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Princess in the Spotlight
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Princess in the Spotlight
Princess in the Spotlight
by Meg Cabot
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The second book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Princess Diaries series by Meg Cabot.

Just when Mia thought she had the whole princess thing under control, things get out of hand, fast. First there's an unexpected announcement from her mother. Then Grandmère arranges a national primetime interview for the brand-new crown princess of Genovia. On top of that, intriguing, exasperating letters from a secret admirer begin to arrive. Before she even has the chance to wonder who those letters are from, Mia is swept up in a whirlwind of royal intrigue the likes of which she's never before witnessed.
Princess in the Spotlight is the second book in the beloved, bestselling series that inspired the feature film starring Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews.

The second book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Princess Diaries series by Meg Cabot.

Just when Mia thought she had the whole princess thing under control, things get out of hand, fast. First there's an unexpected announcement from her mother. Then Grandmère arranges a national primetime interview for the brand-new crown princess of Genovia. On top of that, intriguing, exasperating letters from a secret admirer begin to arrive. Before she even has the chance to wonder who those letters are from, Mia is swept up in a whirlwind of royal intrigue the likes of which she's never before witnessed.
Princess in the Spotlight is the second book in the beloved, bestselling series that inspired the feature film starring Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews.

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  • ATOS:
    5.7
  • Lexile:
    850
  • Interest Level:
    UG
  • Text Difficulty:
    4 - 5


Excerpts-
  • Chapter One

    Sunday, October 26, 2 a.m., Lilly's bedroom

    Okay, I just have one question: Why does it always have to go from bad to worse for me?

    I mean, apparently it is not enough that

    1. I was born lacking any sort of mammary growth gland

    2. My feet are as long as a normal person's thigh

    3. I'm the sole heir to the throne of a European principality

    4. My grade point average is still slipping in spite of everything

    5. I have a secret admirer who will not declare himself

    6. All of America is going to know it after Monday night's broadcast of my exclusive interview on TwentyFour/Seven

    No, in addition to all of that, I happen to be the only one of my friends who still has yet to be French kissed.

    Seriously. For next week's episode of her public access TV show, Lilly Tells It Like It Is, Lilly insisted on shooting what she calls a Scorsesian confessional, in which she hopes to illustrate the degenerate lows to which today's youth has sunk. So she made us all confess to the camera our worst sins, and it turns out Shameeka, Tina Hakim Baba, Ling Su, and Lilly have ALL had boys' tongues in their mouths. All of them.

    Except for me.

    God, I am such a reject. The only boy who has ever kissed me did it just so he could get his picture in the paper.

    Yeah, there was some tongue action, but believe me, I kept my lips way closed.

    And since I have never been French-kissed, and had nothing good to confess on the show, Lilly decided to punish me by giving me a Dare. She didn't even ask me if I would prefer a Truth.

    Lilly dared me I wouldn't drop an eggplant onto the sidewalk from her sixteenth story bedroom window.

    I said I most certainly would, even though of course, I totally didn't want to. I mean, how stupid. Somebody could seriously get hurt. I am all for illustrating the degenerate lows to which America's teens have sunk, but I wouldn't want anybody to get their head bashed in.

    But what could I do? It was a Dare. I had to go along with it. I mean, it's bad enough I've never been Frenched. I don't want to be branded a wimp, too. And I couldn't exactly stand there and go, well, all right, I may never have been French-kissed by a boy, but I have been the recipient of a love letter that was written by one. A boy, I mean.

    I guess the knowledge that somewhere in the world, there is a boy who might like me gave me a sense of empowerment -- something I certainly could have used during my interview with Beverly Bellerieve, but whatever. I may not be able to form a coherent sentence when there is a television camera aimed in my direction, but I am at least capable, I decided, of throwing an eggplant out the window.

    Lilly was shocked. I had never accepted a Dare like that before.

    I can't really explain why I did it. Maybe I was just trying to live up to my new reputation as a very Josie-and-the-Pussycats type of girl. Or maybe I was more scared of what Lilly would try to make me do if I said no. Once she made me run up and down the hallway naked. Not the hallway in the Moscovitzes' apartment, either. The hallway outside of it.

    Whatever my reasons, I soon found myself sneaking into the kitchen, then creeping back into Lilly's room again with a giant ovoid fruit hidden under my shirt.

    Then, while Lilly narrated gravely into the microphone about how Mia Thermopolis was about to strike a blow for good girls everywhere, and Shameeka filmed, I opened up the window, made sure no innocent bystanders were below, and then....

    "Bomb's away," I said, like in the movies.

About the Author-
  • MEG CABOT's many books for both adults and teens have included numerous #1 New York Times bestsellers, with more than twenty-five million copies sold worldwide. Her Princess Diaries series was made into two hit films by Disney, with a third movie coming soon. Meg currently lives in Key West, Florida, with her husband and various cats.

Reviews-
  • Publisher's Weekly

    July 1, 2001
    In a follow-up to The Princess Diaries soon to be a film starring Julie Andrews Meg Cabot chronicles Mia's crowning as princess of Genovia in Princess in the Spotlight. The new monarch quickly discovers the power of an interview, as she nearly gets a teacher fired and manages to alienate her best friend and her royal subjects with a few simple sentences.

  • Publisher's Weekly

    Starred review from March 11, 2002
    This follow-up to the Princess Diaries, the inspiration for the film starring Julie Andrews, chronicles Mai's crowning as princess of Geneva. The new monarch quickly discovers the power of an interview, as she nearly gets a teacher fired and manages to alienate her best friend and her royal subjects with a few simple sentences. Ages 12-up.

  • ALA Booklist

    "Just as good as its predecessor. Fast, furious, and laugh-out-loud funny." — ALA Booklist

    "Girls of any age will enjoy Mia's adventures. This delightful princess surely has many more to share." — Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)

    Praise for The Princess Diaries: "She whines; she gloats; she cheers, worries, rants, and raves; reading her journal is like reading a note from your best friend." — ALA Booklist — ALA Booklist

    "This funny, fast-paced book should appeal to hip, young women." — School Library Journal

    "A classic makeover tale souped up on imperial steroids." — Publishers Weekly

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