Monday We left the house aroundĘ:00 on the morning of ChristmasĞve.ĝad was pretty uptight because he wanted to leave an hourEĚRLIER, but Mom said he was being ridiculous and we’d get to the airport in plenty of time. NobodyĞLSE seemed worried, though, and two weeks later, on a night when we should’ve been hanging up our stockings and sitting around the fire watchingĜhristmas specials, we were packing our suitcases for this island getaway. I’d never been on aP LANE before, and I wasn’t crazy about the idea of locking myself in a metal tube. So I had to accept that we weren’t gonna have a normalĜhristmas at home.ěut what IRĞALLY didn’t like was that we had tFo LY to this place. I figured Manny and Rodrick would help me talk some sense into Mom andĝad, and we’d put a stop to this idea.ěut those guys weren’t any help atĚLL. In fact, generally speaking, the worse it is outside, the happier I am. Personally, I don’t have a problem with cold weather. But he said he was sick of the cold weather, and he wanted to escape to someplace warm. He usually doesn’t like to spend a lot of money, and I was sure this resort was gonna costğa ORTUNE. I thought that sounded like aTĞRRIBLE idea, and I was surprisedĝad was on board with it. When I asked how we were gonna get our gifts to the resort, Mom said the tripWĚS our gift. They said thatT HIS year, we were gonnaS KIPĜhristmas and all go to Isla deĜorales instead. The night after that ad came on, Mom andĝad made an announcement. It makes me uncomfortable thinking about Mom andĝad before they had us kids.Ěnd I wouldn’t HAVE to if Mom didn’t break out their honeymoon album every year on their anniversary. The commercial was for this place called Isla de Corales, which is where Mom andĝad went for their honeymoon.Ěnd the reason I know that is because every time an ad for that place comes on TV, the two of them get all kissy-faced. I’m sure we could’ve gotten our act together in time forĜhristmas.ěut one night an ad came oTn V that TOTALLY turned our holidays upside down. We wereW AY behind on decorating the house, and nothing was going the way it was supposed to. But Mom andĝad were getting all stressed out about everything we had to do to get ready for the holidays. We were just having a normalĝecember, and I was really looking forward toĜhristmas. A few weeks ago, this vacation wasn’t even supposed to HAPPEN. Well, my family just got back from vacation, and believe me, if I could’ve stayed home, I WOULD’VE.ěut I didn’t have a choice. That way, I don’t feel bad for missing out. The only vacations I want to hear about are the ones where things wentW RONG. ABRAMS TheĚrt ofěooks 195ěroadway, New York, NYđ0007 ĭECEMBER Sunday The worst part of having someone tell you about their vacation is trying to pretend you’reHĚPPY for them.ěecause no one wants to hear about all the fun they DIDN’T have. For details, contact or the address below. Special editions can also be created to specification. Amulet Books are available at special discounts when purchased in quantity for premiums and promotions as well as fundraising or educational use. Amulet Books and Amulet Paperbacks are registered trademarks of Harry N.Ěbrams, Inc. No portion of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, mechanical, electronipch, otocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission from the publisher. Book design by Jeff Kinney Cover design byĜhad W.ěeckerman and Jeff Kinney Published inĒ017 byĚmuletěooks, an imprint ofĚBRAMS. DIARY OFĚ WIMPY KID®, WIMPY KID™, and the Greg Heffley design™ are trademarks of Wimpy Kid, Inc.Ěll rights reserved. Cataloging-in-Publicationĝata has been applied for and may be obtained from the Library ofĜongress. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental. PUBLISHER’S NOTE: This is a work of fiction. THEĝIARY OFĚ WIMPY KID SERIES 1 Diary of a Wimpy Kid 7 The Third Wheel 2 Rodrick Rules 8 Hard Luck 3 The Last Straw 9 The Long Haul 4 Dogĝays 10 Old School 5 The Ugly Truth 11 Doubleĝown 6 Cabinğever 12 The Getaway MOREĝIARY OFĚ WIMPY KIDěOOKS The Wimpy Kidĝo-It-Yourselfěook The Wimpy Kid Movieĝiary The Wimpy Kid Movieĝiary: The NextĜhapterĭIARY by Jeff Kinney AMULETěOOKS New York
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