Princess in Love (The Princess Diaries, Vol. 3)

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Release Date:2003-03-25
Label:HarperTeen
Pages:288
Binding:Mass Market Paperback
Publication Date:2003-03
Published By:HarperTeen
ASIN:0064472809
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Princess Mia may seem like the luckiest girl ever.

But the truth is, Mia spends all her time doing one of three things: preparing for her nerve-racking entrÉe into Genovian society, slogging through the congestion unique to Manhattan in December, and avoiding further smooching from her hapless boyfriend, Kenny.

For Mia, being princess is not the fairy tale it's supposed to be . . . or is it?

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It would seem that 14-year-old Mia Thermopolis ("five foot nine inches tall, with no visible breasts, feet the size of snowshoes") has the kind of life every Manhattan teenager could only dream of: She is, in her spare time, the princess of the European country of Genovia. Alas, the Royal Privilege is more like a Predicament. Not only does she have to endure daily princess lessons from her critical Grandmère ("It isn't as if I'm going to show up at the castle and start hurling olives at the ladies-in-waiting"), but her new stepfather is also her algebra teacher, her mother is pregnant and vomiting, she doesn't like her boyfriend very much, and she's convinced the real love of her life--her best friend's older brother--thinks of her as a kid.

Written in diary form like Louise Rennison's award-winning Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging, Meg Cabot's endearing and often hilarious novel Princess in Love--third in the series after The Princess Diaries and Princess in the Spotlight--is sure to appeal to teen readers who will be able to relate to Mia--a young woman who would like people to know that "behind this mutant facade beats the heart of a person who is striving, just like everybody else in this world, to find self-actualization." (Ages 12 and older) --Karin Snelson

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a review from christina, i loved this book! - Reviewed on 2007-05-23
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Amelia Mignonette Grimaldi Thermopolis Renaldo, known as Mia for short, has recently been informed that she is the heir to the throne of Genovia. On top of that she has to attend princess lessons, prepare for her trip to Genovia and figure out a way to dump her boyfriend. When Mia starts getting yellow roses and her boyfriend won't ask her to the dance, she suspects something is up.

Princess In Love is an outstanding book. My favorite part is when she had to write the English essay about her Thanksgiving. Meg Cabot is an excellent author and Princess in Love is a great book for girls twelve and older.
Princess in Love - Reviewed on 2007-04-18
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Mia Thermopolous is not your typical teenager. She has a strict Grandma, a boyfriend that she really does not love anymore; she likes her best friend Lilly's brother, And she is princess of Genovia a small country in Europe, but she lives in the united states. Mia's life has no plans she pretty much does what her heart and her brain tells her.

Poor Kenny, Mia's first boyfriend tries to win over her love but all she does is push him to the side. Kenny starts to feel like he is not good enough for Mia, so he starts asking her to go on dates with him more often. Lilly had this great idea one day that they should go on a double date but Lilly and her brother would go instead of a couple, that day Kenny started to know that Mia really did not love him like she used to , instead she likes Michael. Will she ever get what she wants?

This is not Mia's favorite year, she finds out that her designer sells her pictures he took of her in her dresses that were made by him. Everyone is disappointed to her that their own princess is a model. Mia does not like the fact people think she is a model. Mia then fires her designer, and now has no dress to wear for the upcoming Genovian Christmas ball. Grandmere is very upset with Mia and Mia decides not to talk to her for a while. Will she find a dress in time? Will ever she talk to Grandmere again?

Find out the answers to all of these questions by reading the Princess Diaries Series book number three.

School Reveiw - Reviewed on 2007-03-30
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"That's it, my life is over...I have a boyfriend and I don't even like him!" And so begins the third book in the Princess Diaries series. Mia has finally gotten herself a boyfriend. Kenny, the boy who has been sending Mia anonymous love notes, finally came forward and is now Mia's boyfriend. The only problem is that she is still in love with Michael and doesn't know how to let him know. So Mia has to find a way to let Michael know how she feels, break up with Kenny without hurting his feelings, plan her trip to Genovia, and figure out why Kenny hasn't asked her to the dance. Needless to say, Mia needs some help. Fortunately, her friend Tina is there. She gives Mia the idea to send Michael love notes (without signing her name) and see how he reacts. After sending three notes, Michael lets Mia know that he knows it was her and that he feels the same way. So at the dance Mia becomes Michael's girlfriend and not Kenny's. Now Mia is off to Genovia with her grandmother. Even though she's nervous about talking to the Genovian people on TV, she couldn't be happier. She finally got the guy of her dreams. Princess in Love is a great addition to the Princess Diaries series.

