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Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls #1
Moving Day
The author of the Princess Diaries series makes her first foray into books for midde-grade readers, with this first installment of a new series starring nine-year-old Allie Finkle, who is trying to adjust to a new town, a new school, and a new room. The book jacket unfolds into an oversized poster. Consumable.
240 pages, Hardcover
First published March 1, 2008
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About the author
Meg Cabot
279 books35.4k followersLibrarian note: AKA Jenny Carroll (1-800-Where-R-You series), AKA Patricia Cabot (historical romance novels).
Meg Cabot was born on February 1, 1967, during the Chinese astrological year of the Fire Horse, a notoriously unlucky sign. Fortunately she grew up in Bloomington, Indiana, where few people were aware of the stigma of being a fire horse -- at least until Meg became a teenager, when she flunked freshman Algebra twice, then decided to cut her own bangs. After six years as an undergrad at Indiana University, Meg moved to New York City (in the middle of a sanitation worker strike) to pursue a career as an illustrator, at which she failed miserably, forcing her to turn to her favorite hobby--writing novels--for emotional succor. She worked various jobs to pay the rent, including a decade-long stint as the assistant manager of a 700 bed freshmen dormitory at NYU, a position she still occasionally misses.
She is now the author of nearly fifty books for both adults and teens, selling fifteen million copies worldwide, many of which have been #1 New York Times bestsellers, most notably The Princess Diaries series, which is currently being published in over 38 countries, and was made into two hit movies by Disney. In addition, Meg wrote the Mediator and 1-800-Where-R-You? series (on which the television series, Missing, was based), two All-American Girl books, Teen Idol, Avalon High, How to Be Popular, Pants on Fire, Jinx, a series of novels written entirely in email format (Boy Next Door, Boy Meets Girl, and Every Boy's Got One), a mystery series (Size 12 Is Not Fat/ Size 14 Is Not Fat Either/Big Boned), and a chick-lit series called Queen of Babble.
Meg is now writing a new children's series called Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls. Her new paranormal series, Abandon, debuts in Summer of 2011.
Meg currently divides her time between Key West, Indiana, and New York City with a primary cat (one-eyed Henrietta), various back-up cats, and her husband, who doesn't know he married a fire horse. Please don't tell him.
Series:
* Airhead
* The Princess Diaries
* Mediator
Meg Cabot was born on February 1, 1967, during the Chinese astrological year of the Fire Horse, a notoriously unlucky sign. Fortunately she grew up in Bloomington, Indiana, where few people were aware of the stigma of being a fire horse -- at least until Meg became a teenager, when she flunked freshman Algebra twice, then decided to cut her own bangs. After six years as an undergrad at Indiana University, Meg moved to New York City (in the middle of a sanitation worker strike) to pursue a career as an illustrator, at which she failed miserably, forcing her to turn to her favorite hobby--writing novels--for emotional succor. She worked various jobs to pay the rent, including a decade-long stint as the assistant manager of a 700 bed freshmen dormitory at NYU, a position she still occasionally misses.
She is now the author of nearly fifty books for both adults and teens, selling fifteen million copies worldwide, many of which have been #1 New York Times bestsellers, most notably The Princess Diaries series, which is currently being published in over 38 countries, and was made into two hit movies by Disney. In addition, Meg wrote the Mediator and 1-800-Where-R-You? series (on which the television series, Missing, was based), two All-American Girl books, Teen Idol, Avalon High, How to Be Popular, Pants on Fire, Jinx, a series of novels written entirely in email format (Boy Next Door, Boy Meets Girl, and Every Boy's Got One), a mystery series (Size 12 Is Not Fat/ Size 14 Is Not Fat Either/Big Boned), and a chick-lit series called Queen of Babble.
Meg is now writing a new children's series called Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls. Her new paranormal series, Abandon, debuts in Summer of 2011.
Meg currently divides her time between Key West, Indiana, and New York City with a primary cat (one-eyed Henrietta), various back-up cats, and her husband, who doesn't know he married a fire horse. Please don't tell him.
Series:
* Airhead
* The Princess Diaries
* Mediator
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June 12, 2019I thought these books were the peak of literature in elementary school. I think I still do.
December 30, 2009
I am impressed with Meg Cabot's voice in this series. She typically writes for teens, so I wasn't sure if her writing would translate well to the tween set, but I found Allie to be a pitch perfect tween. Her worries about friends, her new house, and school are all things that are important to tweens and Meg Cabot doesn't trivialize any of Allie's fears. They're all a big deal to her and that's ok and understandable.
