The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot. New York: HarperCollins, 2000.   Mia can handle her dad being an international financier and her mom being an emotional artist type. What Mia can’t handle is finding out her dad is really crown prince of Genovia, and because he can’t have any more children, she is next in line for the throne!

Ages 12-16

Genre: Realistic Fiction – Adventure/accomplishment romance – happy ending, removal from friends, test, reunion with friends/family.
Humor fiction

Appealing aspects of this book – teen girls; teen romance; diary format; Cinderella stories; peer relationships; HS stories

Uses for this book in schools – examination of diary format across genres; different forms of Cinderella story; royal families across genre; jumping off point for journal/diary writing

Other books by this author:
Princess in the Spotlight
Princess in Love
Princess in Waiting

Learn more about this author at her website: http://www.megcabot.com/

Recommendations:
Booklist, March 2001
Book Report, March 2001
School Library Journal, October 2000
VOYA, April 2001
Best Books for Young Adults (ALA), 2001
Quick Picks (ALA), 2001
Popular Paperbacks (ALA), 2003