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The Princess Diaries

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This book kept me amused long after the final page was turned. It tells the story of Mia Thermopolis, who lives with her mom in the suburbs. Her parents are divorced, and her father lives in Genovia. In the story, she learns that her father is a prince--the prince of Genovia! Because her father cannot have any more children, Mia is heir to the throne! In the book, she finds this out and tries to deal with it. The book is written in diary format, which made it enjoyable, because it let me see her thoughts day by day. She is very much like a real teen, at times going overboard with guys, style, and friends. Mia's attitude was well written, the author did a good job finding out how a teen thinks. These things together led me to rate this book a four. I would recommend this book to any girl over age twelve, who like to read about other teen's lives. Because this story revolves around a teenage girl, if you're a guy, this book will most likely not be interesting to you. Also, there are a few spots in this book that wouldn't be appropriate for girls under twelve. All in all, The Princess Diaries is a great read that will keep you smiling until the last page.

Not since Judy Blume has a writer so skillfully navigated the mind of a teenage girl. The Princess Diaries tells, through her own words, the story of a typical high school freshman's discovery that she is the princess of a small European principality (a-la Monaco). Mia is a typically gawky 15 year-old with all the problems that come with this age---flat chest, feet too big, bad hair, cute boy doesn't khow she is alive, etc. etc. Meg Cabot does a phenomenal job of making this everyday teenage angst funny, exciting, scary, and exhilarating. As a male reader, Cabot allowed me inside the mind of this difficult teenage phase. Any girl in junior high or high school will love this book, and any guy willing to get past the pink cover will love it too!

The Princess Diaries gets two enthusiastic thumbs-up from me! This book was extremely cute and funny. The writing was very "authentically teenage" and the characters were an absolute treat. A very quick read and enjoyable to the last page.

High school freshman, Mia Thermopolis, just wants to be normal... Oh, and to have the school's hottest guy, Josh Richter, to fall madly in love with her, but she knows THAT will never happen. Then something very terrible happens: her father, after finding out he can no longer have any other children, tells Mia she is the heir to the throne of his small, European home, Genovia. Excuse me?! So that would make her...a PRINCESS!! Most girls would fall all over themselves with excitement, but for Mia, who just wants to be your average teenage high school freshman, vows to keep this disturbing news all to herself. Well, as if THAT would ever happen...

So cute, so refreshing, so fun to read. Deals with regular adolescent tribulations, as well as some that only happen in dreams, i.e., becoming a princess overnight. I highly recommend The Princess Diaries to teens and grown-ups alike. It has all the best qualities and is a great way to spend an entertaining afternoon. I am not even kidding.

Princess Diaries isn't some predictable book, and it isn't about some snobby stuck up, already popular girl who becomes a princess. It is a story of a girl (15 years old) that has never had a date, sucks at algebra, and her mom is dating her algebra teacher(YUCK!!!)  One day though everything changes because her dad can't have kids anymore, which makes Mia the heir of the throne for a small country no one has even ever heard of!!!!!  She tries to keep the news that she is a princess a secret, but someone tells the newspaper that all about it.  Now, of course, everyone knows she is a princess and now she is Ms. Popular, someone she has always dreamed about being.  Of course, her friend Lilly gets mad at her, and things just grow, and grow, and grow until it is almost unbearable for Mia. Will Mia ever get her life back?   All and all this was a very entertaining book, and I couldn't put it down.  It is probably one of my all time fav's and I'm a teen.  SO, I hope I have inspired you to read this book, and thanks for reading my review!!!!!!!!!!!!!:)

Mia Thermopolis, a freshman at Albert Einstein High, thinks of herself as a freak. That is a five foot nine, flat chested, size ten shoed freak. And to add to her High School/teenage troubles, she is acquainted with an "F" in Algebra I. Well, Mia's mom, who is separated but never married, just happens to fall in love with Mr. Gianini, Mia's Algebra I teacher. Months later, Mia receives a phone call from her dad, who lives in a small country by the name of Genovia. Due to the chemotherapy he had gone through to treat his testicular cancer, he had become permanently sterile. Mia, as his only child,finds out that her dad is Prince Artur Christoff Phillipe Gerard Grimaldi Renaldo of Genovia. In less than a minute she went from Mia Thermopolis to Princess Amelia Mignonette Grimaldi Thermopolis Renaldo of Genovia, the heir to the throne. Unlike any other teenager, she did not want to be a princess. She wanted to stay just the way she was, an unpopular, odd, Manhattan schoolgirl who had an obsessive crush on the hottest senior in school, Josh Richter. This ordeal was only the least of her worries. The news broke out about her royal heritage, which was when she all of the sudden became popular. The school's Cultural Diversity Dance was coming up soon, but she didn't have a date. The day before the dance, Josh asked Mia to be his date. For dinner, they met up with his "entourage". Finally, an hour after the dance started, they hitched a ride in a limo to the school where hundreds of reporters were awaiting. Mia then realized that Josh had only used her for publicity and popularity, and didn't even know her. She dumped him immediately and walked into the dance. Then she was greeted by all of her friends, who liked her for who she was, and not what she owned.

