Disenchanted Princess

By Julie Linker

Book Overview

I may be in the middle of nowhere, but I still have standards Like it's not bad enough Daddy's in jail for embezzlement (he's a super-successful Hollywood agent, btw, and totally innocent), but since my fashion-model mom died when I was a baby (I'm sure you've seen the E True Hollywood Story) I've been shipped off to Possum Grape, Arkansas, to live with relatives I've never even met. You read that right: Possum. Grape. Not only is there no Starbucks in this town, but I'm sharing a room with a six-year-old and I'm about to miss the biggest social event of the year back in L.A. I'm not sure how yet, but I will get back to civilization. Until then, I may be stuck on a farm, but no one's gonna keep me from ruling the roost

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1416934723
• ISBN13: 9781416934721
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.4" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 14 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 9 to 12

Customer Reviews

Couldn't put it down!

Laugh-out-loud funny! Right on target, a great read for anyone struggling through unexpected circumstances. Definitely will recommend this to all my girlfriends, guy friends and young girls worried about finding a place in this world. I can't wait to read Julie's other book, "Crowned".

LOL!

OMG, I've never been much of a reader, but this book totally makes me reconsider my "non-reader" stance! I found myself laughing outloud all the way through it, wondering what southern mishap was bound to happen next. This is a great book, and an easy read, and a breath of fresh country air. Bring on the next one!

I love West, the Disenchanted Princess!

Julie Linker has written a delightfully funny and entertaining book. She managed to do the impossible with the main character--she took a hilariously snobby and spoiled rich girl and made her abolutely loveable and someone to cheer for. I laughed out loud at the fish-out-of-water scene with Bhuddist West at a southern revival! I can't wait for Ms. Linker's next book!

Very Well-Written

I read this book to see if Julie Linker was a good author. Well, yes she is--not only well-written but also stays very much in character. Not being a teenager herself, she certainly sounded like one. I think any young reader would enjoy this book and I personally would like to see Julie Linker write a good adult mystery.

Adorable!

Julie Linker has taken the classic fish out of water story and truly made it her own. The only thing you will regret about buying this book is that eventually it will end! The main character, West Deschanel, is stuck in Possum Grape, AR when she is supposed to be in LA planning the party of the century. Even after living through six-year-olds with relentless ADD, chiggers, and her aunt's church trying to save her soul, West learns that maybe being dubbed a Possum Queen isn't the worst thing that could happen to her!