High schooler Mia's parents never married and her father is the Prince of Genovia. He never thought Mia would be his heir as he always counted on getting married and having a family. But due to illness, he is sterile. So now his illegitimate daughter is next in line to the throne of Genovia. Not only that but Mia doesn't even know she is a princess until her father comes to New York and tells her that she is and that she has to learn the graces and poise a princess is expected to know.
Mia hates the idea. She just wants to be a normal teen and go the high school and hang out with her friends. Instead she finds herself being instructed in the fine points of etiquette by her domineering grandmother; being driven to school in a limo; and being shadowed by a body guard.
Poor Mia! She has never really fit in and now she feels even more alienated! Suddenly people who used to sneer at her want to be her best friends! But do they really want to know her or are they just sucking up to the "princess"?
An interesting story, very readable, and just the sort of thing that preteen and teen girls would enjoy. I wasn't familiar with this author's works before I read this book. I first heard of The Princess Diaries when I saw the movie version. I didn't know the movie was based on a book. After reading the book, I would say the movie was based loosely on the book. In the movie, a lot of the action takes place in Europe. In the book, it all happens in New York City.
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