MEG CABOT

Acknowledgments

 

The author wishes to express her gratitude to the people who contributed in so many ways to the creation and publication of this book: Beth Ader, Jennifer Brown, Barbara Cabot, Charles and Bonnie Egnatz, Emily Faith, Laura Langlie, Ron Markman, Abigail McAden, A. Elizabeth Mikesell, Melinda Mounsey, David Walton, Allegra Yeley and, most especially, Benjamin Egnatz.

"Whatever comes," she said, "cannot alter one thing. If I am a princess in rags and tatters, I can be a princess inside. It would be easy to be a princess if I were dressed in cloth of gold, but it is a great deal more of a triumph to be one all the time when no one knows it."

 

ALITTLE PRINCESS

FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT

 

 

Contents

 

Acknowledgments

 

Epigraph

 

Tuesday, September 23

Sometimes it seems like all I ever do is lie.

My mom thinks I’m repressing my feelings about this.

Wednesday, September 24, Fifth Period

Lilly’s like, "Mr. Gianini’s cool."

Yeah, right. He’s cool if you’re Lilly Moscovitz.

Thursday, September 25

In Algebra today all I could think about was how Mr. Gianini might put his tongue in my mom’s mouth . . . 

Friday, September 26

LILLY MOSCOVITZ’S LIST OF HOTTEST GUYS(compiled during World Civ, with commentary . . . 

Later on Friday

I was measuring my chest and totally not thinking about the fact that my mom was out with my Algebra teacher . . . 

Saturday, September 27

I was asleep when my mom got home from her date last night . . . 

Sunday, September 28

My dad called again today, and this time Mom reallywas at her studio, so I didn’t feel so bad about lying . . . 

Monday, September 29, G & T

Today I watched Mr. Gianini very closely for signs that he might not have had as good a time on his date . . . 

Tuesday, September 30

Something really weird just happened. I got home from school, and my mom was there . . . 

Wednesday, October 1

My dad’s here. Well, not here in the loft. He’s staying at the Plaza, as usual.

Notes from G & T

Lilly—I can’t stand this. When is she going to go back to the teachers’ lounge?

Thursday, October 2,

Ladies’ Room at the Plaza Hotel

Well.

I guess now I know why my dad is so concerned . . . 

Later on Thursday,

Penguin House, Central Park Zoo

I’m so freaked out I can barely write, plus people keep bumping my elbow, and it’s dark in here, but whatever.

Even Later on Thursday

Of course, I couldn’t hide out in the penguin house forever. Eventually, they flicked the lights . . . 

Friday, October 3, Homeroom

Today when I woke up, the pigeons that live on the fire escape outside my window were cooing away . . . 

More Friday, Algebra

Lilly could tell right away something was up. Oh, she swallowed the whole story . . .