▁ever ▁dream s ▁about ▁are ▁kiss ing ▁senior ▁Josh ▁Rich ter ▁(" six ▁feet ▁of ▁hot ness ") ▁and ▁passing ▁Al gebra . ▁M ia ' s ▁father ▁comes ▁to ▁town ▁and ▁dro ps ▁a ▁major ▁bomb : ▁he ' s ▁not ▁just ▁a ▁European ▁politician ▁as ▁he ' s ▁always ▁led ▁her ▁to ▁believe , ▁but ▁actually ▁the ▁prince ▁of ▁a ▁small ▁country . ▁And ▁M ia , ▁his ▁only ▁he ir , ▁is ▁now ▁considered ▁the ▁crown ▁prin cess ▁of ▁Gen ov ia . ▁She ▁doesn ' t ▁even ▁know ▁how ▁to ▁begin ▁to ▁co pe : ▁" I ▁am ▁so ▁NOT ▁a ▁prin cess .... ▁You ▁never ▁saw ▁anyone ▁who ▁looked ▁less ▁like ▁a ▁prin cess ▁than ▁I ▁do . ▁I ▁mean , ▁I ▁have ▁really ▁bad ▁hair ... ▁and ... ▁a ▁really ▁big ▁mouth ▁and ▁no ▁bre asts ▁and ▁feet ▁that ▁look ▁like ▁sk is ." ▁M ia ' s ▁troubles ▁are ▁ ▁w ors ened : ▁her ▁mother ▁has ▁started ▁d ating ▁her ▁algebra ▁teacher ▁( Fran k ▁Gian ini ), ▁the ▁pap ar az zi ▁are ▁showing ▁up ▁at ▁school , ▁and ▁she ▁has ▁a ▁fight ▁with ▁her ▁best ▁friend ▁L illy . ▁After ▁this ▁they ▁don ' t ▁talk ▁for ▁a ▁while ▁and ▁become ▁distant ▁from ▁each ▁other . ▁M ia ▁goes ▁to ▁her ▁Grand m ère ' s ▁Pla za ▁Hotel ▁room ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁begin ▁prin cess ▁training , ▁where ▁she ▁starts ▁to ▁develop ▁into ▁a ▁great ▁prin cess . ▁Through out ▁the ▁story