJn a""J th~t~s ,*d~sftiul+. })lii.d .~~e mejoih P
l

the

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he wttn:feJ +0 ,~ke

sure.

p.,iss abJ-meet5--±h;s~ye4r:.-

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~kes
Me joi'rl

id~.

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So

+0

.~re(d Sf;iiPlmer Dr $ot.'rle:t~it\eJ

thGl,t~s why

~e .0.

he -

-the tecl~ e.vJ!ry

slJf'Ilf'lle.r.

At

~y~fi.rst'-swl~mee-i-'(LooU-fle-of_1eQ_~So~ D4d- +-olJ-~e~th,~:t -w~etl-thLu~.fine-shot o..ff -the,st4ner

--pJstol~r

Wo,5slJffosed +0 JiVe ih

Qnd

St4N .swifT!mih3~·

Bvt ..whu -he..DIDNT -tell ~

;W~

-thQ.Tthe.: _s~"mr

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~r$f!lf-toth~- o+hermd-of -the f'oot.,

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:3

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swii:J1,:fll:!;[' o'h-

r.

the. w,",ol!l!WdS-

Hstdrte.r

still

+he.

wor:s:t

the+e~rn.-----Jthd,-

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uf'- wi-hbi'h;9;'f1os±-rmFov,ed:_.d:t
'teh-I:!lJh.lJte-

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,only

b~E!:cttlJse.,there Wd.$__ tt rttee

di-f{e,re:hCe. be.twee:h "', first

o:hd

"''1 Id.st one.live lIf

So !S,ue:S5 ])cl,,j'S stillw'Qitit\91 tor.

rr.et'(1

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rb.~Q~lo+--of IN-O,YS_,, -hei:ba ,ob,-the.-swi",,-ieQr'!l-w~s~

worse. +hd.1':'ILeiha i'h middle_schooL- -----

first

.01 ,o.Hi

wJe hd"J ,to b,e-'Qt the-fiooLhr-"1:30:_

e'¥ery

fTlOthi't\9i",hd,

+he

w~terwd_s_d.l'W"'ys-- -

FREEZING-lCQ,ld.

'

At."I4 sec.ond 01 ,,!t/- we 'We're t\1'! U',,~J i'tytCt-two lah~.so I 'CitWCiyS-h4d soPleLody on rrtf -T~a tryihS
-to- ed--flCC:U.tbcLtne...
. ---

~'e

"ru,Sob.

we

'hlld +,0

use,

-twoJ"hes

W4" ~e.tQUcsL
¢loS

swim -f'r.Qc-tke

WdiS-:4:-t

+~e..sd:~ -time.

the \tJo,,_ter:-

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5:

"This

we,dr-_s;wifi'l-+rliJhKs ih5tet\d 0+ +~ose skiMf"f rQ:tina tn)nks.Bu+ Mol"!1 ,sQ,id Rodrick s h!:1lh,J'-l:"1e-do'Wh
J

-WI1S

the first

5UI"!1r!ler

the. co,,(_~let

us

boys

~d:thil'\9 suit

W,!:lS

I!

fer-tecH,

tihe.. l!,

'~p, '. ....

'... IIj;," _'"

YOUR FRIIi.NDS
WILL B~
JEAbOUg BECAUSE

rr

YOUjLL BE
SO FAST!
~
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h'S~"hJ,JS ""h. MOTT!h~d this" c'ra'Ll ideo; tho,+ if rtle.~):).d-Rodrick -sfe;l:\+_:;ud,li~-tir1'leli oh the ride

After

SWiM

f,ro.C:·h"teJ"Rodrick wCIIJld

fitk

Me. 1I?

in

home-e;:'le'1'~dc%t}-we.--woIJIJh:t~.fi8hf IQS_ Mu,h- j,ut",ILH·-J;J-wD.S-r::M..Ke- ±h~'Q.9s-CI,Jot- WO'fSe, ---

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Ahd~~~ldnlJ-L;:__~i:t~f-t['Oh±.~He._.s~J~e~.
c~'lori:he~ould rUln w

his se4+,

eVeh

though t.he. v~n ,is..

SO,rr.e:thihtll

Jjke- tif-tee~ yed.r:.s -old•.

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il

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r d;dh~t___.9~+~rhet\d

r ended
;9,ei+ina

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&II.

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fretty ,N1uc.hJone ,
wi+h rid
d.

wlit.h SWi,M+e"", • .so

-r O\Re. uf

wtl5

trick to' set ovt ofrrd.c+ice-.-

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if 1: I;;Quld use, -the bl1+hroorn.

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-the. c.oo.ch ""Th,en J:jJ just hiJ,e.

'Wd,S oVer;.

aut in The locker room uhfil Yf'dtctice

"The only f robl ern

with

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fl~-hwo.s +bQt it Wo.,5 d't..9ree.s:ih -the, Lors) b~+~rOOM'._j):j_

my

TIdEB.E-

-t,~d!~--if-

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fhe fOol.

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didh:t tllt+~~1fa-t~mi4.-~i

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SI,INTer

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torwelrd to SO'ha

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-to sc~ool t:od"y i

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--ev~ryhoJy
WitS

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J:

d'idh~.JawW-W.bIAI-

"\hen-!-- Qr:n.eimher-eJ,:I_sfilLhctJ~i~e-Cheese--r'm,h
fro~ LAST yef1lr-.-L8cd·_~the- Cheese 1ove:k-ib
t"'e

I,;,s-tweek of,--scho.oLJ,~d,hJr--oOVe.r_the

SUl'!lrner

COMeLETELY~;o,r.9crT -lihDut j+.~

:Vtu~-"rohlem-wi:th--±be.-_C~ee;s,e.- 1"oli.l,h~is,._:thdlt you\/e

8o~Li:t-IJhtil ~yOlLC"b-fI1SS H O'n.-+o,_sol'!'leo.he-else..

B.u+_,t-.o-hot:l1:_:woIJIJ~e:veh ,9e.+ wit~ih thirty te.et ot rneJ' _$o-l.-_J(tl:l~:w !- WetS ,90nhca he. stuck with the C~'ees,elouch for the whole- sthool yerJ,r~

Luckily
ih

-ther;e wo.s Q 'new

bdMMeJ
(4f1e of

Jere~7 PinJ1eTI-lA,T

~Of1'l2.rOOPl1 .So

thd,t -Took

yrohlem.

-I

WELCOME TO OUR SC~,QOLJ .JE.RE:MY!

My Ji!f"st
kid
10

cless

WQ$

Pre--A18e;,brt\
-to

CI.'hd t-he. -te.:\_c~e;r

J

fIJi" fMle ri8b·t herl

it>.

Ale::c. Ar.oJo.J the 5~~r+est

-the whoile class,

Alt1t

is

SUPE.R

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1'IS+

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he.

,,,lwcf.Ys fjh;s~'15' his

Kids whosu£I,st. -Mmes 'met

letters ,ot :t~e._d.llf'bQhe.:t

,by ihe irede~!:r.:J,4hJ- tt.a1;Js--wby .:tbeY--e.hd ..ufIbtih8 +kr!.. SIimiNtSf.

SOJlYle

-se:t coJler1 o.~. +"~,e-f-l1O$t

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ALE>CARUDA

(11'"

.ohly

-thit-lkol ONE kid, .wh.o ~role:the

U.'_'

IdS+-~Lo.Je._FA~«tsP_mr~~et:-Be..te, waS' ~±~~t--k~~;!'-cWs-dIL._;thL'W4y

uhtit~the-,",f-±h-srAd '

.
11

1"h1i:T5when _11 bJlli1cb ot LIS rlo.r+ed ;9N,iha, ~jrn ho.cJ ;)flI1f. d.~OIJ+ how his ibi.tili_ls .sOl,ihdeJ whe.n r0f)
j~

said +he:i""IolJ+

I,out-

1"hllSe-

dI1Ys-, "Peter

Joesh~

o.h4hes -Vre:t1y 1. ,9l1ess r fee.1

lf1'Iuch a

r~ise. hiShdhd 0.+ ALL, sto&e:ht ..

do

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I"ittl·e. tl1d (Shoo+ +he Whole: P.u.

12

A~y~~-t4J, :L.so:t--f-t:e.:*1~_J~e"ts
~y

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ib~JL

1he rlAe: j's +ba1' \iI,e.'r'e hOt ,,'llowe.·d to' w,cd~h d.'hy

'TV

o'r

flar

Video t;4~c
Me

Ilrrtil-4U

the dishes 4f.e

Johe~:Bu:i' let

jtJsirslti -tb41-~.J~odr;ic~ i~t1,e-

WORST -J;sb.e£-fAcl'neT:.Jtn *~&-Wodcl---

Bllt-i't
~1:W"'ts-

r e-vercOMflo.ih
fulls ou+ -the

-b:J1MoMI Qhd

D~di RoJr:ick

S"o.J"¥Ie

lGlMe e'l'lcus'e:

r -think MOM IihdPo.·J dre too worrieJdbOlrr

'Iit-He trother JMtthhl J to ,;get ihvolved
te:tweeh ~. dhd ~Jrii:.k rit}~+how in
t\,

tTIy
ti3ht,

rJ.'nywt\y.

Yl!Sferday ~ Mtihny d'r~w a~flc.turefo!JbJc__Oi±Jb~iL:b!ld:.fd.ck.~

Qt

J4y

C4-re.-/~

Qt\d-J1oPl-AbcLP4'l~+e-Ut1UY--UfSd_wheh--:lrhecy-

MOIlfl-o.nd J)-4IJ-±hoJ~t}hi *h!-~fjd:u:re--wl\1S- 5licffosed~ ~o _h~fJJdrnr-So-now~+hef-rcL!ld;t'l~l--dllJo¥ctin

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r khe.W who, i~ w~s R~LL y 5u'f'~05eJ__:~o--bf!-;h

the.yicllJre:=~~t,

-4nd RoJrick~ - - - ----

:15

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i

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eotdr:ol-

the.

othe( b,i.9~+-I_d,,~d:_~Cl.n1':\r the.re, fowithess: w~s

:t$e__:whole-±~jt\9.~'B1L+ -'~o"",-~b,d-12dJ-Jo~~-b,eed'--t.oL
fit'lJ-ol,ld--dbout-

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hecQ>llse.-my-,bestfriend

'RowJeY-J'-wl.\s-or.- "lc1'cd!i"ion_

yce.i::ty

thLWt,ol~-tilZle.-1--.i~ib:kJ~lfe_Wcebt-tg. SOllith A,Mericd or sorqe*,;h~'1 +o-he-bohB5t_ h,ut w,;th you, I hot reaUy 50re.,------t-rloch
J ",

1: dotlJt know if this r"i~b?;s /"'Ie q bo.dyerSo'h or whdlfe¥er ~ but ;+'5 hdrJ tar Me +0 ,9,e:-t interested
in

other fi!o~Ie.5 V>I:\Cd.tio'r:)s

•.

F~E:CKlE: 'BEFORE?

