Best Selling Books by Meg Cabot

When struck by lightning, Jess Mastriani developed a psychic ability to find missing children--but now she wants the government and the media to think she''s lost her power.

Lizzie Nichols stuggles to find a New York City apartment with her seemingly reluctant boyfriend, fantasizes about her ideal job, and inadvertently endangers her boyfriend''s career.

The fifth book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Princess Diaries series by Meg Cabot. In her heart of hearts, Mia has but one wish: an evening spent with Michael in a tux and a corsage on her wrist—in other words, the prom. Michael, however, does not seem to share the dream that is the prom. Worse still, a service workers'' strike (with Grandmère and Lilly at the heart of it and on opposite sides) threatens the very existence of this year''s prom. Will the strike end in time? Can Mia talk Michael out of his anti-prom views? Most importantly, will Mia get to wear her pink prom dress? Princess in Pink is the fifth book in the beloved, bestselling series that inspired the feature film starring Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews.

Poor Mia Thermopolis. Not only has she made a total ass of herself with J.P. (a.k.a. the Guy Who Hates It When They Put Corn in the Chilli), trying to prove that she''s a super-chilled party girl. She''s also bankrupted the student council. Way to go, Princess. Just as Mia''s scared that she''s lost Michael AND a ton of money, Grandmere steps in with a fundraising plan. She''s going to stage a musical in front of the world''s hottest celebs - and the star will be none other than Princess Amelia Mignonette Grimaldi Thermopolis Renaldo! PRAISE FOR MEG CABOT "There is a school of thought that says reading should be entertaining, and this is exactly what Meg Cabot produces for us: fun. She is the master of her genre; she is the George Bernard Shaw, if not the George Eliot of [her genre]." Publishers Weekly "Cabot has . . . an off-the-wall sense of humor that will have readers laughing out loud and a knack for creating fully realized characters that readers will miss when the story ends." Booklist

Nine-year-old Allie Finkle''s list of rules helps her navigate a tricky situation with a new girl at school.

Princess Mia''s junior year in high school begins with a difficult course load, a crazy student council race, Grandmere''s search for temporary lodging, and learning that her boyfriend is moving to Japan for a year, partly because she will not sleep with him.

Studious, socially conscious Emerson Watts learns startling news about the family of Nikki Howard, the teen supermodel into whose body Emerson''s brain was transplanted by the nefarious Stark corporation.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A one-of-a-kind Star Wars experience that sheds new light on the original film. On May 25, 1977, the world was introduced to Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, C-3PO, R2-D2, Chewbacca, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Darth Vader, and a galaxy full of possibilities. In honor of the fortieth anniversary, more than forty contributors lend their vision to this retelling of Star Wars. Each of the forty short stories reimagines a moment from the original film, but through the eyes of a supporting character. From a Certain Point of View features contributions by bestselling authors, trendsetting artists, and treasured voices from the literary history of Star Wars: • Gary Whitta bridges the gap from Rogue One to A New Hope through the eyes of Captain Antilles. • Aunt Beru finds her voice in an intimate character study by Meg Cabot. • Nnedi Okorofor brings dignity and depth to a most unlikely character: the monster in the trash compactor. • Pablo Hidalgo provides a chilling glimpse inside the mind of Grand Moff Tarkin. • Pierce Brown chronicles Biggs Darklighter’s final flight during the Rebellion’s harrowing attack on the Death Star. • Wil Wheaton spins a poignant tale of the rebels left behind on Yavin. Plus thirty-four more hilarious, heartbreaking, and astonishing tales from: Ben Acker • Renée Ahdieh • Tom Angleberger • Ben Blacker • Jeffrey Brown • Rae Carson • Adam Christopher • Zoraida Córdova • Delilah S. Dawson • Kelly Sue DeConnick • Paul Dini • Ian Doescher • Ashley Eckstein • Matt Fraction • Alexander Freed • Jason Fry • Kieron Gillen • Christie Golden • Claudia Gray • E. K. Johnston • Paul S. Kemp • Mur Lafferty • Ken Liu • Griffin McElroy • John Jackson Miller • Daniel José Older • Mallory Ortberg • Beth Revis • Madeleine Roux • Greg Rucka • Gary D. Schmidt • Cavan Scott • Charles Soule • Sabaa Tahir • Elizabeth Wein • Glen Weldon • Chuck Wendig All participating authors have generously forgone any compensation for their stories. Instead, their proceeds will be donated to First Book—a leading nonprofit that provides new books, learning materials, and other essentials to educators and organizations serving children in need. To further celebrate the launch of this book and both companies’ longstanding relationships with First Book, Penguin Random House has donated $100,000 to First Book, and Disney/Lucasfilm has donated 100,000 children’s books—valued at $1,000,000—to support First Book and their mission of providing equal access to quality education. Over the past sixteen years, Disney and Penguin Random House combined have donated more than eighty-eight million books to First Book.

