Princess Academy

Princess Academy

<p><b>A Newbery Honor Winner</b><br><b>A <i>New York Times</i> Bestseller</b><br><b></b><br><b>In this first book in </b><b><i>New York Times</i> bestselling, Newbery Honor-winning author Shannon Hale's Princess Academy series</b><b>,</b><b> Miri finds herself a sudden participant in a contest to find the next princess of the realm.</b></p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p><b>Don't miss any of these other books from <i>New York Times </i>bestselling author Shannon Hale:</b></p><p><b>The Princess Academy trilogy</b><br><i>Princess Academy</i><br><i>Princess Academy: Palace of Stone</i><br><i>Princess Academy: The Forgotten Sisters</i></p><p><b>The Books of Bayern</b><br><i>The Goose Girl</i><br><i>Enna Burning</i><br><i>River Secrets</i><br><i>Forest Born</i></p><p><i>Book of a Thousand Days</i><br><i></i><br><i>Dangerous</i></p><p><b>Graphic Novels</b><br>with Dean Hale, illustrated by Nathan Hale<br><i>Rapunzel's Revenge </i><br><i>Calamity Jack</i></p><p><b>For Adults</b><br><i>Austenland</i><br><i>Midnight in Austenland</i><br><i>The Actor and the Housewife</i></p>