im ten, it was great, if u ask me ill go ahead and say it was funny violence like when greg drew that pic. of war cracked me up or when rodrick drew a picture that said"I will not push gregory." then it showed rodrick pushing greg and a shark at the bottam waiting (stick man form).
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
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Big dose of sibling rivalry in very funny sequel.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 8 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
This review of Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules was written by Terreece Clarke
Parents need to know this book has sibling rivalry, one wild party, and some scheming to cheat on tests and get out of chores. The great thing is, like most middle school kids, the characters get caught and are punished.
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Book Summary
Greg Heffley is just trying to put the summer and its events behind him. It would be a lot easier if his mean older brother Rodrick didn't know his darkest secret. All Greg has to do is keep Rodrick quiet and keep his journal out of Rodrick's hands and everything should be OK, well not OK, but tolerable.
Is It Any Good?
A worthy follow-up to the first book Diary of a Wimpy Kid, RODRICK RULES gives us more of Greg's funny take on the world around him through his comics-laced journal. Greg's in more scrapes this time around, and worse than that, his bully brother Rodrick knows one of Greg's secrets that could definitely get him into trouble and threatens to tell the world. Here comes the brotherly blackmail (and a great topic for parent-kid discussions).
The cartoons that go along with Greg's journal entries are hilarious. Bestselling author Jeff Kinney does a great job portraying the hazardous environment of middle school and of showing us a relatable kid whose full of foibles -- while he's very likeable he can be sarcastic, snarky, and occasionally pretty mean to his friends. The situations Greg finds himself are both familiar and embarrassing. While Greg likes to think he's the victim of misunderstandings, like when he promises to be honest and takes it too far, the majority of the time he gets what he deserves.
Publisher’s Details
Publisher: Amulet Books, Publication date: 02/01/2008
Number of pages: 224, Price: $12.95 (hardcover)
Read Aloud: 8+, Read Alone: 8+
Number of pages: 224, Price: $12.95 (hardcover)
Read Aloud: 8+, Read Alone: 8+
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I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
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- Good role models
im ten and i love it
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I rate this title on for age 7 and give it
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I rate this title on for age 7 and give it
Second book is a bit better, but sitill so- so
The second book in the Diary of a Wimpy kid series is a bit better,but still very so-so, and it's still a bit funny too. Still you should read it. Very enjoyable to read
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I rate this title on for age 9 and give it
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Try It!
Great book! For those other kids who rated it for 6 yr olds, sorry guys it's a bit hard for them to read this book. They also may not understand some of the content. Anyways, the book shows that you shouldn't feel afraid from being 'different' (greg has a diary) and instead just enjoy yourself. It has AMAZING humor that any child can relate to and the drawings well.. let's just say "ha-ha!" The smoking issue thing, I think that's really not that bad. I mean children no not to smoke, everything relating to smoking doesn't mean it's bad. What if it's telling you, "don't smoke!"? All in all, this book will make kids laugh their heads off!
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I rate this title on for age 9 and give it
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- Excessive violence
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the 2nd sequel in the wimpy kid series is pretty good.
i gave it on for 9+ because rodrick draws pictures of greg getting pushed off a cliff, greg and rowley play a violent bord game with rowleys babysitter, and greg draws violent pictures too.the language isnt bad words, but there is j lots of jerks, stupids, nerds and stuff like that.greg is a bad role model because he steals from rowley, and disobeys his mom. its probabably the most innaproprite diary of a wimpy kid, but anyone 9+ could probably read it.
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| 67% | of parents don't feel there are good role models |
| 33% | of parents say it gives kids positive messages |
| 33% | of parents say it has language their kids can't use |
| 33% | of parents say it's too violent |
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