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Type of bind: Hardcover
EAN num: 9780545040495
ISBN number: 0545040493
Label: Scholastic Press
Manufacturer: Scholastic Press
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 240
Printing Date: August 05, 2008
Publishing house: Scholastic Press
Age index: Ages 9-12
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Allie Finkle’s starting her very first day of school at Pine Heights Elementary! Plus, she’s getting a new kitten, the very 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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I bought this for my 10 year old daughter, as she had read the very first one. It is a great book, and it really suits her and lets her know it's ok to be who she is.
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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 subsequent 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
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Being the new girl is always difficult but Allie Finkle has some very unique challenges. It's the very 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.
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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.
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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.
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