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From The Notebooks Of A Middle School Princess
Meggin Patricia Cabot (born February 1, 1967) is an American novelist. She has written and published over 50 novels of young adult and adult fiction and is best known for her young adult series ''The Princess Diaries'', which was later adapted by Walt Disney Pictures into two feature films. Cabot has been the recipient of numerous book awards, including the New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age, the American Library Association Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers, the Tennessee Volunteer State TASL Book Award, the Book Sense Pick, the Evergreen Young Adult Book Award, and the IRA/CBC Young Adult Choice. She has also had number-one ''New York Times'' bestsellers, and more than 25 million copies of her books are in print across the world. Early life and career Meggin Patricia Cabot was born on February 1, 1967, in Bloomington, Indiana. After she graduated from Indiana University, Cabot moved to New York City, with the original aim of pursuing a career as an illustrator. Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bloomington, Indiana
Bloomington is a city in Monroe County, Indiana, United States, and its county seat. The population was 79,168 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is the List of municipalities in Indiana, seventh-most populous city in Indiana and the fourth-most populous outside the Indianapolis metropolitan area. It is the home of Indiana University Bloomington, the flagship campus of the Indiana University system. Established in 1820, IU Bloomington enrolls over 45,000 students. The city was established in 1818 by a group of settlers from Kentucky, Tennessee, the Carolinas, and Virginia who were so impressed with "a haven of blooms" that they called it Bloomington. It is the principal city of the Bloomington metropolitan area, Indiana, Bloomington metropolitan area in south-central Indiana, which had 161,039 residents in 2020. Bloomington has been designated a Tree City USA since 1984. The city was also the location of the Academy Awards, Academy Award–winning 1979 movie ''Brea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Engagement
Royal may refer to: People * Royal (name), a list of people with either the surname or given name * A member of a royal family or royalty Places United States * Royal, Arkansas, an unincorporated community * Royal, Illinois, a village * Royal, Iowa, a city * Royal, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Royal, Nebraska, a village * Royal, Franklin County, North Carolina, an unincorporated area * Royal, Utah, a ghost town * Royal, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * Royal Gorge, on the Arkansas River in Colorado * Royal Township (other) Elsewhere * Mount Royal, a hill in Montreal, Canada * Royal Canal, Dublin, Ireland * Royal National Park, New South Wales, Australia Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Royal'' (Jesse Royal album), 2021 * Royal (Ayo album), 2020 * ''The Royal'', a British medical drama television series * ''The Royal Magazine'', a monthly British literary magazine published between 1898 and 1939 * ''The Raja Saab'', working title ''Royal'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentine Princess
''The Princess Diaries, Volume VII and 3/4: Valentine Princess'' is a young adult book in the '' Princess Diaries'' series. Written by Meg Cabot, it was released in 2006 by Harper Collins Publishers and is the fourth novella A novella is a narrative prose fiction whose length is shorter than most novels, but longer than most novelettes and short stories. The English word ''novella'' derives from the Italian meaning a short story related to true (or apparently so) ... is the series. Plot Mia Thermopolis continues with her diary entries, and this time it's after the fourth novel, Princess in Waiting. Mia Thermopolis has no one to spend Valentine's Day with. Her boyfriend, Michael Moscovitz, isn't interested in Valentine's Day. Lilly Moscovitz, her best friend, suggests that Valentine's Day is a commercialized holiday for corporate interests. Eventually, Tina Hakim Baba suggests that the entire group should watch romantic movies at her house. Her mother and her algebra t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweet Sixteen Princess
''The Princess Diaries'' is a series of epistolary young adult novels written by Meg Cabot, and is also the title of the first volume, published in 2000. The series spent 48 weeks on the New York Times Children's Series Best Sellers List. The series revolves around Amelia "Mia" Thermopolis, a teenager in New York City who discovers that she is the princess of a small European principality called Genovia. The series follows Mia's life throughout high school in the 2000s and juggling regular teenage life with being a royal princess. The books are noted for containing many pop culture references from the 2000s that influence some of the plot. Meg Cabot quotes the series' inspiration on her website stating: "I was inspired to write ''The Princess Diaries'' when my mom, after the death of my father, began dating one of my teachers; they later went on to get married just as Mia's mom does in the book! I have always had a 'thing' for princesses (my parents used to joke that when I was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Party Princess
''The Princess Diaries, Volume VII: Party Princess'', released in the United Kingdom as ''The Princess Diaries: Seventh Heaven'', is a young adult book in the '' Princess Diaries'' series. Written by Meg Cabot, it was released in 2006 by Harper Collins Publishers and is the seventh novel in the series. Plot Summary When Mia Thermopolis bankrupts the student government buying high-tech recycling bins, she needs to raise $5,000 soon, so that she can pay for the seniors' commencement ceremony. All her friends (including her long-time boyfriend and so-called love of her life Michael Moscovitz) mention selling candles, but Mia absolutely refuses, so Grand-mère comes up with a solution: a musical, ''Braid!'' written and directed by Grand-mère, starring Mia and her friends, portraying the achievements of Mia's famous Genovian ancestor, Rosagunde. Mia is thrilled, yet quite worried to be cast as the lead. She attempts to drop out, but Grand-mère threatens to tell the seniors th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Princess Present
