Whatever you do, don`t ask Greg about his summer vacation because he definitely doesn`t want to talk about it . . . It`s a brand-new year and a brand-new journal and Greg is keen to put the humiliating (and secret!) events of last summer firmly behind him. But someone knows everything - someone whose job it is to most definitely not keep anything embarrassing of Greg`s private - his big brother, Rodrick. How can Greg make it through this new school year with his not-quite-cool reputation intact?