Princess From Another Planet

by Mindy Schanback

Fourteen-year-old Gracie Wright escapes her impoverished and unconventional life by impersonating her rich cousin at an exclusive summer camp, until a series of weird events convinces her that her mother's delusions about being the deposed queen of a distant planet just might be true.

Genres: Fantasy, Middle Grade, Science Fiction, Fiction, Childrens

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2005

Reviews

[Briar's Reviews · Rating 3 out of 5]

Princess from Another Planet was one of my childhood addictions back in the day. I picked it back up for fun (and because I found it hiding in my childhood closet) and figured I might as well leave a little review since I loved it so much!

Gracie's mom tries to convince her she's an alien princess, and turns out she is. Suddenly her life is flipped upside down and she must figure out how to survive at summer camp.

This book is fun, fast and very amusing. I totally loved every second of it even as an adult. It was quite the nostalgic read for me. It's a great middle grade read with lots of humour and fantasy packed in.

Three out of five stars.

[Casey · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great book! I wish this was a series! I didn't want it to end. I recommend this book to anyone who feels like a nice, quick, humor book. I hope you read it and like it as much as I did! Maybe even more...

[Maeleah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Appropriate for 3rd-4th grader. Definitely for the silly type reader. A mix of contemporary setting with aliens that accidentally kidnap the wrong kids. Gracie's mother is a little crazy. She talks about being part of royalty and encourages her kids, Gracie and her little brother, Chuck to do bizarre things. Her dad met her mom at a mental institution so Grace is not sure her mother is really all together. But then some strange things start happening and her mother seems more "real" than she realized. A little bizarre, probably supposed to be funny, but if you have a parent with alzheimers or a mental issue, it might not seem so light hearted a story.

[Nat · Rating 5 out of 5]

Blast from the past: I loved this book so much. It has all the elements for a hilarious read. Eccentric, sometimes embarrassing family. Swapping places with a rich friend every day for one whole summer. An exotic pet fish that may or may not be an extraterrestrial. You know, just the universal teenage struggles. If the cover art was revised, the book would have such a wider audience, but I can't really complain. Scholastic Bookfairs in the 00's were a world of their own.

[Twyla · Rating 5 out of 5]

My favorite part was when the Maluxziad's on Earth were destroyed, and the wormhole was permantantly sealed. My least favorite part was when Wren and Chuck were kidnapped, because Lance thought Wren was actually Gracie. I also didn't like the part when Wren and Gracie decided they would switch places.

[Jacqueline Hahn]

Guys I’ve been up for hours trying to remember what this book was called bc I LOVED it as a child. FINALLY did it by searching “pink book about summer camp, horseback riding lessons, aliens, and crop circles that I got at a flea market in 2009” on all possible avenues. Super proud of myself and can now sleep peacefully!!!!!

[Mr]

Gabriella Castellon Period#3 247 pages
This book is about a teenage girl named Gracie that is very annoyed at her mother because her mother believes that she is the queen of a planet called Pannadeau. Now she believes that 4 aliens from Pannadeau called Maluxziads are coming to capture her and her family to take them to Pannadeau and publicly murder them. Gracie ignores her mom and lies about playing softball when she is actually switching places with her cousin Wren and going to a horseback riding academy. As Gracie is at camp she meets complete strangers that happen to know alot about her family. Then Gracie finds out that her mother wasn't lying about the Maluxziads and discovers that two campers at her camp are actually Maluxziads.With her mother's tips she was able to destroy the Maluxziads and she is now living a regular life.

[Sylvia · Rating 2 out of 5]

When I read the title, I thought this book would be a humorous fiction, something like Princess diaries. But turns out this one is really about princess from another planet.

Gracie's mom always says that she is a queen from Pannadeau, a planet outside Earth, and she came to Earth because the enemies are chasing her royal family members. Nobody believes her, obviously. But her mom doesn't care. Lately she gets messages about enemies from Pannadeau looking for her and want to kidnapp her children, and she became restless.

Things started to get complicated and Gracie's little brother was kidnapped. I give it 2 stars because I don't really like the plot. I think even fantasy should make sense, and this one don't.

[Julien Carmen Cross · Rating 3 out of 5]

I remember reading this book several times when I was younger. I got it for free during some book fair or literacy campaign and I loved it!! It's a really quirky story and sort of u sensual but for my younger self it was good entertainment. I was able to read it all in one sitting back then since it was so engrossing, mainly because it was just a weird story that captured my weird imagination. I haven't read it in years though so I can't really say how I feel about it now. However, it was a great story when I was younger. :)

[Emily · Rating 5 out of 5]

Princess From Another Planet is about a girl named Gracie, and she goes through some lets just say adventures that normally a 14 year old girl wouldn't do. Her mom thinks that she's the queen from planet Pannadeau. on the other side of the milky way galaxy. This book is amazing I think so you should read it... i didnt think it was that exciting by just looking at the cover but, dont judge a book by it's cover!!

[Susan · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a cute book about Gracie whose mother thinks she is the queen of the planet Pannadeau. Of course, everyone thinks the mother is crazy and getting crazier all of the time--until Maluxzuids kidnap Gracie's brother and cousin and it's up to her to destroy these evil aliens.

I would say this book is probably on a 4th-7th grade interest level. I enjoyed it, and it is a wholesome book for children.

[Heather · Rating 1 out of 5]

This was a book one of my friends was reading. I shouldn't have even thought of reading it from the cheesy cover, but I asked. The plot was so predictable, you knew who the unknown aliens were before anything actually happens. It was slow, boring, and flat. I didn't have fun with this one. I still can't get over of how obvious the plot was.

[Elena · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have owned this book for several years and i didn't like every time a tried to read, but when i didn't have anything else to read for school, and English was hours away, i read the beginning...it was a really good book. Alot better than i thought it was going to be...love this book!

[Pam · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun and clever. An easy read

[Kylie Davis]

So far it is awsome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Kylie · Rating 5 out of 5]

So far Princess from another Planet is GRAET!!!!!!!

[Katie · Rating 3 out of 5]

this book was ok not the best but not the worst.

[Alvina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this book! Very interesting..

[Graceyyy · Rating 5 out of 5]

it was such a good book but then somebody got paint on it and it was brown!

[Kelsey · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book. I read it a while ago, so I don't remember much about it, but I do remember how much I loved it!

[Elise · Rating 3 out of 5]

ok but it's not really my type of book

[Hadia · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the VERY best books I've ever read!!! This book rocked, even though it was about aliens. Unfortunately my copy is now all torn up from reading it so much. :)

[Bridget · Rating 1 out of 5]

I read this book when I was 8 and hated it.
i would not reccomend this book to anyone.

[Fiona · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun, simple, and cute. Read this 2 years ago so I can't remember much.

[Rachel · Rating 2 out of 5]

Wasn't a great, awesome book wasn't horrible either =)

[Shanedra Smith]

This book was very intresting, and I really liked how humorous the writer was.

[AlyssaH · Rating 3 out of 5]

more of a kids book but it was a great bedtime story for my brother.

[Olivia · Rating 3 out of 5]

I vaguely remember but I know it took a while for the action to begin, a good ending but it need more excitement.

[Olivia · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a great book. If you like princess. But includes some mystiers.

[Debbie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyed this humorous family with their quirks and adventures. (Really needed a break from some heavier Sci-Fi).