Princess in the Spotlight (The Princess Diaries, #2)

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Princess in the Spotlight (The Princess Diaries #2)

by Meg Cabot (Goodreads Author)

3.61 of 5 stars 3.61 · rating details · 24,314 ratings · 684 reviews

No one ever said being a princess was easy.

Just when Mia thought she had the whole princess thing under control, things get out of hand, fast. First there's an unexpected announcement from her mother. Then Grandmère arranges a national primetime interview for the brand-new crown princess of Genovia. On top of that, intriguing, exasperating letters from a secret admirer beg...more

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Published March 21st 2002 by HarperTrophy (first published July 3rd 2000)

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Oct 29, 2007 Susanna rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: teen

I've never liked the movies, but at least they cut out most of the unnecessary junk that fills these books. Are boyfriends and kissing really the most important things on the mind of the average 15-year-old girl?

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Apr 01, 2008 Skinnerbox rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: teenagers

Shelves: meg-c

This i very interesting book. I realy love M.C. books. I think she's very, very clever and modern. I realy like that Mia is a feminist;)
I luve Princess Diaries;)

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Aug 18, 2008 Shannon (Giraffe Days) rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2008, ya, humour, fiction

While the storyline in this one isn't as fresh and exciting as the first one, it still holds solid and Mae hasn't yet changed much.

It takes place only days after the end of the previous book - I have a quibble with how fast everything moves, and how soon this could have happened - when Mia learns that her mum is pregnant with her algebra teacher's baby. They decide to get married on Halloween at City Hall and keep it quiet.

It's Mia herself who blurts out the news not just to her dad and Grandmot...more

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May 02, 2008 Liv. rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: anyone.

Recommended to Liv. by: Nobody.

-from inside flap-
Just when Mia thought she had the whole Princess thing under control...

Things get out of hand fast:

Since Mia's the brand-new crown princess of Genovia, indomitable dowager princess Grandmere arranges a national primetime interview for her. With just a few innocent remarks, Mia manages to enrage her best friend Lilly, practically get one of her teachers fired, and alienate the entire country of Genovia. (Population 50,000, but still!)

There's the havoc of the interview's aftermat...more

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Feb 15, 2009 Sabine rated it 4 of 5 stars

The princess stuff isn't getting easier and to add to that, Mia is receiving letters from a secret admirer who may or may not be the boy she has had a crush on since she was six, her mom has just revealed she is pregnant with Mia's Algebra teacher, and her best friend has run off with her attractive, but small-town cousin who is visiting for her mom's wedding. What is a princess to do?

After reading the first book in this series I went to the library and just happened to see the rest of the books...more

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Dec 21, 2007 Kelsey F rated it 5 of 5 stars

Right now, Mia Thermopolis’s life is at an all time low. She just found out she is heir to the throne of the small European country Genovia, she is failing algebra, and her mom is pregnant with her algebra teacher’s baby. So what else can go wrong? Well believe me; tons. Because now she also has to deal with a secret admirer and an interview on her newly obtained throne which will air on national TV. The main question is will Mia be able to handle all this or will she crack under pressure?

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May 09, 2013 Jenny W. rated it 4 of 5 stars

Princess In The Spotlight
By: Meg Cabot
Realistic Fiction
240 Pages

How would you feel if you were a princess? Mia is finally beginning to become a public figure. After being behind the scenes for some time, Grandmere finally thinks it is time for Mia to go public. During all of the craziness and events going on, Mia finds out that her mother is pregnant with Mia's mom's fiance/Mia's Algebra teacher's child. Through all of the misery, Mia's "Secret Admirer" helps her. Thinking that her "Secret Admir...more Princess In The Spotlight
By: Meg Cabot
Realistic Fiction
240 Pages

How would you feel if you were a princess? Mia is finally beginning to become a public figure. After being behind the scenes for some time, Grandmere finally thinks it is time for Mia to go public. During all of the craziness and events going on, Mia finds out that her mother is pregnant with Mia's mom's fiance/Mia's Algebra teacher's child. Through all of the misery, Mia's "Secret Admirer" helps her. Thinking that her "Secret Admirer" was her best friend's brother/crush. But, she has no clue what the truth really is. In the book, Mia finds out who her "Secret Admirer" is and many other exciting events take place.

