Rodrick Rules (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #2): Volume 2 Hardcover – Import, 28 Feb. 2008

When I finished the first Wimpy Kid book I showed it to my daughter. She feigned non interest so I left it lying around and within 2 days she had read it through and was begging for more. Then we had a school book fair and she not only picked up the next two books, but she convinced loads of friends to try it too. The original copy is now on its way around the class on loan to various friends, and I just managed to read this one after she had finished it and before she lent that one out too!So without a doubt this book is popular with its intended audience. It states 9+ on the back of the book, although my daughter is 8. There is no maximum age for this book though, because it is hilarious and works on so many levels.Adults will read this book and be transported back to their school days. Greg, the diary writer (or journal writer as he would prefer it to be called) is very much a typical 12 year old boy. The genius of this book is how the author captures that so perfectly and succinctly. Like any 12 year old boy, he does not waste words in his diary on feelings and touchy feely stuff. He writes as he thinks, and then draws pictures - and these are hilarious.I found myself literallly laughing out loud at this book (and few books have that effect on me). Anyone who has been a kid will identify with this flawed but lovable boy as he struggles against the victimisation at the hands of his older brother, and all the other curved balls life throws at him.A quick but excellent read. Well worth it. Also a good one to enthuse less confident readers.

Favourite type of book for granddaughter at present. Has read others in the series.

I have to give these books 5 stars as they have been the first set of books that my 9 year old wants to read without being prompted to do so. That alone is worthy of 5 stars.

This book is the sequel to Diary of a Wimpy Kid and continues Greg's journal entries about his life. This book centres on his relationship with older brother Rodrick and his band, his brothers blackmailing of Greg because of an "incident" in the summer. There are more tales of his interfering mother and his little brother Manny and his friendship with Rowley.This is a fun, easy going read and my son really likes these books. I think they have a wide age range appeal. The first book was given to my 11 year old daughter when she started secondary school under some scheme to give each 11 year old a free book. She quite enjoyed the book and read some of it to my 7 year old (who dislikes fiction and has just acquired good fluency in his reading). My son really loved the book (even though all the charcaters are in "middle school" in the US - I think that means early secondary?)and read the rest of it himself. I have now bought the rest of the series.The books have quite large print in a hand written font on printed lined paper and are liberally pepperred with line drawn cartoons of the characters with funny bubble enclosed quips. I think this layout of not being too dense and having the cartoons really makes for ease of reading and would appeal to children who are a bit put off by dense, small print, crowded chapter book/novels that can seem very daunting. They are also good when you just feel like having a light read, nothing to have to think about very deeply.I didn't think the books were particularly funny myself , really quite light observational humour- but I'm nearly 50 not 10 years old!

Our 8 years old granddaughter seems to need something to help her to focus when she reads. Most of the library books she has previously chosen do not seem to encourage her to do just that. However she was given the firs tin the series of these books and rather than being asked to read this time she herself is choosing to read. That has to be a good thing.So we bought her this as the second in the series, she was actually excited and so looked forward to reading it after she had finished reading the first one. So far she seems as enthused about this second book.I haven't got a clue on how ell these books are written, although she has read several pages to me, but if it encourages a desire to read books than it has more than served its purpose.

With all the devices that children prefer to be occupied with, phones, computers, etc., I bought my grandchild this book to read on holiday. She never usually wants to read a book unless she has to but, she enjoyed reading this book and so, I bought her another to try and help her to enjoy books and make reading an enjoyable habit. Whilst she keeps reading these Wimpey Kid books, I will keep buying them for her.

I liked that Greg got told offI didn’t like that Rodericks mum made a big fool of herselfBy Kayleigh

One of the many great books in the diary of a wimpy kid series that my 9 year old son loves to read.