Princess Academy

Author: Shannon Hale
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408836807
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322

Book Description
This New York Times bestseller and Newbery-Honor-winning fantasy novel is a compelling, warm and witty story of would-be princesses and one small but determined girl's destiny in the face of powerful social conventions.Fourteen-year-old Miri lives in a poor mountain village which survives by quarrying stone. Then comes a surprise announcement that the prince of the country is to choose his bride from among the village girls. So all the eligible girls are taken to an academy to prepare for potential life as a princess.But Miri soon finds herself at odds with the strict tutor and begins to feel less sure about being chosen as the princess, especially as her feelings for her childhood friend Peder start to grow. Instead she quickly becomes fascinated by what she learns about the world around her and begins to form her own plans about how to improve her lot and that of her village.Miri is a wonderfully inspiring heroine whose adventures will keep readers hooked from start to finish.

Princess Academy: The Forgotten Sisters

Author: Shannon Hale
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1619634864
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 273

Book Description
A New York Times Bestseller In this third book in New York Times bestselling, Newbery Honor-winning author Shannon Hale's Princess Academy series, Miri goes from student . . . to teacher! Miri has spent a year at the king's palace, learning all about being a proper princess. But instead of returning to her beloved Mount Eskel, Miri is ordered to journey to a distant swamp and start a princess academy for three sisters, cousins of the royal family. Unfortunately, Astrid, Felissa, and Sus are more interested in hunting and fishing than becoming princesses. As Miri spends more time with the sisters, she realizes the king and queen's interest in them hides a long-buried secret. She must rely on her own strength and intelligence to unravel the mystery, protect the girls, complete her assignment, and finally make her way home. Don't miss any of these other books from New York Times bestselling author Shannon Hale: The Princess Academy trilogy Princess Academy Princess Academy: Palace of Stone Princess Academy: The Forgotten Sisters The Books of Bayern The Goose Girl Enna Burning River Secrets Forest Born Book of a Thousand Days Dangerous Graphic Novels with Dean Hale Illustrated by Nathan Hale Rapunzel's Revenge Calamity Jack Illustrated by Victoria Ying Diana: Princess of the Amazons Illustrated by LeUyen Pham Real Friends Best Friends The Princess in Black series For Adults Austenland Midnight in Austenland The Actor and the Housewife

Princess Academy: Palace of Stone

Author: Shannon Hale
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1599909162
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 355

Book Description
A New York Times Bestseller In this second book in New York Times bestselling, Newbery Honor-winning author Shannon Hale's Princess Academy series, Miri embarks on a brand new life in the city. Coming down from the mountain to a new city life is a thrill to Miri. She and her princess academy friends have come to Asland to help the future princess Britta prepare for her wedding. There, Miri also has a chance to attend school--at the prestigious Queen's Castle. But as Miri befriends sophisticated and exciting students, she also learns that they have some frightening plans for a revolution. Torn between loyalty to the princess and her new friends' ideas, between an old love and a new crush, and between her small mountain home and the bustling city, Miri looks to find her own way in this new place. Don't miss any of these other books from New York Times bestselling author Shannon Hale: The Princess Academy trilogy Princess Academy Princess Academy: Palace of Stone Princess Academy: The Forgotten Sisters The Books of Bayern The Goose Girl Enna Burning River Secrets Forest Born Book of a Thousand Days Dangerous Graphic Novels with Dean Hale, illustrated by Nathan Hale Rapunzel's Revenge Calamity Jack For Adults Austenland Midnight in Austenland The Actor and the Housewife

Princess Academy: Palace of Stone

Author: Shannon Hale
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 140883491X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 350

Book Description
This long-awaited follow-up to Newbery Honor winner Princess Academy hit the New York Times bestseller list in the first week of US publication. A rich and compelling fantasy about one girl's journey to discover where her home and heart truly belong in a divided world is reminiscent of the best writing by authors like Eva Ibbotson and Cornelia Funke. With a chance to study at the university and live at the Queen's Castle, Miri leaves village life and is thrust into the bustling chaos of the city. Her best friend, Britta, has been chosen by the Prince of Asland to be his bride, and the royal wedding is fast approaching. But helping Britta prepare for her future is not an easy task. When Miri discovers a secret plot against the royal court - which is motivated by good - she feels torn. Will she choose loyalty to the princess, or reform for the people? As Miri struggles to resolve this dilemma in her own mind, her heart is suffering: an old love comforts her; a new crush consumes her; she yearns for her homeland. Can Miri find her way in this new place, or will she be considered a traitor? The fate of the kingdom is at stake.

Royal Princess Academy: Dragon Dreams

Author: Laura Joy Rennert
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101591390
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 118

Book Description
This lively chapter book combines the classic fun of a princess story with a modern sensibility and humor Princess Emma is not your typical princess. She doesn't like pink, can't dance, and just can't seem to fit into the Royal Princess Academy mold. Other princesses are excited about the upcoming All-School Princess Contest, but secretly all Emma dreams of is being a dragon rider. When news breaks that dragons in the kingdom are falling ill, Emma resolves to solve the mystery, despite her family's urging to leave such problems to the Royal Council. With her best friend Rapunzel and some unexpected help, not to mention some very un-princess-like maneuvers, Emma just might manage to save her beloved dragons, and possibly even the whole kingdom.

