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Overview

Now that Michael has broken things off, Mia can barely get out of bed, and her parents are making her see a therapist.

Just when things couldn't get worse, Mia uncovers an old family secret that could change the fate of the Renaldos forever.

The ninth -- and next-to-last! -- installment of the #1 bestselling Princess Diaries series is the most exciting yet. With the destiny of the kingdom of Genovia in the balance, Mia has more to write about than ever -- and readers won't want to miss a minute!

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Overview

Now that Michael has broken things off, Mia can barely get out of bed, and her parents are making her see a therapist.

Just when things couldn't get worse, Mia uncovers an old family secret that could change the fate of the Renaldos forever.

The ninth -- and next-to-last! -- installment of the #1 bestselling Princess Diaries series is the most exciting yet. With the destiny of the kingdom of Genovia in the balance, Mia has more to write about than ever -- and readers won't want to miss a minute!

Editorial Reviews

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AGERANGE: Ages 12 to 18.

Mia Thermopolis, teen princess of Genovia, is in the clutches of a genuine bout of depression. Her ex-boyfriend Michael has accepted a job in Japan following Mia's ill-advised dumping of him. Her best friend refuses to speak to her, and there are libelous tabloid reports about her (nonexistent) love life. Amid this chaos, she retreats to her room, clad in ripe Hello Kitty pajamas for days. Her concerned parents force her to go to a therapist, and soon after, Mia is asked to speak to an exclusive club of influential businesswomen. In preparing for the speech, she discovers the long-lost diary of her teenage ancestor, which holds information that can permanently shake up both her family and the kingdom of Genovia. This ninth (and penultimate) book in the popular The Princess Diaries series continues in the vein of the earlier volumes and is sure to please longtime fans, but previous knowledge of the series is not required to enjoy it. Cabot's trademark humor is present, even as slightly "heavier" topics are explored. Mia's depression and subsequent treatment are presented in a light but realistic manner. As familiar characters barrel toward adulthood, they display a charming and true-to-life mix of personal growth and brooding teen angst. Readers will be drawn into this book's satisfying story and will no doubt be left waiting anxiously for the finale. Reviewer: Sherrie Williams
April 2008 (Vol. 31, No. 1)

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Life is not going smoothly for Princess Mia. Her boyfriend has broken up with her and flown off to Japan, her best friend has stopped speaking to her, and some one has started an "I Hate Princess Mia" website. No wonder she is too depressed to get out of bed. To Mia's great dismay, her father drags her to see a therapist to deal with her depression. If all this is not bad enough, Mia's grandmother is on her case to make a speech to an audience of 2000 highly successful woman, all part of an elite group that Grandmere wants to join. Though this is the ninth installment of the Princess Diaries, the story is still as fresh and interesting as ever. Though Mia is a princess she deals with all the issues and drama with which "regular" girls her age deal: a newly developing body, lost love, changing friendships, and family dynamics. Meg Cabot portrays Mia's depression with compassion and realism, providing an example for her readers as they navigate their way through the travails of high school. The reader roots for Mia as she struggles to find the inner-strength she needs to make her own way in the world. Cabot provides a believable and satisfying ending that leaves us proud of Princess Mia and wanting more. Reviewer: Caroline B. Hopenwasser

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780060724610
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
  • Publication date: 1/1/2008
  • Pages: 288
  • Age range: 13 - 17 Years
  • Lexile: 790L (what's this?)
  • Series: Princess Diaries Series , #9
  • Product dimensions: 5.50 (w) x 8.25 (h) x 0.97 (d)

Meet the Author

Meg Cabot
Meg Cabot

Meg Cabot was born in Bloomington, Indiana. In addition to her adult contemporary fiction, she is the author of the bestselling young adult fiction series The Princess Diaries. She lives in Key West, Florida, with her husband.

Biography

Meg Cabot knows that one of the best cures for feeling gawky and conspicuous is reading about someone who sticks out even more than you do. Her books for young adults invariably feature girls who have extraordinary powers that carry extraordinary burdens. Cabot's Princess Diaries series offers up the secret thoughts of Mia Thermopolis, who discovers at age 14 that she is actually the princess of a small European country. This revelation adds significantly to her extant concerns about crushes, friendships, school, and other matters falling under adolescent scrutiny.

Cabot, a native of Indiana weaned on Judy Blume and Barbara Cartland, was already a successful romance novelist (as Patricia Cabot) before she began writing for young adults; her alter-alter ego, Jenny Carroll, began a new series shortly after The Princess Diaries debuted. The Carroll books are divided between the Mediator series, starring a girl who can communicate with restless ghosts; and the 1-800-WHERE-R-YOU books, in which a girl struck by lightning acquires the ability to locate missing people.

