Mia Thermopolis is a fourteen year old freshman attending classes at Albert Eienstein High School in Manhattan, where she resides with her mother, and her beloved cat, Fat Louie. Let's just say, Mia does not have the best of luck. Mia is five foot nine, flat chested, and she is as clumsy as it gets. And rather than being one of the most popular girls in school, she's one of the least. Mia is also flunking algebra when her mother, Helen, an aspiring artist, comes home from a parent, teacher conference and reveals to Mia that she is dating her teacher Mr. Gianini. Mia's life is about to change, 100%, and it's just a phone call away.
One day, the phone rings. Mia is surprised when she hears her father Philipe's voice; he never calls her, or her mother. You see, Mia's mother and father separated before she was born due, to...complications. Mia is surprised when her father announces that due to his recent string of testicular cancer...he is no longer able to have children. Mia doesn't seem to understand why this is such a big deal. He already has her, right? However, Mia could tell in her mother's eyes, and her father's voice that this was a VERY big problem. Mia's father informed her to meet him at a very fancy hotel, called the Plaza the next day.
At the Plaza, over tea, Mia's father declares something, big...very, very big. Mia Thermopolis is a PRINCESS! Because Philipe can no longer have children, Mia is the heir to the throne of a small country called Genovia, She could not believe this. Mia...a princess...NO WAY!! To top this all off, Mia is informed by her parents that her Grandmere Clarisse is in town, and Mia must attend Princess Lessons. Mia hates her grandmother, and she has a feeling her grandmother, hates her as well. This is going to be a disaster. Mia cannot become a princess. Just thinking about a whole country relying on her made Mia's head spin in twenty different directions.
Can Mia successfully complete horrid princess lessons with her grandmother Clarisse? Is she going to be able to take on the pressure of leading a whole country? Does Mia have what is takes to become Amelia Mignonette Grimaldi Thermopolis Renaldo, Princess of Genovia.
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Sydney F.
Grade 6
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4 comments:
I read this book and I feel that it is great. I recommend that sixth grade girls read it. To me this book feels like it could be a real story.
Hannah F.
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I haven't read this book but I read the others. The others were good. Do you think I should read this one?
Emma P.
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I read this book a few summers ago. Sadly, I watched the movie first. What a big difference! The book much better! :)
Taylor R.
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I do reccomend you read this book. It starts off the entire story on a good note. I have yet to read the others, but I hope I will get the chance in the near future. It is a great book, very well written. Sometimes YOU might feel like the princess. (: It also might explain some things you may not understand in the later books, if you have not read the first. Read it. You will not be dissapointed.
Sydney F.
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