<Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Diary of a Wimpy Kid </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Followed by </Th> <Td> The Last Straw </Td> </Tr> <P> Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules is a satirical realistic fiction novel by American author and cartoonist Jeff Kinney, based on the FunBrain.com version . It is the sequel to Diary of a Wimpy Kid, followed by The Last Straw . The hardcover was released on February 1, 2008 . Rodrick Rules was named New York Times bestseller among awards and praise . A film of the same name was released on March 25, 2011 . </P> <P> Greg explains how bad his summer vacation was . After being signed up with the swim team without his consent, he had to deal with practice at 7 am, being the worst swimmer on the team, and his brother Rodrick annoying him about a secret that Greg is trying to keep . After Rodrick puts him in the back of his van and finds every speed bump in the town, he drops Greg off to school, but Greg finds out he still has the Cheese Touch from last year . He gets away with passing it on to a new kid . </P>

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