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When a wizard's miscast spell transports snooty Princess Eglantine to the twenty-first century, Casey Peabody winds up sharing her bedroom with the medieval damsel. Their friendship is hindered because Egg can "out-princess the prissiest snobs at Pine Glen Junior High," and Casey's an un-girly jock. This fluffy tale is weighed down by its less-than-subtle message: "be true to yourself."