Romance, intrigue, danger, princesses and the chance to meeting Prince Charming at a ball—The Princess Academy by Shannon Hale has all the elements guaranteed to make a young girl’s heart go pitter patter. Miri is a small-for-her-age 14-year old girl who has lived on Mount Eskel for her entire life. One day, Lowlanders visit her quarry home to announce that the Prince’s bride will be chosen from the girls of Mount Eskel. All the girls are taken to the Princess Academy, where they learn the true values of education, home, family and friendship.
Shannon Hale, author of The Goose Girl and Enna Burning has written a novel with characters that mirror real life teens. Miri, the main character struggles with self-doubt and life without a mother but still somehow remains true to herself. The touching scenes between Miri and her father illustrate the difficulty that many girls face in trying to establish a cross-gender relationship. Miri and the other princess trainees discover how to stand up to unfair adults and even how to communicate telepathically through their mountain home. The happily-ever-after ending directly appeals to my optimistic self. The book reminded me that if I am true to myself and do the right thing, things will ideally work out well in the end.
I would recommend this book for grades 4-7.
Keywords associated with this book: prince, princess, schools, mountain
Shannon Hale, author of The Goose Girl and Enna Burning has written a novel with characters that mirror real life teens. Miri, the main character struggles with self-doubt and life without a mother but still somehow remains true to herself. The touching scenes between Miri and her father illustrate the difficulty that many girls face in trying to establish a cross-gender relationship. Miri and the other princess trainees discover how to stand up to unfair adults and even how to communicate telepathically through their mountain home. The happily-ever-after ending directly appeals to my optimistic self. The book reminded me that if I am true to myself and do the right thing, things will ideally work out well in the end.
I would recommend this book for grades 4-7.
Keywords associated with this book: prince, princess, schools, mountain
1 comment:
Oh, Andrea, your blurb made me chose this book for our weekly required reading. Thanks for intriguing me into what looks like a great read! (Nice job on your blog!)
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