by Meg Cabot
First published 2004
Mia Thermopolis discovers she's the heir to the throne of Genovia, turning her ordinary New York City teenage life upside down. Between geometry homework and grandmother's etiquette lessons, she struggles to balance being a regular high school student with her newfound royal responsibilities. The pressures of princess training clash with her desire to fit in with her friends and figure out her feelings for the boys in her life. As Mia stumbles through royal protocol and teenage drama, she must decide who she really wants to be. This collection follows her journey through four complete stories as she learns that being true to herself matters more than living up to anyone else's expectations of what a princess should be.
Genres: fiction, family-life, coming-of-age, adolescence, 21st-century
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, found-family
Setting: Genovia, New York City
Period: 21st-century
11 pages · Audio CD · Pan Macmillan