false 93729 31 The fourth volume in Meg Cabot's popular Princess Diaries series, <I>Princess in Waiting</I> begins in the tiny country of Genovia, where 14-year-old Mia, the unlikely royal, is on winter break trying not to bite her fingernails. Being a princess and fighting for the installation of parking meters is tough, when all you really want to do is go back to your regular life in New York City and see your dreamy boyfriend Michael. Of course, Mia is soon back in the city, trying not to fail Algebra II and trying to stay afloat in a sea of self-doubt. Could it be true that she is merely a "massive reject" covered with orange cat hair? For that matter, is finding her missing lucky Queen Amidala underwear as important as finding her secret talent? Mia's frank, funny diary entries range from "Things to Do" lists ("Stop obsessing over whether or not Michael loves you vs. being in love with you"); lists of the valuable lessons of romantic heroines ("3. Elizabeth Bennet from <I>Pride and Prejudice</I>: Boys like it when you are smart-alecky."); transcripts of instant-messaging rounds with Michael; to poems ("Like the Millenium Falcon in hyperdrive/ our love will continue to thrive and thrive") and general irrational tirades. Whether or not Mia ever achieves her much-sought-after "self-actualization," teens will enjoy reading her over-the-top, up-to-the-minute-hip diary. (Ages 12 and older) <I>--Karin Snelson</I> 1005489 book 2003 Princess in Waiting (The Princess Diaries, Book 4) total:3797|5:863|4:1108|3:1352|2:398|1:76| 3797 13675 4955 149 4 1 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 10:23:18 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 10:34:25 -0800 2009 more...]]> 1 2 false true Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Sun Jan 13 10:18:42 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 13 10:23:56 -0800 2008
Basically, book three has a fairy-tale ending, and whiny Mia ends up dating much older Michael, who is far too mature and intelligent for her.

The fourth book is set over one week, in which Mia constantly wh...more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu May 08 23:18:10 -0700 2008 Thu May 08 23:17:12 -0700 2008 Thu May 08 23:18:10 -0700 2008 Mia and Michael are finally an item, but Grandmere seems to have other plans. Just before the happy couple's first hot date, an unmissable royal engagement turns up. Could it be that Michael doesn't measure up and that (please not!) Grandmere's got someone else in mind for Princess Ameli...more...]]> 3 2 false false Sun May 18 09:49:44 -0700 2008 Sun May 18 09:55:41 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 20:14:09 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 18:46:36 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Jan 24 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 14 09:21:19 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 24 14:53:49 -0800 2009
1a. If you haven't figured it out yet, once I read one book in the series, I have to read the entire series.

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I actually DID wind up on the audiobook for this one. And the book di...more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Jun 09 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 12 19:48:13 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 12 19:50:30 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Wed Mar 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 03 17:53:13 -0800 2009 Sun Apr 12 13:35:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 1 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 20 15:09:41 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 20 15:11:00 -0700 2007 2 1 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Tue Mar 13 19:37:19 -0700 2007 Tue Mar 13 19:37:39 -0700 2007 I think this is where I gave up on the series.]]> 2 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 07:05:17 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 07:08:57 -0700 2009
Mia spends most of the entire book (which only spans a few months) being paranoid or a big mouth.

I...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Wed Sep 05 21:57:00 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 05 21:57:07 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 08 19:05:44 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 08 19:08:53 -0700 2008 The fourth volume in Meg Cabot's popular Princess Diaries series, Princess in Waiting begins in the tiny country of Genovia, where 14-year-old Mia, the unlikely royal, is on winter break trying not to bite her fingernails. Being a princess and fighting for the installation of park...more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon Jan 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 18 17:07:38 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 12:04:59 -0800 2009
I was pretty excited to read this one to see what happened with Michael, but no...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Mar 11 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Mon Nov 24 14:17:46 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 24 14:18:05 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jan 29 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 08 14:49:29 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 08 14:49:29 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Nov 08 16:25:40 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 15:44:18 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Aug 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 20:48:32 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 20:51:27 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 04:05:43 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 04:07:35 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=93729