Showing results by author "Meg Cabot"

The only thing Jean Honeychurch hates more than her boring name (not Jean Marie, or Jeanette, just...Jean) is her all-too-appropriate nickname: Jinx. Misfortune seems to follow her everywhere she goes, which is why she's thrilled to be moving in with her aunt and uncle in New York City. Maybe when she's halfway across the country, Jinx can finally outrun her bad luck. Or at least escape the havoc she's caused back in her small hometown.

She's just a New York City girl living with her artist mom. News flash: Dad is prince of Genovia. (So that's why a limo always meets her at the airport!) Downer: Dad can't have any more kids. (So no heir to the throne.) Shock of the century: Like it or not, Mia is prime princess material.

Melissa Fuller, gossip columnist of the fictional New York Journal is late for work - again. This time, however, she has a real excuse. She has just saved her elderly neighbour from a near-fatal attack, taken her to a hospital, and in the process, become sole custodian of Paco, her Great Dane - not the ideal accessory for a New York City girl. Melissa urgently needs to trace her neighbour's only relative, but when she finally meets him, the real trouble starts.

Olivia kann es immer noch nicht fassen: Sie ist jetzt eine richtige Prinzessin! Nun lebt sie im Palast von Genovien und besucht die königliche Akademie. Derweil plant ihre Schwester, Prinzessin Mia, die Hochzeit mit ihrem Verlobten. Doch je näher der große Tag rückt, desto mehr scheint schiefzulaufen. Daran dürfte nicht zuletzt Grandmère schuld sein - und dann tauchen auch noch Olivias neue Cousinen auf und benehmen sich nicht sehr königlich! Kann Olivia die Hochzeit retten und ihren Platz in der königlichen Familie finden? Witzig, frech und liebenswert berichtet Dagmar Bittner live aus dem königlichen Hochzeitschaos.

A few years ago, Jessica Mastrani was struck by lightning, gaining a special ability to find missing persons. When the government found out, she went to work. Finding terrorists, reuniting soldiers with families, finding the lost kid down the street: you know, that sort of thing.

Like Apollo, the sun god, he sears Nicola's soul. Just a single glance - that was all it took. Nicola is in love! And not just with an ordinary man. Her heart has been captured by Lord Sebastian, better known as "The God" - the most handsome and dashing man who ever lived. But are gods always quite as perfect as they are meant to be? Nicola is about to find out.

Carly, an unassuming receptionist at Guru Fashion Agency, is shocked when sexy new guy Jake texts her to say he needs her help - fighting off zombie models! Soon she discovers New York is under siege and she's the chosen one who can save them all.

Die 12-jährige Halbwaise Olivia lebt bei Tante und Onkel und hat ihren Vater noch nie gesehen. Ihr Leben ändert sich von einem Moment auf den anderen, als eines Tages eine Limousine vor der Schule hält und Prinzessin Mia von Genovia Olivia einlädt, ihren gemeinsamen Vater kennenzulernen. In Wahrheit ist Olivia nämlich Mias Halbschwester und somit von königlicher Herkunft. Damit rückt sie in das Rampenlicht der Öffentlichkeit und hält ihre aufregenden Erlebnisse in einem Tagebuch für ihre beste Freundin fest.

Katie Ellison can't believe it. Just when she's having the most outstanding summer of her life, Tommy Sullivan arrives back in town. Why's that so bad? Because just about everyone hates Tommy for what he did four years ago. And Katie's boyfriend, Seth, has the biggest reason of all to hate him. But four years on, Tom is far from the "freak" he was labelled in the graffiti that still scars the gymnasium wall. In fact, he's totally HOT.

Avalon High, Ellie's new school, is pretty much what she'd expected. There's Lance, the hunky footballer; Jennifer, the cute cheerleader; and Marco, the troublemaker. And then there's Will, the most gorgeous guy Ellie's ever met. She can hardly believe he likes HER. But when Will says he thinks he's met Ellie before, things start getting a little weird - a feeling that grows as Ellie discovers the strange bonds that entwine Will, Lance, Jen, Marco, and herself.

Lady Victoria Arbuthnot has always done exactly what she wants. So she's delighted when she bags drop-dead-gorgeous Lord Malfrey before she's even got off the boat from India. But then a dashing young sea captain starts spreading stories about her man. Could it be that Vicky's happy-ever-after with Lord M. might not be so happy after all?

Allie is crushed when she is cast as the evil queen in the fourth grade class play. But she soon learns it's the size of the heart, not the size of the part that matters.

Steph Landry's been a high-school pariah and the butt of every joke imaginable ever since she spilt her red Super Big Gulp all over It Girl Lauren Moffat's white D&G mini-skirt. But now Steph's got a secret weapon: an ancient book, How to Be Popular, which her soon-to-be step-grandmother once used to break in to her A-crowd. But as Steph's about to discover, it's easy to become popular - it's less easy staying that way.

Do you want to be popular? Stephanie Landry does. That's why this year, she has a plan to get in with the It Crowd in no time flat. She's got a secret weapon: an old book called (what else?) How to Be Popular.

With Awaken, number-one New York Times best-selling author Meg Cabot brings her reimagining of the Persephone myth to a thrilling conclusion. Pierce Oliviera doesn't regret her decision to accept John Hayden and live in the Underworld. But then John revives a human soul, disrupting the balance between life and death - and to restore the balance, someone must die.

In Runaway, Emerson Watts continues her fight against the twisted Stark Enterprises while her brain remains trapped inside the body of super model Nikki Howard. Whisked away to Brandon Stark’s secluded love nest, Em has alienated her true love Christopher and her parents, while hoping to learn the terrifying secret Nikki—in her own new body—harbors.

After a freak accident puts Emerson Watts' brainiac mind in the body of supermodel Nikki Howard, it seems things can't get any worse. Then Nikki's mother mysteriously dis­appears and her brother shows up looking for answers. To top it all off, Em's old best friend Christopher is looking to exact revenge on the corporation responsible for Em's accident.

She doesn't want to go, but Em must chaperone her little sister to the grand opening of a new Stark Megastore. Her sister can't wait to see the heartthrobs and supermodels that will make an appearance, including hunky Gabriel Luna and beautiful Nikki Howard.

Allie's super excited about her class field trip until Mrs. Hunter announces that every student has been assigned a "buddy" for the day. Allie's buddy just happens to be her ex-best friend Mary Kay, who betrayed Allie right before she moved!

Since Mia's the brand-new crown princess of Genovia, indomitable dowager princess Grandmere arranges a national primetime interview for her. With just a few innocent remarks, Mia manages to enrage her best friend Lilly, practically get one of her teachers fired, and alienate the entire country of Genovia. (Population 50,000, but still!)