The Princess Diaries
Mia Thermopolis is your average urban ninth grader. Even though she  lives in Greenwich Village with a single mom who is a semifamous painter, Mia  still puts on her Doc Martens one at a time, and the most exciting things she  ever dreams about are smacking lips with sexy senior Josh Richter, "six feet of  unadulterated hotness," and passing Algebra I. Then Mia's dad comes to town, and  drops a major bomb. Turns out he's not just a European politician as he's always  lead her to believe, but actually the prince of a small country! And Mia, his  only heir, is now considered the crown princess of Genovia! She doesn't even  know how to begin to cope: "I am so NOT a princess.... You never saw anyone who  looked less like a princess than I do. I mean, I have really bad hair... and...  a really big mouth and no breasts and feet that look like skis." And if this  news wasn't bad enough, Mia's mom has started dating her algebra teacher, the  paparazzi is showing up at school, and she's in a huge fight with her best  friend, Lilly. How much more can this reluctant Cinderella handle?Offbeat Mia will automatically win the heart of every teenage girl who's ever  just wanted to fit in with as little fuss as possible. Debut author Meg Cabot's  writing is silly and entertaining, with tons of pop culture references that will  make teens feel right at home within her pages. This is a wonderfully wacky  read. (Ages 12 and older)--Jennifer Hubert--This text refers to theHardcoveredition.