The Princess Diaries, Volume VI: Princess in Training

By: Meg Cabot

Narrated by: Clea Lewis

It's an all new school year for Princess Mia, with all new classes, all new challenges . . . and all new worries. With a baby brother at home who won't stop crying and a potential eco-disaster in her native land that has all of Europe in an uproar, Mia's got a lot more on her mind than just a case of the sophomore slumps:

• There's Ms. Martinez, the new English teacher who can't seem to stand Mia--or her writing.

• Michael, so busy with his new classes at Columbia, barely has time to IM, let alone make out.

• Lana, who has some disturbing information on just what college boys expect from their girlfriends.

• Lilly, who seems to think Mia has plenty of time in between flunking geometry and her princess lessons to run for student body president.

• And of course Grandmere, who has a plan to keep Genovia from being thrown out of the EU that seems to include making unscheduled appearances in the hallways of Albert Einstein High in her tiara, and forcing her only granddaughter to fondle the body parts of long deceased saints . . .

Really, it's almost more than a princess in training can bear.

More Princess Perfection!

The latest title is just as touching and funny as the rest!

Great Story

While the reading level may be appropriate for gr. 6-8, I think the subject matter is better suited to an older child. Mia is now 15 and has a serious boyfriend. This leads to subjects that some parents may not wish thier children to read about at such young ages.

That said, this story is as wonderful to listen to as the others have been. I have enjoyed seeing the world through Mia's writing and found that the narrator did a great job bringing the characters to life.

Bring Anne Hathaway Back!

Can Anne Hathaway please narrate the rest of the books in this series? I’m sorry but while princess Mia is supposed to be dramatic, Clea makes her sound whiney on top of annoying. It’s hard to listen to these books like that and I don’t remember having so many painfully whiney friends at 15.

TW- transphobia

parts of this have not aged well, and I'm not talking about the Britney Spears references. There is a scene where the girls imagine harassing a androgynous teenager to pull their pants down to see what sex they are. It's jarring and plain mean.