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Summary: Fairy Tale Dreams (Or not!)
Review: The Princess Diaries was an awesome book. I loved reading Mia's diary and getting to know her. Although she was very personal, that helped you get to know her more, throughout her troubles with Josh, Lana, her best friend Lilly, and of course her Grandmere. Even trying to understand why her mother likes her algebra teacher so much. I loved this book and I recommend it.
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Summary: Definitely Royalty!
Review: This story of Mia Thermopolis as a freshman at Albert Einstein High School is funny and an exciting read. Mia is tired of being known as a freak, and things tend to get altogether worse and much more robatubbling when her dad and grandmother come to visit her. At first, the reason to their untimely appearance is rather unknown, but then she learns the reason: she's a princess. Well, not technically, but she IS heir to the throne and now she needs to learn all the tricks of the trade to being a princess. This book is a must read!
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Summary: ~* The Princess Diaries*~
Review: The Princess Diaries is written by Meg Cabot. The book was about a girl Amelia. The book was like she wrote in a diary every and she sared it with us. The book was about her dad being a Prince of Ginovia and his mother is the Queen of Ginovia. His mother came to see Amelia to tell her a sceret.Amelia never knew she was a princess. When she found out that she was a Princess she freaked out. She never wanted to tell anyone because they would of made a big deal out of it. She was going to tell her best friend Liliy but she knew she was going to make a big deal and tell everyone. Then Amelia couldn't keep a the secret and more. She told her best frined Lily that she was a Princess and she freaked out. When her grandmother wanted her to go to one of the dinners that she is having she wanted her to get her hair strained and cut. She said that she looked like a freak. When she got to school she was in her math class and she was wearing a hat and the one girl she hates told the teacher that we weren't allowed to wear hats in school so she had to take it off. All the girls were laughing at her. Twards the end her dad dies and something happens! If you want to find out more and what happens read the Princess Diaries.By:Heather
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Summary: Not your Average Princess
Review: I loved this book! If you have already seen the movie, you may have difficulty thinking of Mia (the surprise princess) in any other way, but in spirit she is the same. Mia is a smart (though she does not think so), beautiful (though she doesn't think so) Princess who became next in line fore the throne after her father's "losses" after a battle with testicular cancer. She then must attend painful "princess lessons" with her Grandmere while learning how to deal with the drama of everyday teen life. Highlights include her comparisons of baywatch to real life, numerious lists and her sock-eating, shiny-thing hiding cat, Fat Louie. I thoroughly reccomend this book (and the entire Princess Diaries series) to any teen who thinks they're "just average" (Maybe they'll se they're much more).
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Summary: One of the best books for teens
Review: I have read the Princess Diaries four times, and every time I read it, it gets better and better. I have also read the other books in the series, and all of them are excellent. This book opens up in Mia Thermopolis' freshman year at Albert Einstein High School in New York. Mia considered herself to be a "five-foot-nine, flat-chested freak," who was already flunking one class, algebra, in only the first month of school. Mia is like any other typical teen: she had a crush on the hottest boy in school, Josh Ritcher, she had self-image and confidence issues, she was concerned about getting good grades, and she enjoyed having slumber parties and joking around at her best friend Lilly Moscovitz's house. But things start to get out of hand. First, Mia's mother confesses that she is dating Mia's algebra teacher, Mr. Gianini, and Mia starts to have horrible fantasies about them French kissing. But the worse is yet to come- Mia's father finally tells her, after fourteen years, that he is the prince of Genovia, a tiny country in Europe, and that Mia is heir to the throne of Genovia. Mia knew instantly that she wasn't fit to be a princess- she didn't even WANT to be one! But Mia knew she had no choice, and immediately started getting "princess lessons" from her grandmother, Grandmere, the dowager princess, and got a total makeover. When Grandmere leaked the story of Mia being princess to the Post, Mia knows her life was ruined. Lilly refused to speak to her, everyone was trying to hang out with her just because she was a princess, and Josh Ritcher asked her out to the Cultural Diversity Dance just so he could get his picture in the papers! Mia managed to make one new friend, Tina Hamkim Baba, whose mother was related to royalty and whose father was this rich guy who owned thousands of oil wells in Saudi Arabia. Will Lilly and Mia be able to overcome their differences and become friends again? What will happen with Mia's F in algebra? Will Mia ever find a boyfriend who appreciates her for who she is? Read this and all the Princess Diaries books to find out! I guarantee that after you read this one, you won't be able to resist the temptation to find out the rest of Mia's adventures as a princess!
