bThe Barnes Noble Review/bbrPrincess Mia is dreaming about the prom -- and contending with a hotel workers' strike -- in the fifth, supremely hila...
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Aug 04, 2009
Ariana
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May 09, 2011
Becky
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In desperate need of escapism I turned to rereading this book today and I must say it delivered marvelously. It has everything you could ever hope for in a book of its genre and MORE: family drama, pregnancy, betrayal, lots of humor, and even a proletariat uprising. It is like a chaste telenovela (the pregnancy is Mia's mother's). The central question of this book is: Will Mia go to the prom with her boyfriend or NOT?! You would think that this would be a fairly easy question to resolve but as i
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Feb 15, 2009
Sabine
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After a disastrous fifteenth birthday Mia finds herself torn between her Grandmere and her best friend as they fall on opposites sides of a workers strike that could threaten to ruin everything, including PROM! But does it really matter if Prom is canceled? After all, Michael doesn't seem the slightest bit motivated in going. Can Mia change all that and still endure Princess Lessons?
After reading the first book in this series I went to the library and just happened to see the rest of More...
After reading the first book in this series I went to the library and just happened to see the rest of More...
Jul 05, 2011
Chantay
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I've read the other reviews about the authors "liberal" agenda. And finding some of these people that use the words "liberal" or "agenda" are the same people that get their news from Fox twitter feeds. There is no agenda here that I could see and I am liberal with an agenda (I have a date-book where I keep all my appt.) Lilly is written as the typical rebellious teenager looking for a way to make things better in a world where she is told she has no control, but to
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Aug 27, 2011
Becky
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Mia is almost fifteen and is looking forward to attending Michael's prom. But first she has to get him to invite her, get through the rest of teh school year, deal with a birthday party, deal with some controversial politics and keep her grandma at bay, oh yeah and deal with her VERY pregnant mother who looks like she will drop anyday.
I enjoyed this one more than book 4, Mia has gotten less whiny and knows what she wants, she's just not sure how to get it. I loved Lilly again, she is causi More...
I enjoyed this one more than book 4, Mia has gotten less whiny and knows what she wants, she's just not sure how to get it. I loved Lilly again, she is causi More...
Jul 28, 2011
Wendy
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Its 14 year old Mia's 15th birthday and so far her grandmother has gotten a busboy fired for something that wasn't his fault causing one of the largest protests in New York history, her boyfriend Michael doesn't want to go to the prom, her mom is on her last months of pregnancy so she is being very moody' and her father wants her to spend the whole summer in Genovia.
Fast pace, this tale will have everyone laughing and really getting into Mia's thoughts. I rated it 5 stars because it h More...
Fast pace, this tale will have everyone laughing and really getting into Mia's thoughts. I rated it 5 stars because it h More...
Mar 06, 2009
Leticia
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This 5th installment of the PD is very entertaining. Mia starts to realize what she is good at and nurtures it by writing for the school newspaper. While once again her friend Lilly is no friend at all, her mother is self absorbed with her own problems and her boyfriend doesn't understand how much the prom means to her. I am so hooked on this series.
It seems to me that Grandmere is the only person who understands Mia. Whenever there is something wrong or is bothering her, Grandmere More...
It seems to me that Grandmere is the only person who understands Mia. Whenever there is something wrong or is bothering her, Grandmere More...
May 20, 2011
Krista
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Everyone's favorite Princess, Mia Thermopolis, is back, and better than ever. After waiting five long years to see Mia finally hit 15-years-old, the time has come. In Princess in Pink, Mia is celebrating a long-awaited birthday, where she is hoping for many fantastic gifts; she is the newest staffer on the school newspaper, which is extremely exciting, even if she's got a boring topic to cover; she's reaching the end of Freshman Algebra, which she just knows she's going to pass; she's got a fant
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May 24, 2008
Anna
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I love these books & am reading them all from the library. Will Mia go to the prom with Michael & will her heavily pregnant mother embaress her by telling everyone about how often she has to pee?
