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Books Girl talk LIFE WASNT ALWAYS so regal for Meg Cabot The author of The Princess Diaries moved from small-town Indiana to New 7 York City as a young woman, and she cried every day for the first three weeks because people there seemed so mean to her. Keep it simple with Jitterbug®. At Jitterbug®, we not only created a simpler cell phone, but a whole new experience that puts our customers first. That’s why Jitterbug® has been recognized as the “Best New Company” in the industry. Designed with you in mind. Easy to use. Soft ear cushion and powerful speaker make the sound loud and clear. Bigger, backlit buttons and brighter text are easy to see. Helpful. Live. 24-hour Jitterbug* operators greet you by name, make calls for you, provide directory assistance, and add names to your phone list. Affordable. Service starts at just SlO a month". No long term contracts. No long distance or roaming fees. Add on minutes don't expire for up to a year! # > Jitterbug* Ceil Phone i«m# mm Call now for our lowest price. Please mention promotional code 34015. 1-800-864-4482 www.jitterbugdirect.com jitftrfniL Q/ 3 GREAT —' Mi Kuad Lofcmul l Irtphiv \.\ 2.W.M IMPORTANT CONSUMER INFORMATION: Subject to Customer Agreement, select calling plans, and credit approval. Other charges and restrictions may apply. Screen images simulated. Coverage and service not available everywhere. Copyright © GrcarCall. Inc. Jitterbug and Great Cal! are trademarks of GrcatCall. Inc. Samsung is a registered trademark of Samsung Electronics America. Inc and its related entities. ’Not including government taxes, assessment surcharges, and set-up fee. ’’Applies to phone and monthly service charges only, provided call time usage is less dian 30 minutes and phone is in like-new condition. Usage charges mav apply. All plans require the purchase of a Jitterbug phone and a onc-timc set-up fee ($35). Jitterbug will work almost everywhere in the U.S. where cellular service is available from most of die major carriers. In an exclusive chat, the author of The Princess Diaries discusses the theme of her new book small-town vs. big-city life with two teen girls. Cabot used her fish-iea i/-out-of-water experi ence in her new book. Jinx, which takes an lowa teen named Jean nicknamed “Jinx” because of her bent for trouble and inserts her into Man hattan’s Upper East Side, where she doesn’t fit in with her rich cousin and becomes enamored of the 7 • Fi : -'.WfmsLL JBBwk-. J At Jitterbug , we make it simple to stay in touch with those you love. hottie next door. To explore life in a small town vs. the big city, Cabot chat ted with two teens exclusively for USA WEEKEND Magazine. Charlotte Christman-Cohen, 14, a freshman at Horace Mann School, lives on the Up per East Side of New York City and attended the Fashion j Institute of Technology this ; summer. Her Midwestern coun terpart, Monica Hemingway, 13, is an Bth grader at South East Junior High in lowa City. She likes math, science and writing. Here's the girl talk... # Author Meg Cabot: Is your personality determined by where you live? Charlotte from Manhattan: It’s what you’re used to growing up. I’m used to being in the city 7 and walking outside my door and seeing all these buildings. Monica from Iowa: Some of my friends have lived in the city their whole life, and they’re all snobbish and everything because they’re used to fighting for their way. And sometimes people who are like me, coming from the country, they’re more like [the book character] Jean: farm fresh and country sweet. • Cabot: What happens when people find out where you're from? Charlotte: People are always so, like, “You live in Manhattan! Do you live on Fifth Avenue?” Not everyone lives on Fifth Avenue. It’s so different: 14th Street looks very different than 88th Street. Monica: People who find out I’m from lowa are, like, “Really? Be cause you act so much like a big-city girl.” When I tell them I used to live on a farm, they’re, like, “Oh, well, do your friends take ad vantage of you? I know a lot of country girls are loyal to a fault.” • Cabot: Let's talk about drugs in schools. Charlotte: There isn’t much at my school, but there are some scan dalous rumors about kids who go outside of school and do [drugs and alcohol]. It’s a big New York City thing... on the weekends. Monica: A lot of people go against the rule and smoke inside school boundaries. It’s ideally disgusting. • Cabot: Have you ever had a crush on a boy someone else liked? Charlotte: In my school, there are only a few boys who are what you would call “normal.” So everyone always likes these same four guys. It causes so much drama. C 3 20 USA WEEKEND • Sept. 14-16,2007 r"Not everyone in Manhattan L lives on Fifth Avenue." A $ r "Some H people are 1 surprised that ] I'm from k L lowa." A KATHRYN ADAMS