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Summary: "Can't think of a title"
Review: The story is basically about a teenager, Mia, living in a loft in NY with her single mother and finding out she's an heir to the throne of Genovia. And a lot more stuff on the way. I liked this book because of the characters. They're real, and not some Mary Sues. Some people think that Mia and the rest of the gang in the book are fake, corny characters, but they're wrong. Cheerleaders, well, yeah, everyone knows it's wrong to stereotype, but it's true in our society. (don't kill me) The characters are not superheroes, would never save the world, and are like everyone in a way. Yes, the book has some more "mature" issues...but it's a funny, fast read, so buy it, laugh a lot, and be happy.
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Summary: The Princess Diaries are a Royal Smash!
Review: The Princess Diaries is great. It has a wonderful spunky character named Mia, a wonderful spunky plot, and a fun humor that makes you laugh-not necessarily a riot, but a good wholesome novel. It's a perfect read for any day of the year, any time of the day, and anywhere you may be. Mia is refreshingly real with refreshingly real problems (besides the princess thing, which makes it a whole lot more fun).
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Summary: Read this. Trust me.
Review: WARNING: Fans of the movie: the book is nothing like it. It's BETTER. This book is about a regular New York City gal named Mia Thermopolis who, one day, discovers that her father, the current ruler of Genovia, has had cancer and can't have any children anymore. Thus, she has to do the whole princess spiel. Her reaction:
1. My dad owns a country???
2. I CAN'T BE A PRINCESS! This is hilarious, from the very beginning to the very end. For one instance: Lilly, Mia's best friend, has a cable show and a stalker, who keeps calling her and sending her things, and just says to take her shoes off. Very strange. I recommend this to everyone who likes to laugh- maybe boys will even like it more than girls do :)
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Summary: Great Book!!!!!
Review: The Princess Diaries is a great book. I have enjoyed Meg Cabots way of expressing Mia. Not only is this a great book, but this is a great series. I have read all the Princess Diaries Books,(The Princess Diaries, Princess in the Spotlight, Princess in Love, and Princess in Waiting)and I intend to read the next volume coming out called: Project Princess. This is a great book and I would recomend this book and series to any middle school girl!
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Summary: Tale of a Reluctant Princess
Review: Mia Thermopolis is an average teenager. She lives in a small loft in New York City with her mother. Mia's father is very rich and lives in a small French country similar to Monaco, called Genovia. Mia is five foot nine, flat-chested, and very unpopular. To make matters worse, Mia's mother is dating her Algebra teacher, which is rather aggravating for Mia. Other than that, she doesn't have too many problems in her life.
All this changes when Mia's father comes to visit her. He reveals to her that he is the prince of Genovia, and that Mia is the heir to the throne of his country. Mia doesn't tell anyone about being a princess, because she is too ashamed and can't even tell her best friend, Lilly Moscovitz.
Soon, Mia's grandmother, whom she calls Grandmere, comes to New York to give her princess lessons. Mia has to style her hair, apply lipstick, paint her fingernails, wear nylons, and wear her school shoes instead of tennis shoes. Lilly has a fuss over this. She says that Mia is trying to become popular, and that she is too unassertive, because she is unable to say no to Grandmere. After this, Lilly and Mia don't speak to one another.
When Mia thinks that things can't get any worse, her secret about being the princess of Genovia is revealed after she is pictured on the front cover of the New York Post. She suddenly becomes popular, and her crush, a senior named Josh Richter, asks her to the Cultural Diversity Dance at their school.
On the night of the dance, Josh gets reporters to come and take pictures of him kissing Mia. Afterwards, Mia ditches Josh. Lilly apologizes and Mia spends the rest of the evening with Michael Moscovitz, Lilly's brother. Mia's night turns out well, and things start to look up for a change.
I would definitely recommend this book to anyone around 12-15 years old. It is very interesting and many teenage girls would relate to it. If someone is looking for deep literature this might not be the kind of book they want, but many middle school or high school aged people can see eye to eye with Mia. Although some things in the book wouldn't happen in real life, it does deal with friend problems, family problems, and things that teens have to live with every day.
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