u003cpu003eu003cbu003eA Newbery Honor Winneru003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbu003eA u003ciu003eNew York Timesu003c/iu003e Bestselleru003cbru003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbu003eIn this first book in u003c/bu003eu003cbu003eu003ciu003eNew York Timesu003c/iu003e bestselling, Newbery Honor-winning author Shannon Hale's Princess Academy seriesu003c/bu003eu003cbu003e,u003c/bu003eu003cbu003e Miri finds herself a sudden participant in a contest to find the next princess of the realm.u003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eMiri 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.u003cbru003eu003cbru003eThe 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.u003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003cbu003eDon't miss any of these other books from u003ciu003eNew York Times u003c/iu003ebestselling author Shannon Hale:u003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003cbu003eThe Princess Academy trilogyu003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003ciu003ePrincess Academyu003c/iu003eu003cbru003eu003ciu003ePrincess Academy: Palace of Stoneu003c/iu003eu003cbru003eu003ciu003ePrincess Academy: The Forgotten Sistersu003c/iu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003cbu003eThe Books of Bayernu003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003ciu003eThe Goose Girlu003c/iu003eu003cbru003eu003ciu003eEnna Burningu003c/iu003eu003cbru003eu003ciu003eRiver Secretsu003c/iu003eu003cbru003eu003ciu003eForest Bornu003c/iu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003ciu003eBook of a Thousand Daysu003c/iu003eu003cbru003eu003ciu003eu003cbru003eDangerousu003c/iu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003cbu003eGraphic Novelsu003c/bu003eu003cbru003ewith Dean Hale, illustrated by Nathan Haleu003cbru003eu003ciu003eRapunzel's Revenge u003c/iu003eu003cbru003eu003ciu003eCalamity Jacku003c/iu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003cbu003eFor Adultsu003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003ciu003eAustenlandu003c/iu003eu003cbru003eu003ciu003eMidnight in Austenlandu003c/iu003eu003cbru003eu003ciu003eThe Actor and the Housewifeu003c/iu003eu003c/pu003e
