The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot

Mia Thermopolis is an ordinary 14 year old living in New York. Getting through the day without suffering from excessive embarassment is hard enough; her mum is dating her algebra teacher, she is flunking algebra, her best friend Lilly is bossy, Michael (Lillys elder brother) is kinda hot and Lana (total nasty/popular girl) constantly makes cutting comments about her lack of chest. Then things get worse. Her father springs the information on her that; a) he is the Prince of some small country called Genovia, b) he is now unable to have children so c) mia is now his sole heir to the throne. A princess. Suddenly life gets harder and way more embarassing for Mia; throw in the press, big makeovers and princess lessons with the totally evil Grandmere and you have a right royal mess! This funny, easy to get into series consists of 10 AMAZING books, all in the diary style and from Mia's point of view. You will laugh out loud as Mia goes through some crazy times. I wont spoil the plot by saying too much, but this series consists of almost everything; romance, drama, friendship and, importantly, all you need to know about being a Princess, courtesy of the (slightly evil) Grandmere. If you want the best chic flic, rom com, laugh out loud series around, I seriously recommend these books. Just a note, they are not really like the films, they are way BETTER! (for the older readers. Its a teen book!) Rating: five stars out of five, they are excellent! If you enjoy this series, check out the Princess Diaries from Michaels point of view on FanFiction.com; its excellent!