I found that there was a lot happening in this novel-from Allie's worries about moving, her fight with her old best friend and trying to find a new one, and her desire to save the turtle at the Chinese restaurant, but it all worked and Meg Cabot tied everything together. I loved Allie's relationship with her uncle. She had an adult to go to and talk to about things that wasn't a parent and he didn't talk down to Allie or tell her her fears were silly. He helped her through them. I think many young girls who are worried about starting at a new school would love reading Allie's story and knowing they're not alone.
I also enjoyed the premise of Allie's rules for girls. Each chapter had a rule that Allie learned, whch in some ways made each chapter have it's own mini-lesson or story. But it never felt moralistic or preachy. Many of Allie's rules were silly too-like "don't stick a spatula down your best friend's throat" while others have a more serious tone.
Overall I found this book to be a great start to a series for tweens. There's humor and heart and a little bit of a lesson tucked into a fun package that I think would be a great book talk to this age group.
I found that there was a lot happening in this novel-from Allie's worries about moving, her fight with her old best friend and trying to find a new one, and her desire to save the turtle at the Chinese restaurant, but it all worked and Meg Cabot tied everything together. I loved Allie's relationship with her uncle. She had an adult to go to and talk to about things that wasn't a parent and he didn't talk down to Allie or tell her her fears were silly. He helped her through them. I think many young girls who are worried about starting at a new school would love reading Allie's story and knowing they're not alone.
I also enjoyed the premise of Allie's rules for girls. Each chapter had a rule that Allie learned, whch in some ways made each chapter have it's own mini-lesson or story. But it never felt moralistic or preachy. Many of Allie's rules were silly too-like "don't stick a spatula down your best friend's throat" while others have a more serious tone.
Overall I found this book to be a great start to a series for tweens. There's humor and heart and a little bit of a lesson tucked into a fun package that I think would be a great book talk to this age group.
April 11, 2011
In order to create some sense in her life, 9-year-old Allie Finkle decides to create a list of rules to live by, including such rules as: ‘Don’t stick a spatula down your best friend’s throat’, ‘Never eat anything red’, and ‘You can’t take your rocks with you.’
This list is even more helpful to Allie when she finds out that her family is moving to a huge, old house across town. She doesn’t want to move!...even though a Dairy Queen is right around the corner, she’ll be allowed to get a new pet kitten, the girl next door is her own age and awesome (unlike her current best friend that she doesn’t like very much and who is known to cry over everything), and her new teacher is very nice. Allie thinks this new house is haunted and has no desire to move in there, despite all of the cool things that promise to be a part of that new life. She’s going to do everything in her power to sabotage the sale of her current house using her new book of rules!
This is a great book and I liked Allie right away. She’s funny, honest, and has a good heart. Moving Day is the first book in this series; read more about Allie in The New Girl . Those who enjoyed this book might also enjoy the Just Grace series (Harper) or the Clarice Bean novels (Child).
This list is even more helpful to Allie when she finds out that her family is moving to a huge, old house across town. She doesn’t want to move!...even though a Dairy Queen is right around the corner, she’ll be allowed to get a new pet kitten, the girl next door is her own age and awesome (unlike her current best friend that she doesn’t like very much and who is known to cry over everything), and her new teacher is very nice. Allie thinks this new house is haunted and has no desire to move in there, despite all of the cool things that promise to be a part of that new life. She’s going to do everything in her power to sabotage the sale of her current house using her new book of rules!
This is a great book and I liked Allie right away. She’s funny, honest, and has a good heart. Moving Day is the first book in this series; read more about Allie in The New Girl . Those who enjoyed this book might also enjoy the Just Grace series (Harper) or the Clarice Bean novels (Child).
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December 16, 2009i am really liking this book so far my favorite part was on page 2 when Allie stuck the spatula down Mary kay's throat that was one of the rules.I think that these are really funny.I just decided to read this because a girl in my class read it and said it was really good.And she's rigt so far.I think this book is realistic fiction because the events in this book could really happen to people.Like anyone could be moving.And anyone could get in a fight with their best friend.
November 18 2009
My least favorite part in this book is when it says the streets aren't even busy so you don't have to worry about getting your head splattered in the middle of the street YUCK!!!!!!!My favorite rule is rule # 8 because it is very funny the rule is Don't Put Your Cat In a Suitcase I wouldn't even do that.But I do have a connection to that rule because me and my sister try dress our cat up in baby doll clothes and our cat actually jumps into the bottom of my sisters baby doll stroller and we like to push him around the house and it's really cool,cute and funny.Alot of the rules are funny in here.I don't really like how Allie's trying to stop her parents from moving because I wouldn't do that to my parents.
