- Library Binding: 269 pages
- Publisher: Turtleback Books (June 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1417730315
- ISBN-13: 978-1417730315
- Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 13.5 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 340 g
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From School Library Journal
Grade 6-9–Mia and company have returned in the sixth book (HarperCollins, 2005) of Meg Cabot's popular series. This time, Mia is beginning her sophomore year in high school without Michael who is starting college at Columbia. Lily is by her side, though, and nominates Mia to become student council president. As usual, Mia obsesses about the events in her life by revealing all in her diary. She must maintain a cross-town relationship with her boyfriend, overcome a B in English, learn geometry, and save her baby brother from his laid-back parents. And strangely, Lily and Grandmere have teamed up to help her succeed in her bid for student council president. It all becomes too much to deal with when Mia's nemesis, Lana, informs her that all college boys expect to do it. Indeed, the repetitive references to doing it and condoms may make this volume inappropriate for preteens. Cabot slyly pokes fun at her own critics when Mia's English teacher informs her that cartoonish slapstick humor and slick pop culture references are beneath the work of serious writers. Narrator Clea Lewis is the perfect youthful voice for Mia and the pacing is just right. There's not a lot of depth here, but there is no denying Mia's popularity, and this audiobook is sure to be enjoyed by tween and teen girls who are fans of the series.–Tricia Melgaard, Centennial Middle School, Broken Arrow, OK
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From Booklist
Gr. 7-10. Fans of Princess Mia will be celebrating the return of the whole gang in the sixth installment of the popular series. Lilly and Grandmere are a force to be reckoned with as they try to get Mia elected president of the school. In the meantime, Mia worries that boyfriend Michael really expects her to "do it" now that he's a college man. Arch-nemesis Lana Weinberger is Mia's political foe, and there's a new English teacher certain to help Mia develop her writing career. As if that isn't enough, Mia worries so much about her new baby brother, Rocky, that Lilly nicknames Mia "Baby-Licker," and the snails Mia dumped into the Bay of Genovia are creating an international incident! Pop-culture references abound, potentially dating the book fairly quickly, but teens will continue to get in line to read this beloved yet familiar fare. Particularly entertaining are the comments Mia makes about the recent movies made of her life. Cindy Welch
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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Going down-hill, Aug 28 2005
By Kallie - Published on Amazon.com
Ce commentaire est de: The Princess Diaries, Volume Vi: Princess In Training (Hardcover)
When I first started reading the Princess Diaries series, before it became famous for the movie, I really enjoyed the books. Mia genuinely seemed like an individual. I loved the descriptions the author gave of New York. Unfortuantely, each subsequent book has been losing that special flare, and now the characters seem like completely different people altogether. (I haven't enjoyed a Meg Cabot book after the movie came out--all of her series seemed to change, especially the Mediator series.) In this book, Mia repeats the same thing over and over, perhaps to take up page space where a real plot could have taken place. The actual subject doesn't bother me in the least, but she obsesses over it so much, as if she's a 12 year old who's never heard of sex before. I also agree with another reviewer about the stereotypes that Meg Cabot incorporates. Mia always says she herself is a freak, but when someone at school does it, she gets mad. Also, as someone else said, Mia spends 4/5 of the book being shy and then becoming someone else at the end, only to be a whiney shy person at the beginning f the next, as if nothing happened at the end of the previous book. The English class sub-plot was highly improbable--what kind of English teacher who be swayed by the (bad) speech of a student? English teachers teach persuasive writing and should be able to hold their beliefs. This book didn't really seem to have a plot, just many subplots. I can't really say any major event took place in this book. Nothing really happened, except Mia worrying througout the whole book. I don't think I'll be reading the next installment.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Still Makes Me Laugh!, April 7 2005
By Stephanie Dodson "Author of Headgear" - Published on Amazon.com
Ce commentaire est de: The Princess Diaries, Volume Vi: Princess In Training (Hardcover)
Mia is back in this latest Princess Diaries book. In this installment of our favorite self-actualizing princess, Mia is starting her sophomore year of High School. Unfortunately she's starting it without her boyfriend Michael who is now in College. He's a college guy and according to archenemy Lana he's going to expect her to "do it". Not only that Lilly has nominated her to run for Student Council President against Lana. Not to mention the snail incident and the fact that her mom and step-dad are taking Rocky to Indiana to meet the grandparents. Plus she gets a B in ENGLISH!! Really, it's more than a princess can take!As always this tale of Mia is loaded with humor and pop culture references. I loved this volume of Mia's life. Mia is growing up and standing up for herself. But her insecurities and paranoia that make her a realistic teen are still in tact. Meg Cabot's writing style keeps me laughing. I was not disappointed.
13 of 16 people found the following review helpful
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Princess in Training- a Major Letdown, Aug 10 2005
A Kid's Review - Published on Amazon.com
Ce commentaire est de: The Princess Diaries, Volume Vi: Princess In Training (Hardcover)
I despised this book. Even at Midnight I wasn't tired enough to put aside the numerous and visible flaws of this book. The series has been going downward from the first, and I believe (and hope) that this is the low point and that it's only upwards from here, but I doubt it. This review may contain a few spoilers.First, I hate the stereotypical cheerleaders in these books. No, I'm not a cheerleader and I don't approve of the fact that it's just girls in tight uniforms cheering and doing difficult gymnastics while a boys' football game is happening (it should be separate, if at all). But Lana and her cheerleader friends are rich, snobby and mean to poor little Mia. Meg Cabot shouldn't promote stereotypes like this.
Also, Mia's whining and obsessions are becoming tiresome. I mean in book 5 she's obsessing over how Michael doesn't want to go to the prom, and now she's obsessing over Michael wanting to have sex. It's getting old, if you haven't noticed.
Third, Mia gets a B in English. And she obsesses over it. How it crushed her hopes of being a writer (tragedy!) But finally, after her wonderful and moving speech at the presidential debates, her English teacher decides that pop culture references are fine to have in her schoolwork!!! No one is convinced that easily. And she shouldn't be either.
Also, what is with Mia's fixation with the care of her little brother? I mean I know what it's like to care for someone, but you gotta feel sorry for that kid when he gets old enough to know about the world, she probably won't let him eat anything for fear of E. Coli and won't let him go out for fear of injury.
And yeah, this book isn't reality, but it is supposed to be fairly realistic, not so fake you get a headache reading it. Reading this book is, in my opinion, a waste of time. Thanks for reading.
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