''The Princess Diaries'' is a series of epistolary young adult novels written by Meg Cabot, and is also the title of the first volume, published in 2000. The series spent 48 weeks on the New York Times Children's Series Best Sellers List. The series revolves around Amelia "Mia" Thermopolis, a teenager in New York City who discovers that she is the princess of a small European principality called Genovia. The series follows Mia's life throughout high school in the 2000s and juggling regular teenage life with being a royal princess. The books are noted for containing many pop culture references from the 2000s that influence some of the plot. Meg Cabot quotes the series' inspiration on her website stating: "I was inspired to write ''The Princess Diaries'' when my mom, after the death of my father, began dating one of my teachers; they later went on to get married just as Mia's mom does in the book! I have always had a 'thing' for princesses (my parents used to joke that when I was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess In Training
''Princess in Training'' is the sixth volume of the Princess Diaries series by Meg Cabot. It was first published in 2005. In the United Kingdom, it was released under the title ''Sixational.'' Plot Summary The book begins with the first day of Mia Thermopolis's sophomore year at the fictional Albert Einstein High School after spending the summer in Genovia. Michael Mocovitz, Mia's boyfriend, is now a freshman at Columbia University and Lilly Moscovitz, Mia's best friend, is still getting over her depression after the end of her relationship with violin prodigy Boris Pelkowski, who is not only still dating Tina Hakim Baba, but has also gotten unexpectedly hot over the summer break. As the first English lesson of the year begins, Mia, Lilly and Tina pass notes saying how great they think their new English teacher, Ms. Martinez, is. However, when Ms. Martinez grades one of her essays harshly, Mia turns against her. Everything is going well until lunchtime, when Lana Weinberge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess In Pink
''The Princess Diaries Volume V: Princess in Pink'', released in the United Kingdom as ''The Princess Diaries: Give Me Five'', is a young adult book in the '' Princess Diaries'' series. Written by Meg Cabot Meggin Patricia Cabot (born February 1, 1967) is an American novelist. She has written and published over 50 novels of young adult and adult fiction and is best known for her young adult series ''The Princess Diaries'', which was later adapted b ..., it was released on March 1, 2004, by Harper Collins Publishers and is the fifth book in the series. Plot Summary In this installment, Mia Thermopolis frets over whether or not her boyfriend, Michael Moskowitz, will take her to prom. While she initially expects an invitation given that they're happily in love after the events of the previous novel, Mia learns during her birthday party that Michael isn't interested in going to prom at all. At her birthday dinner that same night, a busboy named Jangbu spills a meal on Gran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Project Princess
''The Princess Diaries, Volume IV and 1/2: Project Princess'' is a young adult novel in the '' Princess Diaries'' series. Written by Meg Cabot, it was released in 2003 by HarperCollins Publishers and is the first novella in the series. Synopsis Most princesses would prefer to spend their spring breaks in Gstaad, or some other equally unpronounceable European hot spot. Not this one, though. Hammer in hand, Princess Mia embarks on an epic adventure for one so admittedly unhandy: along with her cohorts from school, she's off to build houses for the less fortunate. It doesn't take Mia long to realize that helping others—while an unimpeachably noble pastime—is very hard work. Will her giving spirit prevail? Will the house collapse due to royally clumsy construction? And most importantly, will Michael stop working long enough to kiss her? Plot Summary Mia Thermopolis and her friends Lilly Moscovitz, her brother Michael Moscovitz, Boris, and her teacher, Mrs. Martinez, go to We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess In Waiting
''The Princess Diaries, Volume IV: Princess in Waiting'', released in the United Kingdom as ''The Princess Diaries: Mia Goes Forth'', is a young adult book in the '' Princess Diaries'' series. Written by Meg Cabot, it was published in 2003 by Harper Collins Publishers and is the fourth book in the series. Plot Now having made her debut as the country's heir presumptive, Mia Thermopolis spends her winter break in Genovia, performing her royal duties at functions of state with her father, grandmother and Prince Rene, a royal descendant of a now non-existent principality. She remains in touch with her friends Tina, Lilly and Michael, who confirmed his reciprocated feelings for Mia in the previous book, but begins to second guess their relationship status. After a conversation with Tina, who tells Mia not to be too forthright with her feelings due to her own boyfriend Dave reacting badly, Mia searches for a gift for Michael's birthday. Grandmere, who disapproves of Mia's relation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess In Love
Princess in Love may refer to: * ''Princess in Love'', a 1994 book about Princess Diana, by Anna Pasternak * '' The Princess Diaries, Volume III: Princess in Love'', a 2002 novel by Meg Cabot {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess In The Spotlight
''The Princess Diaries Volume II: Princess in the Spotlight'', released in the United Kingdom as ''Princess Diaries: Take Two'', is the second book in the series ''The Princess Diaries'' by Meg Cabot and was published in 2001. The book is not related to the film released with the title '' The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement'', where the heroine Mia is awaiting coronation, but can only be queen if she marries within thirty days. Plot In the second novel of Princess Diaries, Mia must learn to deal with the public and reporters, beginning with a primetime interview Mia is instructed to attend by her Grand-mère, despite Mia's protests. When Mia gets sick, she thinks that the interview will be cancelled, but she is enticed out of her sickbed by the notion of a "secret admirer," and cannot avoid the interview. During the interview itself, Mia says a number of embarrassing things, including that her mother is pregnant with the baby of her boyfriend, Mr. Gianini (who is also Mia's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