December 2 2009
Now I'm on page 147 and there is a total of 228 pages.My least favorite part is still the part when Allie says you don't even need to wear a helmet when your riding a skateboard in the street because there not even busy so you don't even have to worry about getting your head splattered all over the street YUCK!!!!!
My favorite part in the book is when Allie saves the cat because I don't think Brittney Hauser should do that to her mom's show cat.
November 18 2009
My least favorite part in this book is when it says the streets aren't even busy so you don't have to worry about getting your head splattered in the middle of the street YUCK!!!!!!!My favorite rule is rule # 8 because it is very funny the rule is Don't Put Your Cat In a Suitcase I wouldn't even do that.But I do have a connection to that rule because me and my sister try dress our cat up in baby doll clothes and our cat actually jumps into the bottom of my sisters baby doll stroller and we like to push him around the house and it's really cool,cute and funny.Alot of the rules are funny in here.I don't really like how Allie's trying to stop her parents from moving because I wouldn't do that to my parents.
December 2 2009
Now I'm on page 147 and there is a total of 228 pages.My least favorite part is still the part when Allie says you don't even need to wear a helmet when your riding a skateboard in the street because there not even busy so you don't even have to worry about getting your head splattered all over the street YUCK!!!!!
My favorite part in the book is when Allie saves the cat because I don't think Brittney Hauser should do that to her mom's show cat.
February 7, 2022
peak fiction. not talked about enough.
the actress slash pop star slash veterinarian career path really stuck with me. in an alternate universe allie finkle and i are one. i am convinced that our souls are connected. our bond transcends space and time.
the actress slash pop star slash veterinarian career path really stuck with me. in an alternate universe allie finkle and i are one. i am convinced that our souls are connected. our bond transcends space and time.
November 25, 2009
This book is totally AWESOME!! I really, really like it and I bet I will like the other books! It was REALLY, REALLY GREAT!
September 1, 2022
Was a wholesome re-read of a beloved book growing up. Five stars because I’ll never not love it! 😄
May 14, 2015
I think that girls do rock and I agree with her and all the rules she has but I don't think that she rules for girls I think it was a good book for girls wh like funny books and chapter books. when they move from house hoe she and her brother get when their parents tell them they have to move from house.
January 31, 2016
Good series.
May 27, 2021
Allie Finkle annoys me so much but the book was okay but I totally anticipated the ending.
October 31, 2017
This was a fun audio book for my trip. Meg Cabot is very good at expressing the things that most 9 year-old girls think, feel, and do. The reader is excellent.
April 24, 2021
i don’t know what i’d rate these books now, but i loved them when i was 8. they’re like a clean version of princess diaries
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August 31, 2025I totally forgot about this book until I spotted it on Goodreads! 😂
August 12, 2012
I JUST FINISHED THE BOOK FINKLE RULES FOR GIRLS MOVING DAY.I REALLY LIKE THIS BOOK BECAUSE ITS BY MY FAVORITE AUTHOR MEG CABOT.THIS BOOK IS ALSO THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE PRINCESS DIARIES.ONE REASON WHY I LIKE THIS BOOK IS BECAUSE ON PAGE.164 A CHARACTER IN MY BOOK NAME ALLIE WENT TO A RESTAURANT NAMED LUNG CHUNG.SHE WASN'T ALL THAT PROUD BECAUSE HER FAMILY WERE MOVING TO A DIFFERENT NEIHBORHOOD AND SHE WAS GONNA LEAVE ALL HER FRIENDS.SO WHEN SHE WENT TO THE LUNG CHUNG RESTAURANT SHE LOOKED AT THAT TURTLE THATS WAS THERE WHEN SHE WAS 4 NOW SHE SIX. ALLIE COULDN'T BELIEVE THAT THE TURTLE BEEN THERE FOR 4 YEARS AND NO ONE STILL DIDN'T ORDERED IT TO EAT.SO ALLIE LIED TO HER PARENTS THAT SHE WAS GOING TO THE BATHROOM. BUT INSTEAD SHE WANTED TO LET THE SNAPPING TURTLE FREE.SO SHE SNUCK AND TOOK THE TURTLE AND RANNED IN HER UNCLE CAR BECAUSE HE NEVER LOCKS IT.TO RAP THIS EXPLANTION UP ALLIE UNCLE JUST TOLD HER HE WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE TURTLE.
