Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel (Book 7) characters

Appears from the start

The narrator, who opens this volume with tales of his life before and just after he was born, then spends the rest of it hunting for a date to the school's Valentine's dance - and ends up exactly where the title says.

Appears from the start

Greg's best friend, whose own fortunes at the Valentine's dance rise exactly as Greg's fall.

Appears from the start

Greg's teenage older brother, a background irritant in this volume.

Appears from the start

Greg's indulged toddler brother.

Appears from the start

Greg's father, whose patience is tested by a relative moving into the house.

Appears from the start

Greg's mother, hospitable as ever when family needs a place to stay.

Appears from the start

Greg's uncle, between jobs and between marriages, who moves in with the Heffleys and beds down in the basement while chasing his latest get-rich scheme.

First appears in chapter 2

A girl in Greg's year who needs a new escort to the Valentine's dance when her original date pulls out. Greg and Rowley take her together - an arrangement that works out much better for Rowley than for Greg.