This book kept me amused long after the final page was turned. It tells the story of Mia Thermopolis, who lives with her mom in the suburbs. Her parents are divorced, and her father lives in Genovia. In the story, she learns that her father is a prince--the prince of Genovia! Because her father cannot have any more children, Mia is heir to the throne! In the book, she finds this out and tries to deal with it. The book is written in diary format, which made it enjoyable, because it let me see her thoughts day by day. She is very much like a real teen, at times going overboard with guys, style, and friends. Mia's attitude was well written, the author did a good job finding out how a teen thinks. These things together led me to rate this book a four. I would recommend this book to any girl over age twelve, who like to read about other teen's lives. Because this story revolves around a teenage girl, if you're a guy, this book will most likely not be interesting to you. Also, there are a few spots in this book that wouldn't be appropriate for girls under twelve. All in all, The Princess Diaries is a great read that will keep you smiling until the last page.

I never read books but this one catched my eye. The Princess Diaries was so entertaining and very well written. Mia, the main character seemed like a typical teenage girl, which makes it very easy to relate to. I hope that Meg Cabot will make more stories about Mia and her family and friends. I want to tell everyone to pick up a copy of this book!! Its worth the price!!

I read this book in one day. It was really light and fun and it was really great to read about how Mia--a sort of flakey teenager deals with her problems that are sometimes really funny. So many books are weighed down by heavy problems like drugs, and death and abuse,and suicide, rape that it's refreshing to hear about Mia's life. Although her life is not simple, her problems are so outrageous that you just want to laugh about them. Even though most people probably can't relate to the princess part in the book, i'm sure most people can relate to not doing well in a class or problems with your best friend, or having a crush on an older guy, and the way Mia tells it through her journal is really funny and real. Meg Cabots writing is sounds like a real teenager, making the story so easy to relate to. So if you're looking for a really quick, easy, fun book to read this is a great pick!

The Princess Diaries is an entertaining, fun book about a freshman attending Albert Einstein High School in New York. All Mia Thermopolis wants is to stop being the "freak" she considers herself to be and to have a boyfriend, specifically Josh Richter,who is apparently "six feet of unadulterated hotness." Her mom simply makes things worse when she starts dating Mia's algerbra teacher.
Then her life takes the most dramatic turn yet: Mia finds out she's a princess!
Follow Mia's life from her day-by-day installments in her journal, complete with many amusing notes and observations. I think anyone who wants to read a light, enjoyable story should try this one. I read this book nearly a year ago and I still find pleasure in reading it.
However, there is emphasis on the word light. One of my main problems with this story is that it lacks depth. Mia isn't exactly the most intelligent teenager, and while she is congenial enough, she isn't on of my favorite characters in literature. Besides that, the plot of this book stems from such an overused idea: loser teen becomes famous and gets a makeover; now she goes through major changes at school. Josh Richter, the most popular guy in school, really turns out to be a jerk. Hmm, maybe I've heard that before?
Yet the ironic thing about this book is that despite its faults, it still manages to be a good read. I suppose one reson is the backdrop of the book; it has an interesting cast of characters and the environment Mia lives in is extremely entertaining. So, particularly if you're a teen girl or slightly younger, try reading The Princess Diaries. But keep in this in mind: it is in no way a profound story.

Mia Thermopolis is basically an average 10th grade girl,She lives with her single mother in Greenwitch Village,New York.She goes to Albert Einstein High,She has a best Friend and she has crushes...And her Father lives in some small country in Europe,in which he's a pollitician...Or so she thought....Well,her father just came in to town and he has something to tell Mia,you see,he's not exactly a pollitician,He's a PRINCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!and since Mia is his only heir that makes her the Crown Princess of Genovia!!!!!!!!!
Now she has to take "Princess Lessons" from Grandmere...
Her Mom is dating her algebra teacher...
Mia and her best friend just had a HUGE fight........
And guess who still doesn't have a date to the dance????

I love the tale of Mia dealing with friends family,and Grandmere......I loved this book!!!!Anyone will enjoy this book,especially teenage Girls.....

Hope this was helpful to You!!!!!!!!!!!!!!