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by Meg Cabot · 2000

Book 1 of The Princess Diaries

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Genre

Young adult literature

What it is about

Princesses
Fathers and daughters
Identity
Diaries

Where it happens

Ages

Young Adult

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Last checked: October 28, 2026

Love & Gelato
Jenna Evans Welch · 2016 · Young adult

about 390 pages

Why: Both are books about fathers and daughters, identity and diaries.
- Fathers and daughters
- Identity
- Diaries
What both books share
- fathers and daughters
  The Princess Diaries: "Fathers and daughters" (OL subject); "Fathers and daughters, fiction" (OL subject); "Fathers and daughters -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
  Love & Gelato: "Fathers and daughters" (OL subject); "Fathers and daughters, fiction" (OL subject); "Fathers and daughters -- FIction" (LoC 650)
- identity
  The Princess Diaries: "Identity" (OL subject); "Identity (Psychology)" (OL subject); "Identity, fiction" (OL subject); "Identity -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
  Love & Gelato: "Identity (Philosophical concept)" (OL subject); "Identity, fiction" (OL subject); "Identity -- Fiction" (LoC 650)
- diaries
  The Princess Diaries: "Diaries" (OL subject); "Diaries, fiction" (OL subject); "Diaries -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
  Love & Gelato: "Diaries" (OL subject); "Diaries, fiction" (OL subject); "Diaries -- Fiction" (LoC 650)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for The Princess Diaries; Open Library and Wikidata for Love & Gelato.
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About Meg Cabot

Born: Born in Bloomington, United States, in 1967. Source: Wikidata and the place's own entry, checked November 6, 2026.
Also writes as: Wikidata lists Patricia Cabot as a pen name of Meg Cabot. Source: Wikidata, with no reference of its own, checked November 6, 2026.
Also writes as: Wikidata lists Jenny Carroll as a pen name of Meg Cabot. Source: Wikidata, with no reference of its own, checked November 6, 2026.

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