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  1. 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.

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    Mirilives 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. In a year's time, the prince himself will come and choose his bride from among the girls of the village. The king's ministers set up an aca...

    The idea for Princess Academy came to Shannon Hale in Autumn 2003, she and her husband, Dean Hale, were discussing their recent reads. Dean Halementioned that the main character was a tutor to the princess, and this idea was stuck in poor Mrs. Hale's head. For over a year, she contemplated the thought before she began writing. She initially thought...

    Newbery Honor Book
    New York Times, Book Sense, and PW Best Seller
    A Book Sense Pick for Fall 2005
    An ALA Notable Children's Book
  2. Sep 25, 2017 · Then, the lowland priests divine that Mount Eskel is the location of the prince’s bride so a princess academy is set up and all the teenage girls are forced to attend for a year to learn about being a princess. At the end of the year the prince will come and select his bride from the group of girls.

  3. Aug 7, 2013 · In a year's time, the prince himself will come and choose his bride from among the girls of the village. The king's ministers set up an academy on the mountain, and every teenage girl must attend and learn how to become a princess.

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  4. Feb 24, 2015 · 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...

  5. The girls spend the winter studying in the academy. How is their time one of reflection and growth? Who has the most desire to become the academy princess and why?

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