To Catch a Prince

✍ Scribed by Prince Duke of Cambridge William;McKnight, Gillian

• Publisher: Simon and Schuster; Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
• Year: 2005
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 105 KB
• Edition: 1st ed
• Category: Fiction
• City: New York, London (England
• ISBN: 143911661X

✦ Synopsis

Helene Masterson and Alexis Worth are stepsisters and best friends. When Helene lands a summer internship in London, Alexis tags along. To make their summer more interesting, the girls make a bet that one of them must hook Prince William by the end of the summer. When the girls meet Simon and Lazlo, they find their perfect matches, but will the boys get discouraged with the girls' royal distraction?

In The Frog Prince , Helene and Alexis are off to Paris after Helene's estranged father invites her to stay for the summer. Helene and Alexis set out to catch the prince of Paris, chasing him all over town, but what if he turns out to be a toad?

Now both novels are available in one bind up just in time for a Royal Wedding! **

From School Library Journal

Grade 7 Up–Best friends and stepsisters Alexis and Helene, both 16, head for London where Helene has a summer internship at the National Gallery. The girls decide to make a bet: who will snag Prince William? Along the way, they meet their dream guys, Simon and Laszlo. They also help their British cousin escape the clutches of her posh but sleazy boyfriend. The story has many plot elements that are completely ridiculous. The girls scam their way into first class, get internships that college graduates would not be able to procure, and have an unlimited amount of money. Beyond implausible, the book is slow and not very interesting. The characters are bland and, even though they're supposed to be quite different in style and interests, they sound exactly alike. –Amy Patrick, New York Public Library
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Review

"I liked it. And I don't really like much." --Nichola Hussein

✦ Subjects

William, -- Prince, Duke of Cambridge, -- 1982