Diper Överlöde

Greg Heffley wants fame, or at least a spot close enough to it that some of it rubs off. His chance comes when his older brother Rodrick's heavy metal band, Löded Diper, goes looking for a way to the top. Greg signs on.

The band tries out costumes and photo shoots, enters a contest at a car dealership, and pushes itself on social media. It also records a song at a downtown studio. Each scheme teaches Greg something about how rock stardom is really built.

The climb has setbacks. A club gig goes badly, and the band walks away without being paid. The members argue over which direction the band should take, and the story of a rival act circles back when the Battle of the Bands arrives.

This is the 17th book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. It is told as Greg's diary, written and illustrated by Jeff Kinney, with hundreds of black-and-white cartoons carrying the jokes. The tone is comic throughout, and the book is aimed at readers aged 8 to 12.