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The Prince and the Snowgirl
Everyone thinks Tom Miller is lucky. For starters, Tom looks so much like England's Prince George that he makes money impersonating him. Unfortunately, that usually involves signing autographs at the latest supermarket opening. Still, Tom is one of the most popular guys at Emerson High, the finest school in the area. And best of all, nearly every girl falls for his princely good looks—every girl, that is, except Louise.
Tom wishes he could find the way to Louise's heart, and the school skiing trip seems like the perfect opportunity to impress her with his royal charm. But when the real Prince George arrives at their hotel, it's time for Tom to shed his public persona and start living up to his own potential.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
Tom wishes he could find the way to Louise's heart, and the school skiing trip seems like the perfect opportunity to impress her with his royal charm. But when the real Prince George arrives at their hotel, it's time for Tom to shed his public persona and start living up to his own potential.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
176 pages, Paperback
First published February 13, 2006
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March 9, 2015
This was such a fun and hilarious read. I picked this book up at the library because it looked like a fun read for an afternoon. I was actually surprised I enjoyed it as much as I did. The writing was nice and easy to follow. The characters, surprisingly (due to the length), were rather complex. The struggles that Tom went through as he tried to get the girl he wanted where rather funny. His job impersonating the prince was great.
I Tom's mom and her obsession with royalty was interesting. I loved that he felt he couldn't tell her his thoughts because of how great she was to him. And the entire ski team was fun. I loved that Tom wasn't cocky (completely), he was insecure and wanted to make a good impression but didn't know how. And I loved that we got to see him realize that it was ok to be himself. He didn't always have to be a prince.
I Tom's mom and her obsession with royalty was interesting. I loved that he felt he couldn't tell her his thoughts because of how great she was to him. And the entire ski team was fun. I loved that Tom wasn't cocky (completely), he was insecure and wanted to make a good impression but didn't know how. And I loved that we got to see him realize that it was ok to be himself. He didn't always have to be a prince.
January 10, 2020
2.5 stars, rounded up to 3 for the fun narrative voice. Tom was an amusing narrator and I laughed aloud several times.
November 7, 2012
Reviewed by Amber Gibson for TeensReadToo.com
THE PRINCE AND THE SNOWGIRL is a tale fit for a king. Or a prince.
Tom Miller is a Prince George impersonator, and he travels all over England doing impersonations. It's not as glamorous as it looks. Most of his gigs are at supermarket openings and other equally dull events. Being an impersonator does have its perks, though. Most of the girls at school adore him, and all of them fall for his princely charm. All of them except for Louise. And, of course, Tom wants the one girl that he can't get. Tom and Louise are close friends, but unfortunately for Tom, Louise seems to think that there is nothing more than friendship between them.
When Tom, Louise, and a couple of other guys from school are invited to represent the school at a skiing competition in Scotland, Tom thinks that this could be his big chance to impress Louise. And when she starts dating one of their teammates, it just inspires Tom to try even harder to win her heart. At their hotel, Tom pretends that he is the real Prince George and snags their team great rooms and free room service. So imagine the mess that ensues when the real Prince George shows up at the same hotel! Tom is surprised to find that the real Prince George is nothing like the polite and charming fellow he can impersonate perfectly.
Can Tom find a way to help their school's team win the skiing competition? Can he shed his Prince George image and begin to realize his own potential? But, most importantly, can he show Louise how much he cares about her--and does she feel the same way?
Simon Cheshire writes a very light-hearted story, unique in that it is a teen romantic comedy written from the perspective of the guy. Tom is an easy character to relate to, though his story is pretty bizarre. This is a fun and quick read from a delightful British author.
THE PRINCE AND THE SNOWGIRL is a tale fit for a king. Or a prince.
Tom Miller is a Prince George impersonator, and he travels all over England doing impersonations. It's not as glamorous as it looks. Most of his gigs are at supermarket openings and other equally dull events. Being an impersonator does have its perks, though. Most of the girls at school adore him, and all of them fall for his princely charm. All of them except for Louise. And, of course, Tom wants the one girl that he can't get. Tom and Louise are close friends, but unfortunately for Tom, Louise seems to think that there is nothing more than friendship between them.
