Princess in Pink (The Princess Diaries #5)

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Princess in Pink (The Princess Diaries #5)

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Meg Cabot

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HarperCollins Publishers

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General Fiction

Age Range

12+

Release Date

March 23, 2004

ISBN

978-0061543630

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In her heart of hearts, Mia has but one wish: an evening spent with Michael in a tux and a corsage on her wrist—in other words, the prom. Michael, however, does not seem to share the dream that is the prom. Worse still, a service workers' strike (with Grandmère and Lilly at the heart of it and on opposite sides) threatens the very existence of this year's prom. Will the strike end in time? Can Mia talk Michael out of his anti-prom views? Most importantly, will Mia get to wear her pink prom dress?

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In this installment of Mia's diary, all she is hoping for is for Michael to ask her to Prom. Michael doesn't share Mia's views on the Prom and she is disappointed, to say the least.

Mia's best friend, Lilly, is once again out to petition a cause. This time for the rehiring and fair treatment of a busboy named Jangbu. I have to say that Lilly continues to get more annoying to me as the series goes on. She is very selfish and doesn't seem like a true best friend to Mia. Mia finally starts standing up to her, and for that I'm glad. It just doesn't seem like Mia and Lilly have that true best friend relationship anymore.

I'm happy to say that Mia finally gets her wish, as well as a new family member that enters the picture in a dramatic fashion.

This book includes a game of seven minutes in heaven and some discussion of "bases," so it may not be for the younger readers of this series. Overall, I enjoyed it and will continue to read the series.

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A Princess and a Prom...will everything work out in the pink?

January 18, 2004

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Mia's life would just be perfect (and she would be self-actualized) if her boyfriend Michael would just ask her to the prom. With less than two weeks to go until the big night, he hasn't said a word about the prom.

There are other issues in Mia's life, like the fact that her father is going to make her spend the summer in Genovia far away from Michael and her mother's pregnancy makes Mia learn a little more than she ever wanted to know about her mother's bladder.

But the worst is yet to come. At Mia's fifteenth birthday party, her GrandmÃ¨re brings her scary, practically hairless pet dog Rommel. He makes a break for freedom and winds up causing a busboy to overturn an entire tray of food over GrandmÃ¨re. Even though it is Rommels fault, the restaurant fires Jangbu.

Lilly, Mias best friend (I have to admit here that I like Lilly less and less in each book Mia needs a new best friend, one that doesnt put her down all the time) takes up Jangbus cause like she has taken up many others. Ultimately, the incident turns into a huge nightmare as workers all over the city strike in support and Lilly dumps her longtime boyfriend Boris for Jangbu (who, it turns out, is a young and handsome Sherpa).

The worst horror? The prom gets canceled when the workers go on strike. Now Mia has no chance...or does she?

It is GrandmÃ¨re that ultimately saves the day, along with some quick thinking by Mia. Ill leave how and why to be a surprise, as there are some very funny scenes involved in the resolution of the dilemma. Lets just say that if you havent watched old John Hughes films like Pretty in Pink, you really should.

Other things in store for readers: a game of seven minutes in heaven gone awry, the perfect prom dress, and Mia plays nurse in an emergency. This addition to the series is a ton of fun. Curl up with a bucket of popcorn and watch the story unfold.

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SHE COMPLAINS TOO MUCH!

August 16, 2007

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Reader reviewed by Tamanna

Very disappointed. My bff (boom fave friend) Mia has turned into a constant complainer. All she talks about is going to the Prom. What is the biggy? It is just frickin prom! I hate prom, so she should hate it more than me! Only Lana weinberger's love prom! Plus, I hate the fat that Lily is so frickin mean and stupid. I'm glad her bf dumped her for Tina, tina deserves him. I cant believe Mia's still Lily's friend. On the other hand, I can;t believe Mia is still my friend

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Dont waste your time

January 29, 2007

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Reader reviewed by Tina.S

I stopped reading the princess diaries after this one. It was just stupid! Mia is obsessed with the prom and she really wants Micheal to go with her, and then gets upset when he tells her he doesnt want to. Meanwhile, Lily completely backstabs her by starting a protest against Grandmarie, which incidently almonst cancels the prom.

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PROM

December 06, 2006

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Reader reviewed by chick box

meg did a great job with this book. it made me laugh so hard. i couldnt help. most of her books are humorus and thats why i love her.

