Middle-schooler Greg Heffley is about to find out in “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days,” the serviceable third installment in the franchise adapted from Jeff Kinney’s bestselling books.

Kinney was an executive producer on the movie and is touring the country promoting the movie and his new book, "The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary: How Greg Heffley Went Hollywood" (Amulet books, $14.95).

I keep thinking that that was where Greg Heffley was born." As for the parents who complain that his books are too snarky, Kinney says, "My books are harmless and fun, and they get kids to read.

Compared to the traditional protagonists of summer movies, Greg Heffley really doesn’t measure up. He’s a skinny little thing, is no pillar of rectitude and doesn’t have much in the way of ...

In No Brainer, book 18 of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series from #1 international bestselling author Jeff Kinney, it's up to Greg to save his crumbling school before it's shuttered for good. Up ...

In Greg Heffley's pre-teen diary, even the most mundane details — often told in his deadpan voice — can be uproarious. Heffley is the main character in the wildly successful book series Diary ...

It’s been three years since Greg Heffley self-consciously entered middle school in “Diary of a Wimpy Kid,” with misguided attempts to fit in among the “gorillas who need to shave twice a ...

Rob McEwanGreg (Zachary Gordon, third from right) and Rowley (Robert Capron), stand out (or down) from the rest of the singlet-clad wrestling team.Greg Heffley is so small that girls in pigtails ...