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The Princess Diaries

by Meg Cabot

Series: The Princess Diaries (1)

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Macmillan Children's Books (2004), Paperback, 256 pages

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Classic teen girly book. I liked it a ton more than the movie, Grandmere is such a better character (even though Julie Andrews is great). Nice inner monologue of a teen girl trying to find her place in the world. ( )
  mmillet | Dec 14, 2009 |
Mia was a normal(but a little strange)girl in NY.
However,one day she became a princess because her father is a prince of a small cauntry!
But she have many problems with her friends and family...
I enjoyed reading this because it's amazing story.
I heard that this story became a movie.
I want to wacth it too. ( )
  tyako | Dec 8, 2009 |
This is a comedic take on a life changing experience. Mia learns that she is the heiress to Genovea and her grandmother wants her to take over as Queen. Her grandmother trains her and teachers her to become a Queen. Mia goes through many obstacles. Read this book to see if Mia takes the thrown and what her possible challenges are. ( )
  clshelkoff | Nov 23, 2009 |
thies book is very interasting and nice store bacouse its took about the gils
Alia ( )
  getreadingswc | Oct 8, 2009 |
This is one of the few books you'll find that I'll read after I see the movie. I had never heard of this book before seeing the movie (although the cover did look a bit familiar). I even remember actually enjoying the soundtrack ("I'm supergirl!") and according to Amazon.com, both the movie and book came out in 2001(?). That's odd, because usually there's some sort of downtime between the book year and the movie year.

Since I had already seen the movie (at least twice), I knew what I was getting myself into. Average girl finds out she's a princess.. yippie. The book is written in journal format in very "teenager-like" sentences. At first, the simple writing annoyed me, but eventually I learned to like it. The style of the main character Mia really grew on me, and her random sprouts of neurosis were definitely entertaining.

My friend in my high school year book class first mentioned this book to me, citing that the movie left out a lot of things - and she was right! But unlike most cases, I'm going to have to agree with Disney on what they cut out. They left out her mom's new algebra-teaching boyfriend and the dad and Tina character all together. But all three things, although they helped the story, were very extrenuous. They were all interesting points in her life, but as far as the princess plot went, they barely contributed. In fact, it took a few hundred page (500 total) for Mia to even realize she was supposed to be a princess. I can imagine someone who had never read the book before must be wondering, "when is this princess stuff going to go down?"

Disney took a much smarter route in what they left AND what they added. They left out all the aforementioned characters, because they really didn't help the story. They did, however, add more onto the second-romantic interest of Mia. Although, Michael may be touched on in any of the other 4 books (which I'm sure he is). The Disney movie also had something else the book did not - a conclusion! The movie wrapped up nicely and the book more so just ended. Eventually I'll read the other books, but I'm in no hurry. ( )
  forkyfork | Jul 30, 2009 |
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The Princess Diaries

The Princess Diaries (novel)

Book description
Mia Thermopolis is about to discover the truth about her heritage. The secrets that have been kept from her ever since she was born are about to unfold in view of the entire world. The day her father arrived is a day she will never forget. While dining with her father, Mia is told that her father is indeed the Prince of Genovia. Mia has always kept a diary and now more than ever she writes her feelings and thoughts. There are so many issues that she is dealing with: the fact that her father is a Prince, her mother is dating her Algebra teacher, her best friend has disowned her.
She tries to keep her acquired “royalty” a secret but someone has informed the press. She must now face her peers and learn how to be a princess. The boy she has always had a crush on now pays her attention and Mia does not realize until it is too late of his intentions. With help from her best friends’ brother and close friends, Mia rises to the top with a new confidence.

Amazon.com (ISBN 0380814021, Mass Market Paperback)

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

(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:57:53 -0400)

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