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Stage fright

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Title:

Stage fright

Author:

Cabot, Meg.

ISBN:

9780545040457

9780545040464

9780329768386

9780606146845

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication Information:

New York : Scholastic Press, 2009.

Physical Description:

216 pages ; 20 cm.

Series title(s):

Allie Finkle's rules for girls.

Number in series:

bk. 4

Summary:

Allie's theatrical hopes are crushed when, instead of being cast as the princess, she is given the role of the evil queen in the fourth-grade class play.

Program Information:

Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning MG 5.0 6.

Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.0 6.0 133668.

Reading Counts RC 3-5 5.4 10 Quiz: 47195.

Subject(s):

College and school drama -- Juvenile fiction.

Schools -- Juvenile fiction.

Rules (Philosophy) -- Juvenile fiction.

Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction.

Friendship -- Juvenile fiction.

Families -- Juvenile fiction.

Theater -- Fiction.

Schools -- Fiction.

Rules (Philosophy) -- Fiction.

Behavior -- Fiction.

Friendship -- Fiction.

Family life -- Fiction.

Genre:

Fiction.

Juvenile works.

Electronic Access:

Contributor biographical information http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1301/2009005422-b.html
Publisher description http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1112/2009005422-d.html

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Library	Call Number	Status
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Summary

#1 New York Times bestselling author Meg Cabot's first middle-grade series continues!

The fourth grade puts on a play written by Mrs. Hunter! 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! What Allie doesn't realize is that the part she does get - that of the evil queen - is actually a better (and bigger) role. 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. Allie learns it's not the size of the part, it's the size of the heart that matters.

Author Notes

Meg Cabot was born in Bloomington, Indiana on February 1, 1967. She recieved a fine arts degree from Indiana University, Meg moved to New York City, intent upon pursuing a career in freelance illustration. Illustrating, however, soon got in the way of Meg's true love, writing, and so she abandoned it and got a job as the assistant manager of an undergraduate dormitory at New York University, and writing on the weekends.

Meg wrote both The Princess Diaries and The Mediator: Shadowland (under the name Jenny Carroll), the first books in two series for young adults which happen to be about, among other things, teenage girls dealing with unsettling family issues. Her latest book is entitled, Insatiable.

Meg now writes full time, and lives in Key West, Florida with her husband.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (2)

School Library Journal Review

Gr 3-5-Allie Finkle is back again and this time her challenge is winning the lead in her elementary school class play, Princess Penelope in the Realm of Recycling. Unfortunately, several other girls in the class want to play the lead, including Allie's best friend Sophie (who really does look like a princess) and a supremely self-centered girl who is sure she will get the role. Allie secretly practices to audition for Princess Penelope and is very disappointed when she gets the role of the Evil Queen, but at least Sophie will be the princess. While dealing with the complexities of friendship and putting on a play, Allie is basking in the fact that her mother is practically a celebrity because she is the new movie reviewer for a popular local cable show. Allie eventually decides to make the most of her role and realizes that she can win over an audience with comedy. Tara Sands narrates Meg Cabot's novel (Scholastic, 2009), giving the characters distinct voices that reflect their personalities. Fans of the series will love this episode.-Teresa Wittmann, Westgate Elementary School, Edmonds, WA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Booklist Review

Allie initially longs for the lead in the fourth-grade class play, Princess Penelope in the Realm of Recycling, but soon wonders whether the conventional princess role is what she really wants. Coaching from Uncle Jay helps her shine onstage, while dealing with classmates helps her discover a few new rules for girls. Written in a convincingly childlike voice, Allie's appealing first-person narrative features wry observations of the foibles, actions, emotions, and relationships of both the children and the adults in her life. Another entertaining entry in the Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls series.--Phelan, Carolyn Copyright 2009 Booklist

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