New Releases by Meg Cabot

With the release of Disney''s sequel to the Princess Diaries movie in August, the princess phenomenon will be in full swing in 2004. Girls will be overjoyed with this hilarious addition to their favorite series, which involves seven minutes in heaven, citywide strikes, and Mia''s mission to get asked to the senior prom.

Never before has the world seen such a princess. Nor have her own subjects, for that matter. Mia''s royal introduction to Genovia has mixed results: while her fashion sense is widely applauded, her position on the installation of public parking meters is met with resistance. But the politics of bureaucracy are nothing next to Mia''s real troubles. Between canceled dates with her long-sought-after royal consort, a second semester of the dreaded Algebra, more princess lessons from Grandmère as a result of the Genovian parking-meter thing, and the inability to stop gnawing on her fingernails, isn''t there anything Mia is good at besides inheriting an unwanted royal title?

Mia was going to spend all summer with Michael and her new baby brother, but now she has to go on another boring state visit to Genovia. It looks as if it will take all of Mia''s newly-learned diplomatic skills to get her to the prom she''s always dreamed of.

In a series of humorous diary entries, a New York City ninth grader agonizes over her love life, final exams, and future role as the princess of Geneva.

Princess Mia is introduced to her Genovian subjects, and more importanly, she goes out on a date.

Just when Mia thinks life will be back to normal (as normal as life can get for the Princess of Genovia), her indomitable "grandmere" schedules a national TV interview for Mia and her mother is having her algebra teacher''s baby.

Princess Amelia Mignonette Grimaldi Thermopolis Renaldo may seem the luckiest girl ever. She''s a princess, for starters. She also lives in New York City. And while she''s no supermodel, mirrors do not crack at her reflection. Best of all, she finally has a boyfriend. The truth is, however, that Mia spends all her time doing one of three things: preparing for her nerve-racking entrÉe into Genovian society under the slave-driving but elegant GrandmÉre, slogging through congestion unique to Manhattan in December, and avoiding further smooches from her hapless boyfriend, Kenny. All she wants is a little peace and quiet...and a certain someone else to be her boyfriend. For Mia, being a princess in love is not the fairy tale it''s supposed to be...or is it?

Top Ten Reasons Samantha Madison is in Deep Trouble 10. Her big sister is the most popular girl in school 9. Her little sister is a certified genius 8. She''s in love with her big sister''s boyfriend 7. She got caught selling celebrity portraits in school 6. And now she''s being forced to take art classes 5. She''s just saved the president of the United Statesfrom an assassination attempt 4. So the whole world thinks she is a hero 3. Even though Sam knows she is far, far from being a hero 2. And now she''s been appointed teen ambassador to the UNAnd the number-one reason Sam''s life is over?1. The president''s son just might be in love with her