#1 New York Times bestselling author Meg Cabot's first middle-grade series continues! Allie plans on having the best weekend ever when she finds out Erica's sister Missy is in the regional Twirltacular baton competition-until Allie's mom announces that she has to go to Brittany Hauser's birthday party instead. But Allie doesn't even like Brittany Hauser, nor does she want to go to a party with Brittany and all her snobby friends... But when Allie finds out Brittany's party includes taking a stretch limo to Glitterati, the store of the girls' dreams, and spending the night at a deluxe hotel suite, she decides maybe Brittany's not so bad after all. Allie doesn't want to miss Missy's grand performance at the Twirltacular. But she's always wanted to ride in a limo! How can she explain to her best friend that she's decided to go to Brittany's party instead? Will her little white lie blow up in her face? And when everything about Brittany's party goes wrong, will she break all the rules to do what she knows is right? Tempted by the allure of attending a glamorous birthday party (limo ride, sleepover in a fancy hotel) in honor of a girl she detests, Allie disappoints her friends, who expect her to join them at the local Little Miss Majorette Baton Twirling Twirltacular. And worse, she lies to them about it. Fine-tuned to the nuances of human relations and self-justification, Cabot creates another eminently readable, first-person narrative in the lively Allie Finkle’s Rules for Girls series. Readers will feel Allie’s strong, if mixed, emotions right up to the satisfying ending. The latest helpful list of “Rules for Girls,” is appended. Grades 3-5. --Carolyn Phelan Praise for the Allie Finkle series: "Brims with vintage Cabot humor and inventiveness." - The New York Times Book Review *"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 "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 MEG CABOT'S many series and books for adults, teens, and tweens have included multiple #1 New York Times bestsellers and have sold more than fifteen million copies worldwide. Her Princess Diaries series has been published in more than thirty-eight countries and was made into two hit films by Disney. Meg also wrote the New York Times bestselling Mediator, Airhead, Insatiable, and Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls series, as well as the award-winning novels All-American Girl and Avalon High. Meg lives in Key West with her husband and two cats. Visit Meg online at www.megcabot.com.