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Princess in Waiting [Large Print] (Hardcover)

by Meg Cabot (Author) "I will stop biting my fingernails, including the fake ones ..." (more)
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The fourth volume in Meg Cabot's popular Princess Diaries series, Princess in Waiting begins in the tiny country of Genovia, where 14-year-old Mia, the unlikely royal, is on winter break trying not to bite her fingernails. Being a princess and fighting for the installation of parking meters is tough, when all you really want to do is go back to your regular life in New York City and see your dreamy boyfriend Michael. Of course, Mia is soon back in the city, trying not to fail Algebra II and trying to stay afloat in a sea of self-doubt. Could it be true that she is merely a "massive reject" covered with orange cat hair? For that matter, is finding her missing lucky Queen Amidala underwear as important as finding her secret talent? Mia's frank, funny diary entries range from "Things to Do" lists ("Stop obsessing over whether or not Michael loves you vs. being in love with you"); lists of the valuable lessons of romantic heroines ("3. Elizabeth Bennet from Pride and Prejudice: Boys like it when you are smart-alecky."); transcripts of instant-messaging rounds with Michael; to poems ("Like the Millenium Falcon in hyperdrive/ our love will continue to thrive and thrive") and general irrational tirades. Whether or not Mia ever achieves her much-sought-after "self-actualization," teens will enjoy reading her over-the-top, up-to-the-minute-hip diary. (Ages 12 and older) --Karin Snelson --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.


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The fourth in the Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot, Princess in Waiting, finds Mia highly respected in Genovia for her fashion sense but criticized for her views on installing parking meters. Her heartthrob keeps canceling their dates, algebra looms, and Grandmere insists upon additional princess lessons due to the parking-meter debacle. What's a royal to do? Ages 12-up.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Waiting for it to end.., Jul 27 2006
This review is from: Princess in Waiting (Paperback)
This book is certainly not my favorite of Cabot's. It was rather dull, really. The whole thing was a trip to the made-up country Genovia and Mia obsessing over Micheal. The whole thing really bugged me actually. It was just like, stop already!

Up til this point I was a huge fan of the series. But this one let me down big time. If you're like me, you may want to stop reading at the third one.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Funny and cute, but a bit empty, Jul 7 2004
By Julia Kent (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Princess in Waiting (Paperback)
I am a big fan of the Princess Diaries series, but I felt that this installment had the story spread a bit too thinly, and some of the jokes were overplayed.
The story begins with Mia spending winter break in Genovia, performing her royal duties and listening to Grandmere's criticism. She causes chaos when, on a public address, she improvises her script and remarks how parking meters would be an enormous help to the Genovian economy. Everybody (and Grandmere most of all) jumps on her because a princess is not "supposed to" advise the country on such matters as parking meters. She mentions it too much, and it got quite boring after about 40 pages of parking meter troubles.
Next came the Kate Bosworth worries. Mia had just started going out with Michael Moscovitz, but when she doesn't see him for tewnty days, she starts panicking that he might be seeing a "surfer-girl Kate Bosworth-type with one blue eye and one brown eye." I found this very funny at first, but 20 mentions made it go stale.
Much of the rest of the book involves Mia obsessing over whether or not Michael will dump her if she cancels her date with him. But I have to give this book a lot of credit for the lists Mia makes with Lilly and Tina (always one of my favorite parts of the book - this book includes Mia's list of hottest guys with comments by Lilly), the warped advice that Grandmere gives Mia and her attempts to follow it, the clever mentions of the movie made about Mia's life (a hint at the real Disney movie, perhaps?), and, of course, the ending. I read the ending three times because it was so sweet and romantic!
All in all, this was a pretty good book. I wouldn't put it on a list of award nominees, but it certainly isn't a waste of time. Borrow this from the library when you get the chance, it's sure to be fun even if it isn't spectacular.
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5.0 out of 5 stars I really liked it!, Jul 5 2004
This review is from: Princess in Waiting (Paperback)
Ok, perhaps it wasn't the best of the series but I really liked it. Even with all her Royal Problems, Mia does sounds like a normal teen that is insecurea about hereself and her relationships like we all were at that time.

I didn't find it boring. I loved the ending.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Bomb!!!
This book is really good. It is so cool how Mia can totally use the phone to call from Genovia to where Micheal is. Read more
Published on Jun 26 2004 by Cutie_from_belen aka Kassandra R.

2.0 out of 5 stars Seriously lacking
I love The Princess Diaries, but this book was a major dissapointment to me. PD1 was fabulous, PD2 was just as fabulous, and PD3 was incredible... but PD4 was just awful. Read more
Published on Jun 10 2004 by Hillary

2.0 out of 5 stars meg cabot falls flat in "waiting"
I am a loyal Meg Cabot reader, so naturally I was anxious to get my hands on this chapter of princess mia's diary, but was to say the least, disapointed. Read more
Published on Jun 8 2004 by pinkbubbles

4.0 out of 5 stars good, but had a few down sides
The book was good, but it mentioned the same things over and over. It was revolved around two things: the ball and Michael. Speaking of Michael. Read more
Published on May 29 2004

4.0 out of 5 stars Princess in Waiting
The Princess in Waiting is the fourth book in the really great, Princess Diaries series. They are about a girl who discovered she is the princess of Genovia at age fourteen... Read more
Published on May 21 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars THE BEST ONE YET!
I know, a lot of you will say Princess In Love is the best one, but you people who haven't read all of the Princess Diaries books, start now and finish them quickly so you can get... Read more
Published on Mar 19 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars More like the movie
When I first saw the movie I hadn't read the book then after I did and watched the movie again I was appalled on how they're so different. Read more
Published on Feb 18 2004 by Toni Tatro

5.0 out of 5 stars "Princess In Waiting" is a winner!
In this fourth installment of the hilarious Princess Diaries series, Mia is finally in Genovia over her winter break to be introduced to the Genovian public- where her daily... Read more
Published on Feb 4 2004 by StarGymnast

3.0 out of 5 stars Kinda Whiney
Ok, the concept is cute, and everything, but by the end of the book I was so sick of her whining that I almost didn't finish it.
Published on Jan 14 2004 by Peacelover16

5.0 out of 5 stars BestinSeries
This is the best book in the series. This is book has more about dating and Micheal. It's about when Mia visits Genovia and really misses Micheal. Read more
Published on Jan 9 2004 by awaylaughingonafastcamel

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