~AVE: YOU EVER. NOTICED'TI-IIS

MM htMM .•". ~EV~

16

Besules-,___a_see m5 like Rowley 5- fl1rniJy ·$...Alw"'-'l'~~s +r:4vel;~-d:o....somLc.01Ly-rltte. ih-the.--wodJ.,'__4hcL .c.4b---heYer ee~ir k ±rifs 5-tr:.:l;abt-H'~---

1he-o±her__re4SOh-Ldon± CQrt... dhout RowleyL-tri'fSis be(QU5e-,wbeheyer_'&owley-tOnIf!S-bctc.Uc-otn-Obf!-OL his 'Vcl(QtiobS-r-he_d.lw~c.t:dI'nS-i+-Jown-f!I_t--t.bCOQ..+-- -

Rowley-t1ruJJ~is-illmi~n.t to Aus::t:nllicltorten~Ji1rs)- hutJco,"-t6e....welY -he-Actecl wheb-h ~ot ~bctc.k"'fu4-±N~-kJi¥ecL+1er~is..-wkle.Jif.e._-Ldst~,

Ahothet:-±hjh9--±~±'s-r:eQlIt-clbhoyih~ is-thdt whehever.:-'&owle-y- ,9Oe t.o-Same .hew -,out-dey .he ,gets in+o_:w~t1tew--.fdcl-is-~~.-Ok\-over:--the.r:e_1

17

L;b~. when. Rowley sot b.d,k fro,.... E..lrro,,\,e-two yedrs d,90'J he. 3~t hooked oh this. -\,0f-si·l'lae(:__
I",.. 1... n \_ hatTIeQ...,JOSfl.l,e J'Wl'O

r 8uess "
.

IS 50Me----PIU.9ILS=1d'(:_

.l.

er some.+hih;9. So Rowle.y t.,Q!"'le.hack

with

~is tQ,;9S

tull ot .Toshie CDs. a'riJ, fosters

dhd

stuff.

one. 'ook d+ -the yic.tlJre ,0',,", the. CD ,dn4 +old 'Rowley that J05hie waS SlJyvosed +0' be tor
siJ(-year-o'ld;9ir'ls
J

r took

bu+ he didn't teli.ev.e

jedlolJsbec.r1lJse

r-e.,

Rowley - sQid J:_

W,QS_jllS+

he

w:as.

t '" 1" I ±f:'Ie.-ol':'le-W'f'\O-I.:i.scove.rea.Iosn,ie. a

~hd-w~br1:Lmo.dea really irrito.t,ih;9 WaSthat

this ,9luY-Wr15Jso.wJe.t5 h~w-hero. So tried

'Wdh+

to sOl

it
J'

r. ever

'how

d;hyj-hib~cd±'lCQL

d+ "II Rowley d,jd'h't

to heo.r if.

18

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SpectkinS--o! ior:ei.9n -OOUhfries', ~t-odQ.y ilcl ~frLh(~

dd.S5'~~M~J4rn~fr-ue_.:.mtJ IJS--'wt~r:it--8,O;na,-±aJllL ~hoosibSrfm Fis_:th~yMr:.~--- ---

'When Rodrkk
junk dr(l,'wer:..

WQS

,jn ,...cidLe s:tbool" he; h~d

0,

seventeeh~re4r-old Sir! .fr.:(JA ~o,ll~hddiS ~i:s1 'f·en

fQ1...:[ khaw ,LetCl! .... !.'v,e seet\ se

the lette,rsih

his

Whe,n
,9,et

M4Jdor!le- Lefrexe- -h4hd·eJ oUct -the- .(or:,~s rrH~de.stlreJ: checked -Oct/the ~hOl(es+~d.t w,otilJ
i

r
she

Il"!'Ie Q

feh-

?QI

jU&t

li,ke- RoJr'j,ck,Js.,
dverrrttorrn~

But

"fte:r l''\o.d(u'I'IeLefrere re",d

"oVer

l'T!"de _Me sf"r+

"hJ 'fick

".s,aih.
j

She

sdiJ-

1hQS

hc%Jto 'c\WDse Q boy w~o is Pt e\Se AND he 10 be french. Sf) JO'r\t e)(Qcily hQv,ehiSh~0f:eS', for

,r"Y feh~fd,l

eX'!p,e.rieIQ,e.

- -----J-,.............--~--. - Je' 1'1' oppel fe (?~i-lrFpe:'

-1--

tr:iJ,o.yMom-Jecide,J +0 sto.rt ttlo.bhS 'Rodrick f,ick--1Me- u'f o,fter scho'ol} just liKe-he f<icked-hlt! Uf fAf+e_ swi~, frQc+ice..

t !3uessfhd.+

~e;QhS she Ji.d·h~led.1"'rl

fr:ol"1 1l-lAT l!)(yer:ie'hce.Bu+

1- did. So

when
hiM

't<oJ'ricl ficked ~e Uf +od~t, ! d.skeel rl,l?!1se +o.ke it ,e.rJ.sy oh the brt\kes.

2.0

+0

&od.ri~J_QI{,,__j,J!J:_t-tbeb

.be- wen;- .llud"-J-his"'1'\ ':owb~

wtl'1

,to-.£ihJ~veeU~r

li1 ~ n [l...:::;. =::::-. -':1!

yJ,hen j: eat out of the: .V4~·i J: ~cI.IIeJ Rod'r,ck Q o~8 t t1rJ· then rt 8,ot fkyS;'cQl- Moln-54W -the jerk whole ~~ o'hfdld~.fro~ the: liViha (oo'PLwindon\<. _-

2.1.

_t1o-t"!!-rnQd!e._IlJS_COlne._ib5i,~_eJ_"bcLs~lLs,d-__)IJS~6)oWb. _.d.+

ihLk.i:tLhe~-t,*hle.--=tbeb-sbe._SQid-r:ne_I1Pld,-&odrick-WJe.(e.~.9loiba-+o-h"v:e
jj

+0

5re..+tle- oor:_difter-ebceS-jh-JQ

civi, ~hher:.~~_~~~~~
~j

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Mol"!lfold rm.e d/h4 Radr:ick WLed!chhcad to wniTedow'h~h"+ we: diJwro't\9 ~-0/1"16-+heh we: h~J TO' dr-elk' o.fid-I,iI'5e- 1-0 80 .o.lona ~wi-th-it. AndJ: knew
!)(dC:+ly

whe'~e-t1oll'''u",,,s---------

s=e wi+h
-

~T~idea.--

~1"1lJrn -J1J5etLto-be_'Lfr..esc~ooLi:eac~e;~..__Qb,J-whe~~.er-:_ . _QJ:_~Jc-Would~JO---SOl!I!dhit\9-w{"O:ba~,i-S~~k,e-bira~

Jr",w-J"" -yi-d-uf:e, --Of~it.~~IJe.sLthe.-iJce4. W4S~-to..lM",ke the- k_;dfeel Qs~arned-of -whd.± ~e__ did $0 be.
w'ouIJt,/i-

do- it "Sr;.lh. I wil~ break -the il not

C~Qyolls ~EC<lUSe

__

MaKes +he at

very scm.

+ha-i: er- chi Idren

-,r----~--I-

:I=- ~ ---®._~ ~
-~1
,. .gl~~

~~ft~!~---

22

v,J'fll,

~o",Js jJeA

rni8~t

bl1\1t.

worktd

~re~+>---Oh-Q.--

+o-thit\k of .some.'thihS tetter ,il sh~ .WAb:t5-M. __

lS,tJJ~~.r::kL+O' set Jibh8 -

bunch- .' tour-YMr-.olds., , u± s~e.S ,so;hg-t:~-

'the. ·tru+h-iS"J_:''&oJ.(ick-(d,b-fr:"e..~c_r.nucb_:_-b:ecLt:_rne6/ny- :w4t--he. Wdh..1:S j.J.e.tl:lllSlLhe.J::t\Ows:..:..c-the~e..S--hOcthl~r-cd:h~dal«LDV+ if. ~--------_

ohly ohe. who khOWS-o.nout-*,isREALLY e~L"rr-;&\s;smt3 thi~ *,~tbdflu~:t'!eJ-io-~ ,oVer:.he__.stl",,~r:J-Jt\bJ- he.~ bee.n -hoIJib.9_it-oy-ec-~yt ,~~JeYeT'"-s,ibce.--Sa iL1- e)(er :te.11 ob-~j~-for__!Qb;~ .~ ~~'n.91 ~elLSfiU_-Diy~&l:e-t-t-o__c_t1,e._c";hol.e.-woclJ,.,_See1 ,is: the
L

RoJrick

J: d05·t~W;S~r hli.J -5al"!l~J~ri on~It1___j+4_e\i:e:.IL1<--tbihas ou+ •.

:r d,Q Kno.w ONE- ,e.MLatxd.ssihS- -t~j~-dbout RaJrick:/ .

.bu+ "L .donlt
t~j~bLi:f:S~80t\ht\-JI0--1"Ile.-o.'hy ooJ. ~

Wbeb-Rodritk.._W4S RoJr',e.k:S

t~e1~Jid .s(;~QOI_ ho:t:OS."",SDJ~lor'!l~-toldr-J)c4J--±o,--mQ;Li):\?

fres;hmd.b-fic:t'uce~.fo[:__ the~.J,.aaLtGuJ.ls'e,_
ih~the..le;d.rhook .. ,

cL$o?hoJl'Or:e~ he. W:G\s_sicl *,e. ddy-

-]):o'bl-",sk-~e.-~ow'--,-Jlo,J sCRwedth;s

lll\f}-

hut

he-

s'e.t>.:t:_ih__:&od.Ci,ck~:_SECO-ND-8'rQde_fic:bJrie.

~HCJrt.ing.tQ_JJJ_------",......,l1.ley,o---_ Heffley.
Leonard Andrew Rodrick

Hills,
Heather

Ubtocluha+e.ly .~Ro.ckic:LwQS-5r:n~rte,hou.9bc t~ ri?

thd.±'-f,,~e Qut-0-.f~biS7-eQ·rhook.-So 1t
BonbCiltihJ 50~e.ihib.~-O-USe-48QihSt
auess

r~~v£.r
I-

him,

1- h~veto

keep-4i8eitlg

VJeJhesdQy
E.:ver-sihceMoI"I

..
+1) work

-.
.d\i'L tbiis~ihi,¢.tu:r:e.-Ci'Vlil

QSSi.9h'e.&-the-dishes~o-~QhJ RoJr~d:~r-J2Q·ds 3oin_9 ciown-io-+-be-f~~,e beeh

roo,""Qtte-r-dibber

\oJ."r

bo.ttk.tielJ 9f his.

25 -

d+ I,eo.s+ three hOllrs Q. bi,9ht- .dawt>.+~ere worbt\9 on +hQt ·thth8' +bihk :Do.dwaul d

D'ddsfehdS

be hG\ff7 +0 Svel!J the. whole weekend

o'h

bdtfle.tielJJ OTI-.IER "Iahs. for hiM.

jll'lorbn8

his

but

Mof"ri

h"s

M.omlikes +0 rebtthese khDw

rOf'!uthtic. ·',0Me.J 1,e.S ,

she ~.~ktsDQd 'W:QtCh +hen:l with her. But

P"d

1~5

just

'W41~+ih8

bre~k doWdy o,hd

,90

b"ck

c.ho.hc.e.to dOWh +0 the b~s;e.l'l'Ieh.t.

