<Tr> <Th> Followed by </Th> <Td> The Ugly Truth </Td> </Tr> <P> Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days is a novel written by American author and cartoonist Jeff Kinney, and is the fourth book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series . It was released on October 12, 2009 in the USA and October 13, 2009, in Canada . The film, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days, released on August 3, 2012, was based on the book and its predecessor, The Last Straw . </P> <P> The book starts with Greg Heffley describing how he is more of an "indoor person", and how he will spend his summer vacation playing video games; unfortunately, his mother stops him, saying that he has better things to do . Money is tight this year and Greg can't go to the beach . Greg and his friend Rowley go to Rowley's country club after school closes for the summer, but after a few weeks, Greg is not invited to return because he complains about even the smallest things, much to his disappointment . Greg doesn't want to go to the town pool with his mother and little brother because of the shower area he has to walk through to get to the pool . </P> <P> When Rowley and his father arrive at the Heffley residence, informing Greg's father that Greg and Rowley racked up a bill for $83 worth of fruit smoothies at the country club . Both boys decline to pay, saying they were unaware they would be charged and it would be unfair to do so, but Greg's mother Susan and Rowley's father disagree . Greg and Rowley decide to start a lawn care service called the "V.I.P. Lawn Care Service". Unfortunately, the job is a fiasco since the boys have never used anything near to a lawn mower before . He wants to reopen as the V.I.P. Snow Removal . </P>

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