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Shannon Hale
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.
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Author
Shannon Hale
Pages
336
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Published Date
2013
ISBN
1408834901 9781408834909
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"Definitely geared older than book one. More mature themes include political structures and some more movement towards romance/marriage (nothing explicit). Fantastic for middle school age to learn about justice, governmental styles, and discernment! Not quite as well crafted as book one, however. But I still devoured it in a day or so!"
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Teresa Prokopanko
"I love this series. *chefs kiss* quality writing"
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Carrot
"To lead off: This book is a massive step up from the last as far as the depth of the characters, plot, etc. <br/><br/>When I was approximately 25-50% through I thought this book's rebellion story might rival The Hunger Games, despite the fact that it was a MG novel. There was a delicious complexity to both the royals and the rebels with gray morality and questionable motives. It was capturing the way kids have grand ideas about change but never act on them in a genuinely useful way. <br/><br/>Then towards the second half every loose end wrapped up nicely. Some people were clearly bad. Some clearly good. It was just the influence of the bad people that turned the good people bad. And it was a fantasy fix to the problem. So basically it set up for a letdown. If that whole rant makes any sense. <br/><br/>However!!! I was SO invested. This is by far the most invested I have been in a book in years. And I just read the newest Percy Jackson book. When Peder got shot I was STRESSED.<br/><br/>Additionally I hated Timon. He was so unintentionally manipulative, which meant that he walked this line where it was hard to tell if he was being manipulative or not. But there was always something underlying all his actions that didn't sit right with me."
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