in this book the mane character is called Greg who finish the year of school and goes to a little country club and to the sea side with his best friends family (he is called rowley). when they go down to the sea side there is a pier what has lots of rides on it like Brighton. when they get down to the coast rowleys mum and dad let them go down to the pier to go on the rides and they have 1 hour but they spend 2 hours on the rides and rowleys parents are disappointed with him and rowley ends up not speaking to Greg for the rest of the day.after they d to the sea side rowleys family and Greg went to a country club to go and to hangout with the girl that he fancies so he try’s to get into her good books by getting his brother to play at a girl that he fancies her and he totally makes a mess at her party.