Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth (Book 5) characters

Appears from the start

The narrator, facing this school year without his best friend after a falling-out. Between hunting for a replacement friend, coping with new responsibilities at home, and squirming through the school's lessons on adolescence, he spends the book running up against the awkward business of growing up.

Appears from the start

Greg's estranged best friend. The two are not speaking when the book opens, and their separation hangs over everything Greg does until a family wedding finally throws them back together.

Appears from the start

Greg's teenage older brother, as ready as ever to make Greg's life harder at home.

Appears from the start

Greg's indulged toddler brother.

Appears from the start

Greg's father, adjusting along with the rest of the family when the household routine is shaken up.

Appears from the start

Greg's mother, who goes back to school herself this year, leaving the men of the house to pick up the chores and cooking she normally handles.

First appears in chapter 2

One of Greg's uncles, a serial groom whose latest engagement gives the family a wedding to prepare for. The event ends up mattering more to Greg than the marriage itself.