Rowley Jefferson's karate friends are group of kids, the oldest of whom is no more than six, who take karate lessons with Rowley Jefferson. They appear in The Last Straw and the online book.
The group is apparently very close to Rowley, being invited to his birthday party when it is held at the mall. They and Rowley have a sleepover which Greg attends, so they can sneak away and to crash another sleepover Holly Hills is having on the same street, though the kids are more interested in Sesame Street than they are in girls while also mentioning that Rowley and the kids were wearing their karate gear while Greg was just wearing a t-shirt and jeans. They spend the night playing party games while Greg has no interest in playing and hides in a bookshelf, and eventually, he excuses himself upstairs when someone suggests that they play "Who Licked Me?" The other kids come up as he is trying to sleep and have a pillow fight and kick one person onto Greg until the kid’s mom comes upstairs and tell them that it was time to go to sleep, though they continue to talk amongst themselves afterwards. At one point, they attempt the "hand in a bowl of warm water" trick on Greg, causing him to leave and spend the rest of the night in the basement.
Appearances[]
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid (online)
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw (2023 film)