The Princess Diaries, Volume II: Princess in the Spotlight
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| The Princess Diaries Volume II: Princess in the Spotlight | |
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| Author | Meg Cabot |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | The Princess Diaries |
| Genre(s) | Young adult novel |
| Publisher | HarperTrophy |
| Publication date | June 26, 2001 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 240 pp (first edition, hardback) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-06-029465-5 (first edition, hardback) |
| Preceded by | The Princess Diaries |
| Followed by | The Princess Diaries, Volume III: Princess in Love |
The Princess Diaries Volume II: Princess in the Spotlight, released in the United Kingdom as Princess Diaries: Take Two, is the second book in the series The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot and was published in 2001. The book is not related to the film released with the title The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, where the heroine Mia is awaiting coronation, but can only be queen if she marries within thirty days.
[edit] Plot summary
This second book in the Princess Diaries series deals further with Mia learning to be a princess and dealing with public revelation that comes from that role. This is directly dealt with starting with a primetime interview Mia is instructed to attend by her Grandmere, despite Mia's protests. When Mia gets a sore throat, she thinks that the interview will be cancelled, but she is drawn out of her sickbed by the entice of a "secret admirer", and cannot avoid the interview.
During the interview itself, Mia accidentally says a number of embarrassing things, including that her mother is pregnant with her fiancé Mr. Gianini's baby. (Of note, Mr. Gianini is also Mia's Algebra teacher). The pregnancy revealed, Grandmere organises for the Royal Genovian Event Planner to be flown to New York from Genovia to plan the wedding in a brilliant and elitist manner. Mia has to deal with the unwanted attention brought on by the interview, along with the knowledge that someone unknown has been sending her secret emails while refusing to identify himself.
Eventually, on the day of the wedding between Mia's mother and Mr. Gianini, Mia discovers that the pair eloped to Mexico. Mia herself manages to escape the wedding extravaganza in her bridesmaid gown to attend the Halloween screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show with her friends, where she discovers that her secret admirer is her Biology Partner Kenny Showalter. Mia is disappointed, as she has been hoping that it would be Michael, her own crush and Lilly's older brother.
The book ends with Mia philosophically reflecting that 'what doesn't kill us makes us stronger', and that she cannot hurt Kenny's feelings and accepts a date with him.
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