All About Us #4: Who Made You a Princess?: An All About Us Novel (Paperback)

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"I only wish Shelley Adina's All About Us series had been around in my day. I recommend it for any young adult who wants to escape to another world and find that they are not alone in their feelings and experiences." (American Idol finalist, Contemporary Christian artist, and author Mandisa )

"At last! A real book, about real young women, who love God and are struggling to 'do the right thing.'" (ArmChairInterviews.com on It's All About Us )

Product Description

Shani Hanna returns to SpencerAcademy for her senior year after an amazing summer spent with her friends Lissa, Gillian, and Carly. But the best part about summer was meeting Danyel Johnstone. Danyel is cute, smart, cool, and super nice. All Shani has to do is get him to see her as more than just one of the gang.
But when the girls return to school, they find a new addition to the distinguished student body: Prince Rashid al Amir of Yasir, an oil-rich desert kingdom in the Middle East. Prince Rashid moved to California to prepare for an eventual MBA at Stanford . . . and to romance his future wife: Shani Hanna!
It turns out, Shani's family and the prince's go back for generations, entwined in tradition, obligation, and family honor. In each generation, members of the two families have expanded their business interests through arranged marriage. Will Shani put aside her feelings for Danyel to pursue her family's wishes? Or will God answer her prayers for an intervention?

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Product Details

• Reading level: Young Adult
  
• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: FaithWords; 1 edition (May 13, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0446179620
• ISBN-13: 978-0446179621
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #655,722 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Quality Teen Fiction with a Christian message!, May 26, 2009

By	Deena Peterson "The Deena" (Marysville, CA) - See all my reviews

Considering I've been a fan of Shelley Adina's series, "All About Us", since the beginning, this volume made me a bit nervous. The storyline was a bit out of my realm until I realized something very important...

...every woman longs to feel like a princess.

So, when Shani Hanna finds out she just might be one, the question of "Who Made You a Princess?" takes on an entirely new meaning! Always the rejected one at Spencer Academy, Shani has finally started coming out of her shell of security.

With a new group of friends and a potential boyfriend that does more than make her physical senses tingle, her life looks so bright...well, you know.

Until her old childhood friend, Prince Rashid al Amir arrives at Spencer as an exchange student. Shani's attraction to him interferes with her longing to belong to Danyel...or does it?

The enticement of life as royalty wears thin enough, especially when the truth about Rashid's presence in Shani's life comes to light. Can Shani figure out just who made her a princess, and can she accept His love for her?

Shelley has the unique ability to take the unlikely scenarios, such as dating a prince, and make them totally accessible to any young woman picking up her novels. Spencer Academy itself is beyond belief, and yet I feel so at home there!

With believable characters mingled in with the glitz and glamour of the rich and famous, Shelley's stories capture your heart and make you think about what truly matters in this life.

For girls searching for answers to life questions such as why am I here and what does being popular really mean--and is it worth it--I recommend picking up Shelley's series.

I'm giving "Who Made You a Princess?" four out of five bookmarks with a tiny tiara as a charm. And, just in case you didn't know it, God loves to take women of all ages into His Kingdom--and feel free to email me to find out more!

5.0 out of 5 stars Courtesy of Teens Read Too, October 21, 2009

By	TeensReadToo.com "Eat. Drink. Read. Be Merrier." (All Over the US & Canada) - See all my reviews

WHO MADE YOU A PRINCESS?, the fourth installment in Ms. Adina's ALL ABOUT US series, focuses on Shani Hanna.

Shani has just spent the last part of summer vacation hanging out at Lissa's place. While there, she met a cute boy, Danyel Johnstone. But it isn't until Shani gets the courage at the end of the break to tell Danyel that she's interested in him and believes there's something between the two of them that she can breathe a sigh of relief. Shani returns to Spencer Academy proud of herself for having the courage to approach him, even if nothing happened before she headed back to school.

Once Shani returns to school, she finds out that an old childhood friend, Rashid, will be going to Spencer for the term. Shani doesn't tell her friends that she has a history with Rashid, especially when they find out that he's none other than Prince Rashid al Amir of Yasir. Shani's parents alert her that he'll be attending and to show him friendship and kindness.

It isn't until Shani is faced with TWO boys after her attention that the reason for her parents' push towards Rashid becomes clear. Shani, not sharing her friends' Christian values until now, resorts to asking God for help and guidance in the tough decision she is ultimately faced with.

The ALL ABOUT US series is a wonderful series for teens to enjoy. It shows the confusion that teens face and the tough decisions that they may be forced to make. As with all books in the series to date, the story is free of loose morality and full of friend support and guidance from God. Ms. Adina never preaches in any of her books and leaves the reader feeling proud of the decisions that the characters have made by the end of the stories.

Reviewed by: Jaglvr

3.0 out of 5 stars More like 3.5 stars. It was okay, but not great., July 14, 2009

By	Michelle Sutton (Arizona) - See all my reviews

This was a decent story, but I found myself skimming a bit at the end. Maybe because it seemed a tad unbelievable - the characters were sort of like people in 90210 only richer. Then again, I have no clue about how wealthy people live. Maybe their lives really are exactly the way they were portrayed in this story. The teens seemed a bit mature for their ages, too. I kept thinking they were in college by the way they acted until I realized they were in high school. I did enjoy the female characters and the minor romantic elements. Shani was believable and so was Rashid. (I could even hear his accent when he spoke.) The relationship with Shani and Danyel seemed a bit surprising to me in regards to how it came together. It's hard to say too much without posting a spoiler so I'll just say this was a nice story but not one that I'll be raving over and telling people to run out and buy. I must add that I was impressed with the author's knowledge of fashion, couture and shoes. Maybe this is just one of those books that would have been more enjoyable had I read the prior books in the series first.