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Start with The Princess Diaries and continue through all 15 books in the listed reading order.
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Start with The Princess Diaries
Book 1 by Meg Cabot
Use the reading order above to move through the series in the intended sequence.
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Princess Diaries reading order
Ends with Royal Wedding
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Book 1:The Princess Diaries
Meg Cabot
Use the reading order above to move through the series in the intended sequence.
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Book 2:Princess in the Spotlight / Take Two / A Royal Disaster
Meg Cabot • 2001
Mia thinks she has being a princess under control, then a televised interview, a secret admirer, and fresh Genovian drama prove her wrong. Her diary tracks every cringey moment as royal life collides with normal teen...
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Book 3:Princess in Love / Princess in the Middle
Meg Cabot • 2001
Mia's diary dives into first love, first heartbreak, and the royal complications that make normal teen drama look simple. Between Genovian expectations and New York school life, Mia keeps trying to grow up without los...
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Book 4:Princess in Waiting / Royally Obsessed
Meg Cabot • 2002
Mia tries to handle princess duties while surviving school drama, media attention, and the pressure of being "perfect." Her diary captures the chaos as she learns that waiting for your life to start isn't the same as...
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Book 5:Project Princess
Meg Cabot • 2003
Mia's princess life collides with school politics and public expectations in a short Princess Diaries companion. In her diary voice, she navigates friendship drama, royal responsibilities, and the constant question of...
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Book 6:Princess in Pink / Prom Princess / Give Me Five
Meg Cabot • 2003
Mia's diary tackles a new round of royal drama and teen stress, with romance, friendships, and public pressure all colliding at once. It's a quick return to Genovia's chaos, where one event can spiral into a headline.
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Book 7:The Princess Present
Meg Cabot • 2004
A Princess Diaries side story that drops Mia into a royal moment she can't control, and can't ignore. With her signature humor, she navigates family, friends, and the kind of public attention that makes even small dec...
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Book 8:Princess in Training / Sixsational
Meg Cabot • 2004
Mia's princess training gets harder, and so does being a teenager with cameras on her. Between school drama, romance confusion, and Genovian expectations, her diary shows a girl trying to grow up without falling apart.
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Book 9:Party Princess / Royal Rebel
Meg Cabot • 2006
Mia's diary captures a new burst of Genovian drama, where politics, press, and teenage embarrassment collide. Between friends, romance, and royal expectations, she keeps learning that being a princess is never a priva...
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Book 10:Sweet Sixteen Princess
Meg Cabot • 2006
Mia's sixteenth birthday comes with royal complications, public pressure, and the kind of expectations that can ruin a celebration. In diary form, she tries to keep the day from turning into a full-blown Genovian disa...
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Book 11:Princess on the Brink / After Eight / Royal Scandal
Meg Cabot • 2006
Mia's diary shows her on the edge, overwhelmed by school, politics, and the feeling that nothing is fully hers anymore. As new royal problems hit, she has to decide what kind of princess she wants to become.
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Book 12:Princess Mia / To the Nines / Bad Heir Day
Meg Cabot • 2007
Mia's diary follows her through bigger royal responsibilities, bigger feelings, and bigger consequences. With Genovia's future and her own happiness tugging in different directions, she has to grow up fast, even when...
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Book 13:Forever Princess / Ten Out of Ten / Crowning Glory
Meg Cabot • 2008
The original Princess Diaries story reaches its finale as Mia faces the biggest royal decisions of her life. With love, politics, and public expectations colliding, her diary captures a princess learning to lead, and...
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Book 14:Ransom My Heart
Meg Cabot • 2009
A writer is hired to finish a famous author's historical romance, and finds herself tumbling into a swashbuckling love story of her own. With danger, disguises, and a stubborn hero, the line between fiction and real f...
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Book 15:Royal Wedding
Meg Cabot • 2015
Mia is grown up, still a princess, and still dealing with Genovia's public expectations. With a royal wedding on the horizon and politics in the mix, she has to step into adult leadership, and fight for her own happy...
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Princess Diaries FAQ
What is the best order to read the Princess Diaries series?
The recommended reading order is the numbered order shown on this page, starting with The Princess Diaries.
How many books are in the Princess Diaries series?
There are 15 books currently listed in the Princess Diaries series on GurusReads.
Where should I start with the Princess Diaries series?
New readers should start with The Princess Diaries, the first book in the reading order.
Is the Princess Diaries series complete?
Based on the publication years we have, the series appears likely complete and spans releases from 2001 to 2015.