Cabot, Meg. Party princess.CABOT, Meg. Party princess. (The Princess Diaries, vol. VII.) Read by Clea Lewis Clea Lewis (born July 19, 1965 in Cleveland Heights, Ohio) is a television actress, perhaps best known as Ellen's annoying friend Audrey Penny in Ellen DeGeneres' sitcom Ellen. She also appeared on the short-lived Andy Barker, P.I. . 4 tapes. 6 hrs. Listening Library. 2006.0-307-28584-7. $35.00. Vinyl; plot, author, reader notes. JS From the KLIATT review of the book, March 2006: "We join our princess, heir to the throne of Genovia but currently a 15-year-old high school student in Manhattan, For the 7th installment in the series. Mia is struggling with simultaneously achieving self-actualization, juggling the student government's budget, impressing her boyfriend, and dealing with her haughty haugh·ty adj. haugh·ti·er, haugh·ti·est Scornfully and condescendingly proud. See Synonyms at proud. [From Middle English haut, from Old French haut, halt grandmother. None of these are particularly serious crises, but being the drama queen that she is, Mia agonizes. A new character names J.P. is introduced to the series. He's a self-described 'loner', and Mia's friends think he is cute cute adj. cut·er, cut·est 1. Delightfully pretty or dainty. 2. Obviously contrived to charm; precious: "[He] , which inevitably leads to more drama ... Mia may be a drama queen, but she is still lovable lov·a·ble also love·a·ble adj. Having characteristics that attract love or affection. lov and her hilarious diary entries couldn't be more enjoyable." Lewis provides a fully voiced reading of this latest entry in the Princess series. Her delivery is breezy and perky perk·y adj. perk·i·er, perk·i·est 1. Having a buoyant or self-confident air; briskly cheerful. 2. Jaunty; sprightly. perk and magnifies the lightness and fun of Cabot's story. Grandmere's heavy French accent, Mia's dramatic delivery, and the laidback drawl drawl v. drawled, drawl·ing, drawls v.intr. To speak with lengthened or drawn-out vowels. v.tr. of J.P. all add to the fun. Carol Reich, Youth Svcs., Hillsboro PL, Hillsboro, OR J--Recommended for junior high school students. The contents are of particular interest to young adolescents and their teachers. S--Recommended for senior high school students. |
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