▁M ia ▁also ▁makes ▁another ▁friend ▁named ▁T ina , ▁who ▁is ▁sh unn ed ▁because ▁of ▁her ▁over prote ct ive ▁father , ▁who ▁makes ▁her ▁have ▁a ▁body guard . ▁ ▁Char acters ▁M ia ▁Th erm opol is : ▁Descri bes ▁herself ▁as ▁a ▁five - foot ▁nine , ▁flat ▁ch ested , ▁fresh man , ▁fre ak ; ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁Am elia ▁M ignon ette ▁Gr im ald i ▁Th erm opol is ▁Ren al do , ▁Princess ▁of ▁Gen ov ia . ▁M ia ▁lov es ▁to ▁write , ▁has ▁a ▁t endency ▁to ▁obs ess ▁over ▁everything ▁that ▁happens ▁to ▁her , ▁is ▁a ▁veget arian , ▁ident ifies ▁as ▁a ▁femin ist ▁and ▁is ▁currently ▁failing ▁algebra ▁and ▁many ▁other ▁subjects . ▁ ▁Grand m ere : ▁M ia ' s ▁grand m other , ▁who ▁lov es ▁Side c ars , ▁is ▁highly ▁critical ▁of ▁everyone ▁around ▁her . ▁She ▁has ▁a ▁hair less ▁po od le , ▁R omm el , ▁and ▁she ▁calls ▁Michael ▁Mos cov itz ▁that ▁boy . ▁Her ▁full ▁name ▁is ▁The ▁Dow ager ▁Princess ▁Clar isse ▁Ren al do . ▁M ia ▁and ▁her ▁Grand m other ▁don ' t ▁get ▁along ▁with ▁each ▁other ▁for ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁story . ▁ ▁L illy ▁Mos cov itz : ▁M ia ' s ▁b oss y ▁activ ist ▁best ▁friend , ▁who ▁has ▁her ▁own ▁television ▁cable ▁show , ▁L illy ▁T ells ▁It ▁Like ▁It ▁Is . ▁