14-year-old Mia Thermopolis is still coming to terms with the fact that she's a princess - and heir to the throne of Genovia! But when she announces on national TV that her mum is pregnant to her algebra teacher and plans to marry him, right-royal fuss ensues! For now Mia's dreadful old Grandmere is all set to plan the year's biggest royal wedding, with every A-list celeb invited, from the Reagans to Phil Collins. But will the bride and groom turn up? Meg Cabot is a very funny young author who has the Midas touch when it comes to hilarious teenage fiction. She also writes adult historical romance for St Martin’s Press (as Patricia Cabot), but the 'Princess Diaries' are her first books for young people. She has lived all over the USA as well as in France, but now lives in New York City. For older readers. 238 pages.