Stage Fright
Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls Series
Author: Meg Cabot
Book 4 in the Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls series
Pages: 224
Published: 2009
Age: 8+
Mrs. Hunter's fourth grade class is putting on a play! Allie is sure she will walk away with the most coveted role—that of the princess, naturally—but one of her friends gets the part! Instead, Allie is cast as the evil queen. But Allie isn't content with just starring in the play. She goes full-on method and borrows some false eyelashes to wear for the play, which (what else is new?) causes a great deal of excited controversy. As opening night approaches, Allie learns its not the size of the part, it's the size of the heart that really matters
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?