Mia has always wanted to go to prom. she always looked forward to it. their is only one small problem. Micheal (her boyfriend) doesnt want to go. Mia spends just about he whole entire book trying to convince him into going with her. in the end the do go to prom...but its how they get their thats intristing.

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First meeting with Meg Cabot

May 19, 2006

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Reader reviewed by Veronika

Well, I found it in the supermarket.
First thing I saw was the purple cover and the diadem. I took it, with no idea of what it was and who was Meg Cabot.

A hilarous suprise !
I really love the idea and this book convinced me to read another one. I love the scene with Rommel in the restaurant !

But I think that nevertheless, it is not the best one, I took the 2nd now, and I think it is even more interesting ! (Ok, must admit that this PROM story every 5 seconds is a little tiring)

A nice young adult book !
Veronika

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I loved it

March 18, 2006

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Reader reviewed by Paula T.

Mia is desperately wanting to go to prom, but Micheal doesn't. In the entire book, she works to change his mind, and when she does, it's one of the best nights of her life. Something really surprising happens with Boris, Tina, and Lily. On Mia's birthday, chaos erupts when Rommel, Grandmere's dog, runs loose at the restaurant at which they are eating. A busboy gets fired, and causes more stress on her, her friedship with Lily, and it may cause there not to be a prom. This is a great addition to the series.

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getting worse

January 07, 2006

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Reader reviewed by artemis

This book is pretty much the same as the others. Nothing new. Nothing really exciting. Mia gets on your nerves after a while and you wonder where the Mia in the first book went. There's some suggestive content that wouldn't be suitable for kids here also. Much worse than I expected. The series is going downhill fast.

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that is perfect!

December 13, 2005

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Reader reviewed by lala21

i really like thie book
just put it as a gift to my little sisiter!
she is only 12,and she also think miya is a very kind girl!though she is a bit shy

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I loved this book!

May 04, 2005

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Reader reviewed by Jamie

Things are really looking up for princess Mia. she has joined the newspaper staff at her school and she is very exitced about it! And she has just found out that she is about to get a baby brother or a baby sister!!! But there is only one thing she wants to go to prom with michael will her dream come true?

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Another Hit for Meg Cabot

January 28, 2005

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Reader reviewed by Ria

Princess in Pink starts out with Mia obsessing about the senior prom, which she is still waiting for Michael to ask her to go to. Soon, its Mias 15th birthday party, and her family goes out to a restaurant to celebrate. This turns into a disaster. Grandmere brings Rommel, her dog, to the dinner. He escapes from her purse and runs right into the busboy, Jangbu. Jangbu spilled the soup all over Grandmere, who complained, and Jangbu was immediately fired. Lily becomes really upset about the turn of events and begins to organize protests. This starts to slowly ruin Lily and Mias friendship. What makes it worse is that Grandmere doesnt think that anything is her fault.
During all this, Mias mother is still pregnant, which is affecting her sanity. But she and Mr. G allow Mia to have a party, and she invites all of her friends. Lily unexpectedly brings Jangbu along. Mias party turns into a disaster when Jangbu and Lily are caught in the closet while playing 7 minutes in heaven. Lily ignoring Boris also makes Mia mad and they stop talking. Then, one day in G&T, Boris does something drastic, which turned out to be a bad idea. And then the prom is cancelled since all businesses are closing because of the protests. Its up to Mia to save the prom, and her only chance to go with Michael.

I thought that this book was really good. It was so much better than Princess in Waiting. So many serious things happened in the book, but Meg Cabot still made it as humorous as possible. Every PD fan has to read this. I cant wait until the next PD book!

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Fun, hilarious, and quirky

August 10, 2004

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Reader reviewed by Dylana

This is by far the best Princess Diaries book. I read it on my way to las Vegas in the car and could not put it down, even with the radio playing. Mia is her usual self with her problems with Gradnmere and her Mom's baby on the way. Her friend Lilly starts a strike for busboys against New York's business and it was all caused by Grandmere and her dog! All Mia wants is some peace and normalcy and for her boyfriend, Michael, to ask her to the prom, which he thinks is lame. Especailly since it's her 15th birthday, she feels a bit more grown up and new things atart to happen and she experiences troubles with Lilly. But in the end everything works out, but you have to read it to find out. You won't want to put the book down until the last diary entry, it's so much fun to read! I can't wait for the next book! I recommend this for all Meg Cabot fans, of course.

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