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New Girl (Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls) | 
 enlarge | Author: Meg Cabot
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 2468
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 240
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5.4 x 1
ISBN: 0545040493
EAN: 9780545040495
ASIN: 0545040493
Publication Date: August 5, 2008
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Allie Finkle’s starting her first day of school at Pine Heights Elementary! Plus, she’s getting a new kitten, the first pick of show cat Lady Serena Archibald’s litter! But being the New Girl is turning out to be scary, too, especially since one of the girls in Allie’s new class -- Rosemary -- doesn’t like her. In fact, Rosemary says she’s going to beat Allie up after school. Everyone seems to have an opinion on how Allie should handle the situation. How can Allie tell who’s right? Who knew it was going to be so hard being the New Girl? NARRATED by Tara Sands Meg Cabot is the author of the New York Times bestselling series The Princess Diaries which was made into two wildly popular Disney films of the same name. Other books include Airhead, All-American Girl, Ready or Not, Teen Idol, Avalon High, How To Be Popular, Pants on Fire, and the Mediator and 1-800-Where-R-You series. Meg divides her time between New York City and Key West, Florida, and can be visited online at www.megcabot.com and www.alliefinklerules.com
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 Great book for kids October 20, 2008
In the second Allie Finkle book, the title character and her two little brothers begin attending their new school and their grandmother comes for a visit. Allie also adopts a kitten that needs a great deal of care.
Those in the age range the book is aimed at (I'd say second to fourth grade) will probably enjoy the school storyline the most. Bully Rosemary threatens to beat Allie up, and Allie has no clue how to deal with the situation. She doesn't want to tattle to the teacher or scare her parents, but knows she is not likely to win a physical battle. Everything she does to appease Rosemary seems to make her more angry. (One question: What elementary nowadays lets the kids go home for lunch?)
On the other hand, I enjoyed the grandmother's visit the most. There's quite a bit of tension that might have gone over my head when I was younger. Now that I know just how badly my mom got along with her mother-in-law, I can really identify with the family dynamic Meg Cabot uses. It feels very real to me, with plenty of love and some unintentional hurt.
I'm not sure how much of a crossover audience the Allie Finkle books will draw from Cabot's teen readers. Cabot writes well for children, with a simpler sentence structure. She doesn't condescend to them - she uses some nice vocabulary words, multiple storylines, and THE NEW GIRL clocks in at over 200 pages. However, it's still a simpler read. It's not a series I would pick up for myself, but I plan to give my copy of THE NEW GIRL to my cousin when she enters the second grade next year.
I don't always agree with the moral lesson in Cabot's books, but I think all those present in THE NEW GIRL are ones I'd like the little ones in my family to abide by. Plus, Allie makes a rule against eating tomatoes. She's a girl after my own heart (although I do eat salsa).
Excerpted from In Bed With Books
The New Girl October 9, 2008
Being the new girl is always difficult but Allie Finkle has some very unique challenges. It's the first day of school and the box with her tights is missing, along with the box with the bowls and spoons. Plus, the new stove hasn't yet arrived. Popcorn becomes breakfast and Allie decides to wear jeans under her skirt (in case she climbs on the monkey bars at recess).
Then, the whole family has to walk to school together. How embarrassing! Especially considering her youngest brother dressed like a pirate. Fortunately, Allie catches a break when the fifth grade girls think that the little pirate is adorable. Unfortunately, she isn't so lucky with the class bully, Rosemary.
Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls: The New Girl is wonderful. The Finkles are funny. Allie is just a normal girl trying to figure out the rules.
The Story Siren Reviews: September 21, 2008
Allie is starting school at Pine Heights Elementary school! Not only is she still settling into her new house. She is very excited to be getting her very own kitten! But it seems that the mama cat may have her babies too early! Now Allie has to worry about being the new girl, plus her unborn kitten, the school spelling bee and the bully that wants to kill her! What is a girl to do!?
While I'm a huge fan of Meg Cabot's Adult and Young Adult books, I have to admit I even enjoyed this book for younger audiences. Is there anything Meg can't do, and I'm not just saying that because she is a fellow Hoosier! Allie is the perfect protagonist and she tackles issues that I'm sure kids face today, because I remember being the new girl and facing the same ones! Cabot's easy reading style and comical satire are key components to which I'm sure will be a popular series among young readers.
the best book September 8, 2008
It is such a good book.I hope Meg Cabot will write more Allie Finkle books. She gets upset when this mean girl in her class says she going to beat her up.I have read a lot of books and this is one of the best.
Being the New Girl Can Be Challenging, But Allie's Got It Covered August 27, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
After reading Moving Day, I'm now officially a fan of Allie Finkle. Faced with a new school and her often-annoying little brothers, not to mention a tendency toward quirkiness, Allie boldly marches into 4th grade wearing a skirt over jeans, only to find she's made a big fashion faux pas. She proceeds to get in trouble for talking to one of her new friends, and makes an enemy of school bully Rosemary. She also has to deal with waiting for her promised kitten to be born, a meddlesome mom, and a stressful visit from her grandmother.
She may be pint-sized, but Allie has all the plucky traits I've come to expect from a Meg Cabot heroine. She's her own person, and stands up for herself in her often hilarious set of rules. She never fears standing up to her parents, her friends, her brothers and, by the end, the school bully. Allie isn't a tomboy, but she's not all sugar and spice - the games her and her friends play are creative and she isn't afraid to get dirty. I'm looking forward to reading more of her rulebooks and seeing what (mis)adventures she can get into. Though I'm far, far past the age group this book was intended for, I enjoyed every page, especially when Allie gets indignant over things like being told by her grandmother she should order fish at a seafood restaurant, rather than her preferred hamburger, and arguing for the kitten she desperately wants. She isn't above learning from those around her, but doesn't take what adults say at face value, either. She's spirited and quirky and, yes, funny, but not in the way she thinks. Another winner from the prolific Cabot.
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