Princess for Hire (A Princess for Hire Book) - Softcover

Leavitt, Lindsey

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1423122992 ISBN 13: 9781423122999

Publisher: Hyperion Book CH, 2011

Synopsis

When Desi Bascomb gets discovered by the elite Façade Agency--royalty surrogates extraordinaire--her life goes from glamour-starved to spectacular in a blink.  As her new agent Meredith explains, Desi has a rare magical ability: when she applies the ancient formula Royal Rouge, she can temporarily transform into the exact lookalike of any princess who needs her subbing services. Dream come true, right?

Well, Desi soon learns that subbing involves a lot more than wearing a tiara and waving at cameras. Like, what do you do when a bullying older sister puts you on a nasty crash diet? Or when a princess’s conflicted sweetheart shows up to break things off and you know she would want you to change his mind?

In this hilarious series debut, one girl’s dream of glamour transforms into something bigger: the desire to make a positive impact. And an impact Desi makes, one royal fiasco at a time.

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About the Author

Lindsey Leavitt (www.lindseyleavitt.com) lives in Las Vegas with her husband and three small daughters. Although she has been a substitute teacher and a homecoming princess, she has never been a substitute princess-yet. She's still scanning the want ads . Lindsey is currently hard at work on the next book in the Princess for Hire series.

From School Library Journal

Grade 6–8—Readers still lamenting the conclusion of Meg Cabot's "Princess Diaries" (HarperCollins) will eagerly embrace this first volume in the adventures of Desi Bascomb. The 15-year-old is stuck in Sproutsville, ID, where she is tormented by her ex-best friend, Celeste, and is working a miserable job at Pets Charming, where she is forced to dress up as a groundhog. Then she spies an ad for a princess sub and meets agent Meredith, who informs Desi that she has a rare magical gift that will allow her to apply royal rouge and stand in for any princess in need of a break. Desi is sent on three missions for three very different young women, and though she is told not to interfere, at last she sees her chance to make an impact. Though the plot is predictable and concepts such as royal rouge and getting from job to job in a bubble are silly and contrived, overall the novel is frothy fun. Desi is constantly comparing herself to seemingly perfect Celeste, and it is only through her new job that she begins to discover her own worth. This is a fast-paced and humorous read with a dash of romance. It's sure to leave readers longing for the next installment.—Shari Fesko, Southfield Public Library, MI
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About this edition

• Publisher: Hyperion Book CH
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1423122992
• ISBN 13: 9781423122999
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256