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The Third Wheel puts Greg Heffley at the centre of a Valentine's Day scramble: find a date or be left out. His best friend Rowley faces the same problem, but an unexpected twist lands Greg a partner and leaves Rowley stranded instead. It's a story about how occasion-pressure reshuffles even the tightest friendships, and how luck and timing matter more than anyone wants to admit.

About The Third Wheel

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel is a 2012 children's novel and the seventh book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, written by American author Jeff Kinney. Kinney announced the book in March 2012, with The Third Wheel's cover revealed in May 2012. The book was released on November 13, 2012.

From the Wikipedia article Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid:_The_Third_Wheel, available under CC BY-SA.

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What should I read after Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel?

If you enjoyed Greg's Valentine's Day chaos, Flipped captures the same awkward middle-school romance energy — told from both sides of a years-long crush — while He Loves Me Not follows a girl equally unlucky in love.

Are there any movies like Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel?

Flipped (2010) is the closest match — a sweet, funny look at young love from two competing perspectives — while The Swap mixes middle-school social anxiety with a body-swap twist.

What TV shows capture the same awkward romance vibe as The Third Wheel?

Foursome and The Third Charm both center on messy, will-they-won't-they dynamics, with Foursome leaning into the high-school social hierarchy comedy that Greg Heffley fans tend to enjoy.

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