This New York Times bestseller and Newbery Honor winner is a warm and witty tale of would-be princesses and one girl’s courage in the face of powerful social conventions. With her common sense and insight, Miri must find a way to reconcile the girls, get rid of the bandits and restore the peace! But when bandits arrive to kidnap the future princesses, rivalry over the role becomes the least of their worries. Yet Miri finds herself at odds with the strict tutor, especially as her feelings for her childhood friend Peder start to grow. At the Princess Academy, where the eligible young girls are sent to prepare for their possible futures, bitter competition quickly breaks out over who will be chosen. So it comes as a huge shock when it is decreed that the kingdom’s prince must choose his bride from among the village girls. They live near Salt Lake City, Utah with their four small children, and their pet, a small, plastic pig.Miri lives in a dirt-poor mountain village which survives by quarrying stone. She co-wrote the hit graphic novel Rapunzel's Revenge and its sequel Calamity Jack with husband Dean Hale. She has written three books for adults, including the upcoming Midnight in Austenland (Jan. Shannon Hale is the New York Times best-selling author of six young adult novels: the Newbery Honor book Princess Academy, multiple award winner Book of a Thousand Days, and the highly acclaimed Books of Bayern series. They live near Salt Lake City, Utah with their four small children, and their pet, a small, plastic pig.
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