greg heffley has always been in a hurry to grow up but is getting older really all its cracked up to begreg suddenly finds himself dealing with the pressures of boygirl parties increased responsibilities and even the awkward changes that come with getting olderall without his best friend rowley at his side can greg make it through on his own or will he have to face the ugly truth an alternate cover edition of this isbn can be found hereto the forest on the shore of the kingdom of the isles the orphan pug came to study with the master magician kulgan his courage won him a place at court and the heart of a lovely princess but he was ill at ease with normal wizardry yet his strange magic may save two worlds from dark beings who opened spacetime to renew the ageold battle between order and chaos