The Princess and the Pauper is the story of the very rich Princess Carina of Vineland and Julia Johnson, a poor teenage girl who lives in Los Angeles.

In Vineland, Princess Carina has been writing to the lead singer of a band called "Toadmuffin", although she hasn't told him that she's a princess. The singer's name is Ribbit and he lives in Los Angeles. Carina really wants to meet him and is really thrilled when her mother, the Queen, says that she may go to Los Angeles with her best friend, Ingrid.

Julia Johnson lives with her mother in Los Angeles in an apartment. Her mother keeps getting fired from her jobs, so they haven't paid the rent for months and Julia is really worried that they're going to be kicked out their apartment.

Meanwhile, at Julia's school, everyone is excited about the arrival of Princess Carina and Ingrid. When they arrive, everyone is amazed that Carina and Julia look so much like each other. After Carina's made a speech to say how lovely it is to be in Los Angeles, Ingrid takes Carina off to the school loos to hatch a secret plan: Carina wants to go to a "Toadmuffin" concert but the Queen has told her she isn't allowed to go.

When Julia unexpectedly comes into the loos, Ingrid asks Carina and Julia to stand side by side because Ingrid has just had a brilliant idea! Julia and Princess Carina could swap places for 24 hours so that Carina could go to the concert pretending to be Julia. In exchange, Carina would give Julia 10,000 dollars...

You'll have to read The Princess and the Pauper to find out if their plan is going to work!

I really, really, really liked this book because Julia finds out that being rich isn't necessarily a guarantee for a happy life. I also love the really happy ending! I hope you have as much fun reading the book as I did!

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