I liked this book. I thought that the plot was well-thought and planned out and was very interesting. I really liked how the author paced the book. It was easier to understand and gave me more time to let all that was happening sink in. I also liked how the author expressed Mia's feelings. She made the book fun to read because she made several of the actions that the characters in the book do. For example at the beginning of the book when Mia finds out her mother is pregnant, she makes sure that there is no coffee or other harmful things in the house. One time her mother got annoyed because of how Mia would throw out all of the caffeinated drinks, so she said that without any drinks there would be nothing to offer to Mr.G when he came over. Mia simply said that if he couldn't give up some coffee than he really wasn't a good person. I thought that this was funny because Mia seems so overprotective about her new bay sister/brother. She seems even more concerned for the baby than her mother does. There were also many other funny things in the book Mia did that kept me laughing all through the book. I rated this four stars because it was enjoyable and a fun read. Although it wasn't one of my all-time favorite books, I still liked reading it. I suggest that anyone who wants a casual book that will crack you up should read Princess In The Spotlight By: Meg Cabot.(less)

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Nov 27, 2012 Christina rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: youth

Wait. Either I have a terrible memory (quite possible) or there is a major inconsistency in Mia's feelings towards Michael between this book and volume one. I thought in the first book, she was just starting to realize that Michael was really good looking and cool and nice, even if he is her best friend's brother, and she starts developing a crush then, although she acknowledges that maybe she has kind of liked him all along. Yet in this book, she is infatuated with him and oh yeah she's had a h...more

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Aug 29, 2012 Becca rated it 5 of 5 stars

She has done it again, folks…

Meg Cabot has written an extremely awesome piece of work. No surprise there.

I was reading Susanna's review of Princess In The Spotlight, and I believe she said something along the lines of 'I enjoyed the movie, because it didn't include all the boring stuff the book did. Do fifteen year olds really spend that much time thinking about boys and kissing?' Mind you, this is not a direct quote, I just summed up the review in two sentences.

Here's your answer, Susanna: Yes...more

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Aug 10, 2012 Zainab rated it 2 of 5 stars

I think I may be so strongly against these books because I am a little old for them. But I am a 16 year old girl, so isn't this supposed to be for people my age?
Anyway, the first book was bearable, but now...
Seriously, this series had so much potential. I liked the fact that it was written in journal entries, and it was really something that the style wasn't stilted or anything. I liked Mia's character in the beginning; not perfect looking, not perfect grades, a strong advocate for Greenpeace, a...more I think I may be so strongly against these books because I am a little old for them. But I am a 16 year old girl, so isn't this supposed to be for people my age?
Anyway, the first book was bearable, but now...
Seriously, this series had so much potential. I liked the fact that it was written in journal entries, and it was really something that the style wasn't stilted or anything. I liked Mia's character in the beginning; not perfect looking, not perfect grades, a strong advocate for Greenpeace, and wanting to save the world. She was shy and couldn't speak out. She was relatable.
But as the books progress, she doesn't talk much about Greenpeace or saving the world or anything. She just keeps repeating a few things:
a) She is ugly, unpopular, talentless and a loser
b) She is in LOVE with some guy - this changes with different books, but the level of obsession with some guy or the other stays the same - despite the fact that she is only 14 or something
c) She is oh-so-unlucky to be a princess, to have a daddy having a fortune of $300 million, to have to wear designer clothes all the time, to have to stay in a palace sometimes, to have very good, caring parents, and to have friends who are so trusting. I mean honestly, her life is NOT as bad as she keeps on complaining it is. I felt like shouting : DROP HER OFF IN A SLUM IN SOME THIRD-WORLD COUNTRY FOR A WEEK! She has no family problems, no friend problems and no money problems. She just has self-esteem problems, and seriously, reading her constant complaints about how ugly and useless she is is ANNOYING. Get up and do something, if you care so much about the whales and the seals and everything.
I am not going to read the third book or the fifth book. My sister already had the first, second and fourth books, so these are the ones I read. I regret it. I wasted valuable hours of my life. This girl is a terrible example for every girl.
Oh God, isn't Mia supposed to like, relate to other teenage girls? I mean, is this how other teenager girls are actually feeling? If it is, someone should have told me. I resign from being a teenage girl. I'll skip to my twenties. I don't want to be a teenage girl if this is all they think about:Boys and oh-how-terrible-my-life-is.