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Jan 25, 2009
Wagabagee
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this book is awesome i wrote a song about it actually. well, not about, but it gave me an idea so think princess in pink ur so pinkilious! ooooooooooooh ya!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Jan 15, 2008
Hannah
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Ack, this was dreadful. I don't suppose it helps that I read it right after Pride and Prejudice, but even so. I know it's meant for children, but the previous four weren't this bad.
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Jul 14, 2008
Amber
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This book plot was Mia trying to get Michael to go to prom with her. It was kind of like her ranting throughout the book by page 200 it was getting old. Still somewhat funny
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Jul 01, 2010
Jennie
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I said it in my review of #4, but each book in this series gets better than the previous. I thought Mia’s obsession with Senior Prom was a little over the top, but I remember how excited I was when I got asked to go to the Prom when I was a sophomore. I hated how she didn’t take the initiative with Michael regarding the Prom situation, but she is a freshman in high school, and finds herself wildly inadequate for Michael. The major event that happens between Lilly and Mia was long overdue, in my
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Feb 23, 2008
Megan
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PROM! love it ROMANCE! loved it A STUBORN BOYFRIEND! ha ha i would love one! this book is a great book u just cant put it down at all! was up all night reading it!
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Mar 12, 2010
Miranda
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This is why I don't read a lot of chick-lit. On the one hand, the Princess Diaries are an entertaining read, all of the ones I've read so far, at least, but as the series progresses, my opinion of them goes down.
Really, if you want to go to the prom with your boyfriend, you talk to him about it. You don't write, "Ohhhhh my God! How do I get him to ask me to prom? I'll DIE if he doesn't!" in your diary over and over again. It's slightly annoying, the way that Meg Cabot ster More...
Really, if you want to go to the prom with your boyfriend, you talk to him about it. You don't write, "Ohhhhh my God! How do I get him to ask me to prom? I'll DIE if he doesn't!" in your diary over and over again. It's slightly annoying, the way that Meg Cabot ster More...
Aug 30, 2011
Kimber~!!
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While this book seemed a little bit rushed, i of course, love Mia.
And I finally realized that Mia is SO self-absorbed, which made me love her more, lol!
You get to see some really interesting things about each character in this book - things that make me want to laugh, cry, and scream. It's a great book, it brought out so much emotion:)
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And I finally realized that Mia is SO self-absorbed, which made me love her more, lol!
You get to see some really interesting things about each character in this book - things that make me want to laugh, cry, and scream. It's a great book, it brought out so much emotion:)
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Nov 01, 2007
Megan
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Attention span on this series starting to wane, yet I feel compelled to finish the series....
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Aug 22, 2010
Shannon
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This was better than Princess in Waiting. That being said, there was quite a bit of whining and obsessing. Mia wants to go to prom. So in between dealing with Grand-mere, her pregnant mother, and all the other teenage things, she's trying to manipulate a less-than-interested Michael into asking her. She honestly didn't impress me; I'm hoping she'll mature a bit by the next one, Princess in Training.
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Feb 15, 2010
Jillian -always aspiring-
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Sadly, my patience with The Princess Diaries books wore out a bit after I read this. I personally feel that the series was drawn out to an insane length (just my own personal opinion), so the appeal of the series was lost to me.
I still like Mia, though, as much as she annoyed me at times. She was different from heroines I had encountered from other books. These books were a good distraction for me when I was younger -- but I simply outgrew them. I would still recommend them to gi More...
I still like Mia, though, as much as she annoyed me at times. She was different from heroines I had encountered from other books. These books were a good distraction for me when I was younger -- but I simply outgrew them. I would still recommend them to gi More...
Jun 20, 2011
Julia
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Why I read this book:
Because it had Meg Cabot’s name on it. Book Stalker syndrome, it happens.
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Prom!!! PROM!!!! No really the theme of this book was PROM! Their was a whole page that this was all that was written.
Her Grandmere of course managed to create a strike amongst the bus boys after getting one fired for tripping over her dog and spilling soup in a restaurant she should not even have brought her dog to in the first place. Of course More...
Because it had Meg Cabot’s name on it. Book Stalker syndrome, it happens.
