Princess Academy

Rating: 5 stars
Pages: 314
Author: Shannon Hale
Any swearing/inappropriate language? No
Other books by this author: Goose Girl and the Books of Bayern, The Book of a Thousand Days

Miri lives in the mountains in her tiny village.  But when the prince comes looking for a wife, she has to leave the comforts of her home to learn how to be a princess at an academy with snobby girls, teachers that beat her, and bad food.  She runs into many trials including a run with robbers.  Will she survive the academy, be chosen as a princess, and still save her hometown?