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 Hale:

The Princess Academy trilogy

Princess Academy

Princess Academy: Palace of Stone

Princess Academy: The Forgotten Sisters

The Books of Bayern

The Goose Girl

Enna Burning

River Secrets

Forest Born

Book of a Thousand Days

Dangerous

Graphic Novels

with Dean Hale, illustrated by Nathan Hale

Rapunzel's Revenge

Calamity Jack

For Adults

Austenland

Midnight in Austenland

The Actor and the Housewife