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Grade 6-9-Fifteen-year-old Valerie's life gets turned upside down when her mother announces that she has fallen in love with another woman and is going to live with her. Then, as Valerie is trying to process this bombshell, her father's boss, the very conservative President of the U.S., decides to ship her father off to tiny Schwerinborg to serve as protocol chief to the royal family (in order to avoid a scandal at the White House). Valerie is left with two choices: live with Mom and her vegan girlfriend in a new school district or go with Dad to an obscure country where she doesn't speak the language or know a soul. Rather than having to explain her mom's new lifestyle to her friends, Valerie opts to go with her father, but when they arrive in foggy, gray Schwerinborg and see their spartan palace housing, the teen is sure she has made a huge mistake. Until, of course, she meets the royal family's son, Prince Georg, and romance is ignited. Burnham, an adult romance writer, targets a younger audience with this fluffy, predictable, yet entertaining romance, which will most certainly be compared to Meg Cabot's popular "Princess Diaries" series (HarperCollins).--Betty S. Evans, Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield
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Gr. 8-10. Fifteen-year-old Valerie is shocked when her mother announces that she's divorcing Valerie's father and has a new relationship--with a woman. Valerie, who chooses to stay with her father, gets another whammy when she learns that Dad has accepted a position working for a royal family--in some small, unpronounceable European country. It's difficult leaving, but castle life has some pleasant surprises, especially Georg, a very cute prince. Burnham, best known for her adult romances, here offers a lively, humorous read with a contemporary approach and plenty of plot twists. Valerie's first-person narrative is perky and conversational, and e-mails to stateside friends and pop-culture references (sometimes overly abundant) add trendy context. Valerie's hip, decorous dad is an appealing secondary character, though the gay-parent element is underdeveloped, even glibly treated ("Who'da thought my mom announcing she was gay could get me a boyfriend?"). However, modern romance fans will enjoy the castle setting, occasional nods to the Cinderella story, and familiar teen dilemmas that range from crushes to peer pressures, family to school life. Shelle Rosenfeld
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  • Reading level: Young Adult
  • Mass Market Paperback: 208 pages
  • Publisher: Simon Pulse (December 23, 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0689866682
  • ISBN-13: 978-0689866685
  • Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.2 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 3.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Cute, fun, quick, October 19, 2004
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When Valerie's mother announces not only that she wants a divorce, but that she is leaving her husband for another woman, life is turned upside-down. But it isn't long before Valerie discovers dealing with her friends' reactions and working through her own shock are small potatoes compared to the decision she must make: a) live with mom and her new vegetarian girlfriend, or b) move to Schwerinborg with her father, who has just been hired as protocol chief for the royal family. Well, what teenager wouldn't give living in a palace in Europe a try? So Valerie makes the move and is soon unknowingly befriending Schwerinborg's resident Prince Charming, Georg. But can an American teenage girl live up to royal standards?

This book was cute and fun, and I think it would appeal to many fans of the popular books for teenagers by authors such as Meg Cabot and Louise Rennison. The fictional foreign country isn't entirely convincing at times, but it doesn't really make this pretty short book any less enjoyable. I'm looking forward to the sequel.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Fun New Teen Fiction, December 27, 2003
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Valerie's life has never been better. She's got great grades in school, a very-potential boyfriend, she's semi-cool, and her friends are some of the best that a girl could ever wish for. But then things change. Valerie's mother not only announces that she's gay, but also that she's divorcing her father, and leaving him for her girlfriend, an organized vegetarian. Not only that, her father is leaving for a small European country, where he will be working for a royal family, and Valerie is forced with making a decision between living with her mother, or her father. But she doesn't realize that choosing to live with her father means that the Prince of a country might just turn out to be the perfect guy for her.

As a fan of HOW NOT TO SPEND YOUR SENIOR YEAR by Cameron Dokey, I decided to give ROYALLY JACKED a try. I was NOT disappointed. Valerie is a fun character, who's situations and friends remind you greatly of those found in Meg Cabot's best-seller THE PRINCESS DIARIES. Her father is a fun character and is someone who all girls will gladly trade their fathers in for. A must-have book for all fans of THE PRINCESS DIARIES, or anyone who's a fan of teen fiction, and royalty. You won't be disappointed.

Erika Sorocco

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5.0 out of 5 stars Cute and fun teen romance., October 18, 2004
Fifteen-year-old Valerie's life is turned upside down when her mom decides to leave her dad for another woman. And because Valerie's dad worked for the very politically conservative President of the United States, he now has to find a new job in order to avoid a scandal. He gets a position as protocol chief to the royal family of Schwerinborg, a small European country. Rather than live with her mom and her girlfriend, Valerie decides to go to Schwerinborg with her dad. At first she thinks it's a terrible mistake -- until she meets Georg, the very cute prince of Schwerinborg. But could a prince ever really fall in love with Valerie?

Teens who love light romances are sure to enjoy this fun, fluffy tale. It is sure to appeal to fans of Meg Cabot's books, and I can't wait to read the upcoming sequel. It's not the most original story in the world, but it's still really enjoyable and cute.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Fun, quick read that will make you smile
I chose this book because after reading The Chosen One I really needed something light and uplifting. This was a great book to pick. Read more
Published 5 months ago by D. Suzuki

3.0 out of 5 stars Haven't I read this before?
It took me about an hour to finish Royally Jacked, which was a fun, quick read. Niki Burnham is a talented writer and I enjoyed the lead character, Valerie. Read more
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Valerie Winslow, like any other girl, thought that she had it all: the perfect friends, the perfect family, and the perfect crush. Read more
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This book is a story about a girl named Valerie. Her life is turned in the direction of weird when her mom anouccnces that she wants a divorce because she has found a new love... Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars A cute love story
Royally Jacked was a cute, fluffy story about a teenage girl, Valerie, who has to choose between staying with her gay mother or opting for a life in a foreign country after her... Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Royally Good
We thought that this book was pretty good. It reminded us of the Princess Diaries series. We could relate to Royally Jacked better than other books because of the first-hand... Read more
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I liked this book. It was an easy beach reading-type book. It was pretty funny at parts. I liked the guy David with Valerie better although they really didn't get a chance to... Read more
Published on May 23, 2005 by daughterofcokie

5.0 out of 5 stars A cute book with a fun and easygoing feel to it
ROYALLY JACKED is one of those books that I've seen at the bookstore a few times, picked up, considered buying, and then found something else to get instead. Read more
Published on February 5, 2005 by Willow

4.0 out of 5 stars A new favorite
I started to read this book, and was sucked in to the plot. When Valerie find out her mom is lesbian, she must move to a tiny European country to save her father embarrasment... Read more
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