YOU WOULD LIKE THIS BOOK IF YOU ARE THE TYPE OF PERSON WHO DON'T LIKE TO MOVE OUT OF YOUR OLD HOUSE AND HAVE PROBLEMS WITH YOUR BEST FRIENDS.ALSO IF YOU HAVE A BEST FRIEND THAT CRIES TO MUCH FOR NOTHING AND THAT'S BOSSY LIKE MARY KAY,AND BRITTANY ALLIES FRIENDS.YOU WOULD ALSO LIKE THIS BOOK IF YOU THINK YOUR NEW HOUSE IS HAUNTED LIKE ALLIE FINKLE. I SAY THIS BECAUSE ALLIE DIDN'T LIKE THIS HOUSE BECAUSE A MOVIE THAT SHE WATCHED WITH HER UNCLE DAVE.THERE WERE A ZOMBIE HAND THAT CHASE PEOPLE AND TEAR THEM UP.
ONE BIG CHALLENGE OF THIS BOOK WAS HOW TO CHOOSE A REAL BEST FRIEND BY THERE ACTIONS.I THINK THAT COULD ALSO BE A THEME IN THIS BOOK.I SAY THAT BECAUSE ALLIE HAD A BEST FRIEND AND THEY BOTH MADE A PROMISE TO NOT TELL NO ONE THAT ALLIE IS MOVING ON MARY BIRTHDAY. BUT ALLIE BROKED THAT PRMOMISE AND TOLD SOMEONE.
I THINK ALLIE FINKLE IS THE INTERESTING AND MAIN CHARACTER IN THIS BOOK.AT FIRST YOU MAY THINK THAT SHE'S A WEIRD GIRL THAT WRITE HER RULES THAT SHE ALWAYS TAKE EVERY PLACE.BUT INSTEAD SHE KEEPS THIS BOOK FOR FRIENDSHIP BUT SHE BROKED HER PROMISE AND ALSO MEESED UP HER FRIEND SHIP AGAISNT HER AND MARY KAY.
YOU WOULD LIKE THIS BOOK IF YOU ARE THE TYPE OF PERSON WHO DON'T LIKE TO MOVE OUT OF YOUR OLD HOUSE AND HAVE PROBLEMS WITH YOUR BEST FRIENDS.ALSO IF YOU HAVE A BEST FRIEND THAT CRIES TO MUCH FOR NOTHING AND THAT'S BOSSY LIKE MARY KAY,AND BRITTANY ALLIES FRIENDS.YOU WOULD ALSO LIKE THIS BOOK IF YOU THINK YOUR NEW HOUSE IS HAUNTED LIKE ALLIE FINKLE. I SAY THIS BECAUSE ALLIE DIDN'T LIKE THIS HOUSE BECAUSE A MOVIE THAT SHE WATCHED WITH HER UNCLE DAVE.THERE WERE A ZOMBIE HAND THAT CHASE PEOPLE AND TEAR THEM UP.
ONE BIG CHALLENGE OF THIS BOOK WAS HOW TO CHOOSE A REAL BEST FRIEND BY THERE ACTIONS.I THINK THAT COULD ALSO BE A THEME IN THIS BOOK.I SAY THAT BECAUSE ALLIE HAD A BEST FRIEND AND THEY BOTH MADE A PROMISE TO NOT TELL NO ONE THAT ALLIE IS MOVING ON MARY BIRTHDAY. BUT ALLIE BROKED THAT PRMOMISE AND TOLD SOMEONE.
I THINK ALLIE FINKLE IS THE INTERESTING AND MAIN CHARACTER IN THIS BOOK.AT FIRST YOU MAY THINK THAT SHE'S A WEIRD GIRL THAT WRITE HER RULES THAT SHE ALWAYS TAKE EVERY PLACE.BUT INSTEAD SHE KEEPS THIS BOOK FOR FRIENDSHIP BUT SHE BROKED HER PROMISE AND ALSO MEESED UP HER FRIEND SHIP AGAISNT HER AND MARY KAY.
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January 24, 2014
Utterly disappointing. Allie Finkle is unlikable as a main character. At least she has a redeeming quality in that, through her rules, she TRIES to be better. She also makes the very hard (and correct) decision to tell on an acquaintance who was being cruel to an animal. Otherwise, I was surprised at how flat this character was, there is no development. Her "friends" are just as bad. I know a good part of my reaction is reader bias - I have a 10 year old, a 9 year old, and a 15 year old, (all girls) and we've moved a LOT. I also grew up moving. I kept trying to relate either to Allie myself (one of my childhood moves being at 8) or relate Allie to one of my daughters, and I just couldn't. My kids aren't perfect, but if they behaved like this on a regular basis - there would be some parental intervention.
The move itself is anti-climatic as well- Allie is making this big of a deal about moving across town? A half an hour tops and her world is collapsing, it just doesn't ring true.