I'm sorry.I tend to rant when I read books like these.(less)

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May 25, 2012 Mikaela rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: owned

this the first time in many months that I gave a book 5 stars. I mean it wasn't that life changing or deep or anything it was just that I COULD RELATE TO IT SO MUCH. I don't even know if I should be ashamed or freaked out that I can relate to a 14 year old teen. i mean, what is wrong with me?! lol Well, I can't literally relate to it like the princess part but in some way that she says thing, and how she thinks can somewhat makes me say 'oh my god YES'.

spoilers below.... beware lol

Okay, back to...more

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Feb 14, 2012 Rebecca added it

It’s been a while since I had read the first Princess diaries book but lately I have been looking for more books to read that are light and fun so I decided it was time to continue on with the Princess Diaries series again.
I enjoyed reading Princess in the Spotlight. It didn’t take me very long to read through the book either. They’re the kind of book that you can pick up and read in no time because they’re fun reads. While I wouldn’t go so far as to say that it was fluffy because it does have i...more

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Aug 01, 2011 Scootaloo rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: great, series

Mia thinks that she finally has everything about being a princess down pat. But her life is about to get more complicated. Her mom is pregnant and going to marry Mia's Algebra teacher. Mia is madly in love with Michael Moscovitz, her best friend, Lilly's brother. And now her Grandmère wants her to have an interview with Beverly Bellerieve, the most-watched journalist-slash-interviewer in the country. And when MIa makes a few comments, she enrages almost all her friends.

Um, I don't know what to s...more

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Jun 14, 2011 Creativity's Corner added it

Shelves: contemporary

This review was originally posted on my blog, Creativity's Corner

I really didn't mean to read this one next. I'm borrowing it from a friend, and I need to finish all the library books first (I leave in a week! *gulp*). But once I get in the mood for fluff I just can't put it down. Unfortunately, I didn't find this one nearly as fun as I did the first one. I guess there just something much more interesting about the very first time you find out you're a princess and have to take princess lessons....more

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May 30, 2011 Arielle rated it 2 of 5 stars

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Apr 09, 2011 Diana rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 11th-advisory

Princess in the Spotlight (The Princess Diaries #2)
By Meg Cabot
Harper Trophy
263 Pgs.
ISBN 0312383886

Mia Thermopolis Renaldo is not a typical, young, average teenager who has divorced parents, but she is also the heir apparent to a small European country. Unlike other high school teenage females, she has many extracurricular classes to attend in order to be the queen that can control her country. With that note, she has bodyguards following her around, and having her grandmother around to make sur...more

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Mar 25, 2011 Kristen rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The Princess Diaries 2 "Princess in the Spotlight" was the sequel to one of my all-time favorite books. In most cases, I find that sequels are never as good as the originals, but I actually enjoyed this one very much. It is not a serious book, definitely one that is read more for just pleasure. However, it is an excellent quick read, probably targeted more for teenage girls.
A few things I liked about not only this book, but the entire series in general, is the format. Usually reading a book made...more

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Feb 16, 2011 Leticia rated it 3 of 5 stars

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. The main thing that I came away with from this book is that Lilly is the worst friend ever. She is so self absorbed that she doesn’t care about Mia or the new problems and responsibilities she has to deal with now that she is a princess. Mia needs to really be “self actualized” and figure out that Lilly is a horrible BFF and should be rid of, so that Mia can have a happy life.

REASONS WHY LILLY SUCKS (WARNING Book Spoilers)

1. She gets mad at Mia for doing an interview and instead of comforting h...more

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Jun 19, 2010 Jasmin rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Everyone young at heart

Shelves: teen, contemporary, fiction, four-stars, young-adult, humor, children

I've found treasure in a form of a diary. It's shiny and has a very beautiful cover. I'm dazzled. I flip the cover. I read the pages. It's hard stopping. What I'm doing is bad, but, who could resist the temptation of gossip this diary brings?

