FROM THE NOTEBOOKS OF A MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCESS

Twelve-year-old Olivia Grace Clarisse Mignonette Harrison has always considered herself an ordinary girl from Cranbrook, New Jersey - with one exception: she can draw. Raised by her mother after the death of her father, Olivia has built a happy, if somewhat unconventional, life with her best friend Nishi and her beloved sketchbooks. But everything changes when Princess Mia Thermopolis Renaldo arrives with an astonishing revelation: Olivia is her younger half-sister, and her father is none other than Prince Philippe Renaldo of Genovia. Suddenly whisked into a glamorous world of palaces, royal traditions, family secrets, and relentless expectations, Olivia must navigate the bewildering discovery that she is a princess - and that the family she never knew she had is waiting for her. As Olivia begins life at the Royal Genovian Academy, she discovers that being royal is about far more than crowns and fancy dresses. With her fiercely protective sister Mia, formidable Grandmère Clarisse, complicated father Philippe, and artistic mother Helen all trying to help her find her place, Olivia struggles to balance her new responsibilities with the girl she has always been. Along the way, she forms an unexpected friendship with Khalil, a young prince living in Genovia as a refugee, clashes with her ambitious cousin Lady Luisa, and leans on Nishi to keep her grounded. Told through Olivia's witty narration, imaginative drawings, and wonderfully messy middle-school perspective, the series follows a girl discovering that family isn't always the one you're born knowing - and that becoming a princess doesn't mean changing who you are.

Story added by nickienicks on September 3, 2026