Princess Academy
Shannon Hale
This New York Times bestseller and Newbery-Honor-winning fantasy novel is a compelling, warm and witty story of would-be princesses and one small but determined girl’s destiny in the face of powerful social conventions.
Fourteen-year-old Miri lives in a poor mountain village which survives by quarrying stone. Then comes a surprise announcement that the prince of the country is to choose his bride from among the village girls. So all the eligible girls are taken to an academy to prepare for potential life as a princess.
But Miri soon finds herself at odds with the strict tutor and begins to feel less sure about being chosen as the princess, especially as her feelings for her childhood friend Peder start to grow. Instead she quickly becomes fascinated by what she learns about the world around her and begins to form her own plans about how to improve her lot and that of her village.
Miri is a wonderfully inspiring heroine whose adventures will keep readers hooked from start to finish.
Reviews
I read the sequel before I read this book so I knew I would love this book and it was even better than I expected. Mira is such an empowering character
Anonymous 11.11.2023
Love it
Anonymous 17.10.2020
It was kinda GREAT
Anonymous 30.08.2020
i really enjoyed this book, i especially liked the beginning of the story which was set in a small village up in the mountains which has completely detached itself from society. the girls in the village are taken away from their home to learn to be lady's of the court and in the end, one of them will become the princess of the kingdom and marry the crown prince. the main character is called miri and she has never learnt to read or write, she is eager to learn but is not sure if she wants to be the princess as she already has a love interest in the village. Miri has to learn Linder speech, a kind of communication between villagers used in the quarry to talk when the hammer blows are to loud, as the story unravels, Miri saves the academy from bandits and her best friend Britta becomes princess.my favourite character was Peder, Miri's childhood friend and young quarrier, i liked how he was described in the book.i liked how loyal and steadfast he was and how he comes to the rescue in the end. i would recommend this book to grace
Anonymous 21.08.2020
it was a good book but it just wasn't my type of book but i do recommend it to 8 to 10 or people who like princess storys
Anonymous 18.08.2020
I loved this book. My favourite character is Mira, who is wonderfully brave and funny. I also like Kira, who, deep down, is not what she seems, and just wants to be free.
Anonymous 25.07.2020
