The Princess Diaries (Meg Cabot)

Mia Thermopolis has the worst life ever- she is the most unpopular girl in her whole school and she is currently failing algebra. Oh, and then her mom starts to date her algebra teacher. It can't get any worst.

But when her dad gets cancer, and learns he will not be able to have any more children, her whole life gets a little worst.

Mia's father is the prince of Genovia, which makes Mia the princess of Genovia. Without her dad able to have any more kids, one day, she will become the Queen of Genovia.

Most people would be thrilled to find out they are the one day going to become Queen, but not Mia. How is a 5"9 Freshmen with really bad hair going to become a Queen?

And anyways, Mia wants to be the leader of Green Peace and go to Iceland to save the seals. But now her dreams are being crashed because apparently she has no choice in what she wants to be. Now she must take the thrown.

Now Lilly, Mia's best friend, is mad at her a d won't talk to her. So she became friends with a girl who has a bodyguard.

There is also a dance coming to her school and she is the only one without a date.
She has the worst life ever!

Or so she though, then the media learns she is a princess.

Her life is over.
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This book is made for little kids. So it was not serious at all. There were only a few literacy devices used.

Characterization was big in this book. Mia is a very dynamic character and a very good role model to little kids. Lilly was a round character; she was not a very good role model. But not every character can be. The good thing is she came around.

The theme of this novel is very positive. I can't say anything too bad about this novel because it is very good for little kids.

However, it’s a little kid book. There is absolutely no suspense and it’s not dramatic and the ending is very predictable. There hardly any conflicted and my heart was not ponding while reading the ending. It did not sweep me off my feet and carry me off to a faraway land unlike normal everyday stuff. It was very normal and simple.

I could see the appeal in this book to young kids/ preteens. But it was missing the element of suspense and it did not take me away to a different world. It took me to the everyday life of about half of the kids in my high school. It was still good, though.

3.7 out of 5 stars.