Overview
A Newbery Honor Winner
A New York Times Bestseller
In this first book in New York Times bestselling, Newbery Honor-winning author Shannon Hale’s Princess Academy series, Miri finds herself a sudden participant in a contest to find the next princess of the realm.
Miri lives on a mountain where, for generations, her ancestors have lived a simple life. Then word comes that the king’s priests have divined her village the home of the future princess. In a year’s time, the prince will choose his bride from among the village girls.
The king’s ministers set up an academy on the mountain, and every teenage girl must attend and learn how to become a princess. Soon Miri finds herself confronted with a harsh academy mistress, bitter competition among the girls, and her own conflicting desires. Winning the contest could give her everything she ever wanted–but it would mean leaving her home and family behind.
Don’t miss any of these other books from New York Times bestselling author Shannon Hale:
The Princess Academy trilogyPrincess AcademyPrincess Academy: Palace of StonePrincess Academy: The Forgotten Sisters
The Books of BayernThe Goose GirlEnna BurningRiver SecretsForest Born
Book of a Thousand Days
Dangerous
Graphic Novelswith Dean Hale, illustrated by Nathan Hale
Rapunzel’s Revenge Calamity Jack
For AdultsAustenlandMidnight in AustenlandThe Actor and the Housewife
Details
Pages: 320
Dimensions: 8.05 x 5.45 x 1.05 in
Lexile Score: 890
Interest Level: Middle Grade (MG)
Point Value: 10
ISBN: 1582349932