'tOf'

-the £ir:st

dhd

-:~ SMOOC~-:;j;

';.';: KISS::·

l}
Whe:he.Ver
roa~.1

he.

P'o.,d cah + be dOWh -j'h..:.tbe~flJ:r:na.'c.e--l"tI"ikes sure us bidS keef' .a,Wi;J,t-tr:om ':f:_

J

2.6

~QtttetielJ-,,~~e_(QuScthe. othihks wc.'r:-e. .;9Iohhcl inleSS

.so('!e~j'h~ Up"_

DAd-_;w",<r:t le+~-or-R.odr.;ck- 80 _NEAR h~s -

And ~dier tQ4"Y 1: o\l~r.he4rd:O.~KAf-SOl'!ilethiba

toMct.bt.:\y-:tOLMke.-stlreJd[_4oesh~t '"".9 . fokibS-

d.roUhd:J14tL-tt.er:~-eicthe.r-'.---- __~~_ -

Scatu'rddY Rowlet Clitme.

OVJ!.r +0

"""Y hOlJs:e_+Od4Y:, J)~cl 4oe5h:t

GO'rES over;l' beCdl.l,se:

Ilib~ j+---w~eb ''Rowley

Dct.d

~lw'''ys.-sQr£JE'D1w1er~~(iJ~~. fXO"'~ ll_!-_-thit\k_ -;t~$be~us~thfS-4'Qe_-titric.--Row!I~y~w4Le«fihd-dit\ne.r

he:re "tJ,-~~JrcDff~- flcl~G\nd-1rokLa;.

1

27

So howDo.J has +hi,s ideQ~+ho.f Rowl!:! -~iS~.90,it'l3+0 ruin hiS. whole Civi.1 vJo.hhd~]ef;el.J'ihone.---

k I'my

f"lOVe.

-E(

Whenever 'Rowle.ycol'11.es ever to My house fhese ddYS} he .9rets t~esd,l"l.e3r'eetin3:

~wJ.e.fs-J"4L~~t_jikaJ~1EJ-eitbe.(".-lhdt:S---wb.r-

:;r: dOh't:dQ-OMet

".o-b;S-baJjSe:~£tIu.ct., 4hYP1(ir-e---

1hc 14.stl1rt't~ 1. Sfetli+ the hi5h1'

~e, w(ltc.hed this
+h.el'Yl,se.tlvts.
'Q

,(l,t
'00

Ra,wi1rr:s' a[:;ow:,,-ufs

IITID'Vle.

w:htl""e SOl"l\e

kid$. +d.v,abt

s:e;~r'e+ ldh~Uo.aethQ1r

taul d LI'hd'erstd:,nd,o.

IRAhJSLATIQt\l:A~CTLY 2:30. P.k1~~ ALL DROP OUR BOOKS ON ~E flOOR.

.urs

Me Qhd-Rowley

-tho"'sht 4:4"",+w:Q,s-f,ce+-ty

,cooL"

d!hd we-:..-h:ieJ__:_;+o _figufje-ou:t_!'how~to- iAlkjn the,$''''N!; IQ,n.9IJ"'.9~ -the bd:s-w,ere usit:.,g ih the I"IOVie,.

»u+ ~e. CguIJh'1' ;re~Ut !Jet the,

~ah3

,ot- i-tJ-so

'We.

,..,de- uf'~ol.l'raWN stc.re;t l~haViA;9~

But Rowle/s
te(~l!se

the ~iah+ {:\t

dessert. Al"Id 'r._ h~veh~t ~'eeh inVifed

"Rowlley's_eVer-sil"lte.

r' ehde,d, lI.f ,9let+ih,9 sent

d~J I"llJst hgve cl"llc.ked, cor CJoJ~,~

~of"le

~efore

+0 5Vebd,

cr--

30

'W~en

Rowle-y ~~~e oVe'[: :to trly house -tod",y ~,e ~rol;lsb+ LUhch o~ fictlJr:es t:f:'OA his trif wilt~
I

him.. He. said theD'tst

w~,eh
f1'I1'

·th~y,wah-t

l'clrt'

of

'his Vaccr.tiOh

WaS;

oh, 'Il, YJ"·e;,rs",f",ri 1 Q'hd

he show-,ed
s-to(f.

QTI +hese. .hlli")' ¥ictlJre5 of 'birds

4hd

'w,ow'j--r:'le-bem~-c~e -W;,kL~in.9Jo~-~I;\1'!UtSett\t.b±

r~rL¢1I--bobOh~ol ,tirne5", - (tt\4, th-f!-y

4hill"l41s

-h~\le_this-&i¥~r

'R4fid.s-riJt _:w_~et:e+he.y htlve- ,+hese-liwuc.me- robot

lit,!! .90r~lltA.s4h4 dinos4lJrs ..
~., Rowlelsy"rents

It' 10~ d,sk

shou~dhllve just s'd,v.eJ ;.heir.. MOney-aha ::U.b~ ~hilT!'t.here. ihste.J.

31

'Bu+ of

'RowJ1e:y -JI,J,.'n'+ WCl.h+ +0 hel1r a.bout MY l!J(yer:;ietu;:,e.s'J.se ~ejust ,:9"therediUf his fictures
c'oufSe:

o.hJ -w!e.bt ~",d( ~otne:.-

lObi8ht. dlfter J,i:bbeC}- J10m .t:'lC!de-12",J- 'Wo.tch o'Qe,0+ the:. !~o.\{i.es_5:he_reb:te:!Jc'-hu.t- PCl.d xe:a.IlYWo.hted +0 wcU':k oh his-~C;V.i:lW.QC.ho.:Hletie.tJ.. .
vJhehMoM

stuffed

0.

the. LQthroo~) P",J bUhch 01 frllows under t~e tlt\~:ke:Loh ~IS

+0

so+ 0V ilO ,90

Side ot -the t,e.d to ~ke it

MGlM,

~ook-like-he_'Wo.s

-I1sleef·.-

4,dh~+ fih4

oo+

"bouf :Ol1d isde.ooY-Ub.±iLo.i.tec

the: I"f1.Ovie: was oVe:r.

She

I'!'IQde J)c:\d .come

ta :bedJ.

eYe-h

thouBh it Wo,$

only 8:30.
32

Ah4

how Mt\h~r ,sleefs ihMomllhd))'d.dJ:S

~e&~
~i\le.S It:!,

LeCd"Se-h'e'~s

"ft""id~ol the.

rrDhs-u.r

th.-t

the-/ur-Pllce-rootQ.._------

-~~-~

ruesJ~"y

trif ~ but J: WaSwrot\~.. Yesterd"1 aUf" SQ~QI StlJdi~teQ~r Q~5keJ..Rowley to :t~'1_ -thL-t'I4SS~1i11
j"

r t:holJdbt!

WAS, JOhl!;

'heQ,ri'hS

'

",bau+ Rowley~

d"LQiuf ~bis.VAC,4tioh..

-d.'t\ct

*0J4~l:"e. ,.,.me '+Q.. sc.-booL

B.ut w~clt h"a,s----e"ie.h
c.d.U£U? to

~ril:'l"t~,S;-

t'iJitulolJs~.ciu~t,..

WOB.SL

W45.

whe.n

So~

Slrls

Rawl~r

tl.t Ivf\~ d.h4 rldNe.d, ~JSSjt'.91 h~sbtrH~-

Bott~eh

wd,sn'tslJth a ho.Jthi/j'\9 Q..ft'tr 1111. Sa 1: stiQrte6 ?ar,,,dir\9 Rowley d,rolihd The t().tefe.rio,;Lecd,l.Ise. ~.f+er Q,'IL

-r re:tl~iz.e,JlTI~1bt.thd,t
hest

he

IS

My

triend.

Srl'tv!:d,QY-

Po.d- h~s. een-:h1~iba.Mt +0 fhe f"lO,H every S~+urJ,,:y b for -the frlst few weeks. At firrl J "]: +hou.9~t i+
WaS
teCd.use:

Bu+ then 0+ the house tor RoJnck's b"hd rrd.ctices Cdn tDil;l,Hy uhde:rs:tQnd.

~e;

WQn.~d to Sf'l!hd 1'!'lO]'1e;time. with rse, r~li~eJ he/s just ~ki'"'3 sut'1e ,out

~es

which r

RoJri~k 'Qhd

hish,el1vY-·,l'I'Iefo.l I,ahd

rt'"(\d:'t)!:. ih

tbe

ho,se",e:h+ ot'!weeke.nds.

1h~-JMd.sinaeJ:'1J.t 'ih,U4'bd

is -this -,9IUY-bQI:!JeJ-

'B,jILWaHei':..--dobd ,~~hd ]2~J~Llumfed ihT-oBi-ILon -t~e_ "Mdy ,Qut -th,e. door +o~41"

bill doesb~th<S.:ve.-.
'fllren;Ts.!
eV1eh

j,Q,Oi' 4hJ h,e-.stjll I,Utes wiT~ i,i~ thou8~ hes thirty,-.tive ye4rs otJ".
do

su:re-.-J2o.d.s. -wor:rtteO,.r is- thdt Rodrick. is goih,9 "0 see: ]3:;11 c\s $O.""e.. kind 01 rote. ,-.,odelj dh4 '+hilt Rod-r7iek will W,l1ht iiO .follow ir"

!~" ft"t.+ty

B,illjs toots,tefS"
So whe.he.\!e.c 12!l4..-S-ee5-BJlt,~if'~os± f:lIts---1j'~---4-

~",J I"IOOJto~ ~~e-nst-o-f:t~,e-,.!",y_---35

'1he re~50n "Rodr;ick l,hVii"ed Bill to was bet(\lJseBill got vo+ed IIMorl

be.

in ~is to

L~h4

likely

Be (\

~k

Star whet) ~E WdS ih high schooL

H

Most Likely to Be a Rock Star

I

BiHWalter

Anna Wrentham

lh,,+ haShi
AhyWdyl

re.o.llyworked ,out for B,ill yet. Ahd' 1, ihihK 1: hedrd AhhQ Wrie.hfhcl.1""I is i'r\ yrisoh. t:":Ie and

Pad wet'.+
'w:heb. we

tot~e-f"ld;U- fOf"

d.

fe.w

~Our:S-todQr) Lt1hJ-fril(__+ice

bd-

80t hack, 'Rodrick ;S~ wQ:st:t~t over~tet~ Yo,u-CDtlJd hecu:-tMe

s~it~rs ~".!4"'.015 k."'" db&: ~'W"y, ahd. t\,~Q_ were (\ hUh(.~ot rd.hdof\l -teencl.;gers hrl'h,9ih;9 out [hour drN,eWdt,

36

..,.

