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Short Stories
Short Stories [Paperback] Meg Cabot
254 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2004
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About the author
Meg Cabot
279 books35.4k followersLibrarian note: AKA Jenny Carroll (1-800-Where-R-You series), AKA Patricia Cabot (historical romance novels).
Meg Cabot was born on February 1, 1967, during the Chinese astrological year of the Fire Horse, a notoriously unlucky sign. Fortunately she grew up in Bloomington, Indiana, where few people were aware of the stigma of being a fire horse -- at least until Meg became a teenager, when she flunked freshman Algebra twice, then decided to cut her own bangs. After six years as an undergrad at Indiana University, Meg moved to New York City (in the middle of a sanitation worker strike) to pursue a career as an illustrator, at which she failed miserably, forcing her to turn to her favorite hobby--writing novels--for emotional succor. She worked various jobs to pay the rent, including a decade-long stint as the assistant manager of a 700 bed freshmen dormitory at NYU, a position she still occasionally misses.
She is now the author of nearly fifty books for both adults and teens, selling fifteen million copies worldwide, many of which have been #1 New York Times bestsellers, most notably The Princess Diaries series, which is currently being published in over 38 countries, and was made into two hit movies by Disney. In addition, Meg wrote the Mediator and 1-800-Where-R-You? series (on which the television series, Missing, was based), two All-American Girl books, Teen Idol, Avalon High, How to Be Popular, Pants on Fire, Jinx, a series of novels written entirely in email format (Boy Next Door, Boy Meets Girl, and Every Boy's Got One), a mystery series (Size 12 Is Not Fat/ Size 14 Is Not Fat Either/Big Boned), and a chick-lit series called Queen of Babble.
Meg is now writing a new children's series called Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls. Her new paranormal series, Abandon, debuts in Summer of 2011.
Meg currently divides her time between Key West, Indiana, and New York City with a primary cat (one-eyed Henrietta), various back-up cats, and her husband, who doesn't know he married a fire horse. Please don't tell him.
Series:
* Airhead
* The Princess Diaries
* Mediator
Meg Cabot was born on February 1, 1967, during the Chinese astrological year of the Fire Horse, a notoriously unlucky sign. Fortunately she grew up in Bloomington, Indiana, where few people were aware of the stigma of being a fire horse -- at least until Meg became a teenager, when she flunked freshman Algebra twice, then decided to cut her own bangs. After six years as an undergrad at Indiana University, Meg moved to New York City (in the middle of a sanitation worker strike) to pursue a career as an illustrator, at which she failed miserably, forcing her to turn to her favorite hobby--writing novels--for emotional succor. She worked various jobs to pay the rent, including a decade-long stint as the assistant manager of a 700 bed freshmen dormitory at NYU, a position she still occasionally misses.
She is now the author of nearly fifty books for both adults and teens, selling fifteen million copies worldwide, many of which have been #1 New York Times bestsellers, most notably The Princess Diaries series, which is currently being published in over 38 countries, and was made into two hit movies by Disney. In addition, Meg wrote the Mediator and 1-800-Where-R-You? series (on which the television series, Missing, was based), two All-American Girl books, Teen Idol, Avalon High, How to Be Popular, Pants on Fire, Jinx, a series of novels written entirely in email format (Boy Next Door, Boy Meets Girl, and Every Boy's Got One), a mystery series (Size 12 Is Not Fat/ Size 14 Is Not Fat Either/Big Boned), and a chick-lit series called Queen of Babble.
Meg is now writing a new children's series called Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls. Her new paranormal series, Abandon, debuts in Summer of 2011.
Meg currently divides her time between Key West, Indiana, and New York City with a primary cat (one-eyed Henrietta), various back-up cats, and her husband, who doesn't know he married a fire horse. Please don't tell him.
Series:
* Airhead
* The Princess Diaries
* Mediator
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August 20, 2017
Reunion (Girls Night Out/2006): Being part of the Boy Series (and longest story in here), this was unsuprisingly my favourite from the bunch. I really liked the email style and hilarious communication between Jo and Mary. 3.5 stars
Back to School (Seventeen Magazin): A bit too short but with a very important and good message. 3 stars
You Rock, Jen Greenley (teen Magazin YM): This short story inspired Teen Idol which I read couple of years ago. The story itself was okay, again on the shorter side but not really something special. 2 stars
Girl's Guide to New York Through the Movies (Metropolis Found): More an article than a story. My least favourite piece. 1 stars
My Character (Storyquest UK/2007): Again very short. Didn't like the main character. 1.5 stars
Every Girl's Dream (teen Magazin YM): Belongs to the Mediator universe. Haven't read these but I liked the short story nonetheless. 2.5 stars
Back to School (Seventeen Magazin): A bit too short but with a very important and good message. 3 stars
You Rock, Jen Greenley (teen Magazin YM): This short story inspired Teen Idol which I read couple of years ago. The story itself was okay, again on the shorter side but not really something special. 2 stars
Girl's Guide to New York Through the Movies (Metropolis Found): More an article than a story. My least favourite piece. 1 stars
My Character (Storyquest UK/2007): Again very short. Didn't like the main character. 1.5 stars
Every Girl's Dream (teen Magazin YM): Belongs to the Mediator universe. Haven't read these but I liked the short story nonetheless. 2.5 stars
August 6, 2013
They are free! If you want to read them, you can find them Here:
http://www.megcabot.com/wp-content/up...
http://www.megcabot.com/wp-content/up...
July 11, 2023
some of them were good some of them were outrageously bad. I liked the last two reader submitted stories a lot
March 23, 2025
Surprisingly, I really enjoyed all of the stories in this collection.
December 22, 2014
I loved these short stories by Meg Cabot. Some I had read before and others I did not know even existed. I loved "Reunion" a lot! The method of telling a story through emails is so unique and I am happy that there was one more story to read that way.
Definitely download this free book and enjoy a few minutes of classic Meg Cabot fun.
Definitely download this free book and enjoy a few minutes of classic Meg Cabot fun.
August 15, 2010
The stories are rather short and light, so I could read it in just a few days, while travelling on holidays :)
Definitely, a book for teens.
Definitely, a book for teens.
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