the princess diaries  <p><strong>the first book in the #1 <em>new york times </em>bestselling princess diaries series by meg cabot.</strong></p><p>mia thermopolis is pretty sure there’s nothing worse than being a five-foot-nine, flat-chested freshman, who also happens to be flunking algebra. is she ever in for a surprise.<br /><br />first mom announces that she’s dating mia’s algebra teacher. then dad has to go and reveal that he is the crown prince of genovia. and guess who still doesn’t have a date for the cultural diversity dance?</p><p><em>the princess diaries </em>is the first book in the beloved, bestselling series that inspired the feature film starring anne hathaway and julie andrews.</p>