.11 di. t t d _1.\ '" • ,l..-":9t,1e.ss:-:rney-fflI.IS~f:.--:f\QY.e'.f\eQr,-,_Wle. hllISlC,.,('o.m.hS"·"

OV+.

of ±he.-.-ndSetne'h:-+ .."t\d---SOt.--d(~:W-h---t-o .,jt"

SlU:t .." .

o'_J.k~how -:f!ioths. sefd,rdWh--.t-o--- d-l!8bt~-.---- .. --. . ..-.---." _

vJheh--:P4Id--SdlW--Qu--ihose ..ieeMs1!rS:

.Iih.--the:..-drlVeWay-,,-

he..~TaIALLY-Jred.ke&--oU+. --------------- ------.. . ,

l).~d..d!h .r

ihSidjt.-- to-C4~L +be.--tOfS-I--bJ.;it---M,o~

s't0f fed ..,,hi,r.'-q, ..:be.fore ..-.h,e..could .... .~l ----- --------.--didt, L .... --_
I -l 1 M~. ,$lllio, 'toose ...ee'~s_er..s ..w:e;(eh.:t.-.JCJoih.9-."'hy - 'l .. t 'fl\<U""'t
I.

d.t':\o···~p.

•.1 .

l.J. :_l~ r ·r \ .ha·· +f.ld:J-.W:II~" ..4"'.s,';jj.r~,I,;JI, :t.!tce..'''\A . II l~t··-yo.l,t...ever - f\e~r.Q,I ..... Rod1i,ck~sJld!rll~'r...you'A khQ,w,..w~t,.! ,Me.d.h... _.._,-.-.-.-... -.'!L~ -~ ...

PllJsi,c..." ,Bot ... :r:,,_..doh~t....~\/Je.t.\ ,know ..how ..,She ..!to,.Ad....sQ.y- ,.

,-mer
.!l.l

we.re: J(ls·---··-·!Q.f:fjre~~::t-~~8····T'O'on(~$ .

-t-

.,.

-'

_j,...

II-

1)1

I..

t'

37

7
SO

:J)~J weht IJfst~ir5 cthJ.90+

~is; bOOM

~O:(.

1hen ~e flit in ~ d~S5itd!1 Ml.i'sic CD o.hd let it r~dt1'And T" woulJ ho+ BELIEVE how 'lJ;c~ly
t~e. Jrlvew!:1y det\red out ",iter

-that.

38

-----=~

SUhd~y ,oJd1 oh
j

the. fd,r r;J~ to IchlJrth:, X. W4$ fYl4ki'ha ~d.~,es tMol',\1:lr iryine, ta ~e+ hiM' -tcl"u~~~ "'): 4 f'ldda ,1"his- ,one .f~(t thd.+ f'lCllde MQ1r.Ihy IdlJah Sol

.-

h~r,~h"-f +

dffle...juice.

C4rrlc.

mil' ~Jhis- :hOse...

~eU" once. MOM fut tht\T *,ol,l~h! i'h_I'1Qhb/S~e4dcll-i±~WAS flIt QVler:.~

J_r-e.~ember._w..heb_::L

yov"·\9er~-'dnJ_t1o~-41':'!J -]2114-+oI.J-me-"L..wQS_:je±tih9 lQ li±±leJu~o-t1er____:J:_~

WdS

:wd.s.... B.EALLy -excii:t.J.

'to

Afttr.

those. yedrs o-f 5ettina?os~eJ 'Qr-Olibd bY'Rodrick",!. -'W4~del~nitdr--n~ciJy MO\f;e.- 'Uf Itt to,
all

hot~~bI~-th~-to±m4'oI ' ,~'

I~

.~

-------

''Borf MOI"!1~hJ rrO"tec.1ive

tihg,erOQ-

D~ci hdve

d,ijw!,*ys

heen SUPE.R

MCI,'!":'!hY "hd they WOh"t let ~ ID-y a. I ~iI"!lL~ eVet% if ~he-+0+4Uy ,dle:servu,-iio,----

o.f

Lik1e._ the O-t.hec-,4,aYJ l- pluaaed ,ib Jf"rI-t-V~~Cl~f!_ sy.rn.ttl.r-a,nJ--i-t- wOlJldn~~_j()-?e.nttLa-Jltp--

dina found

oot~-,~nb~~~ed~~~(~IQte~

ehif cookie.-ih 'th,e-J~r~e.

And

ofc.ovrse

M~hn.y

IlJseJ

the so.f'Wlee.)(CJJse

ALWAYS

uses w~eh hebreQKS

My

he

stuff.

'1 'really

WGI!n+eJ to let Mllhoy h~Ve, ~~t) hl.i1-

r
J

CDlIlJh~t do Qhythih:j wi*, -Mor"'! stdhd,ih8 l'ii$ht ~ere.

MO/Tl said she would hGl.v,e Q (~+Illk'i with Mlthhy

dLhd

they

weh+ dowhstairs.
Uf +0
1

hltlf hotlr" Iltteri

WdS

+hey
~oldin8

carr.e: bdLCk

Mj 'root"o'l; ~hd Mahny

so t"rle+},1\'\9 in his ~Qhds.

~----rt

~-.

r:±-WU-cL~QtLo_f_fiJot~w~stt~~-C!f_i~: ~----

OUhGb of ~QO±hVicks

:Don/~ lcisk Me. 'how ihclt WAS. .5lJ:ff·oseJ, -to .l"tQke. tJf Ior-m"f -hroke:b video-5dtnL,s:rem-!-web. - :G-~n.:~t~tJJf';J ~ib8 f1WdY'1 lrut t101n-Wo.ul4n~eMeh let me. do TYA- T
YOUR BRO~ER ~~AD£-TJ:fA~ FOR YOU!

aP11"\91 ·the. in tnr.:sh...-Beaose rw.rk ""ywQrds" il :t dOh~ .ge+ rid ,of it1 -r'm ,80~t\Ci, en4; IJf ~t:tinsl-on irt...

1he~.flrstr-Chd,~~ ,9re.tJ ib4±thibSjs -:t

oven ~OI.!8'hMQhht drives !'!'Ie totally huts t~ere. is ONE re"'SOh. I I,~keh~.v,ih,9hirn ~roohJ. Sver siru:e
j

MQht;Y s-td.rnd-td.lkih.9 Rodrk;k hQS st0freJ~k:;h$ me sell chotol~te bdlrs tor his schoo.1 tUhd-nisers. And beJie.veI"le~r:Jrn .9tqteJvl tor l1iAT.
j

BEFORE ..•

SIR ... WOULD YOU LIkE TO b4ELP

5UPPORT .. ~

UM •.• HELLO,

NOW ...

Mond.r;\.)t.. ",,_ -_ ---- - -..... .. ...

l'"\a4,o.r:ne..L!f:.frere r:mtde I:.Is.-.wri~ .4~r.-iicsi···f·ePi~f.ttl-.,.. .

leHer-s f-od~1-··:r"-8.pt···ltssj5ne;~.+() ..:bd. hd~d thiS M".0I~tt+t1a:b.t:Viu:t":c"1--Arul~!"'_'5u!SS-be.. Ji.Ve,s. .. .sOiPlCfktc;e-in..&mee..-.,,~~. -'~'~-'-'-~--"-."-"""'-"-"'-" ...._.- ."-w .

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..---.~-' .. -~.--_.-- .. _-- -.-- --_ ... _----- - - --- _---. r---,.,..,....:-,~,....,...:-:-..-r.."..:-;,,--

I know!.~m·:su?:f0,seJ.~to.-wrt+e.~h re~-md· ,.., .. ..f

.._w_rH~_-;n-E..t1at$bJ" ~\it +0 ~e. .-hoPie5f- ... litb -.you .wri:t~b,9.ih. ~~fo.l-;e;8hJ"'b.gU.a.ge. h
M4l!lAAou -is:. sUf!:fOseJ_-.:h,
.Ii·

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-~rJ.*....,-...-...-....... -...... - - -.. -...- - -...

>o......

- ••••

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...

.-

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So,-IIeAUr--"clo~~tsee.,.thle. ,.~e.d../or ..both-.ot..us.,to .. .. S:tr.:e.s$.-,Ou!~D.'er-.tbis. ..whole--rfi)+-:f~L :bbjha:'" "" """

'" .

--- ----

-,-

_.+ .. -:-. --.,... --

..

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first

c_.. c_._-,-_ .. _

(Jf ",Ill, 1 ~'hk

.. -:-. __ . __ . __ . .. __-'-_..,..._. -:-.:--'

we s;hould h<rih J'lIs+

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....... .~,~8~i~~~ _~~~~'_s~EI:. __ .~~~".!.~ .~~ _ ~~_~p ' ..

Rowley J:'m

Cfll"lit

,rive.r

todlLy-tO-flcl1 v_jJeo-8~""es.. d.'rIJ

ob-it --

~~ ended

uy_ satib_9

t": :r lost
"',901

L'J.(.tltii!l.UY bnd

of r,elieved}

~C)_~e_

hone.s:t:._w.i:th-

tr,&\c.k ,of i~&\+

J ,..,

+hiha

o,-~IufJe:-o.f_

4Q15

"n,JI

just ;9lo.d it fihally +ucbed-uf-o

vJedhtSd"Y 'Rodrick h"s, "'h t.halis:h fcty.e(

MoI'Is d.c:hld.Uy H'!Qbt\9 hiLPIdo;t
~dci'c.k-Joes~~

JOL tOrrlOrrOW,1

,Qh4

hirtlset't tor once..

So

kt:\ow

~dW

to -tyf'e,)

he ~s~ctlly

wri'tes his-fa.fe::r:s~out on hOlte-took- V"'fer d,hJ +tten

hand,S;them-ott' ±o-P"J.

.,

iu.-1:._;wkn-DQd reddS-.:o¥er-KoJc;;cks
*,it'i~s_'l1-sodcS_,(Illd.d:.tr~eO"ol's..

WO'~k'1

-he. -

'&oJ.OcUOesl:\-~ ,r~jtr~r:~-"boutJhe~s..-td.kes-I--SO~~teU~ntl!Lt~ust~O-d;be.L.,,~~e-tb., fd!fer-Ji~e-i+-is- --

B.ut 124J ,£dh1--SttlhL-tyfih5

f"fer. with Lrr:Ot's, ." t· ,. " 0d·LJ . r;_ Ih It~~ ~~,+_Q:wniteL..~Onc~s. FrU--fUJ!m~ ~ s(rQ*ceh.Ahd~ ~m «Iuf-~J,.sJ~~,_.&odt"jclhr;bJ~~~~ckcLfAfe~bme-!:I.~-I1,c.tsJike-~f!-d;Jit hift\Set/.d

1bishcu

Lee.....,90i'h,91 o,h tor 4 tew teo.rs,fc

rl'nJ

decided she)s ~8oiha-h0fU+ I1h end +0 a. SO+d-hi,9ht she t;olJ Dd,d +~Q+RoJr:i'ck \!IllS ,90ih;9 +0 ~d!Ve to do his OWN work -thi~5 tirned,rolJhd.r d.hJ th~t :O"d, WdlSh+ ,~llow,eJ fo hdf atlt.
suess MOM

Rodrick

ct""d
do

in +~e ,<;;oM~ufer rOOM, dlter ,d,jhn,e;r ~ you toulJ hedr \'i,M -tyfih,9 a,'bout ohe le+rer
weht

ttJihute"

,s.ouh4 of ROidrick -tyfih,9 wo.s Jrivih3 J)"d -Totl11ly tdlh"hd.S .. Oh tenp of t~d,+j 'Rodrick would to~e out of the e.o,r":lfJvter rfJCI~ every teh Plihvtes o,t;)ci dsk J)dld SOMe d'iJl"'lt ,ues+iono

r CQul:dteUthe

Da,J-wAiw.-lor~ Mo~_id,_so_-to bed-~hd.-tbe.n-.1e. tyfeA- Js.oJr-ickS ",W:~QlLf~fLr bim__$o'-:"t~.·--,!a

8IJus~t~i5 ~Me4hS-...'&cJ-rjckS-.sr.sfJftDLiS-Sd.I~_rLt-leQs:t~.£Or,-b.oW_, __ -~

ref,ortdue _to,.,rro-w-Jj)V-t~']::mred.Uy not' swedtt.hB Ito.----~~

Ci\

3: .hel.ve book

I- l.ound
tit!le-4SO

~~r:d:

~Q-JCbaJtooL~fod.$-.4-lo~--

UJ«~milkih,9-~e-s4~ool:-.for:

-~be_

f4S+fi\lce..F[":s;___.r~~ed~S4~r- J)-«s :,1:+- ~din.:_

ihere.

