![]() ![]() It would have been just as funny, if not more so, had her school difficulties been in geography. What I don't understand is why Ms Cabot felt the need to go stereotypical with girls and math. ![]() Am I being too much of a feminist when I cringe at her problems with math and how it takes a boy to help her understand? Or that her algebra teacher bumps her grade up to a D because he is dating her mom? I totally understand the adolescent angst of dealing with social anxiety, coupled with the horrors of finding out that she has to learn to dress and act like a princess. What I didn't like about the book is the poor role-model Mia makes for girls. ![]() Of course, this is the first of a series, so they will likely be fleshed out in succeeding books. Other characters were interesting as well, though I wouldn't say any of them were particularly well-developed. Then her life gets really challenging when she learns that she is actually the heir to the throne of a tiny European principality. She details her issues of liking the popular boy, being talked down to by his snotty cheerleader girlfriend, and dealing with the difficulties of algebra. Her mother has given her a diary through which the entire story is told. Setting: contemporary NY, NY Genre: YA situation comedy I enjoyed this book about a too-thin, too-tall, flat-chested 14 year old girl trying to adjust to high school, along with her smart, bossy best friend Lily. ![]()
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