Blast from the Past (Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls, Book 6)
Allie’s first school field trip, a visit to a pioneer village, takes a surprising twist when her fourth-grade class shares a school bus with the fourth-grade class from her old school. The number of mean girls rises dramatically, and Allie becomes a target, but by sticking to her rules, she manages surprisingly well. Sometimes wryly amusing, this first-person chapter book from the Allie Finkle’s Rules for Girls series captures the day-to-day thoughts of this well-intentioned narrator, from the low points of self-deluded reflection to the high points of selfless action. As always, Allie’s most recent list of rules is appended. Grades 3-5. --Carolyn Phelan