Carina, crown princess of a tiny European nation, is desperate to sneak away from her chaperones while on a goodwill tour of Los Angeles to attend a Toadmuffin concert, so she switches places with local look-alike Julia, who is only too happy to accept ten thousand dollars to attend an embassy ball, but things go awry when Julia falls in love with Carina's fiance, and Carina somehow finds herself on the way to Texas on the band tour bus.
year: 2003, 2004, 2008
call number/section: 1000
subjects: princesses, fiction, schools, school stories, los angeles (calif.), fiction, identity, individuality, identity (philosophical concept), juvenile fiction, juvenile fiction
Editions
Brian, Kate
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (2003)
Julia has never been like the other students at her elite high school, instead of worrying about her looks, she is worrying about finding a way to keep a roof over her family's head, and when a princess who happens to look exactly like Julia offers her $10,000 to switch places for one day, Julia thinks she has finally found a way to help her family.
Schools: 4
Brian, Kate
Simon Pulse (2004)
Julia is desperate to find a way to help out her family while Princess Carina, who is Julia's exact double, is looking for a way to lose her ever-present bodyguards; so when Carina happens to spot Julia, she offers her ten thousand dollars to switch identities for a day.
Schools: 0
Brian, Kate
Simon Pulse (2008)
Carina, crown princess of a tiny European nation, is desperate to sneak away from her chaperones while on a goodwill tour of Los Angeles to attend a Toadmuffin concert, so she switches places with local look-alike Julia, who is only too happy to accept ten thousand dollars to attend an embassy ball, but things go awry when Julia falls in love with Carina's fiance, and Carina somehow finds herself on the way to Texas on the band tour bus.
Schools: 0