!'Sherlock Sd.mMY PDes It AaQlh,.: ,hOct +f."e~+ edc:h story II·be j+~s 0, wh,ole baok,

dre.,,"bO!Jt~twehty sbor+~to[:jies

ir-

r j list
the

dhJ

te:Qc~er _:t:le:Vee:'notic.es.-

11es~S~edoc.k-SQmr:nr~-s:tori,es"re. "II +b,e. slime. So~e.~.9r:o.w.tr=.vf-COI'l'!Yr!a.s_Q-C.r:i""e.1 Qbd-theb

Shedod=._SIUnr:n.t-_J;19u:res-i:t'~oLL-t:_".".J I'rIQKe.s the.

f-ecson~look-5f1J.fiid,",------

--l1e. -te4{.beJ:..._w-~td.s~to-be!lr""1--d.nLroo r:e

50

~thow-A. u r~b.~T~ ,s ~rIe

1'1"" bnd lof "h e)(ye:ci ~i 'writit\9book-r::'efjocts~

~~t.11 wh.t
do

II -Sle..t._

Man" Sherlock Sammy is so smart, and I'Il bet that's cause he-reads-so nrmny ----GGOks:.-. -----------'I--~--II~--

-l- -----

-Ic------~-'__
~j -~-

.~

~ '_L ••.

III~--

JI--

There were a bunch of nara worasln iliislJoOK, btlt Heeked-them -up-in --1-.the.dictionary so nnw L know what the' mean.
1:-,

d_~~ct
--'--~R~-"',

~'@-,
51

~.

OCTOBER
Monday
1he:re.
"he
WdS
tl

kid

hd~e.J

Chir'Q.9 GOf'tcl, who

J

W'c1S

-the.

-ot ~y.friehd5Jdist YetJ.C bu-the ~'VIe.J rJ"WrJ.y ih .JU_he. H_id"~1y hod " _li'.9 8.ih3.... o.y ","My, "oJ, w f~l"'Iily
l"1u.st

w~DI!!-he..9hborhood,ctl~~But !,5lJess Cb,ra.,9s

hclV,e, Chdh,5e.J their

l'!1ihd",beto.use +04'''7

Chin".9 wQsbQ,c~ ,in -schooL t::.very,onl! wc.s ha-Vfyf:o .see Chird.9

dl8Qjh~

bu+

tl

wUfle. -o,f_us-d,eC!iJeJ--t~~'Qve(L lit+11L {un

with hi",

hetor-e-o!f,cialJy

-wekornihS

-hil"!'l~L~-c:k~

i-IEY; GUYS,

I'M fU>GILIT
!.-lERE!

Sz

-~

-'

--_
.1
.1

-r auess we~'1~froL"blrle.+1'0 MOrrOW. Burt

,.heh

Chin;,a elt the hook

II

,Q,9c1.ih"this !,hvisijMe C~ircl~

ihih,9 could turn,

ih+O-fl1e. he~t 'I!P.U.

1"uesdcl.Y

OK~ so the. 1nwisihle Ch1n;,,9, joke is s+i\L,90ina, ahd th,e_ whdle CLASS is ih -Ob it hOW~ '1- ,JO'h~t wttht +0 ..9~+-too {4r ",h.e4d ot ,Myself ,or ,"nrhi,t\9~ hut 'I thihk l'I'I'sht hdve C!"ss CIOWh jtt the

.'

--

hcl..9

fo'r Jr,e,d.Mih.9 this one.

Ufo
COll",tthe

1-h- Sc;ience.c

i~e-,--ted,c:he'r,,,sked Me +0

,h."'P-lbe~of~bds-i'Q- 't~e-<:.lcI,SS~OOM- So. Jihe~' khD'W how-,-rcnQ·b;Y~fd!i,rs:._of':"-scI,fe~-.9039~es ae-t out of - fa

±he-closei-o.

So-:Lf!Klde-r:\-~iS .sha~-f
the. Coo,rn-e,'i{(~eft C},ir".9,

tOf.lI'ntih,9

=r- it!!
-

vJell # +h"t BEALL Y set- C~ir4B,...olt He. ,act tJf 4ndstAr-tecL 1eltb~ ,tJ_;f-WQS-f:Wly--14~ t.o ~ sil1u- 5tr4ja~t~h~d.~d- c-tJl;ke,~e-wu'ii-+~-th~_L_ 4
J'

BEING ..".TOO!

I-4UMA:NI ....

55

1: W l1hted
l

d,

hU,l"'IQh

hUl"Id.h

.he.ins} i+s just tho.t he's ~n INVIS'IBLE beih.9' But ! t"'JQN~ed t'O keef '1 frOIJ'"th shtrt.
80
lihd

+0

tell

hi"'"1h~t.

we. heVer

sd.id he

'Wd,Srllt

Betor-e. you

s~y'1)"..

bd.dtriend for
oW'h

ted,S,h;9

II"" St'I1cllle.'r+h"h d.'bout ~Sryo0;; the bds at My schoo'll Sa when if cornes +0 findih;9 SDf"Ieoh'i! 1. ,td,h dlc.tuo.lly 'fick
ohl

Chird.S} Iltt

I'TIe.- j!lJst 'S1rl.y :th,iS i;t"\I'TIY

defense:

~y

'Oftio'f\S I1re

?retty

1iMiteJ.

AhcLtt5ides~
from
Wd,S C,d,,~

:r~~ 100% hoi:

-to M41T1e ,tor

!-Wd,S
1

drediMih~

uf this ;dea. Be.-lieve. li+ or

Mol"i'io

ho+)

'J:.,9ot the. idle.d

d,

"'This one +il"'le when

f'!'Ie:.

kid

ytQyr~ ~h.der ~e
lo~kih8lor

k,itcheh tOohle. "'1"\6 'Mo~

56

L.do~~-~hO~(d:-_cb PIe 60

it, ~1It'j:

dmJed

:t-o-:~,,---doke-o~t1o~.4ndstrA1 hidd,eh.
HOlTlwet.l+

t. +hihk she. I"lIJS+ :h4vetih4Uy

kb,tl~ }wher:e
LW4S ..

ml.1I ""round - thlt house cQHins

[MY h.Q",e~ $!e.eh- PIe uhd~r. the

kit~het\ td.'Lle_, ~vt, she stiU fre.--rehdieJ,

she diJh~t

J: t~ou8bt if WdJi··f,rLt1y funny ~hdJ:. f.rODt\h1t

J'

wouldJve. ,sTclleJ hidden

Lth~er

there -tor
.1"'Ie

do

little.

w~i1e f!rfOr~ But Mom ,tib.QUy 80+

1-.0 c,-r~,ck whelnl

she sl:\id s_he-wcil:s-tl0bhQ-.9Ne.. -to &Jrlc;~ -----

my ,:9UPI:'"bIlIILPld:c,hihe
57

Sa if

tau -Wt\htto
'hoW

Chirdl~ joke"

you

'foiht tihaers ,onthe._ !hvisible know whaJs redilly fa ll,*~e.I

_J
,

'. ."

,-bl.
---------

~I
I

I~

--

11wrsJo.~
Bottoddf

- -'he to lind our

¥JelL. yes+erJ"y,i Chif"4,9 ?re:++y ,,",uth Btlve Vf an tryih,g+o ,gei I~hyohein our dQSS ±otdlk _fcL~irn .•
we4khess. --

58

-"b1lU±..Rowlt;~'.' Wh'Ch."",e. joke f~l'"5:± 5:tQrttd~ of,,____JC_ MJe.-surc +0' keef ,h;"" dWrJ.Y fro", Chirct.8" bet4usL! h~J- --,!eell~5-Row1leywQurd blow t~t ,job --I).

r fo~.-ALL

SlitS SUe5s--!.1ibJ-o.t-sot

---±oo

cocky:- ,,,~'-Ie My
J'

gl.l4rJ- .d,swr-..,-------------

Chtn~~-st:d.ded W;Ork~-,d~wley_ Jl,tJumh Qt-\cL~e CclP£ r.e:Qlly tlos,~to Sd'tiht) t,i", ;-0 crdcK.-

1, cot)t~ ~e.1l 'Rowle.y

so
~ClS

r h"cl

"bout +O-5doY sorc.ihinSI to.~Q,t-t, ...ek. :t.. fold everycne ~ere . i

W'4S

d-nOQ':bn~-CQO\-J-O.9_'~;e:Qns-di:bo\!:l!-our-lup.th

tab'le." 4pd. j-he.~-,J:_.pt~d-j:t !Jut Ii,.e.i;: ~ ±wo-bii,u,---

lol~th~i.t:'_tiN!

So-t1Ilhk5_to-mr-qu;ck-t~ihbk\91 we. W~rLQ'.I,to

keey~tk~oke.-aoih~."_---------

Bvt .th~t REALLY ~Je _C~ir:dta-m!1,J,J~e~:tttrtceld, ..fllt"fc.hih,9 -,MY "T"PlJ- hut

I*k.-e

r didn't hQ,1"Jce.
,1"'1e

o't GoU'rs,er-j·vid--,+o~f-ce:te.ndWd.5hJ:Led,sY--..J+o-do,-, __

t\h4 let

tell

Y'0u~ +hQt
j

ChirQ.9-~.eht be. Sl"'Id.ll but-+ht\+bd-c6:t!Je!1I~-Fb.(,_'h.·

60

-Well

~he:c bOV-l"-~_t~04~

~ec~vse ioJ~~±~4Ued d,QWh;-0 tbe f~(l~:t-of_fi~e------

r suess Chi~I~t\v'e-t.O~f,lt\ibed

*Wl-- ---

'ButJucki,l,r'~ t1r:..

the; JidentitoYof the. 'Persoh. w~ wer~ f1ldyih3 ,the jok,e Dh.- Sa, 'th~+ ~d'efh,e
WitS

~hd+h~i

LX ,90i DbL('fucidoi Jdcf' wrr::at%8r

-- -

"fO,lo~r-:fl1cl-d,-wholeJoi-e"_sier '

61

Mr:.,
d,

&ar .seer:neJ fr:e:_ry -sdtisfied

-w-iwth ~y qpoJ0.9Y ~
_ .__

hd-~eJe._f_..... .90-w,·d:houi:....L\(f;b....:t~.c.kib;9-'o:t::!~b.y-l!:Ie-

d,e.i:eb:i:io:n..

yoo

!Jve.. o.lw!Jys- be..ard .:th1i±_Whe:h.J1r.-Ro-y is.. dOhe.. chew,it'\9 0. kid Ollct~ :he,.,se.bds._i'he.trI o~£twi:th do flit on -the, ~cu:k !:I,nd ,'" lollj~0f" And 'how 1. .can tellfirs~Qhd t\,l1+ it!s true.