A gift…or a curse? Jessica Mastriani has never liked attention. All she wants is to make it to high school graduation like any ordinary girl. But when Jess is struck by lightning, she becomes anything but ordinary: suddenly she has the ability to locate missing children. Now Jess is getting noticed in all the wrong ways and by all the wrong people. The media is obsessed with her and her story. The FBI is tapping her phone. And what’s going on with sexy senior Rob? Soon Jess learns the hard way that not everyone who is lost wants to be found…. With no one to trust, it''s up to Jess to decide what to do with her new power—before it’s decided for her.

All you need to know to be a princess— Or Just live like one Compiled by Mia Thermopolis aka Princess Amelia Mignonette Grimaldi Thermopolis Renaldo of Genovia

Suze''s new life in California is pretty cool. There are the pool parties, the new friends, and the fact that the hottest ghost in history happens to live in her bedroom. But when a screaming spirit appears at the end of her bed, Suze is thrown on to the trail of a murderer. All the clues lead to the freaky father of Tad Beaumont, the cutest boy in school . . . and the only guy who’s ever asked Suze out. Not only is her potential beau''s dad probably a killer, but he also seems be some kind of vampire. No one said that life as a mediator was going to be simple. But this is getting ridiculous . . .

"Pierce, dix-sept ans, a échappé à la mort... mais la Mort l’a rattrapée. Et finalement, Pierce ne trouve pas son sort si regrettable. Car elle est tombée amoureuse de John Hayden, Gardien des Enfers. Pour passer l’éternité avec lui dans le monde des ténèbres, elle est prête à tout. Quitte à laisser sa vie derrière elle. Le souci, c’est qu’un tel choix n’est pas innocent : l’équilibre entre la vie et la mort a été bouleversé, et si l’ordre naturel n’est pas rapidement rétabli, ce sera la fin du monde. Lorsque John est grièvement blessé, seule Pierce peut encore se dresser face au chaos... ".

Meet Kate Mackenzie. She: works for the T.O.D. (short for TyrannicalOffice Despot, also known as Amy Jenkins,Director of the Human Resources Divisionat the New York Journal) is sleeping on the couch because herboyfriend of ten years refuses to commit can''t find an affordable studio apartmentanywhere in New York City thinks things can''t get any worse. They can. Because: the T.O.D. is making her fire the most popularemployee in the paper''s senior staff dining room that employee is now suing Kate for wrongfultermination, and now Kate has to give a deposition in front ofMitch Hertzog, the scion of one of Manhattan''s wealthiest law families,who embraces everything Kate most despises ... but also happens to have a nice smile and a killer bod. The last thing anybody -- least of all Kate Mackenzie -- expects to findin a legal arbitration is love. But that''s the kind of thing that canhappen when ... Boy Meets Girl.

It’s a hot Californian summer and Suze’s best friend, Gina, is visiting from New York. Bliss! All Suze wants to do is check out the cute guys down at the beach. Unfortunately, being a mediator makes hanging out like any normal teenager pretty hard. So Suze is hardly surprised when a fatal car accident wreaks havoc on her perfect summer. The spirits of four high-school students are hungry for revenge. And if Suze tries to protect their target, she might find herself involved in a nasty ‘accident’ of her own . . .

Grandmere is determined to prove that boy (aka Michael) isn''t the right one for the crown princess of Genovia. Mia isn''t having much luck proving otherwise, since Michael has a history of being decidedly against Valentine''s Day.

While helping her half-sister, the ruler of Genovia, prepare for her royal wedding, Princess Olivia finds herself facing snooty cousins, school, and princess lessons with Grandmeré.

