Meg Cabot rules the world of teens, tweens and princesses
With an introduction by award-winning actress and bestselling children's author Julie Andrews at the annual Children's Booksellers Association breakfast at BookExpo America, bestselling author Meg Cabot described the many young adult jewels in her literary crown and how she came to rule the teens, tweens and princesses of the children's book market. Beginning with a photo portrait of her childhood, Cabot drew connections between her own growing pains and those of her characters and audiences, describing the trauma of moving from the suburbs to the inner city; telling the story behind the story of how she came to write The Princess Diaries series--the basis for two movie adaptations, ironically, starring Julie Andrews; and introducing her latest in the Allie Finkle series for tweens, Stage Fright (Scholastic; September, 2009). Cabot wrapped her talk with five rules she lives by, including 'I never quit.'
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Meg Cabot rules the world of teens, tweens and princesses
