The Princess Diaries, Volume IX: Princess Mia (Princess Diaries) | 
| Author: Meg Cabot
Publisher: HarperTeen
Category: Book
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Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Young Adult
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Pages: 288
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Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.6 x 1.2
ISBN: 0060724617
EAN: 9780060724610
ASIN: 0060724617
Publication Date: January 1, 2008
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A princess on her own . . . Mia has been invited to speak at a gala for Domina Rei, an elite society of powerful businesswomen. But what could she possibly have to say? Now that Michael has broken things off, Mia can barely get out of bed, and her parents are making her see a therapist. School, where Lilly still refuses to speak to her and Lana suddenly wants to be bff, is a total nightmare. Even J.P.'s efforts to cheer Mia up (he's being really sweet!) aren't helping. What's a royal to do? Just when things couldn't get worse, Mia uncovers an old family secret, a long-forgotten diary of a teenage princess of Genovia. It could be just the thing to help Mia write her speech—but it might also change the fate of the Renaldos forever.
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The Compulsive Reader's Reviews July 24, 2008
Princess Mia has hit rock bottom. Michael just wants to be friends, Lilly refuses to acknowledge she exists, and now Grandmere is insisting she give a speech before Domina Rei, New York's most successful business women. She can't even get out of bed, and now her parents are forcing to go to therapy. And her psychologist is so unconventional, Mia doesn't know if she can take him seriously. But the discovery of her ancestress's long lost diary may change everything...her future, her family's future, and her country.
The ninth installment of the ever popular Princess Diaries series is a bit more serious than its predecessors. Cabot explores the topic of depression in a perfectly believable sense that I believe many could relate to. Readers who may have felt a little frustrated at Mia in the past will rejoice with her as she matures, stands up for what she believes in, and finds her voice. But be warned: Princess Mia will leave you hanging in anticipation for the final book.
A Fun (Somwhat Predictable) Read July 7, 2008
This is the 9th installment of the princess Diaries series.
Mia has just broken up with Michael and he is away in Japan, creating a robot. Mia is so heart broken that she stays in bed for days. When she returns to school, her best friend won't talk to her and her arch-enemy wants to be friends. Her friends, JP and Tina try to cheer her up.
To make this worse, she must speak at a party for Domina Rei, a society for prominent women. Finding a subject for her speech means she must learn more history in the archives with Grandmere. The history becomes more interesting than Mia thought and provides a surprising solution to her problem.
A fun read. There are times when you can see where the plot is going and wonder why Mia can't.
 Worst Mia book ever April 30, 2008
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
What a huge disappointment. The plot was stupid.. And this JP person isnt the right person for mia. And what she did to her grandmother and father.. Way Harsh.. I hope the next book is better than this one.. This is Megs worst work next to Avalon High, another stinker. I think its time to end the series..
 HRH Princess Mia March 17, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
After the breakup with her boyfriend and her best friend, Mia falls into depression and begins to see a psychiatrist. Her grandmere wants her to speak at a society function, and her friend J.P. is in love with her. Most important of all, Mia discovers a secret about her family and Genovia that could change her life and her country forever. The series is certainly coming to a head in this, the most moving and lovely books of the series. Grade: A
4.5 stars March 4, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Breaking up with the guy you have loved forever, losing your best friend, being completely falsely accused to wrecking her relationship with her boyfriend, and having someone set up a website dedicated to hating you is ample reason to be depressed, right? If you said yes, Princess Mia totally agrees with you; however, when she and her black mood hole up and hide from life, her royal father trundles her to the psychiatrist's office, where she is challenged to do one thing that scares her a day. For Mia, that is anything involving dealing with people. Aside from the aforementioned problems, she finds that Lilly, her former best friend's, former boyfriend, J.P., now wants to be the love of her life, and if she were not still nutty over Michael, he'd be tempting, which is not a good thing. Second, she has to come up with a speech to give some exclusive women's society. Then, she also has her Grandmere who is a problem just by living and breathing, school, the fact that she has begun to fill out, and her mortal enemy now is acting like her best friend. Could life possibly get more complex? Yes, it could, and she will have to get through all of it, while in the process giving her fans a story to celebrate.
The Princess is a charming heroine whose problems, even the ones we would never face, feel so real that you can not only sympathize with, but empathize and become deeply involved. Having read Ms. Cabot's work for adults as well as young people, I think I can safely say I'd read a cereal box if she wrote it. Three cheers for all involved.
Amanda Killgore
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