Moving Day
Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls Series
Author: Meg Cabot
Book 1 in the Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls series
Pages: 252
Published: 2008
Age: 8+
When nine-year-old Allie Finkle's parents announce that they are moving her and her brothers from their suburban split-level into an ancient Victorian in town, Allie's sure her life is over. She's not at all happy about having to give up her pretty pink wall-to-wall carpeting for creaky floorboards and creepy secret passageways-not to mention leaving her modern, state-of-the-art suburban school for a rundown, old-fashioned school just two blocks from her new house.
About the Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls Series
Books in series order
- 1.Moving Day(2008)
- 2.The New Girl(2008)
- 3.Best Friends and Drama Queens(2009)
- 4.Stage Fright(2009)
- 5.Glitter Girls and the Great Fake Out(2010)
- 6.Blast from the Past(2010)
Reading age: 8+ years
This series should be read in order.
Allie Finkle is nine years old. She has two annoying little brothers and a dog called Marvin. She's also got a bunch of rules, most of them—like 'Don't get a pet that poops in your hand'— having been discovered through bitter experience. In this funny, fast-moving series, Allie makes (and breaks) rules all over the place as she deals with everything that life can throw at her.
For instance, Allie absolutely DOES NOT want to move house. Moving means leaving behind her pretty pink room and her best friend, Mary Kay. The new house is cold, old, dark and creepy, and there is almost definitely a ZOMBIE HAND living in the attic! Listening to your parents is a golden rule, but how can Allie convince her family that moving is a very bad idea?