That was what I felt when I read this book. I felt like I was invading in private property, lacking the skulls and the warning "you will drop dead if you read this". (Well, okay, it isn't exactly a diary, but still, I'm in the complete impression that I am....more

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Oct 16, 2009 Laureng rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fall-2009

Meg Cabot returns with another story about the struggles of Princess Mia and how she deals with them in Princess in the Spotlight. This book captured me by pulling me in with an unusual style and good characters.
Princess in the Spotlight tells the story of Princess Mia Thermopolis. She has begun to accept her new responsibilities of being a princess. Such responsibilities include a high-profile interview and continuing her princess lessons with her grandmother. Aside from her royal concerns, M...more Meg Cabot returns with another story about the struggles of Princess Mia and how she deals with them in Princess in the Spotlight. This book captured me by pulling me in with an unusual style and good characters.
Princess in the Spotlight tells the story of Princess Mia Thermopolis. She has begun to accept her new responsibilities of being a princess. Such responsibilities include a high-profile interview and continuing her princess lessons with her grandmother. Aside from her royal concerns, Mia’s mom has unleashed an unexpected announcement: she is pregnant with Mia’s algebra teacher’s baby. With the new baby on the way, Mia’s mother Helen decides to marry her beau Frank. The two of them want a simple, city court wedding. Count on Mia’s grandmother Grandmère to cause problems. She thinks that the mother of a princess needs a fancy, expensive wedding. Torn between two sides of her family, Mia must choose who to help. Mia also has been receiving very interesting mail from a secret admirer. Who could it be?
The theme of Princess in the Spotlight is that of responsibility. Mia must decide which responsibilities to fulfill and which to avoid. Her life has become stressful with princess, family, and relationship problems, so Mia has to determine how to take care of it all. This book shows that sometimes it is important to put one’s self before others.
I love the style of all of the Princess Diaries books. They are all written from the viewpoint of Mia in the form of her diary. They are very easy to read because Meg Cabot has written them in the same tone that teenagers of today use. The style makes the reader feel like they are having a conversation with Mia about her life.
This book is set in New York. I think that Meg Cabot does a very good job of describing all of the different scenes. Each one is clearly visible in my mind’s eye. This helps the reader to relate to the story since they can see the settings.
Meg Cabot has set a high standard for her books in this series, and Princess in the Spotlight lives up to that standard. I would recommend this book for any girl. It is easy and fun to read.
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Jul 07, 2009 April rated it 4 of 5 stars

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. As with many reviews, this one contained SPOILERS.

Princess in the Spotlight was about Mia having an interview. First of all, she found out that her mother got pregnant. Then, she accidentally blurted out that her mother and Gianini were going to get married in her interview. As a result, Grandmere was ready to prepare a royal wedding, which Mia’s mother and fiancé did not want. Also, Mia has been getting secret letters from an admirer, who she hoped would be Michael.

The fact that the story was c...more As with many reviews, this one contained SPOILERS.

Princess in the Spotlight was about Mia having an interview. First of all, she found out that her mother got pregnant. Then, she accidentally blurted out that her mother and Gianini were going to get married in her interview. As a result, Grandmere was ready to prepare a royal wedding, which Mia’s mother and fiancé did not want. Also, Mia has been getting secret letters from an admirer, who she hoped would be Michael.

The fact that the story was centered on a princess’s life made it more unique. We could see that being famous meant lots of publicity as well as worrying how the media portrayed you. Also, no matter what famous people said, there would always be some people who would disagree and loath them. However, Mia had many problems and emotions that ordinary teens had. As a result, the reader could still relate to her. One of her problems was struggling in her algebra class. Also, she has been getting letters and e-mails from a secret admirer, who turned out to be her Bio partner, Kenny. I also liked how she seemed to be knowledgeable on health information, and how she showed concern over his mother’s diet based on how it would affect the fetus.

One of the main problems with this book (and some other Princess Diaries books) was that they conveyed bad messages. One of them was Mia’s constant insecurities as a result of her not having a boyfriend. This annoyed me, since I felt that girls shouldn’t depend so much on boys, since it would place them in a more vulnerable position. Another part that displeased me was Mia always having Kenny do her Bio homework for her. This was obviously stupid, because she would not have learned what was taught in the class, and she would most likely fail tests and exams. I also didn’t like how Mia decided to go out with Kenny, because she didn’t want to hurt his feelings. Those kinds of relationships never worked out, since that same person would end up feeling more upset when you admitted that you never liked them in the first place.

Overall, I thought this book was a fun and easy read. However, I feel that the reader shouldn’t take some of the themes seriously, since some of the themes may be a poor influence.
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Jan 28, 2013 Stefani - SpelingExpirt rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult-month, women-writers

I liked this book.

