Allie Finkle's Rules For Girls: Moving Day
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Allie Finkle is the funniest fourth grader in children's lit!
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Nine-year-old Allie Finkle is seriously contemplating dumping her current best friend, Mary Kay, after an incident involving sticking a spatula down the crybaby Mary Kay's throat - on accident - occurs. Instead, she decides to create a book full of rules that she'd like to find a way to abide by in her life. But just a few rules in, Allie finds out that she's moving away, and realizes that everything is going to change - and not for the better.
Allie Finkle's life is absolutely perfect. Sure, she doesn't have her own pet, and must share the family dog with four other people; but sharing is better than nothing. Besides, she has the best fourth grade teacher in the entire world - Ms. Myers - and even though she's forced to put up with Scott Stamphley, crybaby Mary Kay, and bat thrower Brittany Hauser on a daily basis, the mere presence of Ms. Myers sets her mind at ease. That is, until the day she learns that she's moving to a spooky old Victorian, forcing her to leave her current classroom - and bedroom - and take up residence in the haunted fixer upper. At this point, Allie is quite positive that her parents have lost their minds. Just because her family suddenly has more money - thanks to her mom's new job and her father's new promotion - doesn't mean that you should be forced to pick up your stuff and relocate - even if it's just a few blocks away. Besides, by doing so she's allowing her family to break one of her cardinal rules - "you can't let your family move into a haunted house." The new house does have it's positives, living right around the corner from Dairy Queen being one of them; having a cool girl named Erica living right next door another; and getting a kitten of your very own just the perfect way to finish off the list. But the fact that she's forced to get rid of her geode collection is enough to burst anyone's bubble. Allie is convinced that she'll find a way to change her parent's minds before it's too late. But if she's not careful, she may just cause Ms. Myers' entire fourth grade class, and the annoying real estate agent, to hate her with a blood-boiling passion in the process.
Over the years, I have begun to look to Meg Cabot as a close, personal friend in the literature world. Her characters are always so relatable, and manage to get a reader through the toughest times in life. Now, after spending so much time in the young adult and adult genres, however, Cabot has set her sights on conquering the middle reader division, and proves that she's fully capable of doing so. Allie Finkle is your typical girl-next-door, with a little spunk mixed in. Her fiery passion for animal rights and liberation is humorous; while her honesty is downright respectable. The fact that she doesn't let anyone keep her, or her ideas, caged is empowering - as is her strong voice. From page one Allie's personality draws you in, and refuses to release you until the last page is turned. Much like Beverly Cleary and Judy Blume before her, Cabot has taken over the middle reader genre with a vengeance, leaving you craving more. Allie Finkle is the funniest fourth grader in children's lit!
Erika Sorocco
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