Rules by Cynthia Lord

1. Rulesby Cynthia Lord Presentation by Mr. Hanson

2. Who is Rules about? • A girl named Catherine has a brother named David, and he is autistic. • A new girl named Kristi moves in next door to Catherine, and Catherine wants to be friends with her • Catherine also meets a boy named Jason who is in a wheelchair and can’t speak

3. What happens in Rules? • The book is set in a small town in Maine. • Our main character Catherine tries to make lots of rules so that David “fits in” (wear your pants in public, if you don’t have words use Frog and Toad) • She then meets a boy that she likes named Jason, and she is a bit embarrassed to like him

4. What else happens in Rules? • Catherine wants to be friends with Kristi, but wants to keep the other stuff secret • Catherine is really worried that other people won’t like her because of the things that aren’t “normal” • Eventually there is a dance, and Kristi suggests Catherine should bring Jason • Catherine says she won’t go, making excuses because she is embarrassed • What will happen in the end? You’ll need to read it to find out whether Catherine rethinks her idea of “normal”

5. Who would like this? Rules definitely isn’t for everyone. It doesn’t have lots of action, and has Catherine thinking to herself a lot. It can be a bit slow sometimes. But people who would like this are: -People who liked the Penderwicks -People that like girl main characters -People that like books talking about big issues (right/wrong, good/bad, normal or not) -Kids in 4th, 5th, 6th grade (Catherine is 12!) I would rate the book (out of 5):

6. My Favorite Part I had lots of favorite parts. But the best part of the book was reading the chapter titles. They were the different rules that Catherine told David. Some of my favorites were: • When you want to get out of answering something, distract the questioner with another question. • Not everything worth keeping has to be useful • If the bathroom door is closed, knock! • Pantless brothers are not my problem.