Cabot writes her books in a conspiratorial, first-person style that resonates with her readers. She has obviously kept a grip on the vernacular and the key issues of adolescence; but what makes her books so irresistible is the mixing of the mundane with the fantastic. After all, who wouldn't like to wake up and be a princess all of a sudden, or a seer? Cabot takes such offhand notions and roots them firmly in the details of average, middle-class American life. She has also tiptoed into mystery and paranormal suspense with other YA novels and series installments.

Cabot continues to write adult novels under various permutations of her given name (Meggin Patricia Cabot): from 19th-century historical romances to contemporary chick lit. And, as with her books for teens, these romances have earned praise for their lighthearted humor and well drawn characters.

Good To Know

Some interesting outtakes from our interview with Cabot:

"I am left handed."

"I hate tomatoes of any kind."

"I really wanted to be veterinarian, but I got a 410 on my math SATs."

"Writing used to be my hobby, but now that it's my job, I have no hobby -- except watching TV and laying around the pool reading US Weekly. I have tried many hobbies, such as knitting, Pilates, ballet, yoga, and guitar, but none of them have taken. So I guess I'm stuck with no hobby.

    1. Also Known As:
      Meggin Patricia Cabot (full name); Patricia Cabot, Jenny Caroll
    2. Hometown:
      New York, New York
    1. Education:
      B.A. in fine arts, Indiana University, 1991
    2. Website:
      http://www.megcabot.com

First Chapter

The Princess Diaries, Volume IX: Princess Mia (international edition)

Friday, September 10, 9 p.m., Beauty and the Beast,
Lunt-Fontanne Theater, ladies' lounge

He hasn't called. I just checked with Mom.

I don't think it's completely fair of her to accuse me of believing the entire world revolves around my breakup with Michael. Because I don't. Really. How was I supposed to know she'd just gotten Rocky down for the night? She should turn off the ringer if he's turning into that much of a problem sleeper.

Anyway, there were no messages.

I guess I shouldn't have expected there to be. I mean, I checked on his flight, and he's not due to arrive in Japan for another fourteen hours.

And you aren't allowed to use cell phones or PDAs while you're actually in the air. At least, not for calls or text messaging.

Or answering e-mails.

But that's okay. Really, it is. He'll call.

He'll get my e-mail and then he'll call and we'll make up and everything will go back to the way it was.

It has to.

In the meantime, I just have to go on as if things were normal. Well, as normal as things can be while waiting to hear back from your boyfriend of two years with whom you've broken up, but to whom you sent an apology e-mail because you realized you were completely and unequivocably wrong.

Especially since if you don't get back together you know you'll only live a sort of half life and be destined to have a series of meaningless relationships with supermodels.

Oh, wait. That's my dad. Never mind.

But, you know. It's me, too. Minus thesupermodels.

Watching Beauty and the Beast tonight with J.P. has made me realize how completely stupid I've been this past week.

Not that I hadn't realized it already. But the show has really driven it home.

Which is especially weird, since Michael and I have never exactly seen eye to eye on the theater. I mean, I could barely get Michael ever to go with me to see the kind of shows I like, which are primarily ones involving girls in hoop skirts and things that fly down from the ceiling of the theater (such as The Phantom of the Opera and Tarzan: The Musical).

And on the few occasions he DID go with me, he spent the whole time leaning over and whispering, "I can see why this show is closing. No guy would really stand around singing to a talking teapot about how much he likes some girl. You know that, don't you? And where is the full orchestra supposed to be coming from? I mean, they're in a dungeon. It just doesn't make any sense."

Which I used to think actually ruined the whole experience. As did Michael's excusing himself every five minutes to go to the men's room on the pretense of having drunk too much water at dinner. But really he was just checking for World of Warcraft alerts on his cell phone.

But even though I'm having a nice time here with J.P. and all, I can't help wishing Michael were here to complain that Beauty and the Beast is just a cheesy Disney musical targeted at little kids, who are hardly discriminating viewers, and that the music's really bad and the whole thing is just to get the tourists to spend money on expensive T-shirts, sippy cups, and glossy theater programs.

It's especially sad he's not here, because I realized tonight that the story of Beauty and the Beast is really the story of Michael and me.

Not the beauty part (of course). And not the beast part, either.

But the part about two people who start out being friends and don't even realize they like each other until it's almost too late. . . .

That is totally us.

Except, of course, that Belle is smarter than I am. Like, would it really have mattered to Belle if the Beast, back before he ever held her captive in his castle, had hooked up with Judith Gershner, then failed to mention it?

No. Because that all happened BEFORE Belle and the Beast found each other. So what difference did it make?

Exactly: none.

I just can't believe how stupid I've been about all this. I swear, even as cheesy as it is—and, okay, I have to admit, I can see the cheese factor in it now—Beauty and the Beast has brought new clarity to my life.

