Diary of a wimpy kid: Rodrick rules

It's a new school year and Greg Heffley finds himself thrust into the harsh landscape of middle school, where undersized weaklings have to share the hallways with kids who are six-feet-tall, dating and already shaving. While Greg's days are focused on school survival, he's happy to have Rowley, his reliable punching-bag sidekick, along for the ride. But when his best friend's star starts to rise at school, Greg tries to use Rowley's newfound popularity to his advantage. DIARY OF A WIMPY KID is about everyday secondary-school experiences and author/illustrator Jeff Kinney makes us recall our own childhood as we look back on just how perilous school can be. Since its launch in May 2004 on funbrain.com, DIARY OF A WIMPY KID has been viewed by 20 million unique online readers. This year, it is averaging 70,000 readers a day.