Allie's parents are upset when Allie goes to her new neighbors house without telling them, but are perfectly fine with her roaming her old neighborhood and sneaking out of the house (twice) at night. They are okay with her Kindergarten and 2nd grade brothers roaming free- the second grade brother gets to run to the new school by himself, but the parents need to walk Allie and the Kindy brother? The family is banned from Waffle House for the boys behavior, but not banned from the fanciest place in town for stealing a turtle? The lack of consistency is annoying.
The move itself is anti-climatic as well- Allie is making this big of a deal about moving across town? A half an hour tops and her world is collapsing, it just doesn't ring true.
Allie's parents are upset when Allie goes to her new neighbors house without telling them, but are perfectly fine with her roaming her old neighborhood and sneaking out of the house (twice) at night. They are okay with her Kindergarten and 2nd grade brothers roaming free- the second grade brother gets to run to the new school by himself, but the parents need to walk Allie and the Kindy brother? The family is banned from Waffle House for the boys behavior, but not banned from the fanciest place in town for stealing a turtle? The lack of consistency is annoying.
October 28, 2015
Moving Day is about a nine year old girl named Allie who is moving to a new house. Allie went to her best friend Mary kay's house to make cupcakes for her birthday. Mary kay does not want Allie to leave. Either does Allie. Allie's family went to see their new house and Allie met a girl her age. Her name was Erika. Erika went to the same school that Allie was going to, this new year. Ericka's brother told Allie that their house was haunted. But over time she saw that the house was not haunted and that she will acually enjoy staying at the house and going to a new school.
I thought this book was really good. There are so many good chapters. I reccomend this book to people if they like funny "rules for girls books". And also if they like books that they can"t put down. The part that was really shocking was when Allie put a spatula down Mary Kay's throat on accident. This was one of the best books I have read.
I thought this book was really good. There are so many good chapters. I reccomend this book to people if they like funny "rules for girls books". And also if they like books that they can"t put down. The part that was really shocking was when Allie put a spatula down Mary Kay's throat on accident. This was one of the best books I have read.
April 15, 2010
Allie Finkle is adorable! This combination tomboy/girlygirl 4th grader has a very authentic, down-to-earth voice. In this first book of the series, Allie learns that her family will be moving...into an old Victorian style house (that is possibly haunted). And one of Allie's rules is that you can't let your family move into a haunted house. (The book is full of rules to live by. Some practical and some just quirky Allie-funness). Her escapades with pets, friends, and family were very entertaining!
Meg Cabot knows how to write for girls! I wouldn't hesitate to give this to any 2-6th grade girls-who aren't quite up to the Princess Diaries stage.
(I wasn't crazy about the narrator--her voice was just a little too girly and shrill for my liking, but it might really be a hit with the intended audience).
Meg Cabot knows how to write for girls! I wouldn't hesitate to give this to any 2-6th grade girls-who aren't quite up to the Princess Diaries stage.
(I wasn't crazy about the narrator--her voice was just a little too girly and shrill for my liking, but it might really be a hit with the intended audience).
November 29, 2010
This book is very good. It is about a girl named Allie. Her parents decide to move to a bigger house in a different part of the city. Allie finds out from the kid next door that the house is very scary. Now she wants to convince her parents that there is something scary going on in the attic because she wants to move back to the old house they lived in. She misses her old friends and tries to do anything to move back to the old house. You need to read the book to find out if there was something scary in the attic and to find out if Allie moved back into the old house.
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September 30, 2011This was a cute story. Girls who grew up on Junie B Jones but are ready for bigger books will find a heroine that feels familiar in Ally Finkle. She has the same spunk and general disregard for rules as Junie B.
I think my favorite part of the book was the fact that Ally lists the rules she learns from her experiences. That's a nice jumping off point for a mother-daughter book discussion on rules.
I think my favorite part of the book was the fact that Ally lists the rules she learns from her experiences. That's a nice jumping off point for a mother-daughter book discussion on rules.
April 18, 2009
I went through periods of listening to this just to know what Allie Finkle's all about to several laugh-out-loud moments (guiltily, I admit, most of them were gross kid moments that I also thought were extremely funny.) It was a'ight. Would try another book in this series on for size. Could be the next Ramona, you never know.
April 20, 2011
I HATED IT!!!! THE MAIN CHARACTER IS SUCH A BRAT!!!!
August 19, 2012
i thought this book was good. i liked it but not on my top ten list
June 5, 2013
Very good book
I hope I can read the next one!!!!
The book was awesome!!!!!!
I'm glad I read this book. It was DEFINITELY worth my time!!
I hope I can read the next one!!!!