Row.le;y~~Lj.Cci:~d·o.r-fQ~-iUorrM:U:~oW sot10lTlt

.:t:ooL~e_:_io-t~e....l-'tId.]L~:h)--se;.t--,ki~L.Q.9jtt.. 'ficked 1.-

oot~-tb;LCOOL Yid!eo.-a,Qf.l1e--±kQ± dust-CQITII! -ouf J dhd

:1

hl1hd.eJ- if -+O~Mom...5o.she-oolJ.IJ-fG\y-lor. .,if. .1>01' .Jio.id 1: hd.d to-buy--i:t_Wa-h-my:_O'VJN rtlOne.y.

MOITI

AbcLse~tJ al AJ'i....i~ :tDlD h~\'~d.~~~ w:ouldbUe; W'4d:i:na-i:t Dh..ROWLEY -- -_-

1:

h4'f1 with wh!,,'! I sdidhut a5~ tied" t_l\Y-f~uH·''!.I"" br:ake., :Ld.c,tud.11Iy hQdd ~oh-±bis-su~ bu+- the. ftofle- :WVor.k.e4 ';0_t1o~ did-"" -seeln ~
00
l

st1lf.ed~t

-So

:t ,d,;dh +
J

&4'rh

a,

5,jha~e. feh~7

We htivr. ,these htishhors hd.t'led-the 'fuller.s who li~e-A~,fJ!w doors Uf'l' tf.:nJ they go 411;1"'1 on Vl1tQttoh
----

1h~~_AItr-

I.vr.-bucks d. d~yt-DL---feeJ_ princess Jclnd -uk&. her oui. 1:, tl~red-!4...ed.rt\ ,ehOlJsh to' buy Q whole.
fil,e of "I'ideo
,9tdl!'il!5

ihe- keMtL/- ~ ~is redJr:- ±~,ey>--+~I ~~+hetJd fAY~rc

le,i1Y

:t~eir,do~~~P-CihC)~,_i~J

wi+b th4tbhd

.of ~'n,eY"
63

Bu_t

1: :3 ,e'ss
1

Pr1hCess...i~,Ltb:.S.kf-4~O~CiPaJ(1_

f:h£.--ha.th'CO.olh-in._f.r~

_str:I:\~~e.rs"-.s~""",,. --

Ln&.e.d ,.~ '_'p-e.nJ~ ~d.Ja.t4f~tjme. 4-t1llbd;hS--Qr,ouhd ih th~ ho~ $Uh!-W£l·±lrlS' -tor -tbi's_.d~urrbdo~
+o~ur:\)'-_JU:f·
Ghd

,ao..

--

4-ncL±hth !~d. just_td.kLJ~:cibCes'S

ButLVERY
-T*f'J!IC.

r:~dwdi+ "hd

w4it dbd.

hotbit'lt}-woLlld, -~"fc~t
'bd.C!k-4QS"",~ ,.._.__-WQuld, .n4bt-A.-

:I4.- 'leJ;\lI'~~Jbce.ss

6ja, meu in t~fort;~L_:wJ~et\b-H~

the. ,li:It~tdct.y.. ~w4rJ--thc-et-\(1- -o!-the.-5u~~r!.~

50t ,:s~.rt·
e.4sie.r
~Pi~

re41,ud
de~h

+0 just

o~ce -i~tud-ocf_ &oi"':3 i:i-eVe~-Sib.9le J~.---

or 4Jn Qf Pr:ihteSS~~ P'luses- ~±---

irt w-oul4-!he_o-_:W:holeJoL-

So

! feJ~er_dndJ~er.JD-~tt:juJsibeSS-ol4-±b .foyu-----*loou~4b•. t't~_bva...w.e.e.k.s:..,.- -----

1-he41 j,elore. the full,ers were dIJLLb,u::k",!. :he~ded;.l.tfihe- ~illwa-h ",n my delihh.9' Sl,.If'fJies .._
1hen
i

But-soe$S-lrIt.lLt? :lhe_fuUer$~cort -tbeir

4t\J~so-+~omt

4~J"~y EARLY.

-tri', s~or+

~!LSS
:4tl.d

~t-dJJh~Jr_hOW_aJs~fol;~~o~t4lL4b~J~ lri \,eoflL--know~w~m your fhlns h4Ve.. ('~,*h~e.J,. 65

~hi.9ht ~ Mol"lc(dled Q, house. ,mee.tinawith NIt. ahd Rodtr:kJ.: ..- S.he.._51Ai"'-ih~+ fh~ -nvo-o$ -us__.2d1ra-41~1'1!"l'"S:>-coPlrldinh:s ,tht\:TW doh1- h~v_e._dnr fNJ)'ne,/i' SQ,--$hlLCd:rIlC.-IVf-wi-th ci- Wd,Y _f~r liS :t:o ~0'\,-50l"'!e-Cd,,sh. -~eh".

Bu~ks bY' d9ihg )chon.s Id.,& :load ,~eeds dnd st~it liktt +haf.. a.hd we. could tr:iide:-±h~ ih.ior:.
REAL,
MON

~hey i~M""",Boc.ks .." Mof'il s~id,we could

rttfJhey"

F,lled ""t SO~ rd,1"fJI:!O, hey, s~e ,,.,"s:t,~v,_,'e, &tI~ vf out ot 11 ~oClrd ;9CU·I7Ie.) 4'1"'14.she ~d;nedt.he
et\rh Mo,,"

she

hd:hdt~ vS $1.,000: ea,h...to -se-t us~rl&\rtcd.., 1:, ,thclI.rah+ '1, 'h4,J struck it tich.. Bot iheh, sh~
eJllfl4ihed

thdJt e4ch MOPlButk

W4S

o'hly

wo,rth

,Q,

yenhyof REAL POhey~

'1'101"1 i"oilld,
'QbJ

IJ~

how we. .should

fcltien+
I

SAVe.

Uf' our MornBvtks"

it we-were.

w,e.could

·Luy -Sor...e.,*,~,

we

t;je4'11YW4hied ..

a-Ut &odol!k ~sh'ed~ in his whDI,t

W!:\S eVen

ri4sh belDr~ Mo""

dObf!._c-t",lk,ihg",-

1he.h

he 'Wen.t dowh, io the conv'!,nie,t:'\ce sio're

d/hd

bIt:1N ~isrrtfihey. oh ,so",!:

hdvy.... ..bs,11 M.9iJ1.IhU,. ,."e

,he. 5~pt'

:r./_RoJr:ick~lW4h:t~_cio 'WA,S+e bis ~nt;1Iikre thQTJ

,I\,"'b

SO r-iehtci,hCAld. 'But. l,'"" wi±h MY .Mo~ '!uck$;'

SUhd4¥

~ohh'"

lOdtt;y
do

R.o~le15birfhd4'y f~rty'j "h6 he ,had rt "'+ the ,f'i'!4tIl.]:iflll sure ! 'Wool~ hCtlve.--thou8\\-t'it WQS lot-o/; fun if !-'WdiS ",bout stVdl1'e:dor.s:_old.
wd:S

,. "

67

'"'Th,d,t

1""rty. 'Rowley-ihV-i"te.d ~is whoJ kd.OL~~t-C4~-4h4~ NS+ 0+ those .bds' drt. st;U in el~tdry--s'c.hool !WCiS

:W4S

-the.

4¥etet8e.

a~f ibJj~±--Bowle.fs-

just wish"! would have knoWh

what_thLf4rty SlenhA be like-.so-!, (.Quid bl1ye; ski'fyed iT.

yJe-5i4deJ----oi1-~lai~s-these~d,ofey f4cty'
.9a~es~J:.eJ~·t.'\-;~e.. 1'4i~1 - n theJ)-4nkey 4:""4 - i si:o.~. li~blCt. '.e.-JQst- S4m~ewfl4reJ W;~,e- n,J-Seek...~-.

My yl~hW4S to jus.-t hide en, -the. bd;1I

~here !.Ihtil the ya.rty WetS, c,Ver.. But O~ER kid 'Wd.S QllreddYli'''''ih,ere,,-

fit
So~

,and

s+~y

1:+ -t'urne4

,oui"

this ,kid W45h t

J

from

'Rowle./s

f4rty. He. W4S frOA -the LAST ~;rthd'Qy fd.~ ..hilt hd!ffehed" dn hour' ed.'rlier ..
68

~I.I~~

must,

doh4=See.k-;a~hd

hO~'Ody ,lever

~id

in

tb&r:a~~a~h\idOU~D ;hj~

So '&owle.tSf4~ hAd -to be, ~Llt ob hold whi~e- th~ st".ff tried tOe trcu:k down+h~ kids f"rehts,.

Alter' +h",t Siiu",trCII'h .9,0+ deQt'j&~ Uf~1 we ~~d-.oQke "hd~tf.beJ Rowley of·eb his Sifb. H~s-tty 50* " 'JJ't.\ch a - k;dS,'*~"fS-i' bu ,- e-5eercd -fa_tty:~~-fpr4botl-t~a.-~-----~--~-~~

""1'\'''''' ..

'1heh

Rowle.y 's~fcl,-Cleh*s. ~"ve -~irn!beir:v·,::e.seh.t.t And guess-wh"'f.?~uQS- ~_OIAB.Y -

!i -kind_J±j(jkecLI"Je..Q-f£-beCl\useSJ::heioL_'Ro,wley- asked, his f~Q,r..et\±S-'o.r _'d._.)~icl,r.y .sa ~he...cco'IJ.LJ,

be jJ<lst like ,me.

he -s4iJ:

A++e.r Rawley ofene.d

~jS ~rl.5eh~~

t Jei'

~iM bww e)l"c;ir1r

wh~-t_:r, -thou~h~ -0+ +h~t

ide"'-~1 sl'~it\t3 hirr. ;b,_:"{~e--l\(r.n~ A,nd ~ce~llr,"Oh~-C¢(_f!__1$cI,:t-i*-w~s-hiuidltJd.r-'- eitbe.r.:__ _

~=--'I~,~ __ -

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70

Ohuhib,9-!- wi) LSc1Y tholJ,9h.S-used t

to

~be -Mc1d
too

c1:t_j1orn-1or-de._ttihS----me-A-~~t~look.eJ .9idt-Bu±---A[1:er:_se.e~~'B.ow.ley~~~ho: s~J-~crnr~e------~-----

L:d:ely,- Rowley hc1s-heeh TOTALLY ridit\9 me. \:\e-rb\c:l.s----±~e.---SCl~e.---comic.-hooks-.1. rec1d d-r.ih ..... -_-

:t-k-scUll~d---Af
Mom Sf4ys

:r shoulJ_1,

SOdc1 drink,

you
II

nc1me 't,-±o'------Jbe-....... ......

