Young Adult Revisited

Greg is still recovering from the problems he encountered in the last book. All of his friends are now in a different class and he is stuck with Mr. Saur, a gruff teacher the kids nickname Sourball. The teacher makes everyone give a speech in front of the class about a true story, which counts for half of their overall grade for the semester. Greg tells the story of the evil camera, which pisses off Mr. Saur. Saur claims that the story was a figment of his imagination and gives him a failing grade. Greg begs for a second chance because if he gets good grades, his parents will let him visit his cousins near Yosemite for the summer. The teacher agrees to give him another shot, but only if he brings in the camera. Shari begs him to leave it alone because she doesn’t want to relive the events of the last book. Greg sneaks out anyway and goes back to the old house, but discovers that someone tore it down. He meets Jon, who tells him that his dad bought the old house and threw away every