Jasmine is thrilled to be a Disney Girl. It means she has four best friends -- Ariel, Yukiko, Paula, and Ella. But she still doesn't have a best best friend. Then she meets Isabelle Beaumont, the new girl. Maybe Isabelle could be Jasmine's best best friend -- but could she be a Disney Girl?
This book came my way and as I love Disney I thought I would read it before passing it on. Obviously a very quick read but I actually quite liked it and I would say if you were a girl between about 7 - 10 you would probably love it.
One that won't be too boring for adults reading it to a child as well (providing you like Disney!).
This wasn't the kind of Disney fiction I was looking for, it's more like the Sleepover Club with a Disney theme. But it turned out this didn't matter so much.
I'm not gonna lie, I'm 28 and I liked it, a lot. I would have adored this had I been younger and even though these books were written in the 90s. I'm guessing they were not available in the UK. I've never come across them before.
Basically the story of a group of girls who feel they really relate to a Disney Princess (who doesn't?) and they have sort of a magical ability to turn into the princess when they look in the mirror, while at the same time having the normal pre-teen problems.
Think Babysitter's Club meets Disney Princesses and you've got the right idea. Cute stories about a group of friends the age that these books should appeal to (if I remember correctly, they are nine maybe?) that love everything Disney and all identify with a particular Disney princess. I read when I was 10 and enjoyed it. I wish I could have found the others but haven't to this day. It was really cute, albeit a bit lacking in substance, but still would likely appeal to many young girls around the characters' ages.
This is a really good book to read if you identify with a princess (and who doesn't?) I feel like I'd fit right in with this crowd. It's from the 90's, like 1998 or so, and they actually go to Epcot at one point. I had to laugh when Jasmine said she felt right at home in Morocco. What a Jasmine thing to say! I loved it.