The book was awesome!!!!!!
I'm glad I read this book. It was DEFINITELY worth my time!!
January 12, 2014
amazing
Want to read
December 2, 2014I read the first book in my class with my friends, and I really was interested in Meg 's books.
When i finish all my books in my house, I will buy all Allie fickle's books. ❤️❤️
When i finish all my books in my house, I will buy all Allie fickle's books. ❤️❤️
August 3, 2020
I thought it was really funny. Sometimes she almost can relate to me. I also like the author. This is a pretty good book.
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November 13, 2019-dem audiobooks as a kid tho
February 9, 2024
Reread from middle school ish time. I was surprised that I didn’t find Allie as annoying as I thought I would. She was aware of what was happening and knew what consequences would be. She realized that her best friend was not a healthy relationship and moved on from it. Even the crap she got from other students, I think she handled it well for a 9 year old!
Allie reminds me very much of Ramona from Ramona and Beezus (LOVED that movie as a kid and I am so glad Selena Gomez has announced she wants to go back to her acting roots! LOVE!!!! HER!!!!!)
On a personal note, while reading this, I kept remembering when I switched school districts. I remember meeting 2 different teachers and the last night at my old house. Switching schools is not easy and I applaud how easy Allie made it look. She made friends before she even moved! I had pretty much only the 1 friend for a whole year until I got to a new classroom with new kids the next year.
This may not deserve the rating it’s getting, but the nostalgia and the connections to my life bumped it up
- Friends with her best friend because she’s on her side of the street
- Doesn’t really like mary kay
- Moving means to cut down what they don’t need and going to new school and not being near best friend every day
- Excited to get a kitten and being close to Dairy Queen. House doesn’t look very nice
- Mary kay is mad that allie is moving and found out on her birthday
- Allie doesn’t like her new room. Creaky and cold
- Sees girls her age in the neighborhood
- Allie likes ballet sometimes. Mary kay got mad and quit
- Erika is in her grade, also has a cat, and has a cozy house
- Play with dolls in synch
- Erika’s brother told allie her house is haunted from the previous owners
- Hopes that old house won’t sell so they’ll have to sell new house
- Meet two possible teachers. Nervous to make first impressions on not only teachers but also other students
- Meet erika’s friends and they all are very imaginative
- Setup to make allie and mary kay friends again
- Friends are all copying each other. Becoming clones
- Karaoke contest for a brownie
- Brittany wants everything to be perfect and her way
- Show cat is let out of the house
- Mary kay is now best friends with brittany and they make fun of allie’s rule book
- House is sold for more than asking price
- Allie is nervous someone will order turtle soup so she rescues the turtle
- Have to return “geodes” to construction site instead of selling them
- Uncles girlfriend interviewed allie
- Mary kay and brittany started being nice to allie on her last day of school
- Only nice because she was in the paper
- Courtney have allie a friendship necklace
- Allie started a food fight by smashing cake into brittany’s face
- Allie LOVES her new room and got the teacher she wanted
- Checked out attic and only had old Christmas cards
- Lady sarina is having kittens. Allie gets first pick
- Extra story: RULE: you shouldn’t make light of other people misfortunes
- Steve asked Chrissy to the dance but she said no and went with mike.
- Steve wanted a witch to make a zombie hand so his needed to be cut off
- Talked with jenny and realized he liked her not chrissy all seemed well
- Zombie hand went to the dance and attacked chrissy and mike
- Zombie hand attacked steve’s family too
- Still became a surgeon with a prosthetic
- RULE: Never try to get revenge on people
Rules (only the chapter titles):
1. Don’t stick a spatula down your best friend’s throat
2. Don’t get a pet that poops in your hand
3. If you don’t want a secret spread around, don’t tell it to Scott Stanley
4. Brothers and parents can be very insensitive
5. You can’t let your family move into a haunted house
6. Whatever Brittany Hauser says, just do it (if you know what’s good for you)
7. First impressions are VERY important
8. Don’t put your cat in a suitcase
9. When you do something wrong, always apologize. Even if it’s not entirely all your fault
10. If you get a new best friend, it’s rude to show off about it
11. When you finally figure out what the right thing to do is, you have to do it. Even if you don’t want to
12. When you are setting a turtle free, and people are chasing you, the best thing to do is hide
13. You can’t take your rocks with you
14. Celebrities live by a different set of rules than the rest of us
15. Don’t judge a house by how it looks before you fix it up
16. Don’t be a braggart
Other rules:
- Everything that goes up must come down
- Don’t let go of helium balloons outside
- Treat your friends the way you want them to treat you
- Never eat anything red
- Always wear a helmet while skateboarding
- Don’t scare your little brothers
- You should only say nice things to your friends. Even if they’re not true
- You’re not supposed to heater people. Especially grown ups
- It doesn’t count if it doesn’t hurt
- If someone is yelling from excitement, the polite thing to do is yell back
- Never be catcher when Brittany hauser is up to bat
- Liverish is gross
- You can never make a second first impression
- It’s never polite to correct a grown up
- Listen politely when a grown up is telling you something. Even if you already know it
- You can’t let your guests starve
- You can always explain later
- Pretend like you don’t care when someone is insulting you. And don’t cry. That way, you win
- Say thank you what someone gives you a compliment. Even if you aren’t sure it’s a compliment
- Sometimes but not always it’s better to keep things to yourself
- Even if somebody gives you something you don’t really want, you have to say thank you if it is something they meant kindly
Allie reminds me very much of Ramona from Ramona and Beezus (LOVED that movie as a kid and I am so glad Selena Gomez has announced she wants to go back to her acting roots! LOVE!!!! HER!!!!!)