I didn't love it, I didn't hate it I just liked it.

The problem with falling in love with a book series when you're young is that sometimes they just don't live up to the memory.

I re-read the first one recently and wasn't at all disappointed by it, it was exactly what I love about the series. I was struck by how much it reminded me of being at school and never fitting in but loving my little group of friends more than anything on the planet. The first one brings back so much of...more

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Jun 10, 2011 Melissa rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011-reads

This second book in the Princess Diaries series was not quite as good as the first, but it still was a fun and very enjoyable read. I found myself chuckling several times throughout the book, even though some of the references to pop culture icons is a little dated. Mia's thoughts on the world around her are sometimes absolutely hilarious (Grandmere doing the tango with Gerald Ford, for example), and often they can be poignant. I think I like these books so much because they are able to humorous...more This second book in the Princess Diaries series was not quite as good as the first, but it still was a fun and very enjoyable read. I found myself chuckling several times throughout the book, even though some of the references to pop culture icons is a little dated. Mia's thoughts on the world around her are sometimes absolutely hilarious (Grandmere doing the tango with Gerald Ford, for example), and often they can be poignant. I think I like these books so much because they are able to humorously capture the anxiety I felt as an awkward teenager, hoping desperately to have a boyfriend, thinking that everyone else in the world had a boyfriend but me. I related to Mia's self-image problem. She is unable to see the beauty and appeal she has, so she is blind to the infatuation that some boys around her have for her. The whole secret admirer situation was fun to read. I can see that happening often -- trying to guess who the guy could be, guessing that it is the guy who you are crushing on, and then finding out it is the sweet geek who you have no desire to date. I loved the scene at the pancake place at the very end with Mia in between Michael and Kenny. There are so many fun scenes in this book. I don't understand why Disney had to change the story so much. Oh well! That seems to be the way of the world when it comes to movie adaptations. What I really like about these books -- even though we are talking about a princess and her experiences, Mia is able to humorously expose what for many is a typical high school experience -- dealing with cliques, anxiety about looks and lack of development, a desire to find love, and trying to find the best way to communicate with parents, to say the least. Many of Mia's experiences made me laugh because I remembered going through similar things at her age. I can see why my daughter really loves these books. If I had read them when I was in my early teens, I would have loved them too. Even now as an "old person" I still enjoyed reading them a bunch. This second book in the series is a nice addition to the series. Mia is growing into her role as a princess, and she is becoming more confident as she interacts with others, and although I didn't think it was as good of a book as the first book, I still highly recommend this book -- especially for girls in the target audience of teens.(less)

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Nov 19, 2009 Carmen rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: own-it

I totally didn't mention it in my review for The Princess Diaries but at the beginning of the novel, there was a quote from A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett. I just have to add them because I loved the book and movie.

From volume one:
"Whatever comes," she said, "cannot alter one thing. If I am a princess in rags and tatters, I can be a princess inside. It would be easy to be a princess if I were dressed in cloth of gold, but it is a great deal more of a triumph to be one all the time...more

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Jul 18, 2012 Jessica rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Ich liebe liebe liebe diese Buchreihe!
Mir gefällt der Schreibstil einfach so gut und über die Art von Humor kann ich immer wieder lachen. Die Geschichte an sich macht es natürlich auch nicht schwer Humor in die ganze Sache einzubringen. Wenn ich mir vorstellen, dass meine Mutter meinen Lehrer heiraten und von ihm ein Kind bekommen würde... also ich hätte vermutlich ganz anders verhalten. Zudem muss ich sagen, dass ich Mia nur dafür bewundern kann, wie sie sich gegenüber ihrer Grandmèr und Kenny...more

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Apr 08, 2011 Siti rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 11-grade-3rd-quarter, 11grade-shelf

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Princess in the Spotlight
by Meg Cabot
256 pages
HarperCollins $8.99
ISBN: 0061479942

Mia Thermopolis Renaldo is most definitely not your typical princess or teenager. And with that territory comes the weirdest situations from: dealing with a grandmother with shaved eyebrows, math teacher dating her mother, a father who can't have kids, a secret admirer, her sometimes-too-smart of a best friend Lily, her major crush oh her BFF's brother Michael, a D in Algebra and oh yeah, do...more

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Feb 28, 2013 ɑƨħŵɑɡ rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2013-reads, ya, yabr-feb-love, chick-lit

And the story of Mia continues..

