"Greg Heffley is headed for big things, but first he has to survive the scariest, most humiliating experience of any kid's life, middle school! That won't be easy, considering he's surrounded by hairy-freckled morons, wedgie-loving bullies and a moldy slice of cheese with nuclear cooties!"--Container.

Max, a seventh grader, is mercilessly picked on by his school's bullies and by his principal. When his parents inform Max that they're moving at the end of the week, he takes the opportunity to exact several forms of creative revenge on his many tormentors. When it subsequently turns out that the Keebles aren't leaving town after all, little Max is left to the mercy of those he's just humiliated.

Rebounding from his father's accidental death, 12-year-old Josh Framm moves with his family to the small town of Fernfield, Washington. Being the new kid in town, Josh has no friends and is too shy to try out for the school basketball team. Instead he practices alone on an abandoned court. There, he befriends a runaway golden retriever named Buddy. Josh is amazed when he realizes that Buddy loves to play basketball and is good at it. Josh eventually...

Luke and his best friends A.J. and Riley are enjoying the last day of summer before they start middle school. They camp out and prepare for the live debut of their band "Steel Monkey" at the town fair, Luke wishes that the last day of summer would never end and his wish comed true. Now Luke gets to experience the highs and lows of the last day of summer, over and over again. He has to decide who he wants to be and how he can make his never-ending...