Princess Academy

In this Newbery Honor-winning story, Miri and other girls from Mount Eskel are sent to a makeshift academy to learn poise, history, and commerce in preparation for the prince's arrival to choose his bride.

Facing a strict tutor, rivalries, and a bandit attack, Miri discovers the power of education, uses the villagers' unique quarry-speech ability to save her friends, and ultimately helps empower her community while navigating her feelings for her best friend Peder.