Princess Lessons (10 page)
Authors: Meg Cabot
or possibly,
The
Beginning?
M
eg Cabot
is the author of the best-selling, critically acclaimed Princess Diaries books, the first of which was made into the wildly popular Disney movie of the same name. Her other books for teens include
All-American Girl
,
Haunted
,
Nicola and the Viscount
, and
Victoria and the Rogue
. When not writing novels, Meg keeps busy brushing up on her etiquette, so that when her real parents, the king and queen, come along and restore her to her rightful throne, she won't make any social gaffes. She lives in New York City with her royal consort and a one-eyed cat named Henrietta.
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Chesley
M
cLaren
's work has graced the pages and windows of such fashionable clients as
Vogue, InStyle, The New York Times,
Saks Fifth Avenue, and Bergdorf Goodman. She debuted as an author/illustrator with
Zat Cat!, A Haute Couture Tail
and illustrated
You Forgot Your Skirt, Amelia Bloomer!
Though she could be quite happy living at Versailles among the chandeliers and ballrooms, Chesley resides in Manhattan with her royal consort and Monsieur Ãtoile, the original Zat Cat!
BOOKS ABOUT
THE PRINCESS DIARIES
THE PRINCESS DIARIES, VOLUME II :
PRINCESS IN THE SPOTLIGHT
THE PRINCESS DIARIES, VOLUME III :
PRINCESS IN LOVE
THE PRINCESS DIARIES, VOLUME IV:
PRINCESS IN WAITING
Cover art © 2003 by HarperCollins Publishers Inc.
PRINCESS LESSONS:
A Princess Diaries Book.
Text copyright © 2003 by Meggin Cabot. Illustrations copyright © 2003 by HarperCollins Publishers Inc.All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the nonexclusive, nontransferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse-engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.
EPub © Edition SEPTEMBER 2009 ISBN: 9780061972034
Version 07132012
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Cabot, Meg.
Princess lessons : a princess diaries book / Meg Cabot ;
illustrated by Chesley McLaren.
   p. cm. â (Princess diaries)
Summary: Princess Mia from “The Princess Diaries” offers advice on inner and outer beauty, character development, etiquette, and dating.
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Because English is not
Sebastiano's first language,
he has some difficulty pronouncing the second syllables
of many English words. In this case, Bet means Better.
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model
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remember
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budget
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normal
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outlets
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It is never a good idea to introduce guests with radically
different political views to one another. A communist, for instance, should
never be seated beside an anarchist during dinner. Unpleasantness is guaranteed
to ensue.
[The same goes for cheerleaders versus
nerds.]
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together
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dozen
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imagination
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creative
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borrow
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necklaces
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people
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experimenting
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fashion
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money
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summer
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wardrobe
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sweater
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underwear
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tennis
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