"fI,d::tere4,

bu..t

kohe~th-Y'o-u.~-it.5:-t-o:h:\.lly_-c-reefthe-tQe---OtJf.--

A-c.ouylt--df4Y-S--d.,9o.}r Jid~Qt\-e)(f-erimeht-+.o-s
just -how tc1r Rowley woulJ -fP.
~-71

rolled'~bd-Jle~iiectR~tJd.t\bi-

4rOOhd~~L4nd-Wt-bt~scbodLi-b~*--'Wd;r-'_.su,~MuSb~ ~el(_~ Rowley ~~--t4-schoaL weQr.:i~r -tbe:. S"mt. e.~"'(:t+hin.9. . -

Ahct-±b~~QW-

Le.ndeJ-l!f'-

ih

V;r..e.Pr:llncif4L~
.,..,.__ --

&o~~,olfic.e__fo,::_the

--SewJ!___:_:1:if.U-in-d.-\\te,,,,,,,,

TI~UGS OUTSIDE MtY'

Mond, -, :t =t"'all~t..+ t Wd,Sto~"tI.r

7'2.

ih

the,___cleca, t.o:cJb·

-.

Inv;rS;ble.£ttif'~S .thi~.~f~y""1_wli$-Lw~l'\~:.-

Wbe:h Mom 11!estioned

eMeh-kqow

tt.eJ.

:[

-told her

r ,Jid~~t

hClt~!.~;S_Jd.,J

:was td.lki'h5d~ovt:~-

~ehMQf\"\I'TKlr:c."'eJ

FTie.-

hecu:

W~d;+

.hlE. h~& to

srJ.y.-

U'f +0 'Row~,e;_ls house.

-

-to--

-----_-----

kkily..,~s:-.prefd.r:eJ-f.or:

:tt.is-'k;nd-.ot ::t~ib",

~rAJ!~6~iUeJ--EowJ'ey~.p,--wh~~-to-JJl'_il.we.....mr-~otdlu,steJ_1 A.nd_j_b(d:-~f-,we- to::th-jUS'-I-'_ --

~ced

.Lver:yth1lna, wid,_ ~LQK

!vI: the

Sf!tQhd

Me

0- ..

Wcle~4skihSJ~,owje.y _

,uestiD~s~J' -he

,~roke4owh.

So !lIter- DIJ!f" .v.j5iti" to Rc:r~!,.tl~rls.hausl!J Mo" d,.:-ove. tne.-oVer -to Chif"Q,eJ$ to ",?ol0,9iz.e. And ICot .J"!leitll 14U-}-TIdAT W'QSbt 11 whale 10+ .ol./uho-

Mr..-G.u.ft.Q~jJh:tc....S~~.too~ip\fress4d~-"iah-i~t ~d.fGI~~y,,~bud~e-;t-o~-Chiro.e ;w",s 4c..+,UQlly. fr"etty tool QDout ;t,-----~---~---~

"fDlo8~Z.t:d/'Chir~a ih'laed Aeihside-t-o~I.r a~l"4U..!,~ihkhe 'Wi\S so. retieve& to 'Vi4to

fit\Qlly
hCWIt; Dhe

Attar'.

of t-is

d4SS~teS-

t.'I~ihS hlP! -t:o

~I!

"8"[h th1f.\t :hejust ,4ecide4 to toraive

,wbole-ihcl4 e.ttd· .. ----_1

tor the.

_--

--

ruasd Y
4

~eh

'+hQu:9h~Chin\s 'e±..~-o[ti-b,e-hook
MOI""~w~stJ.'~t 40he -With . ,re.t~

-Idst

~h:t
~-

t re~lly ihdltt'l44 ,4boUT +he joke, or :holw 1: :tre~teJ ChirQS"she- WQSjlll,sf ~d tbclt I 'LIED .bout ~t ..
W4$hJ

So t\orq ,ta'd-<meshe,~ILar4u~-f'L.{~,[_clJ-1~",[

j,i she-£d.tches,_J'~leJy{ns 't3clm· -----75

Ahd t~~±d~-

rny-S±e.f-J'~· _.

becQoSe_t1mnuot .9ohbtL.fo~thccLsbe.-stt.id

When ~+come.s-+o~ mrJCcewufs..J-J1om~htlS-cLtTlemorrIik.e-c1h--eI "htlt\'t.. e -

(FIRST

TIME: SIX YEARS

-AGO)

LQst

YeAr

Mol"!

CA~ht

~Jrit\~bJ-'Lf,,;d_th
house week ~e'-ore

fric.e tlJr it. Mom-mtl4e

Q
I

5ih,gertre44

tl

d.h4 she fot it Oh-tof of the-retri,stt::cd"-or. She---S4i4 hohoJ1-WtlS tllloweW-O-- Christmtls

+ol,lch-if-until 76 Christmas E.ve -clihner .. --_

:aut~ 'I~uldh~t
$~

1tlf'-;f'IlrseLf~- So e'Yery nisht,.,- :I:'d~

4hd,.

Jo.... llnn1lirs

fick off~.. 1.tfl&

fitt.e
G,

of ~hc.

aibaen,re4d -house.-::r
'PitGe e4c.htirne.so.

f-ntd

'+oo""r

telf

t-ihy

MOM

-wooldh'~hotite.

:ri'

rect.Uy :hcard to' Ii~t rttys~lffo OM ~,u"Jtof or one litfle;,crll"J, ~ .,hserLrud: -tdtth niSht ~ but 'I.-IIlQN,9,e4tO do _n d:nyw4y:"- -WJ~S

77

Wben~Mo"".~'Gl.!sed,me- "of__e¢hh8-AILthe:-Cilndy-I-"'L-

4e.ni1:J ft~1M! wish r: dust -fessed-ur~lCi._9ht- QWilY bec"u.s:e ,th,.t 'fjb~ll~b"c.kfired on-~ ..-

1-

Mo~m-~~ just- ~tI,~r:ed

"0 ·wcae,,- ~~relrd:t~:J-

at.~-~cQ':_*,e.J~1l¥wsf4~ ",~~bL'W4S-41WQr5~ ilookih.9,...for':"~1Ed4I- ~~rL-til:\ciJe~-t~ 'f!=etty-mL!(;h~dLme..Jnio~Q- I0C4J~l&bridy.~-~~-.-

'When-your child is being deceptive

Sus all -HejJle,
The weeks leading up to Christmas ,-mr~murce 'Of StresnOT1lcbiiJ

78

¥ouJ~hoWI

now th4t!.. ~hrbl-"bout

dedln

i!,,-l:1ot!l-j$t.'~-

e)c4,c.._-tly

s,ue:d.ky

'wh~lQ~f i

come.s -to 'b,ei~~

hottest blERSELF .. ~r:

Whe.b :(
WAS, Q

~~sbj+ ~hr:bSkib;9 ~-th .d-CdILto-the-ddlt;rl~_fjtt., .r:easoh-whr

'1

bJI ,4rJ s~e tavncl.ov+

every' hab±., ~She-fQkeL

A~-thd,_t td.U~b,

:I-stilLhMh "~r___j-ee*h~~r: +i!"leS "

~1"

f~i44y-. - ---~

w~t;--a~ ~~fhru.d4YS-QnJ 'I ,,!.Soert

l

~~

toJ1tl~~ebJ.OO% ",pJ_:hdieve-it' at hOt,.

its hO\t. _:t,hdtt-hQCd, ..-

ho~*- *he-w:t..o,e. .;.+1Illf!--

'1:_ftb~Se-

!h tlit-t

J;

H's, Kihd of tli~erQ,+ih.9t.t~ve,.ee.t.\,,,ih h

d" ..

CDuyle." O£'SiT,u.d. t.io:'hS, ",Ill readt:_"ih e.re ..:! ,.,WAS...tI,....10:+,..,,,"".., ~f:"e,,~Ohe.sf; . .:th~h".! .would.. have-,'een, ,Q" w.eek."I1~ ..
4

for:..e_hlfje~.... the.,ofh,e;c Jay-!.,hcid..

~~a.b,-!1$is ..~~o.d

.'o~\!er::StdlOt\-. ,

kt(Lb~ ... Sh""Wb,_Shr.U(L

..".,...."

80

p4rljfor

And t~;rlerJO;y" 'Rowlers

his

'{dl",;ly

ar~hdf(i,+her.

hlld " hjrth~Qy

MoSLf~e:o.fle.-d,on:..t---se~-to,_"'ff-r:eci~-fUSOh hOhest Q5-mP 5Ot-d:(l!~t-4Sk-tne-j!tow iGeor-se-vJlU~!nato~_e.vec ,90,+ to,--1e...::pce5ide:'at.. -

d.S:

~.." f "h~J .PTA) l'ho"", "ru1 : -tI\~

it>.fo'

it wdS-l1rs

Gillrrl4h Irom t.he. Ilookingtor Mo,.,,- "I-trieJ to hclhd her-the. 'fhone,,! ~I.!t .she- whisfered for P!!-

,to -te:ILMt$~ Gilt~b--±bdd'-she-:w"Sh~.:-ho.rtIL,;,-:!44u1J.l=!~___:!ejlLiLt1or.n~cls ~iQa 30~ itick-biL

Iylha of," WIJAI

+0
fu:e«k

w,~s aail!:!a

"'1 ~one:sty

i·

but

~hc~s

'r¥J~w.t~

~s:tn4k-4\'ex

sor.tlethih8 QS JlI~~Q.s,TL-IIS.

t;,O out Qhth.t. front -yor-:eb before ! SQid,._J!1 ~orJ-1~ .. GiIIAd.h .. Mr:5
MOrl

SQ 1:. ,rrd6"

Abel ,trcOf'ri ~. Mar.- ~scwe~ Wh&h ~e~bdck ~e m,~e ~sei 1. kind :of ~t the. tcel;n~shes not SOhN hold r'IfIt! to -th,~t'hone.ry -p1eda!t tthlPi:J're.
'!oel",
t1ond:"y
WCl5

CAreer

P'''1-'** school.1'\ley
uS

-hCLVlt

C".r:~e~ J24y £·:"1'-7_ ,yu~t4se.t ~hk'na dbout. ,QurlutllJre.

bds to

stA,d-

"'They brouaht
.il-h· I _·ese

lin 4

~unth

0+

ddllJlts who,

'I ·tf.J. • _l tIL. IL ,Qllff,e:rern' JOUS., 'f _ T'I!hf(. . fie, .J,..

tt IQ&(I, I$Tn4 . L . ~l

h,,,,,J ,ttl!
t. us

~Js will fihd oot d.h,out d job we tik.. 4h4 then w~ll knolw W~d+ we W'4ht to he 'When we. ~row Uf~'
!lIJt

lInd

wh,,'+ REAL~y hdlffdlS ~- t~4t you just

o~ 'which Johs
:t-O--f_:!J~e_ou+..

