Double Down

Greg Heffley is a kid that everyone can relate to – he can play video games all day long and his mom has to force him to go outside. The author brilliantly recalls the trials and tribulations of middle school life to comic effect – what will Greg get up to next? The pressure's really piling up on Greg. His mom thinks video games are turning his brain to mush, so she wants her son to put down the controller and explore his creative side. As if that's not scary enough, Halloween's just around the corner, and the frights are coming at Greg from every angle. When Greg discovers a bag of gummy worms, it sparks an idea. Can he get his mom off his back by making a movie? And will he become rich and famous in the process? Or will doubling down on this plan just double Greg's troubles?