On a personal note, while reading this, I kept remembering when I switched school districts. I remember meeting 2 different teachers and the last night at my old house. Switching schools is not easy and I applaud how easy Allie made it look. She made friends before she even moved! I had pretty much only the 1 friend for a whole year until I got to a new classroom with new kids the next year.
This may not deserve the rating it’s getting, but the nostalgia and the connections to my life bumped it up
- Friends with her best friend because she’s on her side of the street
- Doesn’t really like mary kay
- Moving means to cut down what they don’t need and going to new school and not being near best friend every day
- Excited to get a kitten and being close to Dairy Queen. House doesn’t look very nice
- Mary kay is mad that allie is moving and found out on her birthday
- Allie doesn’t like her new room. Creaky and cold
- Sees girls her age in the neighborhood
- Allie likes ballet sometimes. Mary kay got mad and quit
- Erika is in her grade, also has a cat, and has a cozy house
- Play with dolls in synch
- Erika’s brother told allie her house is haunted from the previous owners
- Hopes that old house won’t sell so they’ll have to sell new house
- Meet two possible teachers. Nervous to make first impressions on not only teachers but also other students
- Meet erika’s friends and they all are very imaginative
- Setup to make allie and mary kay friends again
- Friends are all copying each other. Becoming clones
- Karaoke contest for a brownie
- Brittany wants everything to be perfect and her way
- Show cat is let out of the house
- Mary kay is now best friends with brittany and they make fun of allie’s rule book
- House is sold for more than asking price
- Allie is nervous someone will order turtle soup so she rescues the turtle
- Have to return “geodes” to construction site instead of selling them
- Uncles girlfriend interviewed allie
- Mary kay and brittany started being nice to allie on her last day of school
- Only nice because she was in the paper
- Courtney have allie a friendship necklace
- Allie started a food fight by smashing cake into brittany’s face
- Allie LOVES her new room and got the teacher she wanted
- Checked out attic and only had old Christmas cards
- Lady sarina is having kittens. Allie gets first pick
- Extra story: RULE: you shouldn’t make light of other people misfortunes
- Steve asked Chrissy to the dance but she said no and went with mike.
- Steve wanted a witch to make a zombie hand so his needed to be cut off
- Talked with jenny and realized he liked her not chrissy all seemed well
- Zombie hand went to the dance and attacked chrissy and mike
- Zombie hand attacked steve’s family too
- Still became a surgeon with a prosthetic
- RULE: Never try to get revenge on people
Rules (only the chapter titles):
1. Don’t stick a spatula down your best friend’s throat
2. Don’t get a pet that poops in your hand
3. If you don’t want a secret spread around, don’t tell it to Scott Stanley
4. Brothers and parents can be very insensitive
5. You can’t let your family move into a haunted house
6. Whatever Brittany Hauser says, just do it (if you know what’s good for you)
7. First impressions are VERY important
8. Don’t put your cat in a suitcase
9. When you do something wrong, always apologize. Even if it’s not entirely all your fault
10. If you get a new best friend, it’s rude to show off about it
11. When you finally figure out what the right thing to do is, you have to do it. Even if you don’t want to
12. When you are setting a turtle free, and people are chasing you, the best thing to do is hide
13. You can’t take your rocks with you
14. Celebrities live by a different set of rules than the rest of us
15. Don’t judge a house by how it looks before you fix it up
16. Don’t be a braggart
Other rules:
- Everything that goes up must come down
- Don’t let go of helium balloons outside
- Treat your friends the way you want them to treat you
- Never eat anything red
- Always wear a helmet while skateboarding
- Don’t scare your little brothers
- You should only say nice things to your friends. Even if they’re not true
- You’re not supposed to heater people. Especially grown ups
- It doesn’t count if it doesn’t hurt
- If someone is yelling from excitement, the polite thing to do is yell back
- Never be catcher when Brittany hauser is up to bat
- Liverish is gross
- You can never make a second first impression
- It’s never polite to correct a grown up
- Listen politely when a grown up is telling you something. Even if you already know it
- You can’t let your guests starve
- You can always explain later
- Pretend like you don’t care when someone is insulting you. And don’t cry. That way, you win
- Say thank you what someone gives you a compliment. Even if you aren’t sure it’s a compliment
- Sometimes but not always it’s better to keep things to yourself
- Even if somebody gives you something you don’t really want, you have to say thank you if it is something they meant kindly
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 3, 2018
I first read The Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls series, when I was leaving my tweens and entering my teens. I'm now reading this series again as an adult, so obviously I'm not the intended target market anymore, but I wanted to see whether I'd still enjoy The Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls series years later.
