Moving Day (Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls, Book 1)

by Meg Cabot

Book Overview

#1 New York Times bestselling author Meg Cabot's middle grade debut -- now in paperback When nine-year-old Allie Finkle's parents announce that they are moving her and her brothers from their suburban... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0545040418
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.3" x 0.8" x 4.8"

Customer Reviews

Madison from Lake Tapps says "A personal favorite!"

Never be a catcher when Brittany Hauser is up to bat, you can't let your guests starve, and don't stick a spatula down you best friend's throat are three out of the many rules from the book Allie Finkle's Rules For Girls. Allie Finkle is a spunky nine-year old girl who collects geodes, writes rules, and loves animals. Her life is going pretty well until her parents drop the big news on her. She's moving! Even with the promise from her parents to get a new kitten and there is neighbors with a nice girl her age she is still not convinced. But one thing she is convinced about is that there is a zombie hand living in her new houses attic. Once her parents tell her she is moving her life starts going down hill. Her so called "best friend" Mary Kay is no longer her best friend and when Brittany Hauser tries to get them to be friends again she ends up making it even worse then it already is. Will Allie ever be happy? Will she actually move into the "haunted house" ? My favorite part of the book is when Allie saves a turtle at the Lung Chung restaurant from being made into turtle soup. Allie hides in the back of a car while people including the staff at the Lung Chung restaurant and her own family runs around looking for her. I like that part the best because I love animals and if I were Allie I would probably do the same thing. Also because it was really funny. There is only one part in the book that I didn't like. It was when Brittany played lady business executive and shoved her mother's fancy show cat into a suitcase and ran around while swinging it. Some of the characters from this book are: Brittany Hauser- a spoiled brat that abuses animals and throws bats. Mary Kay Shiner- Allie's "best friend" that cries when things don't go her way. Courtney Wilcox- a nice girl that's gets dumped by her best friend for somebody else. Scott Stampley- A annoying boy in Allie's class that ruined her friendship with Mary Kay. Erica Harrington- Allie's could be new best friend. I would recommend this book to girls about the ages of 11-14. It was really good and I could not put it down. I know others would feel the same way if they read this book and maybe be able to relate to Allie like I did!

Katie from Lake Tapps says, "This book is great!"

It doesn't count if it doesn't hurt, If someone is yelling from excitement, the polite thing to do is to yell back. These rules are some of them are just an example of the many others that Allie Finkle, age 9, wrote in her rule book for girls. This book is about a spirited girl named Allie Finkle and her book of rules. When her family moves into a scary "haunted house," she is not convinced that she wants to move. (One of her rules is "don't let your family move into a haunted house." Moving would mean that she would have to toss out her geode collection, say goodbye to her "best friend" Mary Kay, and go to a different school. But she cold get a kitten of her very own and would be living a block away from a Dairy Queen. She was thinking that life would be pretty nice until she saw her new house. . . . The part of the book that I liked the most was when Allie makes a daring attempt to try and save a turtle at the Lung Chung restaurant so he wouldn't be made into turtle soup. Her family had gone to this restaurant to celebrate the big move. Allie had always wanted to rescue the turtle, but never got the chance to so she takes a chance and who knows? She might succeed. I liked this part because it had a lot of hilarious action in it. It kept me turning the pages. It was almost like an energy boost to get you to the end of the book. Some of the characters I loved in this book are Allie Finkle and Mary Kay Shiner. Allie is interesting o me in a funny way because she makes up all these crazy rules and actually follows them! Mary Kay Shiner is amusing because she is a crybaby, and will cry over almost anything. Allie is a likable character because she has her own opinion about most things. She also (sometimes) has an upbeat and spunky attitude. I would recommend this book to any girl or boy who loves to read a funny book and loves to laugh. This book is a good book for people about ages 10 and up. If you choose to read this book, I hope you will love it as much as I did!

Ashley from Lake Tapps says, "This book is the best book ever!"

Don't stick a spatula down your best friend's throat. You also can't let your guests starve. Those are two of the rules featured in Meg Cabot's wonderful book, Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls: Moving Day. This book is about a forth grade girl named Allie Finkle, who just found out she might be moving into a creepy looking, old fashioned, Victorian house that could be haunted. Who would want to live in a haunted house? Allie is positive that her parents are making the biggest mistake of their lives. Just to move into a house like that is enough. Allie also has to give up her geode collection and be a new kid at a school that looks as old as the house. But is moving worth getting an adorable kitten, living right across the street from Dairy Queen, and possibly getting a non- crying best friend? Will Allie Finkle make the move? I enjoyed every part of this book, but my favorite part was when Allie "accidentally" started a food fight. How Allie made this huge mess, was by shoving a cupcake in bat thrower, Brittany Hauser's, face. But the class took this the wrong way and everybody started throwing cupcakes. I really liked this part because it was unexpected and it was one of the many laugh out loud parts in this book. From secret telling Scott Stamphley all the way to cry baby Mary Kay, all the characters in Meg Cabot's book came alive. For example, the main character Allie Finkle is outgoing, loves animals, is funny, and ALWAYS keeps the book interesting. She also makes hilarious schemes throughout the book to do stuff like rescue turtles. She makes the book so much fun to read. One part of the book that made me laugh was when Allie rescued the turtle at the Lung Chung restaurant. When the hostess wasn't looking she grabbed the turtle from the pond and headed for the door, until the hostess and her Uncle Jay came back. She hurried herself up, and darted for the door with everyone following her. This concludes her next rule "When tour setting a turtle free and people are chasing you, the best thing to do is hide". I would recommend this book to anyone in forth grade through eighth grade. It is funny and well written. All readers will fall in love with it!

FINALLY

I have been trying to find a book that my 9 year old daughter would love. Finally I found it!! She loves the rules!! She can relate to Allie alot trying to get along with her friends is hard sometimes. I love the dust cover she can write her own rules. Which should be interesting to see what she comes up with.

Courtesy of Teens Read Too

Allie Finkle, a precocious, adventurous, and outspoken nine-year-old, is on a mission. A mission to keep her parents from making the worst decision of their lives and moving her and her brothers out of their perfectly fine suburban home and into a creaky, dark, and gloomy Victorian house. Even such incentives as a new best friend, a new school, and a kitten all her own aren't enough to convince Allie that moving may actually be fun. Because Allie has a rule for everything...and one of them is: You can't let your family move into a haunted house! For any Meg Cabot fan in training, MOVING DAY, the first installment in the ALLIE FINKLE'S RULES FOR GIRLS series, is a must read. Working the charm that won over the teenage set, Cabot expertly brings Allie to life in this laugh-out-loud story. A lively narrator, Allie will keep you entertained with her many exploits and her stark honesty. This is a book that Cabot readers, new and old, young and not-so-young, will all enjoy. Meg Cabot is on the fast track to the top of kids lit, with the promise of many more stories to come. Reviewed by: The Compulsive Reader