The Princess Academy
by Shannon Hale
Age band: 8+
Looky Rating System: Violence 2/5, Love & Romance 2/5, Mental Health 0/5, Language 0/5, Substance Use 0/5, Fear / Horror 2/5, Fantasy / Supernatural 3/5, LGBTQ+ Representation 0/5.
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.