You are invited to a Genovian Royal Wedding in this second book pulled From the Notebooks of a Middle School Princess, a Princess Diaries spin-off series, written and illustrated by New York Times-bestselling author Meg Cabot. Olivia Grace Clarisse Mignonette Harrison still finds it hard to believe that she''s a real live PRINCESS OF GENOVIA. Not only does she get to live in an actual palace with her newly discovered family and two fabulous poodles (who all love her and think that she''s anything but ordinary!) but she also gets her very own PONY! Of course, things aren''t going exactly like she imagined. Her half-sister Mia is very busy learning how to take over the country while trying to plan a wedding and her father is actually getting remarried himself-to Mia''s mother!-and spends most of his time "renovating" the summer palace, although Grandmere says he is just hiding from the wedding preparations. Olivia hardly gets to see either of them. Fortunately, Grandmere has her own plans for Mia''s wedding, and needs Olivia''s help to pull them off. Just when Olivia starts to think that things are going to work out after all, the palace is invaded by a host of new cousins and other royals who all seem to be angry at Olivia (although Grandmere says they are just jealous). As the day of the wedding gets closer and closer, Olivia becomes more and more worried. For such a carefully planned event, it seems like a LOT of things are going wrong... Can Olivia keep this royal wedding from becoming a royal disaster?

As mediator Susannah Simon tries to protect her classmate, Michael, from the vengeance of the RLS Angels, four teenage ghosts who died in a terrible accident, she realizes the deaths were not accidental and the real killer is capable of killing again

Tout le monde adore Jen dans son lycée. Sous la plume de "Sally", elle tient de façon anonyme la rubrique "courrier du coeur" du journal du lycée. En raison de sa discrétion, le proviseur lui demande de prendre sous son aile un nouvel élève, Lucas, qui s''avère n''être autre que Luke Strike, l''immense star du cinéma. Pour s''imprégner d''un nouveau personnage, la star veut passer quinze jours incognito au lycée. Et comme si cette mission ne lui suffisait pas, Jen décide de retrouver la mascotte du prof de latin qui vient d''être kidnappée par les caïds du lycée. Délicates missions...

Heather Wells finally has a boyfriend, but Dr. Veatch, Heather Wells'' boss, has been murdered ; she investigates.

Sixteen-year-old Steph Landry finds an old book on how to be popular and decides to change her social status by following its advice, much to the bafflement of her two best friends.

Suze is used to trouble, but this time she''s in deep: Ghostly Jesse has her heart, but Paul Slater, a real flesh—and—blood guy, is warm for her form. And mediator Paul knows how to send Jesse to the Great Beyond. For good. Paul claims he won''t do anything to Jesse as long as Suze will go out with him. Fearing she''ll lose Jesse forever, Suze agrees. But even if Suze can get Jesse to admit his true feelings for her, what kind of future can she have with a guy who''s already dead?

Emily''s Runaway Imagination

In a series of diary entries, Princess Mia describes celebrating Christmas with her friends in Genovia.

The Falls

Five bestselling authors offer five stories on prom nights gone terribly wrong in one out-of-this-world collection. They take bad prom nights to a whole new level--a paranormally bad level. In this exciting collection, bestselling authors Meg Cabot ("How to Be Popular"), Kim Harrison ("A Fistful of Charms"), Michele Jaffe ("Bad Kitty"), Stephenie Meyer ("Twilight"), and Lauren Myracle ("ttyl") take bad prom nights to a whole new level--a paranormally bad level. Wardrobe malfunctions and two left feet don''t hold a candle to discovering your date is the Grim Reaper--and he isn''t here to tell you how hot you look. From angels fighting demons to a creepy take on getting what you wish for, these five stories will entertain better than any DJ in a bad tux. No corsage or limo rental necessary. Just good, scary fun.

Suze is a mediator -- a liaison between the living and the dead. In other words, she sees dead people. And they won''t leave her alone until she helps them resolve their unfinished business with the living. But Jesse, the hot ghost haunting her bedroom, doesn''t seem to need her help. Which is a relief, because Suze has just moved to sunny California and plans to start fresh, with trips to the mall instead of the cemetery, and surfing instead of spectral visitations. But the very first day at her new school, Suze realizes it''s not that easy. There''s a ghost with revenge on her mind ... and Suze happens to be in the way.

Now a high school junior, Samantha tries to decide whether she is ready to have sex with her boyfriend, who happens to be the President''s son.