“Powerful and deeply engaging.” - Kirkus Reviews on PALACE OF STONE

Readers will be sad to say goodbye, not just to Miri and company but also to Danland itself.” - The Horn Book “As always, Hale is a terrific storyteller: she deftly juggles plot, character, and setting her prose is lyrical yet economical and the themes of feminism and equality that run throughout the trilogy blossom in the resolution of this concluding volume. A decade after the Newbery Honor-winning Princess Academy was published, this third and possibly final installment in the series will please old and new fans alike.” - School Library Journal “Hale keeps the action taut and the young women smart and savvy. “Hale once again manages to create a cast of female characters diverse in their qualities and distinctly individual, offering an inclusive portrait of what girlhood and womanhood look like.” - BCCB A laudable conclusion to a popular series.” - Kirkus Reviews Hale maintains her high quality of storytelling, with lots of action, plot twists and lyrical writing. “Miri, as spunky and smart as ever, returns in the final book of the award-winning Princess Academy trilogy. Won't she reconsider?” -starred review, Booklist This final installment of The Princess Academy trilogy certainly leaves room for more books if Hale were so inclined. “Action packed and wellpaced, the story's depth incorporates artful negotiation, the importance of education, and citizens' equality and rights.

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.ĭon't miss any of these other books from New York Times bestselling author Shannon Hale: Unfortunately, Astrid, Felissa, and Sus are more interested in hunting and fishing than becoming princesses.Īs Miri spends more time with the sisters, she realizes the king and queen's interest in them hides a long-buried secret. 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. Miri has spent a year at the king's palace, learning all about being a proper princess. In this third book in New York Times bestselling, Newbery Honor-winning author Shannon Hale's Princess Academy series, Miri goes from student.

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