Rodrick Rules

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series

Author: Jeff Kinney

Book 2 in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series

Pages: 224

Published: 2008

Age: 8+

Secrets have a way of getting out, especially when a diary is involved.

Whatever you do, don’t ask Greg Heffley how he spent his summer vacation, because he definitely doesn’t want to talk about it. As Greg enters the new school year, he’s eager to put the past three months behind him . . . and one event in particular. Unfortunately for Greg, his older brother, Rodrick, knows all about the incident Greg wants to keep under wraps. But secrets have a way of getting out... especially when a diary is involved. ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules’ chronicles Greg’s attempts to navigate the hazards of middle school, impress the girls, steer clear of the school talent show, and most important, keep his secret safe.

About the Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series

Books in series order

  1. 1.Diary of a Wimpy Kid(2007)
  2. 2.Rodrick Rules(2008)
  3. 3.The Last Straw(2009)
  4. 4.Dog Days(2009)
  5. 5.The Ugly Truth(2010)
  6. 6.Cabin Fever(2011)
  7. 7.The Third Wheel(2012)
  8. 8.Hard Luck(2013)
  9. 9.Long Haul(2014)
  10. 10.Old School(2015)
  11. 11.Double Down(2016)
  12. 12.The Getaway(2017)
  13. 13.Meltdown(2018)
  14. 14.Wrecking Ball(2019)
  15. 15.The Deep End(2020)
  16. 16.Big Shot(2021)
  17. 17.Diper Överlöde(2022)
  18. 18.No Brainer(2023)
  19. 19.Hot Mess(2024)
  20. 20.Partypooper(2025)
  21. +The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book(2011)
  22. +The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary: How Greg Heffley Went Hollywood(2010)

Reading age: 8+ years

This series should be read in order.

Written in journal style and filled with hand written notes and simple drawings, this hilarious series chronicles the daily disasters of a less-than-average wimpy kid. It's a new school year, and wise-cracking pre-teen Greg Heffley finds himself thrust into middle school, where undersized weaklings share the hallways with kids who are taller, meaner, and already shaving. The hazards of growing up before you're ready are uniquely revealed through a montage of words and drawings as Greg records them in his diary. Author/illustrator Jeff Kinney recalls the growing pains of school life and introduces a new kind of hero who epitomises the challenges of being a kid. As Greg says in his diary, “Just don't expect me to be all 'Dear Diary' this and 'Dear Diary' that.” Luckily for us, what Greg Heffley says he won't do and what he actually does are often two very different things.