When Allie Finkle's parents announce the family is moving, she's certain her life is over. Allie isn't at all happy about having to trade her pink bedroom for an old house with secret passages, a creepy attic, and creaky floors. Not to mention her rock collection, her best friend... and worst of all: having to change schools! She can't let that happen. After all, she's already 9 years old, and her opinion should count for something in this story, right? Luckily, she has her law book to help her behave. Sure, sometimes she breaks a rule or two: when she doesn't keep a secret or accidentally sticks a spatula down her best friend's throat... The important thing is that she tries to follow them. One of the most important rules is to sabotage the move so everything stays the same. And not to mention that saving her family from a terrible fate in the haunted house isn't even a law. It's an obligation! Now Allie will need to come up with a plan; And she still has to deal with a whiny friend who doesn't want her to move, a mean girl who mistreats animals, and, of course, her brothers and parents, who can be downright insensitive at times. And yes, that's a law. Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls: Moving Day is Meg Cabot's first book for preteens. Allie Finkle is a fun young heroine who will do anything to follow her own rules, even if it means causing a lot of trouble. With the author's signature hilarious situations, Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls will delight readers of all ages.