Princess in Training, by Meg Cabot, is the sixth book in the best-selling Princess Diaries books, all of which are realistic fiction. In this book, Mia finds herself facing new challenges everywhere she turns. For example, if you have ever read these books or seen the popular movie, you know that Mia is the heir to the throne of Genovia, a small country in Europe. Recently, Mia discovered that the neighboring country of Monaco dumped killer algae into the water near the coast of Genovia. To try to kill of the algae, Mia dumped thousands of snails whose only food source is algae. However, they didn’t eat the algae and other countries became angry because they thought that the snails were offsetting the natural balance of the ocean, and there was lots of controversy to fix the problem. This is just one of the several challenges facing Mia as her Sophomore year begins.

Even though this book is not the best one I have ever read, it is still a nice book. It is very effective in teaching the reader that the best way to solve any problem is to follow your heart. No one should let anyone tell you how to live your life, which is why Mia got into most of her problems. One of the best ways that this author got her point across was through her writing style. She wrote this series in the form of a diary written by Mia in first person, which allows us to experience exactly what she was feeling when she was trying to work out each situation. Had she written in third person, I think that the writing would not have been as powerful because we would not be able to peek inside the character’s feelings.

This book was very interesting to me. I wouldn’t suggest it to boys, adults, or younger people because I don’t think that they would enjoy it as much as teenage girls would. One reason is that they would not be able to relate to it as much. Also, the movie is most popular among that group, so I would think that the books would be too. Most girls my age that comes to me looking for a good book will definitely be sent to this series!