'En,3ineer
f«m!J11Ii'I'e Con~ of OIP""'"~ _.---..._

EisW"ica'

Wffl;e: f'\!cIRJ
,

fIui:eIlftl

...dI

,-"

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.....

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,~

Sl~··-·o.·-··'··-I

-._

After

,~t,

frese.htd:tiBhS" we h"dtDtlll out

these ,Ue:stiOtlMir-es. _lbe.-litst ,Ue:snOh -Wd,.s"",_~

"where 4e-you---see-y-OlJr-self:_Jh-';&eeh-y.ecu:"s?,_'~_UbO'W EXAC.U_" wb~cL't:lLbeeWibj'jfh~~rs:t

4n ".

'PoOLi--4-;-~~r- bSioh:J-UJlJb:ti"'3 ~y-DWl_y-But-rtlIl iheu.,,~enm~Jj''r!rj ~huLkesJo~T~\"l-

\lJdLrdhe~~~~n:L~ina~~Ob.a-~:it·

~~4f

-tbey
danl

se.i-these Jor:mL-Uf ~r- ~~thib5-' j,mtu~ knew der'ks w'hc, I~R, b.iIIIoNiru,,,

~'r::t1

SOl"le other kid,s we.re lihh4fVY wH'h 1-he ,job,s; , theye:ndeJ IU' wif'hl +00", 'But '+he. +edther'sQjd ~sholJldhJ+ ,tl1ke thes;e;, +hih,sS too seriot.!,s'iy '~U~ +ryteUit'\9 -fhdt -to t.dw,~rJ Mettlef. Ll1sf, ' , I L.II ,L Fr.1 1)t aot· II'S"'.llhtttl.1'ion. \wo,r~er'" oh It_ , JOIIiIlis ·C.b4rt~ ;tl.hd. the+e~ch'e!r:s-hCl,ve ~eeh trea,+i~'\9 hi'"

d~ffete.n+ eVer

Sihce.

85

Ne)t.t ye.o,f !.+~alle... ,to~_t:e.tne.rnte.r. ::to -sit bert

-*4-

"Rowley 4bd -cof-Y ~hiS cl;o-LtcOcm

so~_Q£.±b4.-tQdiob

Sb LCdh_Se.f....JitL-OQ-

Me... 4nJ-Rockic.k- ...were~+-si#t~

-Qr,u~tu:L±he-

h.oU5!. :ted-cay

.se -Mo'~-5en.*-us o.ver ,to Grdmf:!nd,.s-:3-0 n~ke. ~er Ie-doves:.

J

Mo~aid

,s.he:d 'P,0,1 us

$100

ih MOM

Bllu~ks.-J.Qt':-·· -

~b-h.tl-w'r.- i.lled~,-PIU~r-Gr~-sdiJ--s~~d-&w.e-IJS:
1od:-~~IKOk\t~ -4f:-ttr--w,~-fi~is~eJ,_---

J:eo.1iy -dicl,b~leelJ;ke,..;w,otiibt:r on 4...5iL-torJ"y itfJt '!needeJ the tE1£h B.u'id'e$", Gr~rnM-m4kespedllr ·dowesor.e.hoi choc.oI41:e ... So w,e, ~Iot some r"b:s E1t.\d 'PIQstic. ('''S$, tr..o,rqo(;l.r~"r";ge ~nJ

beClde.d
86

,dow~"\.to

Gr:QMtr!4~S

hovse.

~1:ODk one-sideof

the-Ydord -hd RoJrkk

I'

. tbe-o-thet',o Bvt

t-eb!.rtU):\.t';'-e:5ihfD

~e jo;b,.

:toDk

J1

Ldn"c;k,__ (,d,f"!)eove:rdlh4 'fold

I"\e.!-

wd!S_J.oi~-

~'1':thin~,4'lLwrona~

m-e«ch,

Bo.-dr,;ok_. __~ __d_-.r i

IbQS
1

diM ib~+ :t dust ~ed ~!. -if

til.

W~$ yutt._ '._

~Ih_~_. ':'AV:t_-

00 .~.

.:to the... botto,"", LcclI;,tld, ,get doh!.

'ee-doser 10* ,uicker ..

hy t~v_

:es_ .•.

-_-

87

b-hd ot ,~d.vic,e. you're. SUPPOSED- ,to st.+f(o~, 'leur- older bro+her ..

See:, hoW

,-thiS- is the

Aft.ec Kodrlck.ellb,

showe

~e.

+hrD,~h t..aasJike.-hObOdy.5--bsihe.&S--,_!:n-14Lfc,r----WL
ouf.
in

:t:b~t~r:ld~'"1 wm±-, _ _ewe-

bd:~.f d_b -bou,r__-_~~~~~-

bri;,mMO- diJtl.'j. s,een'l--too-h~PcfY ~hout fQr~~t"l.9'oVer fbe -hod- I~hoool"':t_:e_when___we_ ,,"4me.j'nSide.. BiJ./t like

ibey-S'*t.l-,,-Jt1d.t.L"'- d,edlL

MGhd,,:

£ver. .,s;-~~-c.,.~hl)At~J----Rowte~dSbteb-Sf.ehJ~,
'IUht::h wi=tb~- ~honcb~ot'-s;~w1D---Si-+-4::t-c~e1:-tablt: -itt -~cd:kted.,___:L.9u~1:he.-.s,rouf-o:G. :t\;.e~is' like. -the fvtur&--hlurses 0-/ Ar.r.eriCA 0,1':..5oPte-thing.88

.:Do'n~ ~sk ~ WblAT

'They just

-t"~ytalk

cahovt-oVer there..

whisfer d,hda,isal.eJrkt.-d-huhCh

Jof --

.fiT:S7=5uders

'~.-"'.

~II

9:

All

CQ.b

ld.-y-is.,-

:tb.er

b~+ter hoi be. ulkih:3

_

4~~~.~

You ~ber-how

who. k.hOWS·._4J,out

1. itid 'Rodrio~

is -ibe-dbIYOhe._

+h4t recaUy e"'OQrrcls5ib8~t~;h8~

-t~cl+ h4fvene4

to t"Ie-(iV,e.r fhe. sUI'9lme;r?

v.Je:U-,--

'&ow'e! khO'roiS the SECON'D PlQste,.,.~"rrd.ssjt1s:th'il't}--th~-t ever h4\'fLheci +0 t'le, "h~ 1: cedltyIJQh.-:~:__tu~e4--h;~~itr\9 ~i~ bad,

l.If~.
i~bjS~.

B4Ck-ih-~.f-±"'---antJ~ ho.~ 4- f~+

wher:e_wt-hQJ~~-g_t;\_ski:t·>---ih-1t:oh+

ol t,be--d",SS-,,-

~hd My

f4,rther

Wds-'Row'ey"

\4.

h~J tod -th

whole. -ska-

4'sk.ed .~

w~ -. ~4ul,J

Sf~hisb Kowlecy-dD.-'f.oc._El rlh~~. -r1t\L

"b

'! s~J~r4_.5.ttltJ....Qh-~1~Jb
BJ!d-wt,e'rll

o¥e:r.:

!~J-"1reo.r· ,end

I-:tr:ied tD-do rl .h·tQ.drlidJbd.J!

'we:ht r'isht

:tiffed
ihe
'W411,.

throosh

WelL--the.-scbool be~-~o~~-

-t~f}"'--tt.~hfll~~

for ±he.-r:ut at.Pl1

b~· ~
WdS

'tmLJ~demetd'4~~

IOh-'~isfl4F-~sGanZ41esLr:ooll\.~

Alld it l?owh~'Y·s5f!~c!inS +h"t rlMf f.\IlOub4t be.lie:v,e f'le 1. 8,Oh'nll ielL tbe who'le-worid 'Who ctfe
i "..

i~ C~eese.

~d,_LUclliu;J !ha;; ~f

Wdb&teclto-~w

~wbd"!

8awler:_f.\bcL~~ds iiQ._tAlIc1~lltJUnc.~",~ !III ~\{e tD~S~ru~ DI~B.Y_. I'll bet....b

wcai~.9- down A'll ,£ori's .of jui~yaassj~ ih t~Qt-iht't'\9"

:Th~~~JePI~is#

~~Ie:r~, dicuy ,i~LOCK£O .. So evet\

i~~.dh.I.l~_it.

J: :'41\t,' hQve,dhY, WdJ~ to ~.~~ ..Btd-±ben~~.9ht ol-SOmethib.9.' AIIL ! ~At.liGl.---do w,"-~uy-+-be-s"~)tfWtJ'~Lh4Si

4bUbeQ :I:~~-hrWlW.- '

5

--

the- ~(u;+ one ol"'ithe s"e1t.., I-d..,s-+-~o.fe blJyihS

~. ,thinS
WaS

:r weht

to the ~ooks--tor:e-tohi~bt sat _QbJ~

.worth rtt LerAusr. J:_~,~- :to-C"Sh

,I

,,~t\lf ol~"l'...Mo!'t~jJck i'CLf4-1 .,0'. a§--Ahd~' t!m{t~-ti,inLDAJ-~& too-1'hoUe, wah ~t.:-

~m!.o"

Sweet SeCf&t D;Q~-~th,~----

11...,r~Ji

dlCCidetl±clUy- je&~his ~Ji,u:r_o~ -the the .:CDcas..t.......wtU-dec1r:"i- !_J;is:e4-

AAu •.. £4 ,,"oJ..,.,

rys

:r

SoIW

±b..t '&owl"y
bebch~So when
heW oh

key 4j4Cfl1bcLsu~hOUeb;,- it _:wor.kr.d ..,---~~

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tie$-f

:LJ1i-f;ped-hrou;9~ tb~ t

f~I~Jt&r- f4ejLLlf :t-*'iy,"~-"ee.. ~-

A!-t.e:r:..steins wh!t1 5 .,9,OihS, ,ola in 15owleli!i he."J~i'IJ",_k'i"d_o{ sW,1r+lht} _+0 'Wonder why I~nI e.veh
J

'frie~d5~wi+.h bi~ ir-. -the lint ylQce. S~tU:(d4r 1bih8$ ,~t~_QI"l ~

hd;~e..~eeb

reC*llr ~ood" for: -"Q~Ou.t,-iL

week- l?a4-t:id~-----b"stbe-Jlu~1 SQ he.. &Oe5h~~~QY~th-!t-_-tebert;1-to~~iher.'-I'jle;~A,bd..-M~"'"'t\1~I1S~be,en Q'+ Gnt.","~S" so I\'e ;h.doJ iheTV ,,11 ::t.o' mysetioc
J

V e5ter.dd.Y t_j1ot-!ul:t-'!d_J)JlJ,---~J.!!-4ch,,!r::eAt.-ol

-sur:rr-ise..---

~~~;:.~4~~~j-::!-Af~e. bCI!Jse~

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