[Princess Academy 01] • Princess Academy

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 * The Princess Academy trilogy Princess AcademyPrincess Palace of StonePrincess The Forgotten Sisters *The Books of Bayern The Goose GirlEnna BurningRiver SecretsForest BornBook of a Thousand DaysDangerous Graphic Novels with Dean Hale, illustrated by Nathan HaleRapunzel's Revenge Calamity Jack * *For Adults AustenlandMidnight in AustenlandThe Actor and the Housewife