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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel is a 2012 bestselling children's novel and the seventh book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, written by American author Jeff Kinney.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/WALL-STREET-JOURNAL-BEST-SELLERS-4060144.php )〕 Kinney announced the book in March 2012, with ''The Third Wheel''s cover being revealed in May 2012.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/52180-cover-reveal-diary-of-a-wimpy-kid-the-third-wheel.html )〕 The book was released on November 13, 2012.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Whats-on-leisure/Family/Diary-of-a-Wimpy-Kid-author-Jeff-Kinney-19112012.htm )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.slj.com/2012/11/books-media/authors-illustrators/wimpy-kid-author-jeff-kinney-talks-about-his-inspirations-the-road-to-fame-and-the-quest-for-the-perfect-shade-of-brown/#_ )〕 ==Plot== The book starts with Greg talking about what his life was like before he was born. He describes life in his mother's womb, where she attempts to make him smarter by playing classical music and reading him books. After being forced to hear his mother's gross secrets and having to deal with listening to his parents smooching, Greg decides to get out of there and is born three weeks early. In his toddler years, his family originally lived in a small apartment, and he had to sleep in the top dresser drawer. He also writes that he estimates 90% of his own stuff are hand-me-downs from Rodrick, as his parents are (presumably) too poor or cheap. Later on, the family moves to a different house, where Greg and Rodrick have more space. Susan attempts to get Greg smarter by watching educational videos, but fails once again because Greg keeps stashing the remote batteries in his diaper. Then Greg explains his experience having a new baby brother (Manny). He writes about how every baby has a black stub where their umbilical cord was cut and how it falls off, but Manny's stub was never recovered. In preschool, Greg realizes his classmates are way ahead of him and that he can't catch up, so he tries to slow them down by feeding them bad information. The teacher informs Susan of what he's doing, and Susan believe Greg is not challenged enough, and moves him to kindergarten. It does not work out well, causing Greg to hide under the teacher's desk all day until he is taken back to Preschool. Then Greg explains some of the parenting methods his mother has tried on Manny and how Manny has been affected by those methods, which are very different from what Greg's mother did with him, causing Manny to be like a spoiled brat and make up Imaginary Friends: The ones Greg remembers are Joey, Petey, Danny, Charles Tribble, The Other Charles Tribble, Tiny Jim and Johnny Cheddar. Meanwhile, back in present day, Uncle Gary moves into Greg's house. He explains he got a great deal from T-Shirt shop owner in Boston to take over his business, but the shirts had a misspelt word on them, ("Botson" instead of "Boston") making them worthless. By the time Gary realized this, the man who sold them was already gone. In school, Eugene Ellis is elected School president after promising to fix the cheap Toilet Paper in the student's bathrooms. Because of cost concerns, the teachers decide to allow students to bring in only 5 squares at a time. After students start sneaking in more than what they're allowed too, the teachers decide to hold a fundraiser for the school. Some of the students first propose a Motorcross/Wrestling event, but the school quickly changes it to a Valentine's Day Dance. Rowley is elected Social Chairperson, getting him on the Dance Committee for the Valentine's Day Dance. Greg tells Rowley to find him a date, but fails many times, such as leaving prank messages on another girl's phone line, failing a dissection unit, and even messing up a babysitting job. Eventually Rowley tells Greg about a girl called Abigail Brown, who is alone after her boyfriend, Michael Sampson, had a family obligation. Greg asks Rowley to ask Abigail to go with them as a group of friends; she agrees. Greg's idea is to use Rowley to get him a girlfriend, so he can go on a date with her. At the dance, their night is ruined when senior citizens overrun their dance, claiming they reserved the dance area first, but they compromise things that ruin the theme, such as lights, no more music and a partition severing half the gym. Michael Sampson even arrives with Cherie Bellanger. Michael was supposed to go with Abigail, and he may have lied, and both Abigail and Sampson probably did not expect the other to be at the dance. Finally, while dancing with Abigail, Greg spots what looks like chicken pox marks on her face. It only turns out she had pimples when she was crying over Michael, but Greg panics, leaving Abigail crying and Rowley comforting her. The book ends with Uncle Gary winning $40,000 and paying Dad with the money, and moves out of the house. Rowley and Abigail are dating, and Greg gets the chicken pox. Greg is finally able to take baths and be by himself in the bathroom, but he now starts to think if he is really alone, when a fresh towel near the tub disappears. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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