One of the reasons I liked this book is because it was funny to hear Mia talk about her boyfriend problems. Kenny had been her secret admirer for awhile and Mia thought it was sweet. When he came forward and said it was him, she couldn't turn him down. In the previous books Mia has talked about how much she wanted a boyfriend, and now that she has one, she doesn't want him. Mia tries to like him but she doesn't because she's still in love with Lilly's older brother. Mia completely freaks out when Kenny calls and says he loves her. She just said "see you tomorrow" and hangs up. Then she stresses about what to do because she doesn't love him back. Finally her problems are solved when Kenny breaks up with her. Mia is still confused because Kenny thought she was in love with Lilly's boyfriend Boris. Looks like Kenny will never get it right.

As always Mia has her fights with Lilly. The book wouldn't fit with the series if it didn't. One of their fights was during their Gifted and Talented class. Mia was asking Lilly how she should respond to Kenny saying `I love you'. In front of the entire class Lilly says, in a loud voice, `how about that you love him too.' Mia was mortified because she didn't want to admit in front of the entire class that she didn't really like her boyfriend. Mia also gets frustrated with Lilly when Lilly suggests a walk out during school to oppose all the work that the teachers are giving them during exam week. Due to the fact that Mia and Lilly are best friends, Mia is expected to do it even though she doesn't want to. She knows how mad Lilly will be if she doesn't do it, so she gets really confused. So instead of dealing with Lilly, Mia pulls the fire alarm so the school gets evacuated during the walkout. Lilly starts yelling saying that someone told on them as Mia sits back and is thankful Lilly isn't yelling at her.

Mia is a very shy person. In the story she does some things that were very hard for her, but she did it anyway. One incident is when Mia finally stood up to Lana. Lana had always bugged Mia and finally she couldn't take it anymore. She grabbed Lana's cell phone off the desk, dropped it onto the floor, and stepped on it. It was smashed to pieces and Mia was suspended. However, she got many emails from people saying how proud they were of her. Another thing Mia had to do was deal with the pictures of her in different dresses that were put in the newspaper. She was picking out a dress to wear to Genovia and someone took pictures. Mia's grandmother gave them to the newspapers hopping to get good publicity. It made Mia and her dad very angry. So Mia called a news crew and gave a speech saying that all the proceeds from the pictures would go to Greenpeace. Talking in front of the press was very hard for Mia but she knew it was the right thing to do. Also, just sending those letters to Michael must have been really hard for Mia. She had been in love with him for years, and she never thought that he would like her too. So she really took a chance telling him how she felt, even if it was anonymously.

This is a very well written book. It sounds like it could have been written by a real teenager. The simple story line keeps you interested and it has the perfect Cinderella ending. I give it five stars. I would recommend this book to all teenage girls.

C. Chapman
Princess In love - Reviewed on 2007-03-01
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I read the book Princess In Love. Princess In Love is about a young beautiful princess that visits a small country called Genovia. The princess has a best friend who has a really cute brother that the princess likes a lot. She doesn't tell anyone her feelings about the boy but it turns out that he feels the same about her. They both like each other but they are to scared to tell one another.

A couple of things that I liked about this book was that I just enjoy reading love stories and I also like how the love was kinda of hidden. It would be a really good book for people that like to read books about love and friendship. I would suggest that you not read it if you don't like to read about love.
There is nothing that I did't like. My overall oppinion is that it's a great love story for people that like to read about princesses and love. But if you don't like to read about that kind of stuff. I suggest you not read it. Other than that it's a great and romantic book!
Princess in love - Reviewed on 2006-12-21
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When girls are little they probably want to be a princess, marry a prince and live happily ever after. Well for fourteen year-old Mia Thermopolis this is half true.
When Mia (a freshman) was just starting high school she found out she was princess of Genovia (not a real country but in the book it is located next to France). But now Mia has known that she is a princess for several months. She has a boyfriend named Kenny who she thinks is weird and strange. Her real prince charming is Michael Moscovitz who is her best friend Lilly's brother who is a senior. She has had a major crush on Michael ever since kindergarten when she became friends with Lilly. Mia's love and passion for Michael is burning like the sun. Mia and Michael seem like they are meant to be like eggs and bacon. Will Mia ever go out with her prince charming or will she be stuck with odd Kenny?
This book is the third book in the princess diaries series, and let me just say these are the best books I have ever read. Meg Cabot the author really out does her self this time in this fiction book. I recommend it to teenage girls. Mia can relate to a lot of people. She thinks she "is a 5'9 talent less freak with gigantism". Even if you have seen the movies you should still read them because the books are way better.
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