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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 ''Princess Diaries'', which was later adapted by Walt Disney Pictures into The Princess Diaries (film), 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, the IRA/CBC Young Adult Choice, and many others. 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.[3][4] After she graduated from Indiana University, Cabot moved to New York City, with the original ai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bloomington, Indiana
Bloomington is a city in and the county seat of Monroe County, Indiana, Monroe County in the central region of the U.S. state of Indiana. It is the List of municipalities in Indiana, seventh-largest city in Indiana and the fourth-largest outside the Indianapolis metropolitan area. According to the Monroe County History Center, Bloomington is known as the "Gateway to Scenic Southern Indiana". 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. The population was 79,168 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Bloomington is the home to Indiana University Bloomington, the flagship campus of the Indiana University, IU System. Established in 1820, IU Bloomington has 45,328 students, as of September 2021, and is the original and largest campus of Indiana University. Most of the campus buildings are built of Indiana limestone. Bloomington has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Princess Diaries (novel)
''The Princess Diaries'' is the first volume of the series of the same name by Meg Cabot. It was released in 2000 by Harper Collins Publishers, and later became a film of the same name starring Anne Hathaway. Summary Mia Thermopolis is an average urban ninth grader. She lives in Greenwich Village with her single, liberal mother, who is a semi-famous painter, but Mia puts on her Doc Martens one at a time, and the most exciting things she ever dreams about are kissing senior Josh Richter ("six feet of hotness") and passing Algebra. Mia's father comes to town and drops a major bomb: he's not just a European politician as he's always led her to believe, but actually the prince of a small country. And Mia, his only heir, is now considered the crown princess of Genovia. She doesn't even know how to begin to cope: "I am so NOT a princess.... You never saw anyone who looked less like a princess than I do. I mean, I have really bad hair... and... a really big mouth and no breasts and f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forever Princess
''The Princess Diaries, Volume X: Forever Princess'' is a young adult book in the ''Princess Diaries'' series. Written by Meg Cabot, it was released on January 6, 2009 by Harper Collins Publishers. The book was released in the UK on January 2, 2009, and called ''The Princess Diaries: Ten out of Ten''. Plot Two years after the ninth book, Mia finds herself preparing for her 18th birthday party, her prom, and her high school graduation within the space of a week. She is in a stable relationship with J.P., has become good friends with Lana, and maintains a friendly email correspondence with Michael, but remains painfully estranged from Lilly, who is now dating Kenny. However, Mia is still attached to her bad habit of lying: though she tells everyone otherwise, she has been accepted into every college she applied for, due to her royal status. She also unsuccessfully tries to publish her senior project, a romance novel written under an alias, while telling her friends and family tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess Mia
Princess is a regal rank and the feminine equivalent of prince (from Latin ''princeps'', meaning principal citizen). Most often, the term has been used for the consort of a prince, or for the daughter of a king or prince. Princess as a substantive title Some princesses are reigning monarchs of principalities. There have been fewer instances of reigning princesses than reigning princes, as most principalities excluded women from inheriting the throne. Examples of princesses regnant have included Constance of Antioch, princess regnant of Antioch in the 12th century. Since the President of France, an office for which women are eligible, is ''ex-officio'' a Co-Prince of Andorra, then Andorra could theoretically be jointly ruled by a princess. Princess as a courtesy title Descendants of monarchs For many centuries, the title "princess" was not regularly used for a monarch's daughter, who, in English, might simply be called "Lady". Old English had no female equivalent of "prince" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess On The Brink
Princess is a regal rank and the feminine equivalent of prince (from Latin ''princeps'', meaning principal citizen). Most often, the term has been used for the consort of a prince, or for the daughter of a king or prince. Princess as a substantive title Some princesses are reigning monarchs of principalities. There have been fewer instances of reigning princesses than reigning princes, as most principalities excluded women from inheriting the throne. Examples of princesses regnant have included Constance of Antioch, princess regnant of Antioch in the 12th century. Since the President of France, an office for which women are eligible, is ''ex-officio'' a Co-Prince of Andorra, then Andorra could theoretically be jointly ruled by a princess. Princess as a courtesy title Descendants of monarchs For many centuries, the title "princess" was not regularly used for a monarch's daughter, who, in English, might simply be called "Lady". Old English had no female equivalent of "prince" ... [...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 short stories. The English word ''novella'' derives from the Italian ''novella'' meaning a short story related to true (or apparently so) facts ... 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 teac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweet Sixteen Princess
''The Princess Diaries, Volume VII and 1/2: Sweet Sixteen Princess'' is a young adult book in the ''Princess Diaries'' series. Written by Meg Cabot, it was released in 2005 by Harper Collins Publishers and is the third novella A novella is a narrative prose fiction whose length is shorter than most novels, but longer than most short stories. The English word ''novella'' derives from the Italian ''novella'' meaning a short story related to true (or apparently so) facts ... in the series. Plot Mia doesn’t always have the best luck with parties, so even though it’s her sweet sixteenth, she doesn’t want a birthday bash. As usual, Grand-mère has other ideas, and thinks a reality TV special is just the thing in order to celebrate royally. The whole scheme reeks of Lilly’s doing—Lilly, whose own TV show is still only limited to local cable viewers. Will Mia be able to stop Grand-mère’s plan? Will her friends ever forgive her if she does stop it, since it involves all ... [...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 that M ... [...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 revolves around Amelia 'Mia' Thermopolis, a teenager in New York 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 popular 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 smaller, I did a lot of insisting that my 'real' parents, the king and queen, were goi ... [...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 Weinberger ... [...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, it was released in 2004 by Harper Collins Publishers HarperCollins Publishers LLC is one of the Big Five English-language publishing companies, alongside Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, Hachette, and Macmillan. The company is headquartered in New York City and is a subsidiary of News Corp ... and is the fifth book in the series. Plot Summary Mia Thermopolis' boyfriend won't take her to the prom. Her 15th birthday is coming soon, and friends convince her that he'll ask on that day. Michael and his band sing a song for her on her birthday. The volume was up so that everyone in the school heard. Michael earns detention but still manages to make it in time for Mia's birthday dinner. Mia was surprised by her birthday gifts, especially a snowflake necklace ... [...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 HarperCollins Publishers LLC is one of the Big Five English-language publishing companies, alongside Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, Hachette, and Macmillan. The company is headquartered in New York City and is a subsidiary of News Corp ... 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 collaps ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