When Tom, Louise, and a couple of other guys from school are invited to represent the school at a skiing competition in Scotland, Tom thinks that this could be his big chance to impress Louise. And when she starts dating one of their teammates, it just inspires Tom to try even harder to win her heart. At their hotel, Tom pretends that he is the real Prince George and snags their team great rooms and free room service. So imagine the mess that ensues when the real Prince George shows up at the same hotel! Tom is surprised to find that the real Prince George is nothing like the polite and charming fellow he can impersonate perfectly.
Can Tom find a way to help their school's team win the skiing competition? Can he shed his Prince George image and begin to realize his own potential? But, most importantly, can he show Louise how much he cares about her--and does she feel the same way?
Simon Cheshire writes a very light-hearted story, unique in that it is a teen romantic comedy written from the perspective of the guy. Tom is an easy character to relate to, though his story is pretty bizarre. This is a fun and quick read from a delightful British author.
June 28, 2013
Tom Miller is a kid with an identity problem. On the one hand, he’s a member of the defending UK school ski champion team; on the other hand, he’s a perfect imitation of Prince George, and believes that acting like the prince at all times will make more people (specifically his co-skier Louise) like him. Tom begins to figure out his identity at the ski championships as he sees Louise growing closer to his rival teammate, his best friend growing distant, and the real Prince George in real life.
Cheshire’s writing is spiced with some Wodehouse-like conversational asides (“Jack’s always been a person with Something on His Mind. Still waters and all that.”) and Love Actually sentiments (“I love her. Simple as that. Proper love, I mean…She doesn’t love me back. How do you tell someone who’ll never love you the way you love her, that she means more to you than life itself?”), but the book as a whole never rose to the level of its promise.
I think I went into the book with the expectation that it would be Who is Bugs Potter?, the funniest middle-grade book I’ve ever read, but with skiing instead of hard rock music. This is obviously unfair to The Prince and the Snowgirl, which seems to be trying to be more true-to-life; with more realistic characters than Bugs Potter, and much less farce in the plot, it’s natural that Snowgirl wouldn't be the same fast-moving, laugh-a-page type of book. It’s just not as much fun as it could have been if it had gone in that direction.
Cheshire’s writing is spiced with some Wodehouse-like conversational asides (“Jack’s always been a person with Something on His Mind. Still waters and all that.”) and Love Actually sentiments (“I love her. Simple as that. Proper love, I mean…She doesn’t love me back. How do you tell someone who’ll never love you the way you love her, that she means more to you than life itself?”), but the book as a whole never rose to the level of its promise.
I think I went into the book with the expectation that it would be Who is Bugs Potter?, the funniest middle-grade book I’ve ever read, but with skiing instead of hard rock music. This is obviously unfair to The Prince and the Snowgirl, which seems to be trying to be more true-to-life; with more realistic characters than Bugs Potter, and much less farce in the plot, it’s natural that Snowgirl wouldn't be the same fast-moving, laugh-a-page type of book. It’s just not as much fun as it could have been if it had gone in that direction.
November 12, 2020
I got to page 32 before calling it quits. Yep, I'll be weeding this one from our library.
September 6, 2011
I was looking for another book in the YA section when this book jumped out at me for the simple reason of not having a dark spine (all those books about vampires and werewolves really make YA into a depressing area). This is a short book, and that's good, because it was short enough that I didn't get annoyed by its problems. It's cute, it's funny, the main character is likable, but all of that probably would have been difficult to overlook if this book was much longer. It's a fun, quick read about a boy who, because he looks exactly like the heir to the throne, has an afterschool job pretending to be the prince. Recommended for a rainy afternoon.
March 2, 2012
In a word, this book is hilarious.
January 27, 2016
Goofy but with lotsof laugh out loud one-liners like: He's a tall bloke, as thin and stretched as the nerves of the people he talks to."
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