Fifteen-year-old Abby Adams of Kansas was born in a tiny European country, where she and another baby got accidentally switched. Now that the mix-...
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Dec 16, 2009
Chelsea
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Well. I loved this book when I was about 10. Loved it a little too much, I think. For a stretch, I took it out from the library every other week or so.
It's pure fluff: a teenage girl who lives in Nowhere, America is informed that a dying nurse in some far off (fictional) European country - where she had been born while her parents were on vacation - admitted on her deathbed to switching the princess with... said teenage girl. So, logically, she gets shipped off to the tiny Europ More...
It's pure fluff: a teenage girl who lives in Nowhere, America is informed that a dying nurse in some far off (fictional) European country - where she had been born while her parents were on vacation - admitted on her deathbed to switching the princess with... said teenage girl. So, logically, she gets shipped off to the tiny Europ More...
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Mar 14, 2011
Paige
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An easy-going, playful read between young kids who find out that their inner family isn't really their inner family but someone elses'. Can you imagine how life would be if the parents who picked you up after you fell off your bike, the people who nurtured you all those years were suppose to be just strangers. Also, I loved the cute crush scenes between the main character and a sweet guy.
Jan 25, 2009
Herald_Mage
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What happens if you go from being the girl next door to being a princess who can't control the bustle underneath her dress and ends up flashing an entire ballroom? What happens if you were the princess who was suddenly told she wasn't? A tale of enemies, friends, love and wickedly funny hi-jinx.
Jun 23, 2010
Rae
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i'm pretty confident i couldn't possibly enjoy this book as an adult but when i was a kid, it rocked my world (hence the 4 star rating). i'm pretty sure my best friend and i took turns checking it out of the library which meant that it never hit the shelves for more than a few hours that summer.
May 08, 2011
Mel
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I read this when I was a wee book-nerd-in-training and just remembered it a few days ago. Light and sweet and pablum-y in a good way. For some reason I always remember her saying that jumping into her new princess bed felt so good it should have been illegal, or at least fattening. Cute.
Aug 14, 2011
Jennifer
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Oh my goodness, this was one of my favorite books growing up. I read it so many times I think I had parts memorized. I think I went through two copies of my own since I was tired of getting it from the library, haha. Great teen fiction book!
Jun 08, 2011
Amber
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It was fun to reread this book from my childhood. Can't not even begin to list the huge difference between YA from the 80's to the awesome YA of today. It defintely makes me wish that we had had the literature of today, back when I was still a preteen and teen.
Apr 12, 2010
Darla
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(genre:teen fiction) Funny book written back in the 80's (yeah!) about a 16 year old American girl who discovers that she was switched at birth and is actually a princess. Very light hearted and an extremely quick read, which was just what I needed. I loved all the Wizard of Oz quotes/references that the author threw in (the main character grew up in Kansas) and the "displaced" princess was a riot. Lots of fun!
Sep 13, 2009
beatricks
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For reasons I no longer quite understand, this was my absolute favorite book as a child. She went rollerskating to Def Leppard in the palace! There was a guy named Geoff! SAXONY-COBURN! IDEK.
Dec 10, 2011
Melissa
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I read this in the third grade when my class took a field trip to the Port Austin Library. I remember loving it. I wonder what I would think of it now...
Jun 25, 2011
ivy
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the plot is simple but interesting. The humour is slight but you can laugh hard, and moreover, the story is sweet! A scandalous romance! :D
Mar 14, 2010
Kristine
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I read this as a preteen... it's a modernized, sanitized version of The Prince and the Pauper with princesses instead of princes.
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Aug 03, 2010
Emma
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LOVED this book! its really good, its about a girl and she finds out she's a princess, and, and, and, there's LOTS of Drama!! :)
Jul 10, 2010
Leslie
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A nostalgia trip! I remembered this book recently and my library still had a copy in circulation! it's cute.
Jun 09, 2011
Helen
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Loved this book two decades ago. Don't know what I would think of it now.
Jan 29, 2011
Mckenna
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It was a good book. Not as good as Harry Potter, but I really like it. :)
Apr 11, 2010
Kendra
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I loved this book. It was way funny and a cute short story to read. :)
Feb 14, 2011
Bookchick84
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This is an enjoyable read. The main character is funny and easy to connect and relate to.
Oct 18, 2008
Amanda
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i can't stand this author. she is such a terrible writer! i couldn't even get past the first chapter! she has a clunky, ugly style of writing and everything seems so fake! "oh, don't tell me that i was switched at birth with a princess." that is almost the exact quote. "next thing you'll be telling me that i need to go trade places with her and claim my rightful place as princess of *insert the country's wierd name here*." i kid you not. ugh.
Jun 06, 2008
Liz
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OOO!!! This is one of my all-time favorite books!!! Thanks to my other friend, Liz, who introduced this book to me like in 4th grade! It's got great humor, romance, and a betrothal to a guy who's "blood boils easily" (meaning he pretty much could fall in love with any girl at anytime) and freaks me out! I recommend this to all girls who love romantic comedies. Yeah, it's written for teen/tweens, but ya' gotta love it!
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Dec 18, 2011
Seawallchina
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It's been a while since I read it completely, but I remember when I first did, I adored it. If I'd rated it then, it likely would have gotten a 4.5 or 5.
But that was a few years ago. Fairly recently, I looked at it again, briefly. I found it a bit 'sugary' for me now. Thus the 3 stars.
I may look at it again, though, just to see what I think of it now.
But that was a few years ago. Fairly recently, I looked at it again, briefly. I found it a bit 'sugary' for me now. Thus the 3 stars.
I may look at it again, though, just to see what I think of it now.
Jan 16, 2012
Ginerva612
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My absolute favorite book of all time! I read it in the 7th grade and read it ever year after that. About a girl who was accidentally switched at birth with a Princess, and now she has to go back to her kingdom and learn how to become a Princess. This book is full of funny moments, and even has a small touch of romance. It's good for anyone at any age!
Dec 17, 2009
Cinco
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The precursor to The Princess Diaries. What female preteenager doesn't want to read a witty book where an ordinary girl suddenly finds out she was switched at birth and is the princess of a small made-up European country? This one earns bonus points when the princess rollerskates through the palace while being towed by a large dog.
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Sep 02, 2008
Wendy
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I've been reading a little Ellen Conford lately, enjoying her high school characters. I don't remember reading this when I was a kid, but I DO remember the name of the country the heroine became princess of--Saxony-Coburn. Which is completely crazy. Anyway, I obviously read this way back when--it was a light, fun read.
Jan 09, 2011
Casey
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The beginning starts off a little too quickly for my taste, but I found this book to be pretty enjoyable. I loved the characters (even though Prince Casimir seemed to be there just to hate), and the emotions that were brought into this book. It had humor, and I loved the voice of the main character.
Dec 16, 2009
Debbie
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Abby Adams finds out that she's really a princess of a small European country due to an accident of switched-at-birth circumstances. It was a short fluffy read that was mildly amusing, but I thought could have been done much better. The ending was too short and coincidental.
Aug 14, 2007
Amy
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Princess Diaries, schmincess diaries...this one came out way before that one did. It tells the hilarious story of a girl who learns she's a princess, but she doesn't want to conform to their ideals. Loved, loved this book when I was a preteen. A lot of fun!