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Prom!!! PROM!!!! No really the theme of this book was PROM! Their was a whole page that this was all that was written.
Her Grandmere of course managed to create a strike amongst the bus boys after getting one fired for tripping over her dog and spilling soup in a restaurant she should not even have brought her dog to in the first place. Of course More...
Aug 02, 2011
Taryn Brittany
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Mia's freshman year is almost over (which means the dreaded Algebra class will be behind her soon!). She's now a staff member on the school newspaper. Her mother is drawing closer to her due date, and Mia is really looking forward to being a big sister. In fact, Mia's father is going to allow her to stay in the U.S. over the summer until the baby is born. But after that, she has to spend the rest of the summer in Genovia - away from Michael.
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As the reality of Michael's graduation set More...
May 14, 2011
Laura
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This isn’t a bad entry—I had fun with a lot of book five, and there is a sense of Mia growing up and getting out of her shell a bit in this. That said, I do have a lot of problems that start in this book; mainly, Mia and Grandmere’s characterization. While I can accept Grandmere being an exaggeration of royalty—used to getting what she wants, ignoring the demands of others—the whole subplot of her triggering a city-wide restaurant workers’ strike really feels too over-the-top and only serves as
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Jun 19, 2010
Paige [eastIndies.]
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Great one! Bahahaha, I absolutely love it. This series definitely brings out the girlier side in me, and you know what? I'm totally okay with that. It's actually helped me with my writing, too, and that is always good! I think this one is one of my favorites out of the many of the series. Not sure why. But with a quote like this: "I can command the Royal Genovian Air Force as well as the Royal Genovian Navy. But the one thing in this world I have no control over, Helen, is your womb. Now co
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Sep 14, 2011
Mckayla
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Okay reading these books as an adult takes some time due to the fact that sometimes you want to throw the book across the room. Lilly is so self centered that I'm beginning to wonder why Mia is even friends with her. Grandmere is just as self centered but she's Mia's family so she is required to put up with her. But what kind of message does that say to a royal princess when her Grandmother can't even admit when she has done something wrong. Well on to the next one.
Dec 14, 2010
Carol
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Well, like usual, I liked the book, but it jsut can't seem to get past the 3 star mark for me. Except for the book Princes In Love...I just adored that one. Lilly seems to get harsher and harsher in every single book. Hoenstly, it's just horrible. What kind of person is she anyway? And Michael and Mia don't seem to have much of a relationship. All they do is make-out. I'm serious. Mia, while she is a sweet girl, seems very naive to me. But she's fun-loving and very nice to read about. She makes
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Dec 05, 2011
Lauren S
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I thought this book was a good book, I think it would be good for teens who like to read about high school problems girl stuff and princess stuff. I liked this book because some of the stuff in the story I can relate to. I would definably tell you to read this book read all the books in the series it is a good one, because it talks about all kinds of different stuff but if you want to know more read the book.
Mar 07, 2011
Jenny
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Mia is obsessed with Michael asking her to the senior prom, but Michael thinks proms are lame. He'd rather go bowling. Her Grandmere brought her dog to a restaurant for her birthday and got a bus boy wrongly fired. Now Lily is leading a working man crusade with her bus boy after dumping Boris. She isn't speaking to Mia, and now the prom has been cancelled because of the strike. Mia must find a way to save the day again.
Oct 28, 2011
Wow so everything started off horrible for Mia and I can't understand why she's stressing over prom when she's only a freshman and would have have in 3 years anyway but i guess it just wouldn't be the same without Micheal. For some reason,, it was kind of predictable that Mia's mother would go into labor on her( or should i say Micheal's) prom night. Also lily totally got what she deserves" you don't really know what you have till it's gone" but i already knew that Boris would end up w
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Jul 16, 2011
abby.morris.51648
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I rated this book with five stars because of how it was not only test Mia's relationship, but it was testing if Mia's Grandmere could actually except Mia's boyfriend for once instead of going on and on about there are so amny better people like princes, even kings Mia could date. But all Mia wants is for her grandma to accept the fact that she's not happy dating kkings. It was another remarkable book by Meg Cabot.
