Book Review: Best Friends and Drama Queens (Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls) ; by Meg Cabot
>> Friday, January 29, 2010
- Title: Best Friends And Drama Queens (Allie Finkle's Rules For Girls)
- Series: Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls
- Volume: 3
- Author: Meg Cabot
- Publisher: Scholastic Press (February 1, 2010)
- Reading Level: Ages 9 - 12
- ISBN-10: 0545040442
- ISBN-13: 978-0545040440
- Categories: Bullies, Friendship, Boy-Girl relationships, Family
Eleven year-old Allie Finkle looks at life with a sense of humor and wisdom beyond her years. In each of the books in this series, Allie makes a "rule" that she thinks is good for girls, based on events in her life.
In Best Friend's and Drama Queens Allie and her best friend's are coming back to school after winter break. There is a great deal of excitement due to the new girl joining the class from Canada. Cheyenne, the new girl, quickly becomes popular with the students of Room 209, mainly due to her apparent lack of timidness and how she dresses.
At first, Allie and her friends think that Cheyenne is pretty great, and they try to befriend her. But soon enough they find out that Cheyenne's way of dealing with people is to belittle and demean. Allie questions whether or not she and her friends are being immature for enjoying the games and activities they do, and which Cheyenne makes fun of.
The troubles in Room 209 threaten to end the friendships of several of Allie's best friends. Can Allie stand up to the bully like behavior of Cheyenne? Will her friends forgive each other and find the strength to stand up to Cheyenne?
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I read this book because the series was listed on the syllabus of the Children's Lit class section I thought I was going to be in. (I'm however in a different section, and this book isn't on that list.) I listened to it while traveling on various planes over the holidays, and many times had to stifle my laughter. Recently, I recommended this series of books to my mom for one of her tutoring students who is a reluctant sixth-grade reader. They both are now addicted to the books. :)
I've read many other books by Meg Cabot (Princess Diaries) and I feel that she has really outshone herself with Allie Finkle. If you know of a child who is having trouble dealing with a bully, or is wondering about whether or not they are "too old" to be playing different games, and they love to laugh ... then I suggest checking out this book series! Read more...