Princess School

Author: Bobby Cinema
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1466939672
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 68

Book Description
King Gunther - ruler of Netherlands and a good father to her daughter Princess Linda. Worrying about her future. The founder of the Princess School. Princess Linda - A beautiful and attractive princess from the Netherlands who is not like any other ordinary princess, who is nice, caring and dorky. Loves America and american things and wants go to college in America in USC where she dreams about. Walter - King's royal advisor and loyal to King Gunther and Princess Linda and he also cares about Billy. Billy - Nerdy kid who is Princess Linda's age and is not exactly kind of guy who you would pick for prince charming. He has Prince Charming's heart, but not his looks and is the last person anyone would date Linda. Going to USC school of cinema in the fall and dreams about being the next Josh Schwartz. Once he recieve the letter he thought it was a gag. But he found it wasn't met Linda and explained everything to him and fell in love with her in a minute. Jimmy - Billy's best friend who thought was playing a trick on him, but he isn't and a leader of the rock that Billy helps set up for a record producer. Billy's Dad - Supportive of BIlly and tells him to go along with Jimmy's gag. Billy's Mom - Supportive of Billy's and tells him to go along with Jimmy's gag. american limo driver - that drives Billy to the airport. American flight attendant in Billy's private jet - serves Billy's drink. King's royal chauefffer - Takes Billy to King Gunther's castle Princess Jeannette - one of the students who attends the princess school and Billy and Linda's classmate. Princess Anna - one of the students who attends the princess school and Billy and Linda's classmate Princess Jessica - one of the students who attends the princess school and Billy and Linda's classmate Princess Diane - who is Antonio lackey. He also hates Billy and thinks he's a geek too. one of the students who attends the princess school and Billy and Linda's classmate Prince Edward - one of the students who attends the princess school and Billy and Linda's classmate. Prince Antonio - The main antagonist of this story who is Billy's rival and is in love with Princess Linda. He hates Billy and doesn't like him dating his future girlfriend. He is suspicious of him and figure out he's not really a prince, one of the students who attends the princess school and Billy and Linda's classmate Prince Oliver - one of the students who attends the princess school and Billy and Linda's classmate Pierre - the bellman and tour guide to the castle where the ladies show them to their room Alfred - the bellman and tour guide to the castle where the gentlemen show them to their rooms. King Gunther's maid - The maid shows Billy where the kitchen is Mr Rayne - record producer who signs Billy's friend Jimmy.

The Tiara Club 1: Princess Charlotte and the Birthday Ball

Author: Vivian French
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061124281
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 84

Book Description
A sparkly new chapter-book series begins, featuring the sweet escapades of six young princesses-in-training. The first three installments introduce princesses Charlotte, Katie, and Daisy. Illustrations.

Books of Bayern Series Bundle: Books 1 - 4

Author: Shannon Hale
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1547606282
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1114

Book Description
New York Times bestselling, Newbery Honor–winning Shannon Hale's beloved young adult fantasy series, The Books of Bayern, now together in an e-book bundle! Ani needs to embrace her gift before she can become queen. Enna learns how to control the flames before they consume her. Razo embarks on a special mission to save his kingdom. Rin leaves behind the forest she loves to find herself. Spun from a classic German fairy tale, master storyteller Shannon Hale weaves together a series that is equal parts fantastical and romantic, with unforgettable protagonists to root for at its center. Now all together in a single volume, readers will dive into a world of hidden magic, epic quests, and above all, friendship.

Kidding Around

Author: Alexander N. Howe
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1623560543
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 252

Book Description
Kidding Around: The Child in Film and Media is a collection of essays generated by a conference of the same title held at the University of the District of Columbia. The works gathered examine a variety of children's media, including texts produced for children (e.g., children's books, cartoons, animated films) as well as texts about children(e.g., feature-length films, literature, playground architecture, parenting guides). The primary goal of Kidding Around is to analyze and contextualize contested representations of childhood and children in various twentieth- and twenty-first-century media while accounting for the politics of these narratives. Each of the essays gathered offers a critical history of the very notion of childhood, at the same time as it analyzes exemplary children's texts from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. These chapters depart from various methodological approaches (including psychoanalytic, sociological, ecological, and historical perspectives), offering the reader numerous productive approaches for analyzing the moments of cultural conflict and impasse found within the primary works studied. Despite the fact that today children are one of the most coveted demographics in marketing and viewership, academic work on children's media, and children in media, is just beginning. Kidding Around assembles experts from this inchoate field, opening discussion to traditional and non-traditional children's texts.

Princess DisGrace 1: Princess DisGrace

Author: Lou Kuenzler
Publisher: Scholastic UK
ISBN: 1407145118
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 192

Book Description
Princess Grace is anything but graceful. Her clumsiness gets her in all sorts of trouble. But now Grace is starting at Tall Towers Princess School - she can learn to be a proper princess at last! At her new school she must make new friends and learn the rules. Most importantly, she must pass her first test: she must learn to train her unicorn.