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  Then we sat on the seawall and looked out across the ocean, and talked about Persian miniatures, and Prince Khalil’s home country, and Genovia, and New Jersey, and Prince Gunther, and Princess Sophie Eugenie (with whom he was not texting during the train ride home. He was texting back and forth with his mother, who loves to text, and loves heart emojis even more), and my pet iguana, Carlos, and wildlife illustration, and how much we hate Boris P’s music.

  And before I knew it, it was midnight, and Serena said she needed to get me back, and we dropped Prince Khalil off at the apartment building where he lives with his mom and dad.…

  But not before I got a selfie of us sitting on the seawall in the moonlight, eating our ice-cream cones, our shoulders touching and our feet dangling above the waves. I told him I needed to send it to my friend Nishi.

  “I lost a bet,” I explained.

  “Okay,” he said, giving me a bewildered smile.

  And now I’m starting to think that I was 100 percent wrong this morning when I told Grandmère that being thirteen feels exactly the same as being twelve.

  Thirteen is completely different—and so much better—than being twelve.

  Uh-oh. Nishi just got the photo I sent her, and is texting me back:

  But you know what? I’m not going to. Because some things are meant to be private.

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  Contents

  Title Page

  Copyright Notice

  Monday, November 23, 10:30 A.M., Royal Genovian Academy, World Languages

  Monday, November 23, 11:15 A.M., Royal Genovian Academy, Still in World Languages

  Monday, November 23, 1:15 P.M., Royal Genovian Academy, Lunch

  Monday, November 23, 5:45 P.M., Royal Genovian Bedroom

  Tuesday, November 24, 6:15 A.M., Royal Genovian Bedroom

  Tuesday, November 24, 11:05 A.M., Royal Genovian Academy, World Languages

  Tuesday, November 24, 1:00 P.M., Royal Genovian Academy, Dining Room

  Tuesday, November 24, 3:15 P.M., Royal Limousine

  Tuesday, November 24, 5:15 P.M., Royal Genovian Gardens

  Tuesday, November 24, 8:30 P.M., Royal Genovian Bedroom

  Tuesday, November 24, 9:35 P.M., Royal Genovian Bedroom

  Wednesday, November 25, 8:10 A.M., Royal Limousine to the Train Station

  Wednesday, November 25, 1:00 P.M., Train to Stockerdörfl

  Wednesday, November 25, 7:00 P.M., Eis Schloss, Stockerdörfl, Austria

  Wednesday, November 25, 8:30 P.M., La Fondue, Stockerdörfl, Austria

  Wednesday, November 25, 11:30 P.M., Eis Schloss, Stockerdörfl, Austria

  Thursday, November 26, 1:30 A.M., Eis Schloss, Stockerdörfl, Austria

  Thursday, November 26, 8:35 A.M., Ice-Skating Rink, Stockerdörfl, Austria

  Thursday, November 26, 1:00 P.M., Ski Lift to Beginner Slope

  Thursday, November 26, 2:30 P.M., Dogsledding Event

  Thursday, November 26, 6:00 P.M., Eis Schloss

  Friday, November 27, 1:00 A.M., Eis Schloss

  Friday, November 27, 7:00 A.M., Eis Schloss

  Friday, November 27, 1:00 P.M., Eis Schloss

  Friday, November 27, 5:00 P.M., Train Back to Genovia

  Friday, November 27, 10:30 P.M., Royal Genovian Bedroom

  Saturday, November 28, 11:00 A.M., MY BIRTHDAY, Royal Pool

  Saturday, November 28, 4:00 P.M., Royal Genovian Bedroom

  Sunday, November 29, 2:00 A.M., Royal Genovian Bedroom

  About the Author

  Copyright

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