Third Time Lucky

Also by Meg Cabot

:

The Princess Diaries

The Princess Diaries: Take Two

The Princess Diaries: Third Time Lucky

The Princess Diaries: Mia Goes Fourth

All American Girl

Look out for more Meg Cabot books!

The Princess Diaries: Give Me Five

The Princess Diaries: Six Appeal

Nicola and the Viscount

Victoria and the Rogue

ISBN 0 330 48207 6 Copyright © Meg Cabot 2001

The Princess Diaries:

Third Time Lucky

Meg Cabot

Many thanks to Beth Ader, Jennifer Brown, Barbara Cabot,

Sarah Davies, Alison Donalty, Laura Langlie, Abby McAden,

David Walton, and especially Benjamin Egnatz.

'One of Sara's "pretends"- is that she is a princess. She plays it

all the time - even in school. She wants Ermengarde to be one too,

but Ermengarde says she is too fat.'

'She is too fat,' said Lavinia. 'And Sara is too thin.'

'Sara says it has nothing to do with what you look like,

or what you have. It has only to do with what you think of, and what you do.'

A Little Princess

Frances Hodgson Burnett

English Class

Assignment (Due December 8)

Here at Albert Einstein High School we have a very diverse student population. Over one hundred and seventy different nations, religions and ethnic groups are represented by our student body. In the space below, describe the manner in which your family celebrates the uniquely American holiday, Thanksgiving. Please utilize appropriate margins. .

My Thanksgiving

by Mia Thermopolis

6:45 a.m.

Roused by the sound of my mother vomiting. She is well into her third month of pregnancy now. According to her obstetrician, all the throwing up should stop in the next trimester. I can't wait. I have been marking the days off on

my 'NSync calendar. (I don't really like 'NSync. At host, not that much. My best friend Lilly bought me the calendar

as a joke. Except that one guy really is pretty cute.)

7:45 a.m.

Mr. Gianini, my new stepfather, knocks on my door. Only now I am supposed to call him Frank. This is very difficult

to remember due to the fact that at school, where he is my second period Algebra teacher, I am supposed to call him Mr. Gianini. So I just don't call him anything (to his face).

It's time to get up, Mr. Gianini says. We are having Thanksgiving at his parents' house on Long Island. We have to leave now if we are going to beat the traffic.

8:45 a.m.

There is no traffic this early on Thanksgiving Day. We arrive at Mr. G's parents' house in Sagaponack three hours early.

Mrs. Gianini (Mr. Gianini's mother, not my mother. My mother is still Helen Thermopolis because she is fairly well-known as a painter under that name, and also because she does not believe in the cult of the patriarchy) is still