Which shouldn't be all that surprising since it is, after all, a tale as old as time.

Anyway, I know in the past I've said my ideal man is one who can sit through an entire performance of Beauty and the Beast, the most romantic and beautiful story ever told, and not snicker in the wrong places (such as when the Beast is undergoing his onstage transformation into the Prince, or when the fake stuffed wolves come—well, they can't make them TOO scary, since there are little kids in the audience).

But now I realize that the only guy I've ever attended the show with who has passed that test is J.P. Reynolds-Abernathy the Fourth. He even—I couldn't help noticing— had a single tear trickling down his cheek during the scene where Belle valiantly exchanges her own life for her father's.

Michael has never cried during a Broadway show. Except in that scene where Tarzan's ape father is brutally murdered.

And that was only because he was laughing so hard.

But here's the thing: I'm starting to think that isn't necessarily a bad thing. I think guys just might be different from girls. Not just because they actually care about things like whether or not there'll ever be a Nightstalkers movie starring Jessica Biel reprising her role as Abby Whistler from Blade: Trinity.

Or because they think it's okay to sleep with Judith Gershner and never mention it to their girlfriend because it happened before they started going out....

The Princess Diaries, Volume IX: Princess Mia (international edition). Copyright © by Meg Cabot. Reprinted by permission of HarperCollins Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved. Available now wherever books are sold.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 23, 2011

    BEST BOOK EVER

    I actually like Mia a lot better without Lilt being her friend.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 26, 2008

    Series going downhill

    I used to LOVE this series but bascially after the fourth or fifth its just been getting worse. This book portrays Mia as extremely whiny and way too dramatic. She claims that she loves Michael but after they break up she gets over him in about a WEEK and its implied that her and J.P. might start to go out. I know real life doesn't have happy endings but her and Michael were the perfect couple but i guess he was just to good for her. Also as a side note, she is 16 but her naviete and complete obliviousness to everything besides herself is resounding! i used to think Lily was too mean but its so true how self-absorbed and overly-sensitive Mia really is.

    1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 4, 2008

    Cabot aims for average.

    Meg Cabot promised that, over the course of this series, her character Mia Thermopolis would begin to show maturity. On page 160, Mia states that she would rather have the plague than be friends with her ex-boyfriend. Then, on page 161, her friend Tina comments on the fact that Mia is growing because she is reading the diary of her late ancestress. When will she begin to grow with her attitude? Sure, girls at sixteen are immature. But I was hoping that we'd see some change from Mia's fourteen year-old-self, and that is clearly not the case in PRINCESS MIA. Rather, she seems to be regressing. Book 8 'PRINCESS ON THE BRINK' in the series showed a little promise in the fun factor of these books, but Cabot continues to rely on tiresome IM conversations and transcripts of phone conversations instead of actually taking the time to write out a page of actual place and setting. These IM conversations were cute when they were used sparingly, but now it's obvious that Cabot puts too much faith into her dialogue to carry the story. Unfortunately, it is not strong enough to do so. There is a ton of white space throughout the novel and 3 or 4 pages dedicated to the filmography of actress Drew Barrymore. I realize young girls might find this funny, but can Cabot have a little more faith in her audience? With edgier, more witty YA novels being sold, her books are no longer as original as they used to seem. Even a thirteen year old can't be expected to laugh at character names like 'Rocky' and 'Knutz.' Jabs at other YA series appear consistently in her books and in her online blog, and jokes are campy and condescending. It's frankly disappointing that a promising series turned into a dismal, frothy mess. There is no heart anymore and it feels like Cabot is pulling storylines out of her butt just to get to the last book in a rush.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 18, 2012

    Love the book!!!!!!!

    I love the whole series of princess diaries because of mia's love and passion for michil

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 28, 2011

    Sex

    Comon people!e when dows mia and michael have sex! Come on people! It is really good book thoigh.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 28, 2011

    Great book

    Unfortunately, my copy (ordered in the mail) came in two pieces.

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  • Posted May 26, 2011

    Awesome!!!!!!!!!!

    Cabot's ninth even awesomer(not sure if that is a real word) than the first!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  • Posted January 5, 2011

    this was well written...

    this one was great, although this one wasnt my favorite

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  • Posted March 20, 2010

    Not so bad

    Much better.

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  • Posted March 15, 2009

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    Cabot has done it again!

    Well folks, Meg Cabot has done it again! She has managed tp make the 9 book; Princess Mia; one of her best yet! How does she do it???? I reccomend this to everyone! ALthough there are a couple of older teenager things happening, but who cares? This book rocks!!!!!I can't wait to read the 10th one!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 8, 2009

    3.25 Stars

    Princess Mia immediately begins where volume 8, Princess on the Brink, leaves off. Mia is obsessed with hearing back from Michael, her one true love, as he just left NYC for a year in Japan. Mia said (and did) harsh things to him before he left and she wanted to take it all back and try to make their relationship work. He finally contacts her, only to tell her the dreaded words no woman wants to hear: "Maybe we should just be friends." Mia is devastated by this and begins a downward spiral.

