The Princess Diaries: Book one in the Princess Diaries series
by Meg Cabot
Interest age: 12+
Reading age: 11+
Published by Macmillan Children's Books, 2015
About this book
Mia hides her real feelings as she takes care of her disastrously disorganised mother, until her absent father drops a bombshell: She is actually Princess Amelia of Genovia, a small principality in Europe.
This is not just a story about the fun of dressing up and being chauffeured around, but also a telling social commentary on the challenge of learning how to be true to yourself.
About the author
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