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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (Book 9) characters

By Jeff Kinney

Every entry below is hidden until you open it, and each names the chapter the character first appears in.

Greg Heffley (Protagonist)

Appears from the start

The narrator, packed into the family van for a summer road trip he never asked for. His journal records every wrong turn, bad stop, and fresh disaster along the way.

Susan Heffley (Supporting)

Appears from the start

Greg's mother, the architect of the road trip, who insists on a spontaneous, screen-free journey full of wholesome family activities and holds to the dream long after the trip has gone sideways.

Frank Heffley (Supporting)

Appears from the start

Greg's father, who does the driving and absorbs most of the trip's mechanical and logistical punishment.

Rodrick Heffley (Supporting)

Appears from the start

Greg's teenage older brother, crammed into the van with everyone else and no happier about it than Greg is.

Manny Heffley (Minor)

Appears from the start

Greg's toddler brother, whose souvenir from a county fair stop - a live pig - joins the family for the rest of the trip.

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