EBOOK Princess Academy

Miri lives on a mountain where, for generations, her ancestors have quarried stone and lived a simple life. Then word comes that the king's priests have divined her small village the home of the future princess. Sent to an academy to learn how to become a princess, Miri soon finds herself confronted with a harsh mistress, bitter competition among the girls, and even bandits intent on kidnapping the future princess."e;When it comes to contemporary classics, Shannon Hale has the makings of someone whose books will be read and reread for decades to come."e;-The 2006 Newbery Committee (The Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association)"e;Princess Academy is the strong, well-written story of one girl's determination to show that even a small mountain flower can be as valuable as a gold crown."e;-Teenreads.com "e;An unalloyed joy."e;-Kirkus Reviews"e;This is not a fluffy, predictable fairy tale. . . . Instead, Hale weaves an intricate, multilayered story about families, relationships, education, and the place we call home."e; -School Library Journal