Dog Days (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 4) Read online

  today, and it looks like the new “Li’l Cutie” is

  gonna be even worse than the original.

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  Daddy, can you make my

  hiccups hic-DOWN?

  I showed Dad, and he agreed with me.

  get a load

  of this!

  lemme

  see!

  That’s when I realized things are gonna be ok

  between the two of us. Me and Dad might not

  agree on everything, but at least we agree on

  the important stuff.

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  I guess some people would say that hating a comic

  is a pretty flimsy foundation for a relationship,

  but the truth is me and Dad hate lots of the

  same things.

  Me and Dad might not have one of those close

  father-son relationships, but that’s fine with

  me. I’ve learned that there is such a thing as

  too close.

  so, did you have

  a good summer?

  yeah!

  I realized vacation was pretty much over when

  Mom finished up with her photo album today. I

  flipped through it, and to be honest with you, I

  don’t think it was a very accurate record of our

  summer. But I guess the person who takes the

  pictures is the one who gets to tell the story.

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  “Best Summer Ever!”

  reading is fun

  The “Reading is Fun”

  gang says “no” to

  video games.

  now Gregory can’t

  stop reading!

  squirrel-boy

  found living in

  central park

  Gregory plays a

  game of hide ‘n’ seek

  with a summer pal.

  “Just what I

  wanted!”

  Three generations of

  Heffley men bond

  over brunch.

  Rodrick says, “Who

  needs the beach?”

  A magical Fourth

  of July.

  Splish, splash!

  Gregory has a flast

  at the pool.

  Oops! Mom gets in

  the picture.

  Gregory feels “cool”

  hanging out with

  a lifeguard pal.

  Best friends!