Stage Fright (Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls, No. 4) [Hardcover]

Meg Cabot (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up

Allie Finkle is back - with a whole new set of rules!

Mrs. Hunter's fourth grade class is putting on a play! But Allie's theatrical hopes are crushed when she doesn't get cast as the princess -- the part that she wanted! Instead, Allie is cast as the evil queen. But as opening night approaches, Allie learns it's not the size of the part, it's the size of the heart that really matters.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Praise for Allie Finkle: "In Cabot's first foray into novels for kids who are still in single digits, her trademark frank humor makes for compulsive reading...Allie is funny, believable, and plucky." -Publishers Weekly, starred review "Your new rule? This book must be read...now!" -Discovery Girls "Meet the most likable heroine since Pippi Longstocking..." -Copley News Service "Allie will appeal to children who enjoyed reading about Ramona, Amber Brown, Junie B., and the other feisty girls found in beginning chapter books. This novel proves that the master of young adult popular fare is able to adapt her breezy style for a younger audience." -School Library Journal "Offering a new series for preteens, Meg Cabot brings her signature ear for dialogue to a younger group, and she gets 4th grade right." -Chicago Tribune "Cabot's winning tone and characterizations will make Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls a surefire hit with its target audience as well as parents who care to provide their children with role models you can't find in other media created for this age group. Long live Allie Finkle!" -Kidsreads.com

About the Author

Meg Cabot is the author of Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls as well as 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 All-American Girl, Ready or Not, Teen Idol, Avalon High, How to Be Popular, Pants on Fire, Airhead, Mediator, and 1-800-Where-R-You series. Meg divides her time between New York City and Key West, Florida.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic Press; 1 edition (September 15, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0545040450
• ISBN-13: 978-0545040457
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #201,805 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I write! Books for you, your sister, your best friend, your mother . . . . even for men with good taste!

Most of my time is spent over at my website, http://megcabot.com, so be sure to stop by!

UK, New Zealand, and Australia fans, visit http://www.megcabot.co.uk.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stage Fright (Allie Finkles Rules for Girls, November 1, 2009

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Wesley P. Wheeler - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stage Fright (Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls, No. 4) (Hardcover)

Finally, a book that interests my daughter, and she will sit and read because she wants to. It fills the gap between Geronimo Stilton, and books with less and less pictures, and more pages. Meg Cabot writes much about the child's awkward (mom you embarrassed me again) emotions, and the how kids can be so emotionally fragile when other kids are not so nice. But like most of Megs books the lessons are good, and a happy ending awaits at the end of the book.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A New Discovery, September 21, 2009

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Whatcha Reading Now? (Florida, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stage Fright (Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls, No. 4) (Hardcover)

Allie Finkle lives by the rules! From those that work only for Allie (Never eat anything red.) to those that work sometimes (If you want to get anywhere, you can't play by the rules.) to those that we all should follow (When you know the right thing to do, you have to do it.) Allie, a less than perfect but always delightful character, confronts how to handle competition with friends and enemies in this novel about a class play.

As a long-time fan of Meg Cabot's teen and adult fiction, I enjoyed this book written for a slightly younger reader. Although Stage Fright is the fourth in the series, it's my first exposure to Allie Finkle and I'm sure I'll be back for more.
-- Reviewed by Michelle Delisle

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best book, September 27, 2009

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Stage Fright (Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls, No. 4) (Hardcover)

I loved this book! It's about a girl who wants to be the lead role in a play at school. When she dosen't get the part she wants her uncle tells her that the part she has is pretty good after all.