    Her parents are concerned for her and make an appointment (against her will) to see a therapist. Not only does she have to deal with the breakup of her first real relationship, her best friend accuses her of stealing her boyfriend and is not speaking to her and someone has created a website to torture her: www.ihatemiathermopolis.com. Just when things start to go from bad to worse, her nemesis wants to be friends with her. Are her intentions real or is there a secret agenda?

    Overall, I thought Princess Mia was a good installment for the series, however it wasn't my favorite. Mia does a lot of self-reflecting during her therapy sessions. She's starting to understand her role in her friendships (and just maybe not having Lilly as her best friend isn't such a bad thing after all) and realizes that life can still be good after experiencing a loss.

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  • Posted November 14, 2008

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    Reviewed by Sally Kruger aka "Readingjunky" for TeensReadToo.com

    Meg Cabot has done it again. PRINCESS MIA is Volume IX in THE PRINCESS DIARIES series. I've been hooked on Cabot's humor and the voice of Mia Thermopolis since Volume I, and this second-to-last in the series has me mourning the fact that it will soon be over.

    With Michael breaking up with Mia, and Lilly giving her the silent treatment, Mia has hit an all-time low. She refuses to talk with anyone, go to school, or even get out of bed. But never fear - depression "Mia-style" is pretty entertaining. Days of wearing Hello, Kitty pajamas, watching reruns on TV, and destroying her vegetarian ways by binging on any available meat in the frig, will have readers grinning and chuckling aloud.

    When friends and family members realize their efforts to get Mia back into the real world have failed, she is forcibly taken to her first-ever therapist appointment. Once she adjusts to the fact that her therapist's name is indeed Dr. Knutz, and that he has a penchant for dressing like a cowboy and telling horse stories, she recognizes that he might actually be able to help her survive her depression.

    The usual cast of characters is still in place, with some expanded roles for characters like the "hot" J.P. and the previously irritating Lana. Grandmere provides her own wacky brand of humor, especially as she deals with Mia's depression and a sudden growth spurt that give Mia a much more "womanly" figure.

    Plot twists offer readers romance, mental health issues, important social engagements, and challenging "princess" decisions. Mia manages to deal with everything in her always entertaining and quirky way. Fans old and new are sure to have a great time reading PRINCESS MIA.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted September 19, 2008

    Getting warmer.

    I am satisfied with the way this book turned out. I was really disapointed with the last one, but this was a truely fun read. Yeah!!!! I am so happy that Mia and J.P. kissed!!!!! I was hoping that will happen and I hope they get together. Hopefully Mia will be able to forget about Michael and move on. I really like Dr. Nutts, too. I think he is a great character. I loved how he seemed to be a 'nut' job, but then Mia started to see he wasn't at all. I also enjoyed all the twist and turns it took as well. Good job Meg Cabot. You are back up to your old standard.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted September 30, 2008

    oh princess!

    once agian meg cabot did a fantastic job on this book!I was very surprise that mia gave up her crown when finding out that she cannot be princess no longer due to a treaty left by one of her ancestor.Mia shows bravey and courage throught the book. I really recommend this book to anyone!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted September 24, 2008

    very good

    Meg was starting to dissapoint me wiht this series but after tihs book i find i'm going crazy for the next one!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted September 8, 2008

    i like the princess diaries books

    i really like these books, i've read them for years but the way this one ends makes you really hope there comes a another princess daires book!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted June 21, 2008

    I love the series, but i hate how the book ended

    A lot of the things that happened were just not Mia-like. I was disappointed about Michael and Mia, J.P., and Lilly. And the meat thing, too. Its well written, and I love the author's books, but I didn't like it too much. I definitely am going to read the 10th one though. I hope December comes quickly.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted June 3, 2008

    i loved it

    i really enjoyed this book i hope there's another one when does it come out?????

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 31, 2008

    Mia's growing up!

    I just finished reading it, and I think it's one of the best books in the series. It's dark and not so enthusiastic, very melodramatic -- it reminded me of being in high school 'I've been reading the series since then'. Mia's mix of emotions was very realistic. A lot of students feel that way. Especially when they've been betrayed by someone they thought was their friend. Way to go for Meg not trying to make this softer than it really was, and capturing Mia's growing up so well.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 29, 2008

    fun and exciting read

    This book was really great I like how Mia still goes through the same things as other teens. This book makes Mia seem a little more realistic, I can't wait to read more of these fantastic books

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