Allie Finkle is a 9 year old who acts and sounds like a real 9 year old. She's a well-rounded character and animal lover who's adventurous, brave and likable. She also has a book of rules that she lives by; some silly such as "Never eat anything red", some hilarious such as, "Don't stick a spatula down your best friend's throat" and some that are life lessons, such as "Pretend like you don't care when someone is insulting you, and don't cry. That way, you win."
In Moving Day, the Finkle family is moving into a dark and old Gothic-looking house that could possibly be haunted and Allie is trying her best to stop her family from moving. Allie doesn't want to leave her pretty pink bedroom behind or get killed by the zombie hand in the attic. However, moving isn't the only thing that a 9 year old has to deal with. There's a new school, new friends and changing friendships. Moving Day has plenty of laugh-out-loud moments. My favourite scenes involve a school food fight and a turtle from Lung Chung restaurant.
Moving Day is a trademark Meg Cabot novel that is aimed at tweens and is full of relatable and humourous moments. Unfortunately, while some childhood series stand the test of time, it seems like I've outgrown the Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls series.
Allie Finkle is a 9 year old who acts and sounds like a real 9 year old. She's a well-rounded character and animal lover who's adventurous, brave and likable. She also has a book of rules that she lives by; some silly such as "Never eat anything red", some hilarious such as, "Don't stick a spatula down your best friend's throat" and some that are life lessons, such as "Pretend like you don't care when someone is insulting you, and don't cry. That way, you win."
In Moving Day, the Finkle family is moving into a dark and old Gothic-looking house that could possibly be haunted and Allie is trying her best to stop her family from moving. Allie doesn't want to leave her pretty pink bedroom behind or get killed by the zombie hand in the attic. However, moving isn't the only thing that a 9 year old has to deal with. There's a new school, new friends and changing friendships. Moving Day has plenty of laugh-out-loud moments. My favourite scenes involve a school food fight and a turtle from Lung Chung restaurant.
Moving Day is a trademark Meg Cabot novel that is aimed at tweens and is full of relatable and humourous moments. Unfortunately, while some childhood series stand the test of time, it seems like I've outgrown the Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls series.
May 9, 2020
I liked this book when I was little, but I remember feeling bad for Allie when people called her ugly or tirned against her. Which might have been the intention of the book, to focus on tween issues, but it was hars reading about everyone being so mean to Allie when she never seemed tp do anything wrong (that I remember).
Such as her best friend Mary Kay. She's an obnoxious tween characters ever written and is probably the type of person you wonder why you're "friends" with in the first place. She turned against Allie for finding out about the move on her (Mary Kay's) birthday like it was her fault, and Allie's little brothers gang up on and insult her. Brittany (someone at Allie's school who tries to befriend her, I don't remember if she's the popular girl or what) seems really nice except when she isn't, at one point she too gangs up against Allie for doing next to nothing.
It's been a long time since I read this book, so I won't be surprised if there are holes in my review. Still a recommendation, if you don't mind catharsis.
Such as her best friend Mary Kay. She's an obnoxious tween characters ever written and is probably the type of person you wonder why you're "friends" with in the first place. She turned against Allie for finding out about the move on her (Mary Kay's) birthday like it was her fault, and Allie's little brothers gang up on and insult her. Brittany (someone at Allie's school who tries to befriend her, I don't remember if she's the popular girl or what) seems really nice except when she isn't, at one point she too gangs up against Allie for doing next to nothing.
It's been a long time since I read this book, so I won't be surprised if there are holes in my review. Still a recommendation, if you don't mind catharsis.
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