<b>A Newbery Honor Winner</b> <br/> <b>A <i>New York Times</i> Bestseller<br/> </b> <br/> <b>In this first book in </b> <b> <i>New York Times</i> bestselling, Newbery Honor-winning author Shannon Hale's Princess Academy series</b> <b>,</b> <b> Miri finds herself a sudden participant in a contest to find the next princess of the realm.</b> <br/> <br/>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.<br/> <br/>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&#8212;but it would mean leaving her home and family behind.<br/> <br/> <b>Don't miss any of these other books from <i>New York Times </i>bestselling author Shannon Hale:</b> <b> <br/> </b> <b> <br/> </b> <b>The Princess Academy trilogy</b> <br/> <i>Princess Academy</i> <br/> <i>Princess Academy: Palace of Stone</i> <br/> <i>Princess Academy: The Forgotten Sisters</i> <b> <br/> <br/> </b> <b>The Books of Bayern</b> <br/> <i>The Goose Girl</i> <br/> <i>Enna Burning</i> <br/> <i>River Secrets</i> <br/> <i>Forest Born</i> <br/> <i> <br/> </i> <i>Book of a Thousand Days</i> <br/> <i> <br/>Dangerous</i> <br/> <br/> <b>Graphic Novels</b> <br/>with Dean Hale, illustrated by Nathan Hale<br/> <i>Rapunzel's Revenge </i> <br/> <i>Calamity Jack</i> <br/> <b> <br/> </b> <b>For Adults</b> <br/> <i>Austenland</i> <br/> <i>Midnight in Austenland</i> <br/> <i>The Actor and the Housewife</i>