First book left us at when the identity of Mia (or Princess Mia to be accurate) was exposed. Now, as it mentioned on the book summary Just when Mia thought she had the whole princess thing under control, things get out of hand, fast. Yep! that's what happens..

As soon as the book starts, we get to know that Mia's mom is pregnant from her Algebra teacher. Then, Mia finds letter from a secret admirer while trying to figure out her feelings for her BFF's brother, Mich...more

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Jan 31, 2011 Jessica rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: grade-b

Grade: B+

Oh Meg Cabot, I love you, I really, really do. So charming, so funny, so witty, so ironic. If I had read this series when it was first published when I was ten years younger, it would definitely had been a different experience for me. This is a book for young girls, but Meg Cabot never fails to throw in things for us "adults" that we might have missed the first time around while reading as preteens/teenagers. And that is one of the many reasons I love her!

Meg Cabot has a very distinct w...more

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Mar 29, 2013 Eden rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Fans of The Princess Diaries

Shelves: chick-lit, contemporary, romance, young-adult, fiction

3 stars

Princess in the Spotlight is Mia’s journal after the events of The The Princess Diaries: her mother is engaged and expecting a baby, her Grandmère arranged a primetime interview and Mia starts receiving letters from a secret admirer...

This book is just a continuation of the first without anything really interesting ever happening. I felt the story was dragging most of the time. Mia’s love interests just seemed to appear out of the blue (view spoiler)...more

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Dec 04, 2011 Merna rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

In the awesome book Princess in the Spotlight by Meg Cabot.The princess of Genovia is facing some problems.Mia's mother is having a baby.Mia has a boy who finally likes her but doesn't know who.Her grandmother has to teach her how to be a perfect princess.Will Mia survive with all these problems?

I loved reading Princess in the Spotlight.The book has simple vocabulary which is great for me, because I have trouble dealing with hard words.The book was unique like no other book.For example in othe...more

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About Meg Cabot

Librarian note: AKA Jenny Carroll (1-800-Where-R-You series), AKA Patricia Cabot (historical romance novels).

Meg Cabot was born on February 1, 1967, during the Chinese astrological year of the Fire Horse, a notoriously unlucky sign. Fortunately she grew up in Bloomington, Indiana, where few people were aware of the stigma of being a fire horse -- at least until Meg became a teenager, when she flun...more Librarian note: AKA Jenny Carroll (1-800-Where-R-You series), AKA Patricia Cabot (historical romance novels).

Meg Cabot was born on February 1, 1967, during the Chinese astrological year of the Fire Horse, a notoriously unlucky sign. Fortunately she grew up in Bloomington, Indiana, where few people were aware of the stigma of being a fire horse -- at least until Meg became a teenager, when she flunked freshman Algebra twice, then decided to cut her own bangs. After six years as an undergrad at Indiana University, Meg moved to New York City (in the middle of a sanitation worker strike) to pursue a career as an illustrator, at which she failed miserably, forcing her to turn to her favorite hobby--writing novels--for emotional succor. She worked various jobs to pay the rent, including a decade-long stint as the assistant manager of a 700 bed freshmen dormitory at NYU, a position she still occasionally misses.

She is now the author of nearly fifty books for both adults and teens, selling fifteen million copies worldwide, many of which have been #1 New York Times bestsellers, most notably The Princess Diaries series, which is currently being published in over 38 countries, and was made into two hit movies by Disney. In addition, Meg wrote the Mediator and 1-800-Where-R-You? series (on which the television series, Missing, was based), two All-American Girl books, Teen Idol, Avalon High, How to Be Popular, Pants on Fire, Jinx, a series of novels written entirely in email format (Boy Next Door, Boy Meets Girl, and Every Boy's Got One), a mystery series (Size 12 Is Not Fat/ Size 14 Is Not Fat Either/Big Boned), and a chick-lit series called Queen of Babble.

Meg is now writing a new children's series called Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls. Her new paranormal series, Abandon, debuts in Summer of 2011.

Meg currently divides her time between Key West, Indiana, and New York City with a primary cat (one-eyed Henrietta), various back-up cats, and her husband, who doesn't know he married a fire horse. Please don't tell him.

Series:
* Airhead
* The Princess Diaries
* Mediator
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