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by M Cabot (Author) "Sometimes it seems like all I ever do is lie ..." (more)
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Mia Thermopolis is your average urban ninth grader. Even though she lives in Greenwich Village with a single mom who is a semifamous painter, Mia still puts on her Doc Martens one at a time, and the most exciting things she ever dreams about are smacking lips with sexy senior Josh Richter, "six feet of unadulterated hotness," and passing Algebra I. Then Mia's dad comes to town, and drops a major bomb. Turns out he's not just a European politician as he's always lead her to believe, but actually the prince of a small country! And Mia, his only heir, is now considered the crown princess of Genovia! She doesn't even know how to begin to cope: "I am so NOT a princess.... You never saw anyone who looked less like a princess than I do. I mean, I have really bad hair... and... a really big mouth and no breasts and feet that look like skis." And if this news wasn't bad enough, Mia's mom has started dating her algebra teacher, the paparazzi is showing up at school, and she's in a huge fight with her best friend, Lilly. How much more can this reluctant Cinderella handle?

Offbeat Mia will automatically win the heart of every teenage girl who's ever just wanted to fit in with as little fuss as possible. Debut author Meg Cabot's writing is silly and entertaining, with tons of pop culture references that will make teens feel right at home within her pages. This is a wonderfully wacky read. (Ages 12 and older) --Jennifer Hubert



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"This is how NOT a princess I am. I am so NOT a princess that when my dad started telling me I was one, I totally started crying." Raised in a Greenwich Village loft in New York City by her flaky-but-loving artist mother, ninth grader Mia Thermopolis is shocked to learn from her father that she is now the heir apparent to Genovia, the tiny European kingdom he rules. Her paternal grandmother further disrupts Mia's life when she comes to town to mold the girl into a proper royal. Cabot's debut children's novel is essentially a classic makeover tale souped up on imperial steroids: a better haircut and an improved wardrobe garner Mia the attention of a hitherto unattainable boy. (Of course this boy isn't all he appears to be, and another boyDthe true friend Mia mostly takes for grantedDturns out to be Mr. Right.) A running gag involving sexual harassment (including a foot fetishist obsessed with Mia's best friend Lilly Moscovitz and a sidewalk groper dubbed the "Blind Guy") is more creepy than funny, and the portrayal of the self-conscious pseudo-zaniness of downtown life is over the top (Lilly's parents, both psychoanalysts, get Rolfed, practice t'ai chi and attend benefits for "the homosexual children of survivors of the Holocaust"). Though Mia's loopy narration has its charms and princess stories can be irresistible, a slapstick cartoonishness prevails here. Ages 12-up. (Oct.) FYI: Plans are in the works for a Disney film to be directed by Garry Marshall and starring Julie Andrews as the grandmother.
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5.0 out of 5 stars This book is a gem, Jul 18 2004
This review is from: Princess Diaries (Mass Market Paperback)
I have all the princess diary books! They are great! Mia has to deal with stuff everyone goes through like: being picked on by the cheer leaders, having no breasts a parents divorce and being pushed to hard. At first when I saw this book I doubted I would like it, I thought it might be a book about a perfect princess who I can not relate to in the least. But when I read a few pages I knew it was worth the money!
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5.0 out of 5 stars First in the series..., Jul 18 2004
By Adele (Overland Park, Kansas.) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Princess Diaries (Mass Market Paperback)
I really enjoyed this book. After seeing the Princess Diaries movie, I thought I should read the book. It was not like the movie, but in a pleasant way. This book is great; funny and touching. Minus the fact that Mia is a princess, I found myself relating to Mia on a fair number of levels.

This is the story about a young teenage girl who finds out that her father is a prince, making her a princess. At first, she's shocked and upset. Then she has to put up with princess lessons from her grandmother on her father's side, whom of which, she's not very close with.

Great beginning to a great series.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Princess you can relate to, Jul 10 2004
This review is from: Princess Diaries (Mass Market Paperback)
I'm an adult and I simply adored this book! Cabot has the teen voice down pat, plus she doesn't sugar-coat the real issues and situations that face high school girls today. I think Mia is a great, solid female character that will have girls of all ages relating to her in some way or another. A word of caution, though: don't expect to find the Disney movie in this book! This "Princess" is nowhere near the screen version. And while I'm a fan of the movie as well, the differences between the two make the book all the more refreshing. Mia is a complete contradiciton: she is what every girl wants to be, yet at the same time she already is every girl. Yes, she tends to whine a little too much, but what fourteen-year-old girl doesn't? "Diaries", though filled with pop references that will likely become obsolete (even now, four years later, how many girls go gooey-eyed for Leonardo anymore?), will no doubt be read for many years on down the line. Reading this series is like making a new best friend!
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5.0 out of 5 stars GREATEST Book ever
Great book. Finally there is a good princess book. It is a long read but worth it, so very much worth it. Read more
Published on Jul 4 2004 by moneybagz777

1.0 out of 5 stars A real princess could spot this rotten pea on her bookshelf
This book earned its one star because of the humor in it. Much of it was unintentional however.

I am amazed this book is in print. Read more

Published on Jun 18 2004 by Vanessa

5.0 out of 5 stars AMAZING!
The entire Princess Diaries is fabulous. I read these books in a day or a day and a half, and I am not a big reader. Read more
Published on May 24 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars A really good book
I thought this book was very good. It's funny and entertaining enough that you always want to keep reading! Read more
Published on May 20 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Books!!!
After seeing the movie, The Princess Diaries, and hearing that they were based on a book i right away went out and bought the books. Read more
Published on May 18 2004 by Allison

5.0 out of 5 stars A Princess?!?!?!?
Mia Thermopolis is your average ninth grader with your average every day schedule: get up, go to school, dream about hot senior (who happens to be Josh Richter), fail algebra, and... Read more
Published on May 8 2004 by Clara Aliapoulios

4.0 out of 5 stars The Princess Diaires
I enjoyed the book The Princess Diaries because it was very intresting and fun to read. I starting the Princess in the Spotlight and I hope it's as good as the Princess Diaries. Read more
Published on May 7 2004

4.0 out of 5 stars Princess For Life!!
The Princess Diaries, written by Meg Cabot, is about a girl named Mia Thermopolis who lives in New York City with her mother. Read more
Published on April 22 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars Response to literature
In The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot, Mia Thermopolis is a regular girl. She is a freshman at Albert Einstein High School in New York City. Read more
Published on April 19 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars FAN-TAS-TIC BOOK
This is an amazing book. Meg Cabot is my favorite author of all time. I saw the movie, the princess diaries, and it dissapointed me especially because i already read the book... Read more
Published on April 13 2004 by jen

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