Diary of a Wimpy Kid #2: Rodrick Rules (英國版)

你，曾經害怕過你的哥哥嗎？
新學期到了，有什麼新鮮事嗎？

對於去年Greg每天都寫了一篇日記這件事情，媽媽感到非常的驕傲，因為她又買給Greg一本新的日記了。

但過去三個月來，發生在Greg身上的不幸事件有很多，除了爸爸幫他報名了游泳班，哥哥Rodrick發現了他的日記，還有……請千萬不要問Greg在這個暑假做了些什麼消遣。他真的一點都不想談。不幸的是，Rodrick知道其中一件他真的不想要談論的事情，秘密就這樣被傳開了……

Greg的生活冒險與學校經歷是由美國漫畫家Jeff Kinney所創作出來的，Diary of a Wimpy Kid漫畫系列在2004年開始在Funbrain.com這個專為兒童與老師設計的網站中連載，由於故事內容貼近生活、用語幽默、加上線條簡單的趣味圖像風格，受到廣大青少年讀者的歡迎，成書之後狂掃各大書店暢銷榜，銷量已經超過百萬本，作者打算出版一系列共五本書，加上一本”Do-It Yourself”的DIY主題書。

看這個Wimpy Kid的漫畫日記，不但幽默好笑又精彩，貼近美國文化的用語對話，還可以讓學到實用的英文會話！

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.

Jeff Kinney

生於1971年，畢業於美國馬里蘭州立大學，取得computer science/criminal justice雙學位。大學時期，即在校園報紙《Diamondback》以漫畫專欄「Igdoof」初試啼聲，旋即獲得《華盛頓郵報》和《巴爾的摩太陽報》的介紹。

《遜咖日記》是他第一部正式出版的作品，甫上市即躍居全美暢銷書排行榜，更獲選為《出版人週刊》、美國獨立書商協會的「年度最佳圖書」，2009年Jeff被TIME雜誌選為「全球最具影響力人物」。本書已售出25種語言的國際版權，並由20世紀福斯電影公司買下版權，即將拍攝成電影。

儘管因《遜咖日記》一夕成名，Jeff仍維持原來的生活型態，身兼網路出版公司的設計總監、電腦工程師及全職爸爸數職，與太太Julie和兩個兒子Will和Grant住在麻州南部。

Jeff Kinney is the author of the bestselling Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. Diary of a Wimpy Kid was his debut novel and the comic adventures of his protagonist, Greg Heffley, began online in 2004 on funbrain.com where 70,000 children read about him every day. To date the series has sold over 11 million copies in the US alone. Jeff is an online developer and designer. He lives with his family in southern Massachusetts, USA.