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The Princess Diaries (Princess Diaries, Bk 1)
The Princess Diaries - Princess Diaries, Bk 1
Author: Meg Cabot
She's just a New York City girl living with her artist mom... — News Flash: Dad is prince of Genovia. (So that's why a limo meets her at the airport!) — Downer: Dad can't have any more kids. (So no heir to the throne.) — Shock of the Century: Like it or not, Mia Thermopolis is prime princess material. — Mia must take princess lessons fro...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780380814022
ISBN-10: 0380814021
Publication Date: 6/2001
Pages: 304
Reading Level: Young Adult
Rating:
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
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3.9 stars, based on 328 ratings
Publisher: HarperTrophy
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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Poncer avatar reviewed The Princess Diaries (Princess Diaries, Bk 1) on + 8 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 12
Although this is a "Teen" book, I would recommend it to anyone. It is adorable, light and funny. What an average teenager goes through in everyday life, then add the fact that she suddenly discovers she is a princess of a small European principality. A well written, heartwarming, quick read.
staceid avatar reviewed The Princess Diaries (Princess Diaries, Bk 1) on + 65 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 8
As a fan of the movies, I must say I was a bit disappointed with this book. I can understand the changes that were made, but yeah. On its own though, the book was a fun one and it shows great promise for an ongoing tale.
reviewed The Princess Diaries (Princess Diaries, Bk 1) on + 7 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
Character is an amazing role model for young girls, great mentoring book.
reviewed The Princess Diaries (Princess Diaries, Bk 1) on + 63 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
A great story very different from the movie however.
reviewed The Princess Diaries (Princess Diaries, Bk 1) on + 8 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
wonderful coming of age story
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reviewed The Princess Diaries (Princess Diaries, Bk 1) on
Mia Thermopolis feels ugly because of her height, large feet, flat chest, and triangle hair. She is un-popular, and boyfriendless -- and, to her suprise, the Princess of Genovia. Her never married parents had kept is royality a secret from her for fourteen years. But Mia isn't exactly happy. It's hard to be a princess in a highschool in New York, especially when your Mom is dating your Algebra teacher and you have a low self esteem and your "evil" Grandmere gives you princess lessons every day. But Mia is strong, and she knows she can pull through everything with a diary to confess EVERYTHING to.
Although this book doesn't exactly challenge one's thinking, it is a must read for every highschool girl (and older if you enjoy this genre of book). Meg Cabot's strinking sense of humor combined with a seemingly random yet well planned story line will make the reader laugh out loud. You will be demanding Book 2 as soon as you finish with the first.
5 stars
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A great, funny book that reads like a brain scan. Love you, Meg Cabot!
reviewed The Princess Diaries (Princess Diaries, Bk 1) on + 13 more book reviews
I didn't really like this book. I was expecting it to be a lot more like the movie that I absolutely love, but I couldn't seem to get past the first couple of 'chapters' as they were written as diary entries(though I probably should have gotten that from the title...).
Cookie2546 avatar reviewed The Princess Diaries (Princess Diaries, Bk 1) on + 21 more book reviews
As cute as the movie but I always enjoy the books best.

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