▁Michael ▁Mos cov itz : ▁L illy ' s ▁older ▁brother , ▁who ▁is ▁extremely ▁smart ▁and ▁according ▁to ▁M ia , ▁is ▁attract ive . ▁Also ▁M ia ' s ▁cr ush . ▁ ▁L ana ▁Wein berger : ▁Head ▁cheer le ader , ▁initially ▁Josh ' s ▁girl friend , ▁dis lik es ▁M ia ▁and ▁is ▁puts ▁her ▁down ▁throughout ▁the ▁book . ▁ ▁Josh ▁Rich ter : ▁M ia ' s ▁cr ush , ▁" six ▁feet ▁of ▁un ad ul ter ated ▁hot ness ." ▁Origin ally ▁d ating ▁L ana ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁story , ▁he ▁is ▁shown ▁to ▁have ▁manip ulative ▁t endencies . ▁ ▁Helen ▁Th erm opol is : ▁M ia ' s ▁qu ir ky ▁painter ▁mother , ▁who ▁surpr ises ▁M ia ▁by ▁d ating ▁her ▁algebra ▁teacher . ▁She ▁is ▁described ▁as ▁ir respons ible . ▁ ▁Philippe ▁Ren al do : ▁M ia ' s ▁royal ▁father , ▁who ▁is ▁the ▁prince ▁of ▁Gen ov ia . ▁He ▁had ▁M ia ▁out ▁of ▁wed lock , ▁and ▁is ▁constantly ▁anno yed ▁by ▁his ▁dom ine ering ▁mother , ▁has ▁many ▁girl fri ends , ▁and ▁tells ▁M ia ▁that ▁she ▁is ▁a ▁prin cess ▁after ▁he ▁is ▁no ▁longer ▁able ▁to ▁have ▁children ▁because ▁he ▁had ▁cancer . ▁ ▁T ina ▁H ak im - B aba : ▁A ▁girl ▁whom ▁M ia ▁be fri ends ▁throughout ▁the ▁novel . ▁Her ▁father ▁is ▁an ▁oil ▁man ▁she ikh