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Recommended Reading if you liked The Princess Diaries...
"1-800-WHERE-R-YOU" Series by Meg Cabot (written under her pen name Jenny Carroll)
When teenager Jessica Mastriani is caught in the middle of an Indiana thunderstorm, she is suddenly struck by lightning. She appears unharmed and she feels no side effects--until the next morning, when she manifests a psychic talent for locating missing children. Y CAR PAPERBACK
"The Mediator" Series by Meg Cabot (written under her pen name Jenny Carroll)
The Mediator series introduces high school sophomore Suze, who has the ability to communicate with the dead. As a "mediator," the girl helps ghosts put unresolved issues to rest so they can move on to the next world. Y CAR PAPERBACK
All-American Girl by Meg Cabot
When Samantha inadvertently stops a presidential assassination attempt, she is appointed Teen Ambassador to the United Nations and catches the eye of the very cute First Son. Y CAB
Angus, Thongs, and Full Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison
This is a humorous journal of a fourteen-year-old British girl who tries to reduce the size of her nose, stop her mad cat from terrorizing the neighborhood animals, and win the love of handsome hunk Robbie. Y REN
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen by Dyan Sheldon
After moving from New York to a small suburban New Jersey town, Lola sets her sights on the lead in her high school's annual drama production, and finds herself in conflict with the most popular girl in school. Y SHE
Girls in Love by Jacqueline Wilson
When Ellie’s best friend Nadia starts dating an older boy, Ellie pretends that her geeky pen pal Dan is actually her romantic long distance boyfriend. Y WIL
LBD: It's a Girl Thing by Grace Dent
Barred by their overprotective parents from attending a rock music festival, fourteen-year-olds Ronnie, Fleur, and Claude, also known as "Les Bambinos Dangereuses," decide to stage their own music festival at Blackwell School. Y DEN
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares
Best friends Lena, Tibby, Bridget, and Carmen are about to spend their first summer apart since they were born. So when Carmen buys a pair of second-hand jeans, and the girls discover that the pants fit all of them, they create the sisterhood of the traveling pants. Y BRA
Sloppy Firsts by Megan McCafferty
Jessica deals with her best friend Hope moving away, her months as a type-A personality turned insomniac, and her completely mixed-up feelings about Marcus Flutie - the intelligent and mysterious “Dreg” who works his way into her heart. Y MCC
The Princess & the Pauper by Katie Brian
When Julia, a poor 16-year-old from Los Angeles, and Carina a royal 16-year-old princess of Vineland, meet, they realize that their looks are as uncannily similar as their lifestyles are different. They switch places for a night to allow Carina to meet up with a pen pal rock star and Julia goes to a fancy ball. Y BRI
This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen
Raised by a mother who's had five husbands, eighteen-year-old Remy believes in short-term, no-commitment relationships until she meets Dexter, a rock band musician. Y DES
Truth or Dairy by Catherine Clark
After her boyfriend breaks up with her, Courtney vows to survive senior year on the anti-guy plan. But can she really give up guys and focus on friends, school, and her job at the hip cafe Truth or Dairy? Y CLA PAPERBACK
